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

Hi card making friends – Happy Friday.  I’m sneaking in at the end of the week with a beautiful NEW Release – Spellbinders Glimmering Flowers.  This is a glimmer hot foil release with Stencils. YEAH!  Two LARGE flower plates, Peonies and Buttercups and a double sentiment set that you foil all at once, and cut out all at once (love this).   Check below for detailed instructions on how I completed these cards. NOTE:  These plates are large enough for 5″ x 7″ cards as well as A2 size. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure ..read more

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s YouTube hop will all the fun new products from Altenew.  I’m jumping back in today with three cards created with another new product from this release, Bouquet Of Poppies.  It has a lovely Stamp set, (HUGE stamp set) and a coordinating stencil and die set.  So you can color,  you can stencil, you can layer, you have so many options with this set.  Check out below for detailed instructions for each card. For today’s cards I’m using Altenew Inks in Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, from the Tea Party Set. From the Frosted Foliage Set, S ..read more

In today’s card making video I’m sharing a fun and easy watercolor technique that ANYONE can create.  I’m using Lindy’s Magicals and Nuvo Shimmer Powders to create messy watercolor sheets.  From these beautiful canvases we will be cutting our flowers and leaves.  The pieces are vibrant and have a beautiful shimmer from the mica pigment in these powders thus creating FABULOUS flowers.  My samples are layered onto Gold Glimmer Foiled Backgrounds but step outside your comfort zone and audition other colors too.   I’m exited to be participating in today’s Altnew April 20 ..read more

Today I’m sharing more card making tutorials made with the Spellbinders Die of the Month, Glimmer of the Month and the Embossing Folders for the month.  These monthly club kits coordinate so well together it’s fun to mix them up.  See below for details for each of today’s cards and instructions on how to make them. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure.   I am continuing on using the Color Cube card for my color choices again for these three cards in the series.  This time Card #392.  Using the same color combos but in diff ..read more

Hi card making friends and welcome back.  Today I’m playing with the new Nested Leaves Die Cut Plate from Simon Says Stamp and I’ve got two cards to share with you.  This is a beautiful full background plate that cuts out these lovely kaleidoscope leaf pieces.  It’s so beautiful and makes very cool designs. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. A note about picking colors: Sometimes I find it very easy to choose which colors I’m going to use on a card, sometimes not so much, LOL.  Last year I decided to invest in the COLOR CUBE ..read more

I am giving away two small flat rate Canadian Flat Rate Boxes packed to the gills with stamps, dies and other goodies.   Product is new or gently used, some used just once.  From many of our favorite stamp companies, and I have tried to mix it up so you get a bit of everything. Here’s how to enter the give away: Contest is open to Canadian residents only (sorry, International shipping is crazy). Leave one comment on this blog post to enter.  (scroll to the bottom). Subscribe to my YOUTUBE CHANNEL Subscribe to my INSTAGRAM PAGE That’s it.  I’ll do a random draw on Saturda ..read more

Hey card making friends, welcome back.  Today I’m so excited – it’s the unveiling of the Spellbinders April Clubs, and to all my stitching peeps out there – this is our month!  My card today is the Spellbinders Stitched Die of the Month April 2024 Club kit, BUT, the entire club releases for April, is all about stitching.  I have been having a blast creating cards with the new sets – so here’s the very first one for the month. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. Check out the flowers closely as there are several different ways you c ..read more

Hey card making friends, welcome back.  Today I have 3 cards to share with you the Spellbinders Copperplate Sentiment Cards.  These are new this month and a set of 6 beautiful BetterPress sentiments created by Paul Antonio.  The Copperplate font is stunning and absolutely perfect for card making.  I also dug out one of my past favorite die sets, the Be Bold Etched Die sets to embellish the cards. PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. See below for my full disclosure. I also steered away from my love of green and blue, today we have red and pink.  Ok, there ..read more

Ever had one of those days where you sit down and you are excited to make a card?  You have some new products and you just want to create something pretty.  You have an idea, you start it, doesn’t work, you pivot, it works.  You move on to the next step.  Oh NO, that didn’t work either.  Hard think, then you pivot again.  Totally feel like you painted yourself right into a corner, and you are really not sure about the end result?  Welcome to my world, and today I’m sharing one of THOSE Cards!  The WORST Messed Up Card Ever.  (Ok, the most recent Wor ..read more