Fantastic card with the Merry Christmas stamp with a free project sheet & video

December 9, 2025

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The font on this Merry Christmas stamp sold me on it. Just a little bit of the fun, curviness I love.

This Merry Christmas stamp is a true classic with a bit of that Victorian feel to it. I don’t often keep retired stamps but I will keep this one! It’s on sale now too; while supplies last. Click here to see it.

I paired it with the Traditions of Christmas designer paper here. It’s discounted and on the Last Chance list here. However it’s currently out of stock but should be back next week.
A bit of holly and berries with some ribbon and you’re done! As you can see I added the same DSP to my envelope flap. Now that makes a card extra special!

This next one features the Need for Tweed designer series paper. See that here. Fun prints with lots of texture. It’s also on sale right now and available while supplies last.

I stamped the inside with greetings from the Traditional Labels stamp set.

Aren’t they a beautiful set of cards! I will be making more of these and it’s a bonus that it uses up a nice piece of designer paper. No hoarding it!

Here’s the free project sheet for you. Click here to download or print it.

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Gorgeously Made with a neat background technique & video tutorial

July 24, 2023
I shared this card as part of my Tuesday Live video last week. I was featuring the Gorgeously Made bundle. Check out the background!

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I focused on creating a pretty, textured background under the main image. Here are the steps:
1. I first stamped the foliage image with Boho Blue ink onto Boho Blue card stock.
2. Next I textured it with the Exposed Brick embossing folder seen here. (It's one of my favorite folders.)
3. Lastly I dragged my White Craft ink pad over the texture. Tip: use a very light touch or ensure your ink pad is a little bit dry. I LOVE the look of this so much!
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I used the same foliage image for the inside of the card as I did the pretty background, stamping once in full strength Boho Blue ink and stamping again without reinking.

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I stamped the other large leafy image from the Gorgeously Made set on the Countryside Corners white die-cut. I added the print image a few times in second generation Boho Blue ink (this means stamped off once). It's layered on a Navy die-cut before adding to the card base.

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The greeting is heat embossed on Navy using White embossing powder. The die-cut is from the Stylish Shapes dies – my go-to dies for greetings.

There's just something special about a monochromatic card; this time in blues. If you're going for an elegant or cohesive look try using just one color in varying hues. Greens, blues and browns are some of my favorite choices.

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Click here or on the photo below to watch the video. It's the first project featured; the other is a super fun 'fancy fold' card.

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Fast & Fabulous Zoo Crew cards, with a free project sheet

July 21, 2023

There's something special about a project in Black and White. I love to add an extra color to really make it pop. These cards were made at my July card club gatherings.

I wanted a good size piece of the cute, printed Zoo Crew designer paper seen here on the front of the card. But I also love the mostly Black sheets too. So I came up with this card. I added a thin line of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock between the two pieces of DSP (Designer Series Paper).

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I recommend adhering the large layer of DSP to the card base first. Then adhere the Black DSP to the Lemon Lime Twist strip and add it to the card base. All that's left is to stamp & heat emboss your greeting (from the Playing in the Rain set).

Of course there's a cute die-cut stars (Wanted to Say dies) and a Baker's Twine bow to add too.

Here's the inside:

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The stamped images and Balloon die-cut are all from the Zany Zoo bundle.

Here's a free project sheet if you'd like measurements, directions and a supplies list. Download July 23 Zoo Crew

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It's a great layout to show off both sides of your Designer Paper. I hope you try it with your favorite papers!

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Last set of ‘Create your own Background’ swap cards

July 20, 2023

Today I'm sharing the last three cards in our July Team card swaps. I shared the others in this post and this one.  Our theme was to create our own backgrounds; not using designer paper. They were quite creative!

First up today is a cute card made by Candace. She chose the Little Monkey bundle.

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Can you tell what her background die-cut is? She used the Aspen Tree dies for her Crumb Cake layer. But underneath that is a shaving cream technique! It's fun to make and different every time.

Tip: to make a shaving cream background, spray the cream on a plate or container and spread it out. Drop a few drops of ink refill onto the cream. Swirl it in with a knife or utensil. Press your paper onto the cream. Remove and wipe off the excess cream. Let dry.

You can usually get a few pieces done in the same batch of colored cream. The first few will be darker and the last will get lighter in hue. It's really fun.

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Next is a CUTE card made by Marla featuring the Supremely Awesome stamp set. She stamped the background and colored the images in with Blends markers.

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Her colors include Real Red, Pebbled Path and Daffodil Delight. The pizza slices look quite real!

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Next is a pretty card made by Rita. She used the Cheerful Daisies bundle.

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It's in Berry Burst, Old Olive and White. She stamped her background using the open daisy image; tone on tone. Then added a large daisy die-cut (sponged) and some leaves from the Bough punch.

It's a gatefold card. She scored it 2 3/4" from each long end. *card base is 11" X 4 1/4"

Here are all of the fabulous 'create your own background' swaps from our July swap.

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