"You Are Loved" Post Box Shaped Card

Hello, and happy February, crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing this card I made with Honey Bee Stamps awesome Post Box Card Base Honey Cuts!  My goal was to create a card with a more masculine feel to it.  Do you think I succeeded?

To create my Post Box Card Base card I placed the fold of an A2 card base just below the top edge of the Post Box die and ran it through my die cutting machine.

Next I unfolded the Post Box card base.  Then I placed the Spring Leaves A2 Pierced Cover Plate die over the front of the card and die cut it.  This give you a fun and subtle pattern for more interest on the card!

I die cut two of the dies for the Post Box from gray cardstock and used foam tape to adhere them to the card front.

The sentiment is from the Sealed With Love stamp set and fits perfectly on this die cut piece that's part of the Post Box set.  More foam tape adheres this to the card.

The little stamped envelopes are from the Love Is In The Air stamp set.  I die cut them with the coordinating die and glued them to the card.

I die cut two vines from the Lovely Layers: Greenery dies from green cardstock.  I used a few green Copic markers to add shading.

I trimmed one of the vines to fit near the top of the card and used glue and foam squares to adhere it.  I only needed to trim the overhanging bit of the vine on the bottom after I glued it to the card.

For a pop of color, I used a die from the Bold Backgrounds: Vines Of Love set and cut the hearts from red cardstock.  I glued them scattered along each vine.

Finally, I added a few pearl stickers from the Happy Hearts Pearl Stickers set.  I noticed that these pearls along with a lot of other pearl and gem stickers are now in the retiring category!  You can grab some at a reduced price!

The Post Box Card Base set is an oldie but goodie that is good for so many occasions!  I really like how this turned out and I hope you do too!  Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope it's a good day for you!

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Ears To A Wonderful Spring! Spellbinders February Club Kits

Hello friends!  Now that it's February it is time for new Spellbinders' Club Kits!  Today I'm sharing my sweet card that features two of the new kits!  I am using the 3D Embossing Folder of The Month--Shady Leaves, and the Clear Stamp & Die of The Month--Ears to Spring.

The Clear Stamp & Die of The Month, Ears To Spring, is the most adorable image!  I managed to use all of the images on my card.

You can color these images with Copic markers like I did, or you could use watercolors, pencils, heat embossing too!  There are dies included with the Ears To Spring set to cut out each image, as well as each sentiment.

I die cut the layer for the image with an Essential Arches die.  This allowed me to show more of the beautiful 3D Embossing Folder of The Month,  Shady Leaves!  You get so much texture from this 3D embossing folder.  I love that this type of embossing folder is general enough to use for many occasions!

I stamped and die cut one of the nine sentiments included with the Ears To Spring set.  Not all of the sentiments are Easter themed.  Seven of the nine sentiments are more general and will work for your springtime cards.

You can check out all of the Club Kits by clicking this link.  The terms are very flexible and you can cancel at any time.

I sure appreciate you stopping by today!  Have a good one!

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Just A Card To Say "You're Amazing"

Hello crafty friends!  Is it cold where you are?  Here in north Texas it's so cold and we have been stuck at home for four days!!  

Today I'm sharing this card that may warm your heart that I made using the Honey Bee Stamps beautiful Bold Backgrounds: Vines Of Love Honey Cuts.

This card actually came together a lot faster than I expected, which is always a bonus, right?  Haha!  Read on for the details!

To begin, I die cut white cardstock with all of the dies in the Bold Backgrounds: Vines Of Love set.  Then I used blending brushes and Distress Oxide Inks to color the die cuts.  I used Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Saltwater Taffy and Abandoned Coral Oxide inks.

I used Bee Creative glue to adhere all of the layers together.  Follow the Layering Guide for easy assembly!  Then I glued the piece to my A2 card base.

Next I die cut the heart shapes found in the Lace Heart Layering Frames die set.  I colored the smallest heart with Saltwater Taffy Oxide ink.  I adhered the hearts in a stack with regular and thin foam squares.

I stamped a sentiment from the Inside: Kindness stamp set with black pigment ink.  I cut it out with the coordinating die. I needed two of the foam squares stacked together to raise the sentiment to the correct height.  I added those to the back right side of the sentiment and glue on the left to adhere it.

And that is all there is to making this beautiful card with the Vines Of Love set!  You could easily change out the sentiment to make this a Valentine card or even a birthday card!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope the weather warms up for us all, but in the meantime, stay inside and have lots of crafty fun!

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Born To Dink -- It's A Pickleball Clear Stamp & Die Set!

