Laura used stencils from Pretty Pink Posh to create 2 sweet cards for Mother’s Day. These stencils have tiny flowers or leaves on each one which makes it easy to color them separately. Laura used distress ink pads and blending … Read More...

Tell someone how much they brighten your day with this sweet Spring Showers Card from Tasha. She used dies to create her own circle and raindrop stencils for an ink blended spotlight background on her card. The cute stamps are … Read More...

I hope it will be much more fun and festive for this years Graduates then it was last year.  No matter how they celebrate be sure to congratulate them with a handmade card. Nichol Spohr used stamps and dies from … Read More...

I enjoy making cards of all different sizes, sometimes I want lots of space so I might do a slimline, other times I want something smaller and might do a note card size, slightly smaller than a traditional A2. Sandy … Read More...

Pop Up Card

May the 4th Be with You! I’m a huge Star Wars fan so over the years I’ve shared lots of Star Wars themed paper crafting projects and freebies here on Craft Gossip. So I thought today is … Read More...

With summer coming up and Mer-May upon us I thought this cool Manga style Mermaid coloring page would be perfect! You could also shrink the image down for a card. This page is available for FREE from the Marker Universe… Read More...

This fun card is a simple way to add loads of color to your next design. Lisa die cut zig zag borders from white cardstock and used Copic Markers to add colorful gradient waves of down each section, when stack … Read More...

This sweet Fairy Shadow Box card folds flat for mailing but pops out for display. The fairy sits in a pretty scene behind a curtain of vines and is ready to wish someone a Happy Birthday. Jen is sharing step … Read More...

This sweet gift box features flowers and an adorable stamped duck and would be perfect for any gift giving occasion. Allison is sharing directions on how to cut, score and fold cardstock to create the box base, then you can … Read More...

Peek a Boo Card

It’s May first so that means it’s Mer-May! If you’re not familiar Mer-May started on Instagram for artists and crafters to create and share projects they’ve created that feature Mermaids during the month of May. I … Read More...

Sometimes you need a quick and simple card, sometimes you’re not in the mood to color or maybe you’re not that confident with your coloring skills yet. Either way you can still make an amazing card without coloring in your … Read More...

This sweet girl is ready to swing into Spring! Add her to your next card with a FREE digital stamp download from Pink Gem Designs.

Visit the Simply Cards Magazine blog for the download.

-Heather

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I love the “duh nuh” reference to the movie Jaws on this cool card from Marcia. She used stamps and dies from Kindred Stamps to create it. It’s a great masculine card or for anyone who loves sharks or the … Read More...

Any hand made card is a gift in itself but this card also includes a fun gift. The flowers on the card are hair clips! Lydia used dies from Altenew with felt to cut and assemble these pretty clips that … Read More...

This cool Exploding Envelope Graduation Card is sure to thrill any grad! It’s held closed with a band and inside is covered in lots of fun elements and embellishments include a pocket to tuck in money or a gift card.… Read More...

This guy is ready to grill up some fun! This card from Lynn is a perfect masculine card for a retirement, birthday or Father’s Day for a special guy and features new stamps from Art Impressions. She’ll show you how … Read More...

Wow, this amazing card looks like it has real ceramic tiles on the background! Shel used cardstock in blue and black to paper weave her pattern then she covered the entire panel in clear heat embossing to create a shiny … Read More...

This adorable Birthday Card from Marine is sure to put a huge smile on any cat lovers face! And speaking of faces, I love how she added frosting to the kitty’s mouth and that “purrrday” pun, it’s all so cute! … Read More...

I love paper folding, teabag folds and origami but it can be a bit intimidating so i-crafter has designed some amazing dies to help you cut and score to create some wonderful folds. Jenn used their Ribbon Rosette die to … Read More...

If you use pattern paper on your cards I’m sure like me you have tons of strips left over from your projects. We keep them becuase they are pretty and surly we’ll find a use for them, right? Well, here’s … Read More...