Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Spooky season is right around the corner, can you believe it? I have a monochrome Halloween card idea to share with you today. The supplies are minimal and it’s beginner friendly, too! Step 1 The focal point of today’s card are these adorable cats dressed in Halloween costumes, and they…
Hola, mi amigas y amigos! Toni here with you today sharing a super fun taco truck birthday card. Do you happen to live in an area with food trucks or stands? Fortunately, I have a number of such options in my area but tacos are certainly the most numerous. creating the truck Honestly, I think…
Hello, friends! I think as papercrafters we all have difficulty parting with scraps of paper. When does a piece of cardstock become too small to keep? Toni here to show you how I used up a bunch of my scraps on my Smile, Cutie! Valentine card. To create the background of the card, I gathered…
Are you a fan of interactive cards? Toni here and I certainly am! Indeed, who doesn’t like being able to pull, push, or open a card for a little surprise? The Interactive mechanism For this quirky Valentine card, I used a set of Lawn Fawn dies to create a pull and slide card that pops…
Have you every decorated a cake? As in, fancy decorated one with special frosting tips and all that? Toni here and I have but it’s so not my thing. I’d much rather decorate a paper cake like I did here. I’ll even share my “recipe” with you! The card base To begin, I 3D embossed…
Hello, friends! Are you as big a fan of texture on your papercrafting projects as I am? Toni here with you today sharing the results of my experiments with letterpressing using cardstocks from CutCardStock. Used for letterpressing I tried a few varieties, including the Savoy 100% Cotton Brilliant White 236# Double Thick Letter Press cardstock…
Are you as happy it’s fall as I am? Toni here and this is my favorite season, hands down. But, that doesn’t mean I won’t use unconventional colors in my fall cards. Pretty is pretty after all! I started my card by creating the stylized wood plank front, cut from Cougar White cardstock and adhered…
Are your gardens blooming now that it’s glorious summer? Mine certainly is although I admit the percentage of weed to bloom might have tipped in the former’s favor this year. It’s Toni here! Why don’t we avert our eyes from my “garden” and take a gander at my latest floral card. The Floral Elements Using…
Have you ever dry-embossed vellum and had it crack or not just not show the pattern well? That’s not a problem with the Curious Translucent Clear cardstock used on this project. Toni here and I can honestly say this is the nicest vellum I have ever used and I’ve used a lot of different ones…
Is there such a thing as too much gold on a project? Normally, I’d say no way but I might have cut it close on this one. Toni with you today sharing my love of pink, gold and apparently more gold. The Card Front For the navy layer, I crossed my fingers and hot-foiled Classic…
Good morning, Sharon here, my kids are Potterheads and when I saw this free cutting file from Craft with Sarah I knew they would love it! Do you want to make it? Then download the file and I’ll show you how! The products I am using are Pop-Tone Cardstock in Black Licorice and Lemon Drop;…
Good morning! Sharon here, although the temps are in the upper 90’s I’m going to be talking about snow today! Hopefully my card will cool you down a little. I start my Christmas cards at the beginning of the year, making a few each month so come and follow along while I show you how…