A fun fact about me that you may not know is that I love to play pickleball!!  When I saw this new Born To Dink Stamp and Die Set by Spellbinders, I knew would have so much fun making cards with it!  I'm sharing three fun pickleball cards I made to save to have on hand when it's one of my friend's birthday!

The Born To Dink set is part of the Spellbinders This Is Life Collection!  I have the other sets linked in the list below for you to check out.  Note:  The Dumpster Fire set is currently out of stock, but we have been told it will definitely be restocked soon!

For all three cards, I die cut the Born To Dink dies from scraps of colored cardstock in my stash.  I've linked any available cardstock in my list below.  This was a great way to use up those small pieces of cardstock that I seem inclined to save!  Haha!

Of course, if you don't want to make as many cards, then I would die cut all of the pieces from white cardstock.  Then you could color the pieces with inks, markers, or anything. you want.

For this card I used the little flower dies to make a row of flowers at the bottom of the card.  I just rotated the flowers to have the petals on the top.  With the dies in the Born To Dink you can make any kind of decorated paddle you want.  These flowers can be used on the paddle too as you will see in the next card.

The pickleball is die cut with the two dies included in the Born To Dink set as is the die for the net.

This next card uses all of the same colors of cardstock, but just has a totally different design!

This time I put the pickleball net on a fun angle.  As you can see I've used that flower from the Born To Dink on the paddle.

By die cutting the Born To Dink wavy paddle face die from multiple colors of cardstock, I was able to make five paddles!

The flower die cuts can be glued directly onto the paddle, or you can use that flower die to cut the opening on the paddle face, like I did, to be able to inset the die cuts.

These sentiments are perfect for this card that I plan on giving to a friend I play pickleball with.  Today is her birthday and she certainly is a "court queen" in that she has the most cute outfits to play in and makes me feel like a frump!  LOL!

My final card, was more of a clean and simple design.

I placed the net die cut just below the center of the card front.  I used one more of the paddles and popped it up with foam tape.

I die cut three of the pickleballs to place around the card as embellishments.  The bottom two are glued to the card with the upper one popped up with foam tape.

So, whether you actually play pickleball, or just know friends that do, this Born To Dink set makes such fun cards to give to those who do play!

Now I just need our icy Texas roads to thaw out!  We are on day three of not being able to go anywhere!  Including me not being able to go play pickleball!!

Thanks so very much for stopping by!  I hope you are staying warm where you are and are getting in some good crafty time!

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Two Sweet Baby Cards Feat. Simple Stories Classic Pooh Baby Collection

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing two cards I made with the new Classic Pooh Baby Collection by Spellbinders with Simple Stories.

These two cards will be perfect for my stash to have on hand for a sweet baby celebration!

This first card features two of the new Classic Pooh Baby Collections sets!

The white background cardstock was embossed with the Classic Pooh Baby Blocks 3D embossing folder.  I used scraps of pink, yellow, and blue cardstocks and embossed each scrap separately with the Baby Blocks embossing folder.  I used my scissors to trim around each block.

The little Pooh stamped image and the sentiment are from the Bundle Of Joy Stamp & Die bundle.  I used a few Copic markers to color the image and then cut it out with the coordinating die.

I created another layer for the card with dies from the Scallop and Stitched Edge Ovals.  I love the sweet little bow die that's also included!  The sentiment is from the Bundle of Joy stamp set and is stamped with black pigment ink.

My next card uses the new Sweet Sentiments and the Hundred Acre Wood Press & Foil Plates and the Hello Baby stamps and dies.

I foiled the Hundred Acre Wood Press & Foil plate with pastel pink foil using my Glimmer machine.  I trimmed it to 4" x 5-¼" and glued it to an A2 card base.

The stamped and colored image from the Hello Baby stamps and dies is adhered to the card with foam tape.

There are four wonderful sentiments in the Sweet Sentiments Press & Foil set.  There is one die to press all of the sentiments at once.  I pressed it in black ink with the BetterPress Letterpress System and cut them all out with the single coordinating die.

I really love the tone-on-tone of cardstock and foiling of this card!

There are several other sweet sets in the Classic Pooh Baby Collection that you can check out by clicking HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful, and crafty weekend!!

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A Beautiful 3D Heart Embossed Birthday Card (or Valentine Card)

Hello Honey Bee friends!  Today I'm sharing my card that features the gorgeous Floral Heart Embossing Folder and Honey Cuts die.  This would certainly make a wonderful Valentine's Day card, but I may save it to give to our daughter for her birthday in February!  P.S.:  She loves pink!

