Hey card making friends.  I’m swinging back to the April release from Altenew and sharing a project created with the Altenew Baroque Elegance BetterPress Plate.  I completely forgot to share this card and plate and I was working on the June release for Spellbinders, I actually dug it out again and used it to Emboss a background for a card (sneak peek at the end of this post).  Yep, you can not only foil with BetterPress Plates, you can also emboss with them – Cool right?. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. The BetterPress Plate is ..read more

Hi crafty friends and welcome back.  Well today is the 6th of May and that means the NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS to Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are now open.  I also have two new cards to share with you the Spellbinders Grand Tropics Hand Made cards created with this months Large Die of the Month Grand Tropics Flamingos.  This is a HUGE die set with lots of foliage, a huge floral and two lovely flamingos. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. For today’s cards I also included the two Embossing Folder Clubs for May, the 3D Scattered Tropics and ..read more

Hey card making friends.  Today I’m sharing Spellbinders Cutest Die set EVER.   I mean seriously, who doesn’t love the Fruit Loops Bird?   haha….it was my favorite cereal as a kid but we only got it as a treat a couple of times a year, LOL., So when I opened the Spellbinders May 2024 Small Die of the Month set, I squealed, heck, I think the neighbors heard me, LOL…..and I also love parrots, so it’s a Twofer for sure. The entire card is die cut with the Small Die of the Month Club  “Tropical Friends” and peeking out from behind, you will see the BEAUTIFUL 3D Embos ..read more

Hi card making friends, it’s me up here covered in snow AGAIN.  I’m just going to ignore this week until Spring comes back. LOL.  So I’m burying myself in card making and stitching.  Today’s share, Simon Says Stamp Organic Leaves Embossed Resist Technique is obviously created with the NEW Organic Leaves Stamp.  This is a 6 x 6, BUT, it’s not rubber as Simon usually does it’s a clear mount.  It stamps beautifully and I have been having great fun with it this morning and of course, the Embossed Resist Technique.  And check the end of the post, I did a Bali print too ..read more

Happy Friday – I love Fridays, I really love this Friday because we have a Simon Says Stamp Instagram Hop for you today.  My contribution to the makes is the Simon Says Stamp Tiled Posy Stenciled Card.   I used the NEW Tiled Posy layered stencil set from the CELEBRATE release and then overlaid it with a pretty flower and a quick and easy sentiment.  All the card instructions are below for you in a downloadable PDF , along with the details and giveaways of the hop. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. The IG hop starts at @simon ..read more

Hey card making friends, welcome back.  Today I have two Simon Says Stamp Flower Buds Embossing Folder Cards to share with you.  This new 3D embossing folder is from the recent CELEBRATE release.  In has a super deep impression of a round blooming flower that is repeated across the folder which when embossed, creates a beautiful background pattern for your cards. Or in the case of today’s cards, is the focal point of my cards. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. For todays cards I started with some ink blending using Simon’s Positi ..read more

Hi crafty friends and welcome back.  I have 3 cards to share with you today using products from the April Monthly Kits.  Let’s start with the Spellbinders Pins and Needles Jar Easel Card.  This is the Large Die of the Month Club,  “Pins & Needles” and it’s full of all kinds of sewing and notions dies to create this fabulous (and very large) jar.  Easel cards are making a come back of late so I thought I would create one to really show off this fabulous die set.  Full card instructions are below for you. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See belo ..read more

Hey card making friends, I’m back with Simon Says Stamp More Celestial Wishes.  I really like this stamp set so after yesterday’s 1 layer super clean and simple card, I thought I would get my freak on in the mixed media arena and have some inky fun, haha.  I only used three of Simon’s Ink pads for today’s cards, but with the ink blending it made some beautiful new colors too.  Full card details are below and I also made a little ATC which seem to be having a comeback of late. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure.   Pawsitively S ..read more

It’s that time again – a NEW SIMON SAYS STAMP RELEASE.  Beautiful new products for us to create and play with.  My share today is created with the Simon Says Stamp Celestial Wishes Stamp and Die Set, and I created a funky one layered card using stencils and solid image stamping.  You can get the full card details below. Does the stamp set look familiar?  It should, it’s part of the May Stamp Kit of the Month released recently.  Once the stamp kits are released, Simon adds the Stamp and Die Sets to their new release as well, so you can buy them individually, or in the k ..read more

Hey card making friends, welcome back.  Today I’m playing with some new die sets, Spellbinders More Fresh Picked – a new 3 set Bundle from Spellbinders .  I loved series #1 so I jumped at the chance to create with this second go around of these lovely die sets.  I’m also using a new card from my Color Cube for today’s colors, I hope you like them. I created three cards today and the instructions for each are below. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. Today’s card colors are using card #276 from the COLOR CUBE.  I used Waterfa ..read more