Learn how to use a rotating stencil to get multiple colored flowers all over your card! We were so excited when Kittie made a card sharing how to use a rotating stencil because she has a way of making things so clear and look so easy. Well, using our new Spin Around Stencils IS easy and we love how these innovative stencils allow you to create multiple flowers all over your projects in different colors and, with ours, even different […]
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See how this card POPS using stencils and die cuts together! We’ve seen lots of cards that have used stencils and die cuts together but this card from Kittie really stands out! The way she positioned her beautiful, detailed flower made from one of our dies in the center of the starburst made with one of our stencils makes that flower look like it sending out those rich rays of light. You can see Kittie’s whole post here and we […]
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Fittingly, our last Christmas in July post is about quick and easy DIY Christmas thank you cards! What better way to show your gratitude for gifts, events and gestures over the holidays than to make and send some DIY Christmas thank you cards? These cards are so beautiful and are clean and simple and super fast to make. (And honestly? We think it’s so pretty it could be your Christmas card if you like!) These are easy cards to make […]
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Yes, you can make this gorgeous vintage red truck Christmas decor piece to use or give as a fabulous handmade gift! A trend that has endured the years is the theme of vintage red truck Christmas decor. There is something about an old red pickup truck against the snowy greenery of the Christmas season that people just really love. Our very own Kittie Caracciolo put her spin on this a few years ago and this post gets shared and commented […]
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If you are making tropical Christmas cards, you HAVE to see this! Believe it or not, tropical Christmas cards are pretty popular. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, you celebrate Christmas during your warm season. And if you live somewhere warm, a card like this is a perfect nod to your location. We just about fell over when we saw this card from Kittie and knew we had to share it with you all! You can see her original […]
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Check out this great idea for some quick and easy handmade Christmas cards! No matter how involved we may make our holiday cards, we all always need some ideas for some quick and easy handmade Christmas cards for those last minute moments. We loved this card from Kittie from last year so much we felt we had to share it again, especially with so many large seasonal greetings on sale! We just love how Kittie combined one large greeting, heat […]
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This flower bouquet card is perfect for lots of occasions! If you see a stunning flower bouquet card out there, chances are it was made by or inspired by our own Kittie Caracciolo. Her talent creating cards loaded with rich, lavish paper flower bouquets is legendary and today she’s shared this card with us to share with you! This card uses the relatively new Canterbury Bells die in the Kittie Kraft by Rubbernecker collection and the focused cluster of blue […]
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Not you average “basic” flower card idea and perfect for so many occasions. I think we can agree that most anything Kittie shares with us isn’t exactly what we would call basic and this flower card idea is no exception. That said, the design of the card is straightforward and it’s all the pretty details Kittie has added that make this stand out. You can see the whole project and all her delicious tips and tricks on her blog here […]
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Just look at what our brand new, two part layered rose stencil can do! We sent our designers all our brand new stencils including this two part layered rose stencil. And our insanely talented design team all went bananas over them and have been sharing their projects with us so we can share them with you! Like this beautiful card from Kittie – she posted it on her blog yesterday and we love it and want to give you some […]
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Look what Kittie created – a tool box card loaded with details! When Kittie said she wanted to create some basic tools with a vintage style tool box, we just knew that she would come up with something like this handmade tool box card. While it’s perfect for Father’s Day, this is the perfect card for anyone who is, as Kittie says in her original post, handy or WANTS to be handy! You can see all her how-tos on her […]
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Celebrate the beach life with this fun surf van card! Everywhere you look, these super fun, hip, slightly retro, slightly modern beachside vehicles are making a HUGE comeback and in honor of that Kittie has made a cool surf van card to show off the new dies from Kittie Kraft by Rubbernecker. When Kittie was doing all the design work for her new dies, she made sure she included every last details and we all just LOVE them! You can […]
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There’s still time to make a fishing Father’s Day card using our fun new dies! Today we are sharing a fishing Father’s Day card made for us by Kittie to show off some of our brand new dies. The fabulous thing about this card is that you can use it any time you want to recognize someone who loves to spend time fishing, all year long! You can see every step over on Kittie’s blog and we wanted to point […]
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Still have die cut leftovers? Check out this project! We know that when you use our dies to create elements for your handmade cards, you like have some die cut leftovers. We try to make sure that you get the maximum value for your money so we make sure we add as many of the little pieces we can to each die. But then what do you with all those little pieces? Most crafters just can’t bear to throw them […]
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Check out this video tutorial for how to use a window die cut to make an adorable card! We’ve seen Kittie use our window die cut to make some really pretty cards. Today we are happy to share her video that shows you a fun and fairly easy way to make a realistic and detail loaded card with a die cut window and flower box. Let’s check out the video and then scroll down for some highlights: Here are some […]
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We love this die cut flower card and we couldn’t wait to share it with you! So by now you know if you see a gorgeous, ornate die cut flower card somewhere on the web there’s a very good chance it was made by our very own Associate Designer and friend, Kittie Caracciolo. When we saw this pop up on her blog the other day we knew this was one we just HAD to share here. Isn’t it just so […]
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Check out some fun ways to make cards using our new die cut words and phrases! We recently added some new die cut words and phrases to our collection and you’ve all been giving us such great feedback! Thank you! We brought down the width of the shadow a tad and used an easy to read but still a li’l fancy script and apparently, it’s just what you’ve been waiting for! When we saw Kittie’s post where she made this […]
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See all the new Rubbernecker flower dies on one card! Did you see this post with the gorgeous card made by Kittie with the new Rubbernecker flower dies? When we designed these new sized and scaled dies with Kittie we thought they would be popular but we had no idea that they would FLY out of here like they were born with wings! But they did, so we reordered all of them and they are back to marching out the […]
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Did you see the new flower die cut sets? So you all went BANANAS when we first released the new Kittie Kraft by Rubbernecker flower die cut sets and we sold out of them SO fast! We are super excited to let you know they are back in stock and waiting for you to bring yours home. Today we are sharing a project from the die designer herself, Kittie Caracciolo, where she used all five of her new flower die […]
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Are handmade Easter cards on your list this year? Read on! Handmade Easter cards are such a fun way to kick off spring and offer another opportunity to tell someone you are thinking of them. Today we are lucky to be sharing one of Kittie Caracciolo’s handmade Easter cards made using one of our fun new dies in her own line! We never knew how much a Half Tree Die was needed but my GOODness how you’ve all been snatching […]
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What better way to announce our slimline die sale than with this beautiful slimline flower card design? This weekend is when we turn ahead the clocks to start preparing for spring and we want to celebrate with a sale that we are kicking off with this beautiful slimline flower card design! First, the sale! From now through midnight March 16th (next Tuesday), you can take a full 20% off all your slimline die purchases in the store. But wait – […]
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You will love making this CAS poppy card for ALL your friends! Today we’ve got a CAS poppy card that our friend Kittie made for her blog and was nice enough to share with us. Kittie says “this card is super quick and easy, can be done in lots of different colors and simply by changing up the greeting, can be used for so many different occasions.” She used our new Precious Poppies set and apparently you all love this […]
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