Happy Halloween everyone! While most of you have been thinking about ghosts and ghouls over the past few weeks, I’m already knee deep in holiday work. Custom Christmas and holiday card orders are coming in hot! And I love that people are so on the ball that they get their orders placed in October! My…
Do you ever paint? I used to, quite a bit, but haven’t much recently, until a friend encouraged me to try these pretty winter watercolor cards. The simple wet-on-wet watercolor trees are a perfect pairing with shimmering Stardream Metallic papers. I used pan watercolors. Even basic school grade watercolors work well for this project. No…
After the three snowstorms that have hit the East Coast in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been in quite a wintry mood lately! Beautiful, shimmery Stardream Metallic Cardstocks are perfect for winter crafts, and I was inspired by my own frosty backyard to create this easy northern lights holiday card. Start by trimming a…
Welcome back! Over the past couple of weeks we have been focusing on more winter-themed projects, but I have one more Christmas card up my sleeve! I hope you don’t mind if I share it with you today. It’s the perfect project if you have 30 minutes and a cup of your favorite hot beverage,…
I’m always running a day late and a dollar short and when it’s crunch time for Christmas gift shopping, I turn to gift cards. They fit all sizes and tastes, especially when you’re gifting them to teenagers. Today’s project is quick and easy to whip up for last minute Gift Card Holders. Here’s a snapshot…
So if you’ve been checking the blog this month, you probably already know that Stardream Metallics are on special. But do you know how shimmery pretty they are? Perfect perfect PERFECT for some Christmas crafting. While I can’t seem to manage a shimmer showing photo, this one of the rose quartz from the CutCardStock website…
For today’s project, I used 1 full sheet of Stardream Metallic Coral, 1/2 sheet of Stardream Metallic Silver, and 1/2 a sheet of Stardream Metallic Lagoon. Once I picked out my lantern pattern and cut it, I decided to adhere all layers while it was flat. Fold along the score lines, and boom a lantern…
Snowmen are snow much fun. Even though it hasn’t snowed yet, I am having fun with some snowman cards. I wanted a few cards for the holiday season that would be great for all occasions; Christmas, a thank you, thinking of you, or even for a birthday. I started by stamping the Frolicking Frosty from…
Looking for a unique gift or décor idea for the holidays and think you don’t have enough time left for a handmade item? This simple wintry pinecone ornament is easy to make and super festive thanks to gorgeous shimmery Stardream Metallic Cardstock. Start by cutting the pieces for your 3D pinecone from Stardream Metallic Bronze…
Today, we wrap up this year’s Holiday Countdown series. We hope you’ve enjoyed this display of talent and inspiration from our Design Team! You’ll certainly see more inspiring projects during December, so be sure to check back often. I love this time of year… the cooler (or cold!) weather, the excitement and the giving of…
‘Tis the season to start cracking down on the Christmas crafts! Today I have a little Christmas set for you, using CutCardStock’s Red Pepper, Dark Red, Solar White, and green papers. For detailing, I used the Craftwell eBrush and green/red Sharpie markers I used my quilling tool to shape the leaves and petals to the…
Hello everyone! Today I’ll be taking you through a trifold card design that uses partial die cutting and lots of ink blending to create a holiday night skyline with Christmas trees. As always be sure to catch the full video below if you’d like to see the step by step process: I start by taking…