I used the Floral Heart 3D embossing folder for the background and a brayer to make the two-color background.  For an easier read, I am putting the steps in a list for you.  

• Before I added the ink to the folder, I prepped the de-bossed side by pressing the Bee Creative Clear Embossing Ink pad over the surface.  Then I used a clean paper towel to lightly wipe away any excess.
• Next I rolled my brayer over the Spun Sugar Distress Ink pad repeatedly to ink it up, and then rolled the ink onto the embossed folder (de-bossed side).
• I repeated this step until the folder was fully inked.
• Next I placed a 5" x 7" piece of white cardstock into the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.
• Remove the panel from the embossing folder and place the Floral Heart die onto the embossed heart.  Use removable tape to hold it in place while die cutting.
• Die cut another heart from white cardstock, place it into the Floral Heart embossing folder.  Hold it in place with tape and then emboss it.
• Run through your die cutting machine to cut out the heart.
• This will flatten the embossing.  If you want, (and I did), I carefully fit the panel back into the Floral Heart embossing folder.  I used some tape to hold the panel in place while I ran it through my machine again.
• Now you have a beautiful two-color embossed panel and heart!

Next I cut the Lovely Layers: Bow and Bough dies from white cardstock.  I used ink blending brushes with Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide inks to color the pieces.  The leaves were die cut from green cardstock.  All of the bow layers are adhered with glue.

I die cut the Lovely Layers: Heart Vine twice from white cardstock.  I colored the bottom layer with Kitsch Flamingo Oxide ink and adhered the layers with glue.

The Floral Heart embossed panel is adhered to a 5" x 7" card base with foam tape with the white embossed heart glued to the card.

I arranged the Bow and Bough Pieces with the Heart Vine pieces near the top of the heart and adhered them in place with glue.  Note:  I snipped each Heart Vine into two pieces for the arrangement.

The sentiment is from the Great Greetings: Love Honey Cuts.  I die cut the base from white cardstock and colored them with Kitsch Flamingo.  The top layer is die cut three times each.  I adhered all of the layers together with glue.

What do you think?  Would you use this as a birthday card or a Valentine card?  I hope you are inspired by my card and have enjoyed reading about my process!

 Thank you very much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Floral Shaped Card & 3D Embossing Card With The New Spellbinders Club Kits for January 2026

Hello friends!  For 2026, I will be sharing three of Spellbinders monthly club kits!  This year I will be making projects with their 3D Embossing Club, the Small Die Club, and the Clear Stamp/Die Club.

I really can't believe how large the "Small Die Club" set really is!  I made this fun shaped and die cut card with this set!  This set is named Sunny Stems, which fits it perfectly!

I used two shades of teal cardstock as well as green, white, and yellow cardstocks to die cut the pieces of the Sunny Stems Small Die set.  I created a shaped card base by die cutting a folded piece of the dark teal cardstock with the fold placed just below the top of the base shape die.

I used some coordinating inks to add some shading to the light teal die cut layers.  Then I glued all of the pieces together.

The sentiment is from the NEW Clear Stamp/Die Club.  This includes your stamps with coordinating dies.  This month's set is named Best Year Sentiments and has sentiments for lots of occasions.  I love the font too!

Both sentiments are from this set and after stamping with black pigment ink, I cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I die cut white cardstock four more times to layer up for more dimension.

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This next card shows off the beautiful 3D Embossing Club for January named Cottage Wall!

This beautiful Cottage Wall 3D embossing folder is 5-½" x 8-½" to be used for many types of projects.  I embossed an A2 sized piece of white cardstock and trimmed it to 4-¼ x 4-3/8".  I glued two strips of Brushed Metallic cardstock at the top and bottom of the piece.

I made the base layer for the card by placing another piece of cardstock into the Cottage Wall embossing folder but just over the "wall" portion of the folder.

I glued the panel to an A2 card base.  Then I added foam tape to the back of the other embossed piece to adhere it to the card.

I used a silver glitter pen to color the raised portions of the flower center.

I stamped the sentiment from the Best Year Sentiments with embossing ink.  I added silver embossing powder and heat set it.  After die cutting the embossed sentiments, I die cut three more layers from white cardstock and glued all of the layers together.

This will make a perfect wedding or anniversary card!  If you have not checked out the Club Kits for 2026, I encourage you to do so!  The terms are very flexible and allows you to choose the type of product(s) you like.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope your weekend is fabulous with lots of crafting time!

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