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Rubbernecker’s Scenic Route Paper Pad – GORGEOUS!

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From the designer herself, check out this gorgeous card made with Rubbernecker’s Scenic Route Paper Pad. Last month, we released two brand new 6 X 6 Paper Pads designed by our very own Design Team member Melinda Stearns. Today we have Melinda herself sharing a card she created using her own designs she created for our own Rubbernecker’s Scenic Route Paper Pad. Melinda says “I was so inspired by the Tree in Oval for this post. It really spoke to […]

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A Great Idea For Holiday Cards for Batch Making!

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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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More Cute Handmade Polar Bear Cards!

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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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Fun With New Polar Bear Stamps and Dies!

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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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A Handmade Polar Bear Slimline Card – WOW!

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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 […]

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A Gorgeous CAS Monochromatic Card

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Today’s CAS monochromatic card can be made in any color and can be used for any occasion – check it out! Today’s post is so perfect to close our our month of clean and simple cards using bright colors. This design for a quick and easy, CAS monochromatic card is also ideal because, thanks to the custom inking, you can make this in any color story you love and it will always be spectacular. Let’s see how Dawn created her […]

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A Hand Stamped Rainbow Butterfly Card!

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See how easy it is to make this colorful hand stamped rainbow butterfly card! Today’s spectacular hand stamped rainbow butterfly card is brought to us by Ricky, whose sense of humor always has us chuckling to ourselves as we read his instructions. Ricky was inspired to create this gorgeous project by June being Pride month. Ricky says “While we celebrate pride all year long, June is traditionally the month of celebration. Opening your world to all different colors makes it […]

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A Hand Stamped Butterfly Sympathy Card

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Today’s beautiful hand stamped butterfly sympathy card is so quick and easy yet so beautiful. We have Dawn to thank for this lovely, heartfelt hand stamped butterfly sympathy card. Her simple, subtle touches add depth and texture for lots of details that still allow the poem to be the star of the show. The mini slimline size provides such a nice space for this touching verse and creates a peaceful look that is perfectly appropriate. Let’s get her steps for […]

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An Idea For Versatile CAS Die Cut Cards

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This idea for CAS die cut cards is one that you can use over and over forever and no one will be the wiser! Imagine if you had at your fingertips and idea for CAS die cut cards that came together so fast, could be made with just about any die cut image and used only a touch of ink to bring it to life? Would you make it, like, ALL the time? Today’s gorgeous card from Carol is just […]

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Simple Ink Blending On Die Cuts – Easy and Fast!

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Come see how adding some very simple ink blending on die cuts can bring big pops of color to your projects. Sammi – today’s designer – says “My inspiration for this card was that it is Spring time and butterflies remind me of Spring – new beginnings. The sentiment is one of my ALL time favorite sentiments.” We love how her simple ink blending on die cuts adds so much pretty color with such an easy technique. This is perfect […]

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A Great Clean and Simple Birthday Card Idea!

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You can adapt this clean and simple birthday card idea in so many ways – we are LOVING the brights! Despite this being essentially a pretty basic clean and simple birthday card idea, Kittie has turned it into a party in an envelope by using a super dynamic background paper and some truly bright colors to add her details. All the designs in our It’s Party Time 6×6 Paper Pad are extremely festive and we just love what Kittie did […]

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Quick and Easy Handmade Friend Cards

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See how you can make two quick and easy handmade friend cards at once – SO gorgeous and perfect for batch making! People are absolutely LOVING our Delightful Dahlia 6 X 6 Paper Pad and the coordinating die. We have received so much feedback about how you love the colors, the designs and how fast you can make cards with them. Today, Jamie she showing off her beautiful idea for quick and easy handmade friend cards using these two items […]

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Quick and Easy Flower Card

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Today’s quick and easy flower card looks like you’ve been stamping all day and takes mere minutes! We know how much having cards that you can make in just minutes is helpful. We designed one of latest Paper Pads – our Delightful Dahlia – to allow you to do just that. Here’s an example – this quick and easy flower card is made with just a couple spins through a die cutting machine, a tiny bit of inking and adhesive. […]

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Use Offset Layer Cover Dies For An Amazing Effect!

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Check out how incredible an effect you can set simply using offset layer cover dies! Today Dawn is showing us how to offset layer cover dies by just the teeniest margin to add an absolutely gorgeous and deeply dimensional look with nothing more than a few drops of liquid adhesive. You almost can’t call this a technique since it’s so easy but this is something you can do with any of our cover dies. Her version of a CAS card […]

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Gorgeous, Bright Mini Slimline Birthday Card!

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Today’s bright mini slimline birthday card comes together quickly but looks like you spent hours on it! Nothing says it’s time to celebrate like cheerful colors and today’s bright mini slimline birthday card has them going on! How gorgeous is this card? It just says “it’s time to party!” The best part? It’s easy to make! Let’s get the details for this card from Julie so we can imitate her clean and simple look. Julie started by cutting a piece […]

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A Super Fast and Easy Handmade Card!

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You are going to LOVE this idea for this gorgeous, super fast and easy handmade card! You all know we love cards that can be changed up in lots of ways. Changing out colors, sentiments, shapes, orientation, textures – any card that gives us tons of ways to make it and still be a knockout really gets us excited. Today’s super fast and easy handmade card from Melinda does just that! Melinda loves to make clean and simple cards and […]

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An Idea for Cute Cards Made From Scraps!

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This idea for cute cards made from scraps is FABULOUS! If you are a paper crafter, chances are you are a paper hoarder judicious scrap saver. We HATE throwing away scraps, right? And then we are always looking for ideas for cute cards made from scraps. Well, THIS card from Ricky is scrap-using-up-perfection! This is such a fun and cheerful card and can be used for so many occasions. We love cards that are adaptable and we can see making […]

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Quick and Easy Bright Stenciled Cards

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Use this fun idea for bright stenciled cards on handmade cards for just about any occasion! Today we are sharing this easy idea for cheery and bright stenciled cards that can be done in so many different color combinations and for so many different card sending reasons. Our Spinaround Flower Stencils are so easy to use that even if you feel like your stenciling game isn’t where you want it to be, the designs will still look fabulous! Let’s get […]

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A Cute CAS Retro Camper Card!

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Make this quick and easy CAS retro camper card to kick off the season! When Kittie posted this card on her blog, we were SO excited to see how she combined our Retro Camper die set with one of the patterns from our Off The Grid 6 X 6 Paper Pad to make this awesome, summery CAS retro camper card. The bright colors say hot summer fun and we are here for it! A big bonus is that this card […]

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Make a Fun Undersea Slimline Card!

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An easy stenciling technique makes this undersea slimline card extra cute! We wish you could see this ultra fun undersea slimline card in person – the stenciling on the background is so full of dimension and depth that it really looks like you are looking through the water! Fortunately, Dawn is so generous with her directions, we are pretty sure you can recreate the look. Check out the how tos! Dawn started by stamped all the images from our Under […]

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How to Align Stencils and Stamps – PRO TIP!

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Today’s tip for how to align stencils and stamps is sheer genius! If you’ve ever experienced smeared stamping ink when stenciling, cockeyed stamps over stenciled designs or any of the other perils that come with needing precise alignment today’s method for how to align stencils and stamps is going to make you do the happy dance! Sorry, didn’t meant to set up a rhyme….. Carol apologized to use for a “long” post and we said if every post she does […]

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