We don’t see a lot of encouragement card ideas and this one is perfect for just about anyone! Encouragement card ideas are few and far between out there but we know that we send a lot of messages of courage, strength and determination and when we saw this project from Jamie, well, this is one to save! Jamie says “When I saw this new stamp set and that I could make a card that said ‘Be Brave’, I thought that […]
Continue ReadingCute Handmade Easter Tags!
Make some cute Easter Tags for baskets, treats or to put on cards! We are in LOVE with these adorable Easter tags and Jamie has made them in the perfect size for tying onto baskets, attaching to little treat bags or even adding to a card base for quick and cute Easter cards. Let’s check out how she added all the cute little details! First, she cut three different patterns of decorative paper using the largest of our Nested Tag […]
Continue ReadingEmboss Resist + Color Fuse Ink = Magic!
We just love the look of emboss resist and specifically designed our Color Fuse inks to be super blendable so crafters could get excellent results every time. Not all inks blend equally and that look can make or break a design. In today’s gorgeous card from Jamie, she really showed that off with her cheerful, springy birthday card. She’s given us all the steps so let’s get set up to make a few of these ourselves! First, stamp our Daisies […]
Continue ReadingStick It Adhesive + Die Cutting = AWESOME!
Today Jamie is sharing a fun way to use a Stick It Adhesive die cutting technique to make fabulous elements for your cards. We don’t know about you but we often forget we have something in our stash – especially if we don’t use it often – and seeing projects like these always get us excited about revisiting these items and ideas. Before we dive into today’s project, remember, we have a fun Birthday Sale going on! Be sure to […]
Continue ReadingMake An Angled Front Card To Show Off Your Layers!
Let’s face it, we spend a LOT of time choosing what we use to make our cards and what better way then to make an angled front card to show off all the pretty layers that inspired us? Jamie combined this concept with her loving being at home on cold winter days snuggled up with a nice hot cuppa-something-yummy. We just love how her placement of all her different components both lets us see all those fun different layers and […]
Continue ReadingThree Happy Winter Cards Using The Same Background Setup
Today we are going to show you some great ideas for how to make three different Happy Winter cards using the same slimline base setup. These are a great example of how just changing up your decorative elements can change the whole vibe of a card. Let’s dive in! Our designer Jamie said she was initially inspired to use the Mr & Mrs. Gingerbread Die because while they sure are cute for Christmas, they can be used plenty of other […]
Continue ReadingAdorable Christmas DIY Gift Tags!
Today we are sharing some adorable Christmas DIY gift tags that are super quick and easy to make and add so much Christmas cuteness! Jamie is using the card we shared here as her jumping off point and we just LOVE how she used her extra inchies to make these gift tie-ons! Just like with her card, Jamie started by stamping her Christmas Inchies on white card stock with black ink and colored them in with her Prisma colored pencils […]
Continue ReadingNew Christmas Inchie Stamps on a Slimline Card!
When we released our brand new Christmas inchie stamps, we envisioned lots of sweet little projects like tags and A2 cards – we never imagined that they could be used so perfectly on an oversized slimline card. But check this out – they are PERFECT! Jamie made this adorable card for us and we are just tickled at how she combined these stamps and die cuts on this project – let’s take a closer look at how she made it. […]
Continue ReadingSlimline Quick and Easy Thank You Card With Dimension
Woo-hoo – we love slimline, we love fast, we love simple and we LOVE when they all come together for a slimline quick and easy thank you card! And this one shared by our designer Jamie, has a fun easy way to add some real dimension with just a few bits of die cutting. Before we get started, have you jumped on the slimline card bandwagon yet? If you haven’t you really should – it’s a huge trend and people […]
Continue ReadingCreative Thank You Cards – Make a Shaker!
Today’s version of fun, creative thank you cards is extra special because it is also a slimline card AND a shaker card! Talk about stacking the deck of creativity! Let’s take a closer look at how Jamie made today’s project for us…. First, Jamie cut a panel of white card stock sized for a slimline card front using two dies from the Slimline Nested Stitch Die to create a pop-out panel and frame all in one cut. Then […]
Continue ReadingSuper Cute DIY Slimline Baby Boy Card!
Today we have a fun twist on all the amazing slimline cards we’ve been showing off – we’ve got an off-the-charts cute and oh-so-simple to make slimline baby boy card for you to try! Our designer Jamie created this for us and we think it’s just adorable! Of course, you could adapt this for a baby girl, too by maybe spelling out “joy”? Either way, this is a really sweet project and it’s relatively simple to put together. Let’s get […]
Continue ReadingA Coffee Slimline Card With a Chuckle!
Some of us love coffee, some of us love slimline cards and that means, for sure, that some of us will LOVE a coffee slimline card, especially when it makes you laugh! Let’s dive into today’s project by the talented Jamie! First, she die cut a piece of white card stock using the Slimline Insert Geometric X Die and trimmed it closely to the “lattice” created by this popular die. She used four shades of Color Fuse ink – Caramel, […]
Continue ReadingA SUPER Cute Gnome Card!
Today we are serving up a super cute gnome card using one of the adorable greetings from a different gnome set. Can you EVER have too many gnomes? And Jamie used the sweetest color combination of rose and gold putting a fresh twist on a traditional layout. We LOVE it! First, she stamped our William Winter Gnome on white with black VersaFine and colored him in with pink, brown and a touch of green Prisma Color Pencils. She then cut […]
Continue ReadingCute Slimline Cards with GNOMES!
Happy Monday, Friends – are you ready for some SUPER CUTE slimline cards? With SUPER CUTE new gnomes? We are loving these new gnomes and are so happy to see them starting to be out in the world. Our designers love them too so be prepared to see lots of cute slimline cards AND A2 cards using these fellas. Here’s how Jamie put this stinkin’ cute card together for us today. First she stamped her gnomes, colored them with her […]
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