Shimmery elegance is how I would describe the Curious Metallic Cardstock on sale this month. I was drawn to the lovely Blue Print shade and wanted to try a simple look with some white heat embossing to really bring out that vibrant blue. When I create cards with little embellishment or plain stamping, I like to add another…
Hello again! I’m so glad to be joining the design team for another year of fabulous projects! For my first project of this term, I thought I’d start off with some darker colors since I always tend to work in brights and whites. Plus, it’s always good to have a sympathy card on hand, just in…
In my heart I know that spring is near, but as I lace up my snow boots and step out into the knee-deep fresh snow here in northwest Montana, I’m reminded that it’s still winter! So I decided to crank up the heater in my craft studio and transport myself through seasons with this fresh,…
Hi Friends!! kel here today 🙂 with a super fun card to celebrate something good in someone’s life! I started with some beautiful Classic Crest cardstock in Solar White. I knew I wanted to focus on the stamping with this card because this Classic Crest cardstock takes so well to ink!! It’s so smooth too… one of my favorite…
With the temperature still below freezing and snowstorms on the horizon, I thought a bright and floral valentine would be perfect for my loved ones this holiday. Using the bold colors of Astrobright Cardstock as my canvas, I created a subtle metallic background for this card that I thought resembled gorgeous Japanese silk fabric. Start…
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…
Good morning friends! Christmas season is upon us and I’ve got a project that will add some quick and easy cards to your Christmas card stash. Here’s a snapshot of the products I used today: Here’s what I did: I started by cutting the Hero Arts Layered Holly leaves out of 65# Limeade Pop…
Do you love to make fancy shaped flowers, but don’t like the time it takes to color them? I also like to color the back sides of the flower petals and leaves. I have found that by starting with a colored cardstock I can save some time. Here I created deep red poinsettias by starting…
Are you making Christmas cards this year? If so, today is your lucky day–ALL of the red, green, and white cardstock is on sale this month at CutCardStock! Here are a few cards I made, using some of my CutCardStock favorites. Royal Sundance FELT, Brilliant White–love the cover weight for printing collage images on, it…
Years ago, a friend taught me how to make these–it’s one of those projects that seems difficult, until you make one all the way through, and then you realize how simple it really is! These are especially easy to make in quantity, as the assembly line process works well with them. Mine are embellished, but…
Are you planning a Halloween party or family get-together for Thanksgiving? We try to do a little something each year, either a Halloween party or a fancy Thanksgiving, or both! There are three households close to one another here in San Antonio & Buda. We like to designate a house, and all the families will…
My son’s second birthday was this month and tractors are his very favorite things in the world right now (we live in the country, and he loves to watch everyone in the neighborhood mow their lawn). September is the perfect time for a farm- and tractor-themed party, and I used CutCardStock products to create everything…