Brianna used an amazing die cut file created by Paige Evans as the focal point of this wonderful beachy layout. Instead of cutting the die and backing it with paper she cut it out and popped up the “inside” pieces … Read More...
Make Day and Night Floral Cards with the Same Stamp Set
I love a versatile stamp set, I know I’m getting my monies worth if I feel like I can create many different types of cards with the same stamp set. Anna is sharing a terrific way to get two very … Read More...
12 School Graduation Scrapbook Layout Ideas
Using school colors is a great way to tie together a graduation layout. Allison used a large die cut from black cardstock, backing the “grad” and diploma in different pattern papers and adding glitter glue to the congrats. I … Read More...
12 Handmade Cards Ideas with Stenciling
Recently I posted card ideas that use Ink Blending techniques (click here if you missed it) and the popularity of that technique has expanded to stencils because it’s so easy to use the same brushes, ink pads and paper… Read More...
Color Wheel Mini Scrapbook Album
Add lots of bold and beautiful colors to your next mini scrapbook album with this amazing artist inspired Color Wheel design. Andrea used dies and pretty cardstocks from Spellbinders to create this rainbow of an album.
She cut her base … Read More...
4 FREE Father’s Day Digital Stamp Sentiments
If you like your Father’s Day cards to feel thoughtful but not overcomplicated, this set of free Father’s Day digital stamp sentiments is a great one to have on hand. These designs do all the heavy lifting for you — … Read More...
4 FREE Graduation Pattern Papers to Download
If you’ve got kids graduating from school this year I know you’ll be snaping lots of pics and creating lots of scrapbook layouts to celebrate so you’ll want to grab this fun set of pattern papers. This FREE downloadable , … Read More...
12 Handmade Masculine Card Ideas for Father’s Day
I know a lot of us sometimes struggle with creating card designs for men so with Father’s Day coming up soon it’s a great time to take a look at masculine card ideas that might have darker colors, subtle prints… Read More...
12 Scrapbook Layout Ideas using Repeated Shapes
Repeated shapes are a simple design trick that can instantly bring balance and flow to a scrapbook page. By repeating circles, hearts, stars, or other motifs, you create a sense of rhythm that guides the eye and pulls the whole … Read More...
Product Review: COLOP Stamps and Ink Pads
Hi everyone, I am excited to bring you a product review for COLOP who make a wide range of stamps and inks for home, school, office and crafting. You’ll find clothing stamps, perfect for marking your child’s name in … Read More...
How to Create a Polaroid Photo Greeting Card
As scrapbookers we are always snapping photos to include on our layouts but we should also be sharing them in other ways with family and friends to cherish and remember. So let’s take those photos off the page and onto … Read More...
How to Make a Cute Gatefold Card
If you’re tired of the same folded at the side or top design of card then try something different like a gatefold. This style of card has two folds on each side with flaps that meet in the middle and … Read More...
15 FREE Spring Titles – Pintables and SVG Cut Files
This amazing collection of sentiments includes 15 different words and phrases that can be used on your Spring scrapbook layouts, handmade greeting cards, home decor projects or planner pages. They come in different file types like SVG and PNG so … Read More...
9 FREE Mean Girls as Bratz Dolls Coloring Pages
“On Wednesday’s we wear pink”
Bratz dolls have always been about bold style, confidence, and unapologetic self-expression — and that’s exactly what makes them such a fun inspiration for colouring pages. With their oversized eyes, dramatic fashion, and early-2000s attitude, … Read More...
12 Scrapbook Layout Ideas That Use Tags
Allison used a long row of tags across her double page spread creating a border that has color, pattern and text, including one tag for her typed strip journaling. There’s a border of flowers between the tags and row of … Read More...
12 Handmade Cards with Ink Blending Techniques
You can add additional dimension to die cut designs by applying ink blending to colored cardstocks like Carol did for this stunning floral card. She inked her cardstock before die cutting instead of after which is a nice tip for … Read More...
FREE Floral and Butterfly Wreath Open Cut Die Download
International Scrapbooking Day was recently and to celebrate Doodlebug is offering a beautiful Floral and Butterfly Wreath die to download for FREE! This pretty open cut design from Lori Whitlock can be backed with cardstocks or pattern papers or used … Read More...
How to Make a Mermaid Shaker Card
Continuing on with our celebration of MerMay this week is a stunning Mermaid shaker card from Mindy. If you don’t know about MerMay it happens each year in May where crafters and creators make Mermaid themed arts and crafts and … Read More...
Mixed Media Photo Tins
I love stepping out of the box and off the page by using photos in non-traditional ways like mixed media and collage. These unique ways of scrapbooking can be meaningful and creative and help expand your artistic legs a bit. … Read More...
FREE Beautiful Mermaid Digital Stamp Download
This week we’re celebrating MerMay here on the Card Making blog, there’s a post from earlier this week sharing lots of handmade Mermaid card ideas for inspiration, click here to check it out if you missed it. And to help … Read More...