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A Sunny Copic Colored Stamped Summer Flower Card

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This Copic colored stamped summer flower card has all the warm feels of the season! Today Julie is bringing us this gorgeous, sunny, bright Copic colored stamped summer flower card using our new Be Like a Flower Set. We designed this set to sit on a corner and Julie has really shown this off to perfection!] Julie stamped her flowers with Copic-friendly ink and then colored them in with beautiful, sunny, hot oranges and yellows and then fresh greens on […]

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A GORGEOUS Quick and Easy Handmade Card!

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Not only can you make this beautiful quick and easy handmade card in mere minutes, it’s got a cost savings secret you will LOVE! What if we told you that you could make 24 of these stunners for about $2 each? TRUE! Our very own Kittie Carcciolo shared this knockout of a quick and easy handmade card on her blog and we just had to share it here. She used our Delightful Dahlia 6×6 Paper Pad and our Delightful Dahlia […]

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Square Cards for Summer Hand Stamped!

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Check out this idea for square cards for summer hand stamped by you to delight anyone! We don’t see a lot of square cards and often they are the perfect size and scale for a specific scene you might have in mind. This card by Dawn is an excellent example of these square cards for summer hand stamped and decorated all by you! Scroll down for all the steps and some great shots of Dawn’s expert Copic coloring that brings […]

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Another Idea For Handmade Cards with Retro Campers

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Handmade cards with retro campers are all the rage right now – who knew? We love all things old that are new again and have made several dies that celebrate this trend. Lately we’ve been seeing ideas for handmade cards with retro campers and we couldn’t be more excited! Our Retro Camper Die set HAS been very popular and we are thrilled that it has been such a hit! It was even featured on one of our most popular Christmas […]

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How to Paint Simple Watercolor Cards

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Even if you are a beginner, today’s tips will show you how to paint simple watercolor cards that are just stunning! Today Melinda – one of our expert Design Team members with a real eye for watercoloring – is sharing her tips for how to paint simple watercolor cards. Once you get these basic techniques down, you will be able to create cards hand painted by you that will all be your own little miniature works of art! Melinda says […]

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Using Pops of Color With Stencils

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Today we get to see the magical results that come with using Pops of Color with stencils – easy, fun and FABULOUS! OOh – we are SO excited to share today’s super fun summery card with you! Ricky is giving us a peek at how using Pops of Color with stencils creates the coolest look! If you haven’t heard of Pops of Color, they are a liquid embellishment similar to enamel dots, available from Scrapbook dot com. You can use […]

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Another Idea for Handmade Cards for Campers!

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Today’s idea for handmade cards for campers is fun and easy and will have them ready to roll! With summer coming, everyone is thinking about and planning what fun activities they want to do in the beautiful weather. Being able to send handmade cards for campers to people who love this way to be out in nature is such a fun way to personalize any greeting for them. We’ve got lots of camping themed stamps and dies to give you […]

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A Hand Stamped Camping Greeting Card Idea

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Today’s hand stamped camping greeting card is so cute and might just make you start packing! It’s getting to be that time of year! Scoping out new locations, saving campfire recipes, packing the bug spray…… Today’s hand stamped camping greeting card is perfect to share with people for whom camping is a favorite pursuit. Carol created this card she says is easy and quick and is sharing her steps with us so we can get started on our own! Carol […]

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A Gorgeous Card Made With Paper Scraps!

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Come see how this card made with paper scraps created details that look like china! Wen you see this card made with paper scraps you are probably going to start going through your scrap stash to look for your own “china patterns”! Kittie created this card for us and she says she was inspired by a leftover strip of paper she had from another project she made with our Welcome Spring 6 X 6 Paper Pad. When she spotted it, […]

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Make a Summer Slimline Card in Brights!

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Come get all the fun tips to make a summer slimline card like this one! You can tell our designers are into this month’s theme – we are seeing the MOST fun summery projects and it makes us want to break out our straw hats and flip flops! When Sammi decided to make a summer slimline card like the one she did today, she sure did make us want to hit the beach! Sammi used gorgeous bright Color Fuse Inks […]

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A Die Cut Card for Wine Lovers

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Come see how to make a die cut card for wine lovers that will have them grinning! Ricky, today’s designer, says “This card reminds me of when I was in Portugal drinking their Vinho Verde which the country is known for. I can’t wait to go back!” His die cut card for wine lovers can, of course, be made in any color to represent their favorite vintage. Ricky’s choice of the fresh green to represent Vinho Verde just feels SO […]

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Cards to Make for Summer Occasions All Month!

