Last week I created this Smitten Fun Fold Band Card. I used a birthday card I received from a friend as my inspiration. I loved the simplicity of her design. And the fact that it also had a nice interactive, fun fold element to it was a bonus. When we discussed how she created it, … Read more Smitten Fun Fold Band Card
I’m so excited to share my new Create with Kristina Kits with you. Each month, I’ll have a new kit that will feature a paper collection, one of our exclusive colors of stamp pads as well as one of our exclusive stamp sets. Each kit will create 5 cards–quick and easy! All the supplies come … Read more New Create with Kristina Kits
It’s week 4 of my Mail It Monday and I have a simple Sympathy Card to share. While this card won’t be mailed, it was shared around the office for signatures today for a co-worker who had a death in the family. I don’t know about you, but sympathy cards are always harder for me … Read more A Simple Sympathy Card
Even though there’s no mail for this week’s Mail It Monday because of the holiday, I still created my ‘Til The Cows Come Home Card to mail tomorrow. I’m loving this *NEW* Udderly Wonderful Stamp Set–which is probably apparent since I used it for last week’s card, too! I paired the adorable cow from the … Read more ‘Til The Cows Come Home Card
Today I created a card for National Sticker Day. Using stickers to create a card makes the creation process so speedy! I grabbed my Smitten Paper + Sticker Pack along with the Coordinating Cardstock and created this card in a matter of minutes. An extra bonus to using the CTMH Smitten Collection Stickers is that … Read more A Card for National Sticker Day
It’s week 2 of my Mail It Monday and I have this adorable Udderly Wonderful Card to share. I couldn’t wait to use our *NEW* Udderly Wonderful Stamp Set. And this simple design was a great opportunity to really let this cow shine! I kept everything about today’s card super simple. The longest part of … Read more Udderly Wonderful Card
Today I created a card for National Shortbread Day. Since we just introduced the color Shortbread in the 2021-2022 Core Catalog, I thought it would be fun to create a card using the Shortbread Cardstock along with the Shortbread Stamp Pad. I love how it turned out! I used our Sweet Little Things Stamp of … Read more A Card For National Shortbread Day
How adorable is this Oh Happy Day Card? It’s from our *NEW* January Stamp of the Month, Sweet Little Things. It’s absolutely darling. As soon as I saw this stamp set I was in love. And I have no doubt it’s going to be a favorite! I wanted to keep the focus on the darling … Read more Oh Happy Day Card
Are you ready for my *NEW* Mail It Monday for 2022? When COVID hit so many months ago, I started doing a weekly Make It Monday post. I’d share a color challenge, a sketch or other creative prompt. With the new year, I wanted to take it a step further! If you’re like me, you … Read more Mail It Monday for 2022
For this week’s Make It Monday (92nd edition), I’m sharing this Let’s Celebrate Card for the New Year. The beauty of this card is that it could be a New Year’s Card, but it could also be a birthday card. Or a card for any reason to celebrate–a job promotion, an engagement, retirement. It’s so … Read more Let’s Celebrate Card for the New Year
How adorable is today’s Be Mine Koala Valentine Card? Seriously, the koala is so cute! Today, I wanted to share a more traditional take on the *NEW* Close To My Heart Smitten Collection. Yesterday’s projects focused in on some of the accent colors of this paper collection. Whereas today, I leaned more into the pink … Read more Be Mine Koala Valentine Card
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
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