Favorite Projects Mini Album
A look back on some of my favorite CutCardStock projects
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Rainbow Striped Cards
Greetings, Crafty Friends. I have been loving cards created using rainbow strips! Several designers, including Jennifer McGuire, have posted examples! I ended up with 4 total examples of these fun striped cards! The first I completed was the Celebrate card. I later learned the die was no longer available, so I added another example using…
Rainbow Valentines Gift Boxes
Greetings Crafty Friends. I find myself in a rainbow mood. I recently purchased this Eileen Hull die and challenged myself to do something fun with it for this posting for CutCardStock.com. This blog post will detail the steps to create this fun and festive string of houses. I started by cutting out 16 house bases…
Cardstock Color Block Cards
No time to color images? Need some quick and easy cards? Try this inlaid color block card design and create a twofer set. YouTube Tutorial | Cardstock Color Block Cards All the details to create these easy inlaid color block cards are in the video, so I’ll keep the descriptions below short and sweet. Watch…
Heartfelt Hugs
I am pleased to share these bright Valentines cards for CutCardStock today! We’ll start with the pink Hugs card. Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock is the perfect base for techniques with water! The first step was to white heat emboss Simon Says Stamp Center Heart background stamp onto the paper. The next step was smooshing pink…
Neon Pink & Black Card Design
I love color, especially bright colors, but what do you do with neon pink cardstock? Make a statement with these 3 handmade card designs using Astrobright Pulsar Pink cardstock. YouTube Tutorial | Neon Pink & Black Card Design Mix and match your card making supplies to create these neon pink statement cards. Watch here on…
Silver Sparkly Snowflake Card
Greetings Crafty Friends, and Happy Holidays to all! I love sparkly cards, and this one was so much fun to create. I started with Curious Metallic Lustre cardstock and added many layers of alcohol inks to create the blue/purple sparkly background. The video covers the creation of the card: The sentiment was stamped using Stampers…
Three Dimensional Sparkly Christmas Ornament
Greetings Crafty Friends. Today I am sharing this cute ornament with you! I started with Curious Metallic Electric Blue cardstock. I cut three ornaments using a Memory Box ornament die. Using a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Christmas Flower, I added silver metallic paste over the front and back of all three pieces….
Dimensional Poinsettia Card
Posting this fun dimensional card for CutCardStock! I love the sparkle of the Curious Metallic line! Only one stamp was used for this entire card! I started by gold heat embossing the image on a Curious Metallic Virtual Pearl background several times. I then heat embossed the very same image on Curious Metallic Botanic card…
Three Dimensional Santa Drawer
Greetings Crafty Friends! Today I present this dimensional project for CutCardStock. This was quite an involved project that took several days to complete. I started by water coloring the galaxy background on Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock. This is a great medium for water coloring! The truck is also created on the same paper using Distress…
White Heat Embossing on Printed Paper
Have you seen embossed printed paper flowers? I have noticed some postings recently and decided to give it a try. I started with several sheets from Jen Hadfield’s DIY 6 inch paper pad in peach, brown, and blues. I started by embossing brown prints for the leaves using Altenew’s Wallpaper Art stamp set. I embossed…
It’s Pumpkin Time
Don’t you just love the Fall season with the bright pumpkins? I love everything about it from the cooler weather to the falling leaves. I have a cute pumpkin bucket for you today. I hope you enjoy it! I used the Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Potted die to cut the wooden barrel using the Savannah…