Monday, March 9, 2026

SIMPLE EASTER WISHES

This week I am using products from the Easter Joy Suite Collection.  Today's card is as easy as it gets!

The Easter Joy Designer Series Paper, (DSP) includes two sheets that have beautiful designs for card fronts.  This pretty floral oval wreath on a dotted Balmy Blue background is one of those designs.  All I did was cut it to the size I wanted, added a Balmy Blue mat and then adhered it directly to the card Thick Basic White card front.


The fun tulips in the center of the wreath were die cut from Shy Shamrock, Lemon Lolly and Peach Pie cardstock.  There was no stamping or coloring involved -- just a little assembly.


I added some die cut "grass" behind the top edge of the sentiment strip and adhered it over the bottom of the flowers with dimensionals.  Voila!  Add a few gems, and I was done!


As I was die cutting the flowers and grass for the card front I cut an extra set and added it to the inside of the card.  

The inside sentiment is from the Prayers & Promises stamp set.  I think it works as an Easter sentiment, don't you?

If you need some quick and simple cards, the six different card front designs can be used for a variety of card types.  Two sheets of 6 each could make a dozen quick cards.

Click on the DSP image in the product list below to see all the designs in this beautiful specialty paper.

Use this link to download the tutorial for today's card.  It gives you all the dimensions and step-by-step directions to make this simple card.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

ANTIQUED NATURE'S SYMPHONY

Today's card took a few twists and turns before I called it "done".  The technique that I planned to use for the background did not work the way I thought it would, so I conducted several experiments and finally ended up with this "antiqued foil".

I used Garden Textures Foil in Blueberry Bushel for the background.  To see how I made this "antiqued foil" watch my video below.

The stamped leaf was stamped with the Nature's Symphony stamp and Blueberry Bushel ink and then die cut with the coordinating die from the bundle.  I die cut a second Blueberry Bushel leaf stem using the detailed large leaf die.


The leaves on the die cut stem were curled slightly before I adhered only the stem to the foil.  Adding a slight curl provides lift to the leaves to make them look more life-like.

The top leaf branch was first stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and then die cut with the coordinating die.  Again, only the stem was adhered to the die cut leaf.  This allowed me to lift a few of the leaves and intertwine them with the stamped branches.


The designer series paper (DSP) behind the leaves is from the Nature's Walk Collection. This DSP has some very interesting designs, and I love the colors.

The sentiments (front and inside) on this card are from the Prayer's & Promises Stamp Set.  If you are looking for comforting and uplifting sentiments then you need to take a closer look at this set.


There is a smaller leafy stem in the Nature's Symphony stamp set that I stamped twice in the lower left corner before stamping the sentiment next to it.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step assembly instructions.

A list of the products used is shown below.

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Monday, March 2, 2026

FOR A GREAT GUY

Who finds making masculine cards challenging?  I do!  This week I am going to feature a bundle that is great for making cards for those guys in our life.  It is called Nature's Symphony.  It even includes "manly" sentiments!

The Nature's Symphony Bundle is part of the Nature Walk Suite Collection.  Today I am using one of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) Collections from the Suite, Nature Walk.  This paper is gorgeous!  To keep the focus of my card on the beautiful watercolored stem, I chose two designs from the DSP Collection that are more on the subtle side.  But be sure to check out the Nature's Walk DSP using the link in the product list below to see all the wonderful (and more colorful) designs.


I used the large leaf die from Nature's Symphony Dies to die cut a leaf from Watercolor paper and from Vellum.

HINT:  When you die cut Vellum with this die, add a piece of wax paper between the die and the vellum.  It will help to release the vellum from this very detailed die.  (I learned that the hard way!)

For the water-colored leaf on the card front I used three different blue inks, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon & Pool Party, to create an ombre effect.  The stem was colored with Crumb Cake with touches of Pecan Pie to give it some pops of color.

For the water-colored leaf on the inside of the card I simplified my process and did not use Lost Lagoon.  

Honestly, I determined I could create the ombre effect by creating darker and lighter shades of each by going over some areas twice.  Either way works.  You choose which you prefer?

Do you have a visual preference of which one you like?  I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step directions.

A list of the products I used is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more about a product or to make a purchase.


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