Hello crafty friends! Annie here with a little sunshine to brighten someone’s day with this Bee Happy handmade card! This card features a bright honeycomb background, an adorable beehive, layered flowers, and plenty of texture. It’s perfect for birthdays, encouragement, thank you, or simply sending a smile. Using a combination of textured cardstock, vibrant Pop-Tone…
Hello crafty friends – Annie here with an easy DIY encouragement card idea. It is a simple yet meaningful way to lift someone’s spirits and remind them they’re not alone. By creating a card using your favorite CutCardstock, stamps, or dies, you can a design a card that feels personal. Accordingly, small details like shimmer…
Rosette cards are a beautiful way to add texture, dimension, and impact — and these patriotic encouragement cards combine bold color, foiling, and layered fans for a striking finished design. These cards are perfect for sending uplifting messages, supporting someone in the armed services, or encouraging a loved one going through a difficult time. Step-by-Step…
What kinds of cards do you like to create? My favorite type of card to make is an encouragement card. It brings me joy when I know my card has made someone smile or brightened their day. Today I am sharing another floral card…I really like making floral cards, too! I’m planning to give this…
Hey there! Here’s a fun fact about me: I was born on Mother’s Day! So I’ve had a few birthdays since that have landed on this special day. Being a mom myself has made the day even more special. Another fun fact about me is I love dimension, especially when it comes to my creativity….
Hello! Today I am going to show you how to make this beautiful ‘congratulations’ floral card. I used my Cricut to make all the cuts needed for this project, but if you don’t have access to a Cricut machine you can easily cut them by hand and using a shape punch. Materials needed to make…
Need some fresh pattern paper or don’t have exactly what you need in your stash? Print off digital pattern paper on lightweight cardstock and vellum. I’m not an expert, but I did some experimenting with papers in my stash and wanted to share the results with you! Make your own pattern paper in a graphics…
Hi Crafty friends! I love this stamped sentiment, “When life gives you lemons sometimes you gotta just throw them away and go get some ice cream” Ice cream just makes everything better! To get this card started, I first die cut two corner rounded rectangles in two different sizes out of Pop-Tone card stock in Wild Cherry and Grapesicle. I…
Hello, everyone! Samantha here with an idea for all my fellow paper hoarders. If you’re not a paper hoarder already maybe this idea will turn you into one! I have a tendency to hoard my paper scraps, particularly those from pretty or specialty paper. One of my favorite things to do with those scraps is…
Have you ever heat embossed glitter paper? I’ve got two cards and a video featuring this technique. Come check it out! I’ll be using MirriSparkle glitter paper today in Gold, Silver, and Evergreen. The glitter is so finely milled that the paper feels smoother than most glitter papers I’ve used. This is what prompted me…
It’s tough to keep smiling when you’re going through a rough patch in life. In fact, my eldest son just experienced a small setback in his career yesterday, so I’ll be sending him a little encouragement later on this week. I’ll make his card with more of a masculine theme, of course, but the card…