Today I want to share 4 Mini Card Patterns with you. Yesterday, in my Make It Monday blog post, I showed 2 cards using one of these patterns. I mentioned that they were from a blog post that Close To My Heart shared last week. Because it’s always good to have card sketches/patterns on hand, … Read more 4 Mini Card Patterns
Want to know how to change up a card sketch? It’s easy. And there are many ways you can do it. You can rotate the sketch. You can scale the layers to fit different sized cards (i.e. using a standard A2 card sketch to create a Slimline Card.) But perhaps the easiest thing you can … Read more How to Change Up a Card Sketch
This week’s Make It Monday (88th edition) features a simple Hello Friend Card. I used the card pattern I shared with you earlier this month. It’s a really simple one that can be easily adapted to fit your needs. As you can see, I rotated my card 90 degrees and also raised my focal point … Read more A Simple Hello Friend Card
Yesterday on Close To My Heart’s blog, they shared a free card sketch for inspiration. I wanted to share it with you because really who wouldn’t want some more inspiration, right? A handmade, heartfelt card can brighten anyone’s day no matter the occasion (or lack thereof 😉) and we’ve got three for you today, all … Read more Free Card Sketch for Inspiration
This is the perfect Z-Fold Card for anyone in education. Or anyone really! It’s so fun, right? I received it from Robin Charvet. It’s positively amazing. I love how perfectly all the elements go together. It showcases our Smarty Pants Collection so well. Both the Smarty Pants Paper Collection and the Smarty Pants Stamp + … Read more The Perfect Z-Fold Card
For this week’s Make It Monday (86th edition), I am sharing an adorable Winter Hello Card. The rabbit on this card is from my new favorite stamp set, If Snowflakes Were Kisses. It’s absolutely a must-have, in my opinion! The little penguin might look familiar to you if you regularly follow me. I shared a … Read more An Adorable Winter Hello Card
It’s National Vanilla Cupcake Day. And I couldn’t think of a better card to create in celebration of the day than one with our *NEW* Cupcake Card Thin Cuts. This new die is a really quick way to create a cute card! Here are the supplies I used to create my card: STAMPS For All … Read more National Vanilla Cupcake Day
For this week’s Make It Monday (85th edition), I am sharing this fun Created to Shine Card. I created this card using this month’s Stamp of the Month, Created to Shine. This stamp set really has a lot of creative potential to it. I’ve seen a lot of wonderful cards and layouts created with this … Read more Created to Shine Card
Today I wanted to share my simple hello fall card. Cards don’t always have to be complicated or take a lot of time to create. With our Picture My Life (“PML”) Cards, you can create quick and easy cards. And that’s exactly what I’ve done with this card. I used our Pumpkin Spice PML Cards … Read more Simple Hello Fall Card
For this week’s Make It Monday (84th edition), I wanted to encourage you to get started on those holiday cards. Now that we are officially into November, there’s no better time than now to get started! Step 1 is to come up with a design. Do you have a lot to create? If you do, … Read more Get Started on Those Holiday Cards
Today I have the purrfect surprise for National Black Cat Day. It’s an exclusive Purrfect Cat Stamp Set that you can receive from me for FREE with any $35 order (pre-tax & shipping; subtotal must equal $35 or more if you use VIP credits.) I’m offering this Purrfect Deal though Halloween. If you love cats, … Read more The Purrfect Surprise for National Black Cat Day
For Today’s Make It Monday (83rd edition), I thought I’d share a few cards to inspire you to celebrate National Pumpkin Day tomorrow. This first card is SO stunning. I received it from Robin Charvet. I love so many things about this card. And that’s what inspiration is all about, right?! First off, the use … Read more Celebrate National Pumpkin Day
Today’s Fishy Greetings Card is a great example that you can use elements from our Slimline Celebration to create standard A2 sized (4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″) cards as well. This is another swap card that I received. It was created by Linda Black. The Slimline Celebration will be ending at the end of the month. The … Read more Fishy Greetings Card
With less than 2 weeks left for the September-October Catalog, I thought now would be a great time to showcase some wonderful cards created with these products–like this We Love Fall Card. This is a card I received from Erin Dunkle in a recent swap. I have so many fabulous cards to share with you … Read more We Love Fall Card
Let’s get creative together using today’s Make It Monday Card Sketch! This week for our 82nd edition of Make It Monday, I thought I’d share an easy card sketch to inspire you. There’s nothing better than having a design already prepared for you. Unless of course it also includes the cutting dimensions, too! While my … Read more Make It Monday Card Sketch