Irresistible DIY Birthday Cards:

Make super cute and irresistible DIY birthday cards with the birthday greeting from Butterfly Basics, and the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Paper. This designer paper is so cool!  White paper with a white glossy pattern, when you sponge on color the pattern emerges.  Use any color you want to customize the look.  Add the greeting […]

Etch a Sketch Handmade Card Design

UPDATE:  This stamp set is retired, but you can find it on my Retired Rubber Stamps page. I wish I could take credit for this darling Etch a Sketch handmade card design, but I can’t as I borrowed it from others I’ve seen.  This particular one was inspired by fellow demo Linda Creech, I just […]

Clean and Simple Cards: With Love

Clean and simple cards start with clean and simple card sketches.  This one is no exception. I began the card with this week’s handmade card design at i Love Card Sketches.  Beautiful in its simplicity, this quick and easy valentine came together effortlessly. The designer paper came from the Stacked With Love Paper Stack, and […]

Create Funny Valentine Cards

Add a cute bow tie and create whimsical and funny Valentine cards. This super easy and adorable punch art bow was created using the new Bow Builder Punch and the Stacked With Love Designer Paper Stack, both found in the new Occasions Catalog. The two stamp images were stamped in Real Red and came from […]

Handmade Valentine Card: Hello Life

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are refreshed and ready to take on a new week. Today’s homemade Valentine card is sweet in its simplicity.  I snagged some of the patterned papers from the Stacked With Love Designer Paper Stack for the backgrounds.  I just adore them!  Paired with the […]

Sunday Handmade Christmas Card Ideas Lovely as a Tree

Welcome to my first Sunday Handmade Christmas Card Ideas post. You may remember from my Top 3 2015 Resolutions post that this year I’m dedicating most of my Sundays to ideas for Christmas cards.  Don’t get caught short next year, join me and let’s get those cards done! This first Christmas card design for the new […]

Watercolor Thank You Card Ideas

Use a bit of watercolor on your background for some quick & easy thank you card ideas.  Here I created a quick watercolor background by applying some Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry ink to watercolor paper using my Aqua Painter. The thank you saying from Let Your Hair Down is the focal point and does […]

New Baby Card: Sweet Dreams

I decided to make a new baby card using this week’s card making template over at i Love Card Sketches.  I have a few friends who’ve recently welcomed new grandbabies, so I need to crank out a few of these handmade baby cards. The cute little duckie came from the Something for Baby stamp set… […]

My Top 3 2015 Resolutions for Stamping

If you’re like me, the beginning of January I like to pause and reflect on the past year and set some 2015 resolutions for the coming year.  This time I decided to create a few specific stamping New Year’s goals, too! Do you have any stamping, scrapbooking, or crafting goals?  It’s a good idea to […]

Make Valentine Cards Stacked With Love

Make Valentine cards stacked with love!  If you grab the Stacked with Love designer paper and Crazy About You stamp set debuting tomorrow, they’ll be quick and easy! This designer paper stack is fresh and fun, perfect for homemade Valentine Day cards, handmade anniversary cards, or any occasion you want to tell them how much […]