These country style hand stamped Christmas tags are so colorful and so EASY to make! When we saw these country style hand stamped Christmas tags from Allison, our jaws fell open. They are so colorful and loaded with darling details! And of course, as we all know, tags are a twofer project because you can use them as little add-ons for gifts but you can also pop one on a card base and have an instant card ready to send. […]
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Today’s design for poinsettia cards for batch making is genius! We’ve been talking a lot lately about batch making holiday cards. It’s such a good feeling when mailing time rolls around and your cards are all ready to go! Today’s poinsettia cards for batch making are both absolutely gorgeous AND make very clever use of die cut and patterned paper panels which make putting these together super fast and easy. Let’s learn from Jamie, today’s card creator, how she put […]
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If you are looking for ideas for poinsettia cards to make this year, this one is stunning and can be done in your favorite colors. Every year, we love to see all the ideas for poinsettia cards to make with our three different poinsettia dies and our gorgeous Poinsettia Set stamps. Today Sammi has taken that stamp set and done this card in beautiful shades of dusty pink accentuated with the sparkle of classic silver. Sammi says “I absolutely love […]
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Check out this easy way to make a shaker card – it’s brilliant! We love this adorable winter shaker card from Julie and think it’s so cute that with a simple sentiment swap it could be an ideal holiday card for someone special. And even though it features this trending interactive element, you COULD batch make these using Julie’s easy way to make a shaker card that you will want to use all the time. Let’s get the details! First, […]
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Right on trend and oh so pretty, this idea for pink and silver holiday cards is also quick and easy! Today Melinda is serving up an idea of one of the prettiest pink and silver holiday cards we’ve seen. With pastels being one of this year’s holiday card trends, this soft pink with a metallic neutral – also on trend! – creates a soft look that will stand out on that mantle! Melinda says “I wanted to create a card […]
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You won’t be able to resist making this cute hand stamped snowman card! Perfect for all season long, this cute hand stamped snowman card is perfect for just about any occasion. If you love to color, this card is for you! And if you REALLY love to color, it could be an awesome card to make multiples of. Just stamp all your images, grab your markers and plop down in front of a movie and color your heart out. We […]
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The answer to why add layers on cards is for easy impact – come get the details! If you’ve ever made a card that is just so cute but you feel like it is missing that little something-something you might be experiencing the question of why add layers on cards. Adding layers in colors that compliment your design creates a sense of visual depth, allows your detail elements to be shown off and creates a beautiful cohesive look that makes […]
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Who says you can’t use neon colors for Christmas cards – this one proves you CAN! In yesterday’s post, we learned that neon colors for Christmas cards are totally on trend this year and just in time, Sammi has this one for us. It is SO fun and bright and while totally unconventional in its color story, is loaded with adorable classic elements. We just love it and are happy to be able to share Sammi’s directions here so you […]
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For those last minute rushes, check out this almost instant slimline Christmas card! This “instant” slimline Christmas card is so stinkin’ adorable and truly does come together in single digit minutes. The secret is our beyond adorable Winter Train Slimline Paper Pad, the available coordinating dies and our oversized Merry and Christmas Word With Shadow Dies. With twelve pages of the winter train and 12 pages of backgrounds, you can make a dozen cards so quickly, you might feel like […]
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Did you know you can pop a handmade tag on a card for an instant greeting ready to send? Today, Ricky is share how he used a handmade tag on a card for an instant two-in-one project and we are so here for it! We love projects that are double duty and this one is perfect for the holidays. We can see us making a big stack of these adorable handmade tags and then having them at the ready when […]
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Looking for gnome Christmas cards to make this year – look no further! If you’ve been searching for ideas for gnome Christmas cards to make for your friends and family, this card is practically perfect! It is ideal for batch making, uses just a handful of supplies and if you want to streamline it even further, there a couple of steps you can skip and no one will be the wiser. Jamie made this for us today and she, as […]
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Grab this idea for super cute handmade slimline holiday cards that you can adapt to your favorite theme. There are lots of people looking for ideas for cute handmade slimline holiday cards this year. There’s something about all that extra space to write (or fold that family update into) AND when you send a slimline card, you know yours will stand out on the mantle! Now you would think that we are selling only one stamp set this year – […]
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If you are looking for ideas for holiday cards for batch making this year, you want to check this out! Are you like every card maker on the planet and say to yourself “This year I am getting my cards done EARLY!”? And then you are in frantic mode every December trying to get them done? Today we have Ricky’s delightful design for the cutest – and quick, easy and cost effective! – holiday cards for batch making. Ricky is […]
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Check out another one of the cute handmade polar bear cards our designers have made! Remember when we said that our Design Team was LOVING our new Polar Bear Friends collection? This playful, festive card from Dawn is another one of the super cute handmade polar bear cards we are seeing and we are SO here for it! That fun diagonal patterned paper on this vertical slimline card is the perfect background to show off the adorable little vignettes Dawn […]
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Come see another card that shows why our new polar bear stamps and dies are FLYING off the shelves! When we decided to change up the style of our new polar bear stamps and dies, we suspected that they would be a hit but we weren’t totally prepared for how MUCH of a hit they are! We sure are glad we ordered extras! Today, Carol is sharing another fabulous card using her awesome trick for custom color embossing paste and […]
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Check out all the incredible details on this gorgeous handmade polar bear slimline card! Today’s detail loaded handmade polar bear slimline card is from Sammi. She says when she first saw these characters, she envisioned them against a frosty night sky and all we can say is “WOW!” – we LOVE it! Let’s dive right in and see how she did it! Sammi started by cutting out her white card stock background piece with our Slimline Deckle Die and ink […]
Continue ReadingLearn how you can make FOUR holiday cards from ONE card sketch using some easy adaptations! The other day on her blog, our Exclusive Associate Designer Kittie Caracciolo shared a fabulous post on how to make four holiday cards from one card sketch – all different, all adorable and all easy! She shares lots of extra details in her original post so be sure to pop on over and check out all the goodness. First she shared a quick sketch […]
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When you see this idea for handmade non-traditional Christmas cards you just might make a change in your plans! Classic poinsettias are an expected them for holiday cards and they are just lovely. That said, today’s idea for handmade non-traditional Christmas cards features poinsettias in colors you don’t find in nature and these are simply STUNNING. If you love a modern look yet enjoy classic motifs, this card is so up your alley! Colleen says “What inspired me to create […]
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This slimline gnome card for the holidays has us chuckling – talk about a surprise gift! We were pretty excited to how Julie created this slimline gnome card for the holidays – we just love the idea of a gnome popping out of a gift box to send his happy wishes! And we were even more excited when we saw that she made that fun colorful panel using one of our new stencils! Let’s take a look at how Julie […]
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These DIY holiday cards are a stash buster’s delight! So not only are these DIY holiday cards simply gorgeous, they can help you use up any variety of patterned papers with its simple, one piece peek-through die cut and a couple of die cut embellishments. Let’s take a look at how Carol created this for us. First, she made her card base by cutting her patterned paper to card front sized and adhered it with her tape runner. PRO TIP: […]
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Today in our Friday feature Stamp Along With Rubbernecker, Preeti is showing us how to make some really pretty holiday thank you cards. She’s got some amazing tips in her video and the cards are just SO lovely. Think about those people who have made things easier for us this year and those people who we want to both gift and thank – holiday thank you cards are perfect for those people especially if you are tucking a tip inside. […]
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