Use your Patterned Paper Scraps

 Here is another way to use some of your scraps.  Punch out some circles to make a pattern on your card front.  For my card today I added the 9 circles I punched from my left-over scraps.  I lined them up on the card front, adding a cute sentiment and a turtle sticker.  I did line both of these with some left-over black cardstock.  This is a simple cute card that would be great for a kid or grownup.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

How to Use Difficult Patterned Paper in Cardmaking

 So, I saw this video by Maymay Made showing how to use those 12 x 12 papers that are difficult to use in cardmaking. It worked. Take your 12 x 12 paper, and cut it at 4 inches so you have 3 panels. Then take each panel and cut at 5 ¼. This makes the perfect panel. With my paper, I did change where I cut depending on where it would slice the image. For instance, I didn’t want to cut off a flamingo’s head, so I just cut from the bottom. That did cut the Toucan a bit but it still worked out great. There is very little waste when you do this. You need to try this too!

To see the video of these cards being created please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

February Sheet Load of Cards Completed

 

I did not get to do the Feb Sheet load of Cards till after March 1^st.  I had everything cut out but just hadn’t put the cards together.  I used my Cricut this time to draw the main image and to complete the sentiment.  I think the Unicorn images were adorable.  If you would like to buy one of these, please see this link for my Etsyshop.  I think this would be a card that would make someone smile.

To see the video of these cards beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

 I have seen some other crafters using photo paper instead of Yupo to make some beautiful alcohol ink backgrounds.  I decided I would try that myself, but also I combined adding a bit of stenciling using distress oxides on top to make this bold background.  I made this background into a card.  To find that card you will have to go to my Instagram account.  I have a reel showing the inspiration for the card I made.  I hope you will check it out.

To see the video of this background being created please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Kendra's Card Challenge 13

 I have finally taken the time to work on Kendra’s Card Challenge 13.I decided to wait and show you all 15 cards once they were made.. 

I so enjoyed this.  For the paper and ephemera, I am using my 2021 Spellbinders Card Club Kit Wild Hello.  I do add a few odds and ends from other places as well but I pretty much stuck to using the items from the kit.  If you are interested in learning more about this challenge head on over to Kendra’s YouTube.  I will link it below.  This is a quarterly challenge.  I have done now I think two others.  They are always brilliant and so much fun.  Maybe you will give one of the challenges a go as well.

If you are interested in learning more about this challenge head here.

To see the videos of each card being created please head here to the playlist.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Let Me Show You How to Make an Easy Hot Air Balloon with Things You Probably Have in Your Stash

 Today I want to show you how to make a hot air balloon, using what you probably have in your stash.  I show you all the mistakes too, so when if you decide to try it yourself, you won’t make the same ones.  It really wasn’t a hard project.  I didn’t have to buy any specialty dies or anything to make it.  I have it stored at work on my shelf where I plan to put all my 3D projects that I make this year.  I hope you come back in March for my next project.

To see the video of this project beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Using Cricut Design Space Images- Drawn Images Can be Colored with Alcohol Markers

 I had a custom card request recently.  This is the second card I made so my customer would have options.  What I loved about making this card is really the star of the card, the hot air balloon.  The image is from Cricut Design Space.  My Cricut Explore drew the design then cut it out.  From this, I learned if you are going to color images that are drawn using the Cricut Brand Pens give the image at least 20 minutes or so to dry.  If you color right after the image is cut out, I have had my alcohol markers bleed the black ink some.  But since I waited a bit before coloring this image, I had no bleeding at all.  Hope this helps you out next time you work with these drawn images.

To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

You Can Customize Your Cards with Sentiments Later, No Rules in Cardmaking

 Just in case you are new to the cardmaking world.  I want you to remember there really aren’t any rules.  You can add sentiments to the card later.  These cards I have had for some time, thinking that if someone purchased them, they could tell me what sentiment they would want, then I would add that on.  I decided it was time to just finish these off.  So, I used my latest Dollar Tree stamps.  I made them all Happy Birthday cards.  Great cards for men.  These are for sale if you need a card for a great guy in your life. 

To see the video of these cards please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Use Those Card Sketch Pins and Don't Be Afraid to Mix Patterns

If you have followed me on social media, you know in 2023 I really focused one card a week on using my pins on Pinterest to inspire cards.  This year, I am still doing that but more relaxed on the time frame.  I am not holding to any set schedule.

This is one of those cards inspired by a sketch pin.  I did not shy away from mixing patterns at all.  I am proud of that.  When I was trying to find a focal point, I wasn’t sure I would for this card as it was so busy.  But again, Dollar Tree stickers to the rescue.  That owl is just the cutest thing.

