While we’re all stuck at home take advantage of this time (if you can) to be creative. Design some scrapbook layouts of what you and your family are doing during quarantine. To help you with these pages Close to My … Read More...
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee Pendulum Card
I LOVE Alice in Wonderland so I flipped when I saw this amazing interactive Pendulum Card featuring Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee! Christine designed it with stamps from Miss Ink and created her own pendulum mechanism so the pair can … Read More...
Otter Space Card
Even though it might feel we are so far apart right now we’re really all in this together! Let someone know you’re thinking about them with a fun handmade card like this one from Lisa Mensing. She used the funny … Read More...
How to Color Die Cut Shapes
Check out this beautiful card from Courtney! I love how she used mostly die cuts for her design. She added realistic color, depth and dimension by coloring her shapes with her Copic Markers. She’s sharing how to over on her … Read More...
Circle Scenes Card
I love creating detailed scene cards but sometimes I need to make a quicker card. So this idea from Gemma is the perfect solution! She stamped her scene background, cut circles from it and added her little animals. There’s less … Read More...
Front Flap Card
Tired of making the same old side or top fold cards? Kelly Acheson has a simple and fun Front Flap Card design to add interest to your next card. She’s also got a great tip for coordinating your envelope to … Read More...
Funny Checking In Chicken Card
Now’s the perfect time to let someone know you’re thinking about them and want to check in. And a handmade card is the perfect way to do so and still social distance. Nichol Spohr create this adorable chicken card with … Read More...
Always Friends Card
Let your bestie know that you will always stick by their side and be with them through anything with this sweet card by Kari. She used stamps from Hedgehog Hallow to design this fun and funky card. I love the … Read More...
Mixed Media Encouragement Card
Know someone who could use a little lift and some encouragement right now? This stunning mixed media card from Gaylynn is perfect. She colored her stamped image in watercolor, adding trending splatters and ink blending to the background. I love … Read More...
DIY Glitter Paper
Glitter paper is really popular and can add loads of sparkle and shine to your paper crafting projects. But what if you don’t have the perfect color of shimmery cardstock for your card? Well, you can make your own using … Read More...
We’re All In This Together Download
Catherine Pooler has designed this lovely “We’re All In This Together” digital stamp sentiment that you can add to your cards. It’s a FREE download from her store. And she’s also sharing some card ideas using it with a mandala … Read More...
Medical Staff Hero Layouts and Download
Close to My Heart is offering some FREE SVG die cut files to help you create layouts, cards or paper crafting projects to celebrate the Medical Staff Heroes who are helping us out during this difficult time. You’ll find a … Read More...
Card Using Gilding Flakes
Gold gilding flakes can add an amazing touch of metallic shimmer and elegance to your cards. Echo used them two different ways on this lovely Bee Card. She adhered them to tape for a golden border between her papers and … Read More...
Sweet Macaron Card
This sweet card from Jaycee looks yummy enough to eat! He used Fade-Out No Line Ink from Ink on 3 to stamp his Macaron images from Heffy Doodle for a no-line coloring look. His water coloring style using refill inks … Read More...
Watercolor Card Designs with Painters Tape
I love the bold geometric shapes that Kristina Werner created on these cards. She used blue painters tape trimmed into thin strips to mask of areas of her watercolor paper and then colored over top. The sentiments die cut from … Read More...
Just Married Card
Celebrate the happy couple with a stunning Just Married Card. Nichol Spohr created this card with dies from Spellbinders. The monochromatic mix of silver and grey make this design so elegant and her use foil and glitter papers add that … Read More...
Dry Embossing with Ink for Card Backgrounds
How lovely are these butterfly cards from Gaylynn? She applied ink to embossing folders to create her pretty card backgrounds. The big butterflies from Unity Stamps she added over top add a bold colorful touch to finish off her cards.… Read More...
Hedgehog Hugs Card
I love how Laura created several different little scenes on this sweet Hedgehog card. She die cut circles, adding ink sprays for the green grass and blue sky and then added her cute little hedgehogs on each area. This is … Read More...
Tri-Fold Pocket Card
This beautiful Tri-Fold Pocket card from Melissa is a great way to include some extras inside a card. The little pockets can hold bookmarks, photos or notes. And it can be made with just one sheet of 12″ x 12″ … Read More...
Thank You Card for Medical Staff
Last week I shared a link to some free digital stamp downloads from My Favorite Things that are perfect for creating cards to say Thank You to medical staff. They are only free until 4/30/20 so hurry and get them.… Read More...