Ornamental Pine Christmas Card

In this Ornamental Pine Christmas card I used our Blendabilities to color over the white embossed branch and most of the pine needles. Using alcohol markers to color over embossing can eventually clog up the nibs of those more expensive alcohol markers and NOT something you’d want to do because you’d have to replace the […]

Simple Birthday Cards: Let Your Hair Down

Simple birthday cards start with a good stamp set and design. Here I paired the stamp set Let Your Hair Down with this week’s greeting card template at i Love Card Sketches for an easy yet graphic custom birthday card. It’s a little difficult to see because of the black background (I should have changed […]

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Cards: All is Calm

Don’t forget about my Cyber Monday Discounts on tutorials! Stampin’ Up! Christmas cards are so easy to make because their stamp sets, accessories, designer papers, card stock, etc. coordinate beautifully. The All is Calm Designer Paper really does all the work on this tranquil holiday card.  See how all the patterned papers seamlessly work together?  […]

Homemade Christmas Card: Nordic Noel Meets Bright & Beatiful

In this homemade Christmas card Nordic Noel Designer Paper has been paired up with the Bright & Beautiful stamp set.  I used the Banner Punch to punch out the greeting, which you can pick up for a discount during the Online Extravaganza. And don’t forget about my Cyber Monday discounts on my card making tutorials […]

Cyber Monday Discounts on Card Making Tutorials

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Homemade Christmas Card With Ornamental Pine

Today’s homemade Christmas card started with this week’s sketch from i Love Card Sketches and Ornamental Pine. I masked off part of the focal piece with some Post-It notes and then sponged the blue across the top to create the “landscape.”  I stamped the pine branch for the foreground and then attached stamped and cut […]

DIY Birthday Card Ideas: Triple Time

Why not try this triple time stamping technique for your next round of  DIY birthday card ideas? I made this card slightly smaller than a regular one so I could keep it square.  I started with a piece of 8-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ Very Vanilla card stock, which I folded in half to create the card […]

DIY Christmas Cards Using Holiday Home

We really are getting into the final stretch for our DIY Christmas cards if you’re planning on mailing them out.  I know I’d like to have all the cards I plan on mailing done by Thanksgiving.  But there’s still time, so don’t dismay!  After that I will still be making cards for local mailing or […]

Quick Fall Cards With Stampin’ Up!

You can make quick fall cards with Stampin’ Up! rubber stamps and accessories.  By just combining rubber stamps from For All Things and coordinating designer paper from Color Me Autumn, this card came together super quick.  And notice how effortlessly the ink used to stamp the leave and the greeting coordinates with the colors of […]

Gratitude Cards

The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is always a good time to reflect on what we’re grateful for, and these gratitude cards are a beautiful way to express your appreciation for your loved ones. I really love the look of the bright fall leaves against the neutral graphic background.  The leaves, acorns, and greeting came from the […]