Have you ever experienced someone being super impressed at something you made, but secretly you knew it wasn’t all that hard? Today’s cascade card is that kind of project. How about a pretty cascade card with beautiful creamy white cardstock and all the trimmings? It screams elaborate, but the beauty is that this card isn’t…
Hello, CutCardStock fans! Do you ever drool over those big fancy 3D flower cards that pop up on social media? Wish YOU could do that TOO? I’ve been there! My crafting style leans towards cute projects, so it’s out of my wheelhouse to make this wedding card and matching box for you today. I discovered…
I know you are thinking that silver and gold cardstock are limited to weddings, anniversaries or winter holidays. I challenge that idea with today’s project . . . a tropical slimline card featuring, you guessed it, silver and gold! Would you be even more intrigued if I told you that neon colors could be successfully…
My name is Janet and I am a card maker! I don’t know why but I felt a need to confess that to you. Ha ha! Anyway, one of the things I appreciate most about card making is that there are so many styles and designs of cards to choose from when making cards. There’s…
Today I have a pair of cards that were made with paper piecing dies using several colorful Pop Tone cardstocks. Paper piecing popularity is a trend that has come and go over time and it’s making a strong comeback again this year. It results in beautiful textured and layered pieces. Success with paper piecing comes…
So it’s already mid-May and in my area they are getting ready for graduations across the District. I thought it would be fun to pull out my Cricut Explore Air 2 and make a card using Basis Cardstock sold by CutCardStock. The Basis line works fantastically with my Cricut and Silhouette machines. It cuts clean…
Hello friends. Are you stuck in a card making rut? We all get there at one time or another. Today I’ve got a tutorial for a fancy fold card that will give you a fresh take on basic card making. A few measurements, a good paper collection and some stamped images or embellishments is all…
I love card making but it’s not always easy to find the time to make them. This is why I use beautiful cardstocks and patterns to do the hard work. Such is the case with my card today. Card Construction It started with a beautiful background die called Symmetry in Motion from Spellbinders. I chose…
Hello crafty friends! I just love cards that shine with a pretty glitter finish but I’m not a big fan of the mess. It’s sort of a love/hate relationship I guess. I was super excited to find CutCardStock’s glitter cardstocks because they are all of the best quality and they don’t shed a grain of…
Do you get bored creating with standard cardstock sometimes? If so, you need to check out the Curious Metallic line at the CutCardStock store. They carry a full line of colors in this wonderful mica-finished cardstock. With 23 colors to choose from, there is every spectrum of the rainbow to choose from. It has the…
As my girlfriends and I get older, I have come to appreciate the humor in our ever-larger birthdays. I suppose, like a lot of people, I like to say when people ask how old I am on my birthday that I’m 29 again. Yeah right! When I saw the stamp set called Never Too Old…
Would you like to make interactive cards but think they might be too hard? If so, I’ve got a great card for you today called the Slide and Stand card. Some people like to make their version of this without a lot of layers. I added plenty of dimension to my card and I promise…