What is better than coffee and crafting?! A handmade purple and teal coffee card! The Cougar Super Smooth 80# cardstock is a DREAM for all kinds of techniques! Today, I used it for ink blending and embossing. I started with embossing this stamp in silver …

Handmade gift tags are a perfect way to make any gift stand out! I recently made a couple gifts for door prizes at a bridal shower and used some metallic cardstock for the tags to make them pop! To start with, I cut some flowers …

With the weather getting warmer (here in Ohio) and the flowers and trees starting to bloom, I can’t stay away from these cheerful and happy Spring cards! I used several cardstocks today to make this card and several techniques – including using an embossing folder, …

Metallic cardstock is gorgeous, especially when you can pair it with embossing and ink blending! For today’s card, I used a combination of dry embossing, heat embossing, and ink blending to make this beautiful card. To start with, I pulled a 3D embossing folder from …

Do you love vellum as much as I do? I love using vellum, but struggle with how to use it on my cards sometimes. Today, I have a project using it with a background die and some partial die cutting. For this card, I used …

One way to stretch your dies is to use them to make shaped cards! You can even use smaller dies to make mini cards to tuck into lunch boxes or bags as a little surprise or a loved one! I love using dies to create …

I love ink blending – how about you?! I especially love ink blending on textured cardstock – the effect is gorgeous! For today’s project, I made a new beginnings/encouragement card using ink blending on the Wedding Cake White Textured Cardstock. I used the 12×12 sheets, …

Sometimes simple monochromatic cards are the most elegant. For my project today, I used two shades of teal from the Stardust Metallic cardstock line – Aquamarine and Lagoon. I also used one of the pre-scored and precut 110# card bases. I LOVE having these card …

The Metallic Cardstocks at Cut Cardstock are perfect to create elegant, beautiful wedding cards. I used four different colors on this card today: Gold, Fairway, Rose Quartz, and Virtual Pearl. With just a few colors, and some alcohol markers you can create shading on your …

Valentine’s Day projects need sparkle and glimmer and shine! The Stardust Metallic Cardstocks and Glitter cardstocks from CutCardstock are perfect for any Valentine’s Day project. The Stardust Metallic cardstock hot foils beautifully and this just adds on another layer of shine! I used the Stardust …

Nothing says the holidays better than metallic and shimmer! I made a card today using gorgeous metallic cardstock from Cut Cardstock and some hot foiling. I started by cutting out a piece of Stardream Metallic Lapis using a stitched rectangle die. This is going to …

Holiday crafts are so much fun! I know a lot of us give gift cards at the holidays and I’m always looking for new ways to present them. For my project today, I made a tag with a gift card holder. These are great to …