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!!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Floral Birthday Card With Stencils and Layered Die Cuts

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing (another) card featuring one of my favorites:  Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Dianthus!  Birthday cards are one of my favorite types of cards to make since it is always a happy occasion!

I guess you can say I'm doing a "series" of pink cards with the Lovely Layers floral sets!  If you missed them, check out this blog post, and this one too!

The first thing I did was make my inked and texture paste background.  I used the Garden Lattice stencil set (now at a "sweet price") and a blending brush to ink Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink onto white cardstock.  Then I placed the second stencil over the panel and spread a white pearl texture paste through it.  I removed the stencil and cleaned up my tools.

While the panel dried I die cut all of the dies of the Lovely Layers: Dianthus set from white cardstock.  I used ink blending brushes to color the layers with Distress Oxide inks in these colors:  Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, and Rustic Wilderness.

I used Bee Creative glue to adhere the layers together.  Refer to the downloadable Layering Guide, if needed.

With the stenciled panel dry, I used the largest die in the Spring Vine Layering Frames Honey Cuts to cut the panel out.  Then I glued it to an A2 card base.

The sentiment is from another oldie, but definitely goodie, set called Bitty Buzzwords.  I stamped the sentiments with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.  Then I cut out the "birthday" sentiment with the coordinating die and trimmed the "happy" to a strip.

I glued the Dianthus to the card.  Then I added foam tape to the sentiments to adhere them to the card.

I am loving getting my stash of birthday cards filled!  I hope you are enjoying my series of Lovely Layers florals.  Now I get to choose another set for next week's post!

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Heart To Heart New Release By Simon Says Stamp

Today is release day for the Heart To Heart release!  As usual, Simon Says Stamp has something for everyone in this release!  Valentines, friends, and more!

I'm sharing three cards I made with products from this awesome release!  Please forgive me for the brief descriptions, but I am recovering from an upper respiratory infection I've had for a week and a half, and just don't have the energy today!  If you do have any questions, please use the contact me form in the left margin of my blog.

This first card features the new Love City stencil set and the Words Of Love stamp set.  (Links for all available supplies are in the list below.)

There are three stencils in the Love City set.  I used two stencils with two shades of gray inks.  I spread Pearl White Stencil Butter through the third stencil and set it aside to dry.

I stamped the Words Of Love stamp onto vellum with embossing ink.  I added white embossing powder and heat set it.  Then I cut it out with my scissors.

I stamped the Love You stamp from the Words Of Love set with Sangria ink.  I also trimmed the sentiment with my scissors.

Next up is my card using the new Love City die set.  These dies also coordinate with the Love City stencils.  I chose to make a clean and simple card with them.

I used two colors of pink cardstock to die cut the Love City dies from.  Quick shading was added with blending brushes and Strawberry and Dusty Pink inks.

The sentiments are from the Label Slides Love and Friendship stamp set.  (There are Label Slides dies available, but I do not have this set.).

The hearts and sentiments are adhered to the card with foam tape.

Sweet and simple, but sure to be loved by a best friend!

Finally, I have my card featuring the Love Is In The Air stamp set.  There are coordinating dies available.

There are three images in the Love Is In The Air stamp set, and I guess I was determined to use all three on one card!  LOL!  But I am happy with how this turned out.

Everything was stamped with Copic safe ink.  I stamped masks for all of the images and cut them out with my scissors.  A bit tedious?  Yes, but worth it.

I used the masks to ink blend blue and green inks for the sky a grass.  When that was finished, I colored the image with my Copic markers.

There are seven sentiments in the Love Is In The Air stamp set and I chose two to use for my card.  Other than the foam tape for the sentiments, this is basically a two-layer card!

I hope you've enjoyed my three cards featuring products from the Heart To Heart release!  Be sure to head over to Simon Says Stamp's website to check out all of the other fabulous new products!

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Die Cut And Layered Rose Birthday Card

Hello crafty friends!  Welcome to my first post of 2026!  Last week I had so much fun revisiting a favorite Lovely Layers set that I featured here on the blog.  I decided to find another favorite, and today's card features Honey Bee Stamps beautiful Lovely Layers: Roses using an inset technique.  Read on for the details.

I began by taking an A2 sized piece of white cardstock and placing the main stem die of the Lovely Layers: Roses onto the cardstock, and then die cutting it.  Next I placed the base layer of the Rose to fit at the top of the die cut opening.  Again, I ran it through my die cutting machine.

I repeated those steps with the base of the rosebud.  Then I placed the die cut panel into the Wood Planks 3D embossing folder and put it through my die cutting machine.  Here's what it looked up to this point.

Next I glued this panel to an A2 card base and set it aside to work on the Lovely Layers: Roses.

I die cut all of the layers from white cardstock.  I haven't used my Distress Oxide inks in a really long time!  I love the soft, creamy look of the inks after blending them onto the layers.  I used Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness ink to color each layer.

Next I glued each of the base layers of the rose, stem, and bud into the openings of the card base.  Then I continued glueing each of the layers onto the flower according to the Layering Guide (found in the product description on the website).

The sentiments are from the Celebrating You stamp set.  After I stamped them with black pigment ink, I cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I used foam strips to adhere them to the card.

I used my fingers to curl up the leaves and some of the rose's petals.  You can kind of see the fun dimension in this next photo.

For touch of sweet bling, I used Bee Creative glue to adhere Strawberry Ice Acrylic Hearts to the card.

There you have it!  A sweet and beautiful birthday card for that special person in your life!

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