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All May we will be sharing cards to make for summer occasions – today kicks us off perfectly! We like to give you a little head’s up on ideas and designs for what’s coming and this month we are sharing cards to make for summer occasions. From backyard barbecues to pool parties to road trips to soaking up the sun, we have cards to celebrate everything from the exciting to the everyday. Today, Jamie is serving up that idea with […]

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Make Custom Paper For Die Cuts!

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Learn two easy ways to make custom paper for die cuts! Today’s beautiful card comes to us from Melinda and we are so excited to learn her tips to make custom paper for die cuts so every card you create can be uniquely your design! Melinda says “I just love this butterfly die – it gets a ton of use in my craft room. I also knew I wanted to use some other items in my craft stash that haven’t […]

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A Fun Slimline Father’s Day Card Idea

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Check out this slimline Father’s Day card idea perfect for a dad who loves the outdoors! With loads of extra space to write as much as you want, today’s slimline Father’s Day card idea from Dawn is loaded with fun details all made with easy to use die cuts! She’s laid out all the details for the making and you will love how fast this comes together. It even uses up scraps, which as you know from this post, is […]

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Cards Made With Paper Scraps CAN Be Beautiful!

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Check out this idea for cards made with paper scraps – no one will ever know! If you make lots of A2 cards and use our gorgeous patterns from any of our 6 X 6 Paper Pads, you likely have some strips or scraps left over. Today Carol is sharing her fabulous idea for cards made with paper scraps that show off that beautiful pattern a second time, help you clean out your stash and give you a design you […]

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Make This Bright Spring Slimline Card!

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Today’s bright spring slimline card will cheer anyone up, rain or shine! Today, Sammi is sharing this sweet and fun bright spring slimline card and we just adore how she’s filled her umbrella with spring blooms! She says “I was imagining spring flowers and April showers so I decided to create a bright cheery day with flowers and the umbrella die.” This is SUCH a cute nod to the old saying and we can’t wait to get her details on […]

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A Tool Themed Handmade Father’s Day Card

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You just have to come see how realistic this tool themed handmade Father’s Day card turned out! When we designed these tools, we tried to add in enough details to make them look realistic. This card shows them off to perfection! Ricky has turned them out in blue and silver and all set against a bold black and silver background, they really shine. Let’s take a look at how he designed this tool themed handmade Father’s Day card and get […]

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Make A Fast and Easy Birthday Card!

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Today’s fast and easy birthday card is so versatile and can be made so many ways! There is nothing like having the perfect fast and easy birthday card idea at the ready, especially one you can change up endlessly for a totally different and fresh look every time. Today, Kittie is sharing this card with us and we are amazed that just a few easy to make die cuts can come together so beautifully. Let’s take a quick look and […]

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A Quick and Easy Card With Die Cut Frames

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Add tons of interest to a quick and easy card with die cut frames. Today we have Melinda to thank for this great idea for a quick and easy card with die cut frames to add some instant, easy interest. She says “I wanted to create a colorful card today that didn’t require extensive coloring. I love these new frame dies and definitely wanted to incorporate them into today’s design.” We love how Melinda used the different stamps in our […]

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Awesome Embossing Paste and Stencil Tips

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Learn some fun and helpful embossing paste and stencil tips to make beautiful textures! Today Carol is sharing some of her embossing paste and stencil tips to not just make this beautiful sparkly background but for how to make using these two tools together easier. Carol says “Stencils aren’t just for inks! When you want a beautiful background that doesn’t overtake the main image, use those stencils with texture paste!” We love this look and think you will, too, so […]

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Multi Color Flower Stenciling – Bright and Beautiful!

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This gorgeous card uses multi color flower stenciling for those spectacular spring shades. Today we are just wowed by these beautiful spring flowers that Sammi has made for us using multi color flower stenciling to add all those layers of color. Sammi says “My inspiration for this card was seeing a whole field of multi-colored flowers near my new house. I loved how the petals were all different colors in the same flower.”This is the kind of thing we had […]

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