To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

 

Using Dollar tree Stickers as a Focal Point

I think I am a bit addicted to the stickers I get at Dollar Tree.  Really every time I go, I promise myself I will not buy any.  I always give in because I just find such a cute set I can’t pass up.  This sticker was great for a two-in-one card set.  I was also pleasantly surprised to find I had in that matched it perfectly.  These would be great for quick and easy cards if you are a beginner cardmaker.  Those cupcake stickers are adorable too.

 To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Cricut Design Space Custom Background

 I made my fair share of Valentine’s Day cards this year.  I think this is my favorite.  I hadn’t played with my Distress Oxides in a while, so I got to add some color on a panel, add some water to give it that oxide look, I then added gold splatter.  Heaven!  The panel was made in Cricut Design Space.  I made it myself by adding a bunch of hearts on a panel leaving a slice of the middle of the heart intact.  The sentiment is a print and cut straight from Design Space.  After the elements by the Cricut are all cut this was so simple to put together.  I think my Valentine will like this card!  I hope you have had a great Valentine’s Day!

To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right-hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Let's Make a Flat Shaker

 I adore flat shakers.  I think I like them more because I don’t have to fuss with the foam tape making sure there is not a gap.  I still had to make sure there were no gaps in this version too thanks to those tiny beads, but I did that using strong double-sided tape instead.  Using the vellum behind the panel I cut out with my Cricut Explore also helps those beads make a nice shaker sound.  This panel came straight from Cricut Design Space. The number of images grows daily with Design Space, so if you haven’t checked it out lately you should.  You’ll be sure to find something for your next project.  I did make sure to cut it using my detail blade so I would get a nice cut.  This card turned out beautiful. 

To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Custom Card- Making Paper Look Like Worn Leather

 I love it when I get a request for a custom card.  My customer wanted a card for Valentine’s Day for their significant other.  The inspiration came when she told me she had gotten her Valentine a new journal.  I also asked if she had a particular sentiment or message, she wanted added to the inside of the card which I did include thanks to my Cricut.  I had my Cricut write out the message.  The end result is so cute I had the Cricut also cut that lock in the shape of a key out of some gold cardstock.  I know this is a longer video so thank you for sticking it out if you watched to the end.

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Adapted Inspiration into a 3 x3 Card

Today’s Pinterest Inspired card is a cute 3 x 3 card you could use for Valentine’s Day or any day you want.  I also love to use cards like this to pair with a gift I am giving.  Just a quick note and a signature on the inside is all that is needed.  The inspiration pin made me think of this die because it is only one of two that cuts out a pattern in a shape rather than cutting the shape too.  What types of Valentine’s Day Cards are you making?

To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

 

Handmade Puzzle, This Has Been So Much Fun

 I am having fun getting ready for Valentine’s Day by creating a few handmade puzzles.  I used 110lb weight cardstock for each of them.  I kept this one simple by using a Dollar Tree stencil and a few stamps.  I think it turned out just right.  I do have this available in my Esty shop along with a few others if you are interested.  I am also up for doing a custom puzzle if you need one.  It doesn’t have to be for Valentine’s Day.  If you want a custom puzzle for a birthday or any occasion, feel free to reach out.

To see the video of this puzzle beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Cricut Heart Background-Cricut Design Space

 To make some simpler cards, I tend to put my Cricut Explore to work.  I found this lovely heart background in Cricut Design Space.  I knew it was destined to be one of my Valentine’s cards this year.  I could have done so many techniques, but I kept this one super simple.  I found a heart background paper in my stash to layer behind it.  I topped it off with a print and cut sentiment also that I found in Cricut Design space.  A few sequins and a dash of a glitter pen and I called it done.  What Valentine’s projects have you been up to?  Let me know in the comments section.

To see the video of this card beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!

Homemade Valentines Day Puzzle Using Dollar Tree Stencil

 

I am having fun getting ready for Valentine’s Day by creating a few handmade puzzles.  I used 110lb weight cardstock for each of them.  I kept this one simple by using a Dollar Tree stencil and a few stamps.  I think it turned out just right.  I do have this available in my Esty shop along with a few others if you are interested.  I am also up for doing a custom puzzle if you need one.  It doesn’t have to be for Valentine’s Day.  If you want a custom puzzle for a birthday or any occasion, feel free to reach out.

To see the video of this puzzle beingcreated please head here.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you find things that inspire you.  I love this hobby so much, so I enjoy sharing my cards with all of you.  Hope to see you all soon.  If you wish to support me, please see the buy me a coffee link over on the right hand side of this page.  If you wish to support my channel by buying a card or two, please see the commissions section of my Buy Me a Coffee link or head over to my Etsy shop.  Have a great day!  Happy Crafting!