Masculine cards can be tough sometimes. With all of the crafty tools and embellishments on my bench, it can take a lot of restraint not to use them all on the latest card I’m making. Having a great focal image makes the process almost effortless, though, because you aren’t tempted to overthink or over-embellish. I […]
Tips & Tutorials
Spellbinders Large Die of the Month – March 2020
The first day of spring may not be for another couple of weeks, but March 1st has always been the unofficial beginning of all things floral, fuzzy, and pastel for me. It’s also reveal day for the Spellbinders Club kits! I have a couple of kits to share with you this month, but decided to […]
Spellbinders Foiled Basics Collection
Still on the fence about hot foiling? Or maybe you bought that fabulous Glimmer Hot Foil Machine and have been a little too intimidated to take it out of the box? The new Foiled Basics Collection by Yana Smakula is the perfect set of hot foil plates to get you started on your first foiled […]
Rainbow Bandana Birthday Card
Of all the stamps in my collection, I think I love my background stamps the most. They’re just so versatile. I buy tons of line art image stamps, color them up, and throw them on a card…once…or maybe on really rare occasions, twice. But my background stamps? They get used over and over again in […]
Alpine Train Card
Have you ever made a slimline card…one that fits into a business-sized envelope? Before today I hadn’t, but I thought I’d share a tutorial to make this fun slimline card using one of the newest chipboard embellishments from the Clear Scraps shop. As soon as I saw this cute train shape, I knew I wanted […]
Bold & Bright Floral Card
We’re nearing the end of February, so that means there are probably more than a few of us who are dreaming of the warmer temperatures and bright blossoms that are just over the horizon now. I’m usually one to jump into things headfirst, so I figured it was the perfect time for tropical flowers and […]
Heart Confetti Valentine
With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, I thought it would be fun to share a card that is bold and pretty, but super quick and easy to make. Background dies like the Window on Love die from Hero Arts always make for quick cards because they don’t need much embellishing to look finished. […]
Stenciled Card Trio
Have you seen the newest stamps and stencils from Scrapbook-com? I dabble in a few different styles for cardmaking, but there’s one that I definitely favor and come back to time and time again – bold, bright, and graphic. The fonts in the newest stamp sets are perfect for this kind of card, but are […]