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Christmas in July – Countdown to Christmas Advent Card
Hero Arts Presents Background Stamp with Peek A Boo Doors Die to create an Advent Calendar Card On the one hand, I love Christmas so I think it is great to get a headstart on crafting for the holidays as soon as Christmas is over. On the other hand, I feel a bit overwhelmed if…
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Quick & Easy, Clean and Simple Die Cut Cards
Hero Arts Die-Cut Butterflies from Glitter Paper Are you a fan of Clean and Simple (CAS) cards? I love that they can be impactful in their beautiful simplicity. These quick and easy die-cut cards did not take very much time to make. However, I don’t think they suffered for their ease. Penny Black Die-Cut Framed…
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Smile!
Penny Black Timeless Stars and Circles Die with Pinkfresh Studio Smile Die Just popping in with a new card made with two dies. There is no stamping on this very fast and easy card. My grandbaby moved in with us a couple of weeks ago. This means that I have been having too much fun…
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Washi Tape as a Background with Diecuts for Cards
American Crafts Houndstooth Glitter paper cut with Altenew Caps Bold Alphabet Dies It turns out that I have a lot of washi tape. It is beautiful and I love it. But it mainly sits in a drawer. As I was putting away some alphabet dies from another project, (pictured above) I decided to make a…
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Stenciling Card Fronts
If you are anything like me, you want to maximize your supplies and tools by getting as much use out of them as you can. I love stencils because of their versatility. Mainly, I use them for art journaling. They are fun for scrapbooking, too. Some stencils are scaled specifically for use on cards. However,…
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Free Hugs
Sizzix – Framelits Die with Clear Acrylic Stamp Set – Sending Hugs You know those moments when you see something that you just need to have because it strikes you that it is perfect for you or someone you know? Well, this stamp and die set fit that situation for me. It is a really…
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A few more cards made with the Altenew Floral Cover Die A
Altenew – Layering Dies – Floral Cover A This card looks blurry. That is because the black die-cut image is layered on top of a gray one. In real life, it looks elegant. Online, it just looks blurry. Sorry that I can not fix this. I decided to include it because it really is nice…
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Quick Altenew Card – Also, Tim Holtz Class and Free Distress Crayons
Altenew Floral Cover Die A with Distress Crayons Here is a quick card using a die that is sized for a standard card front. I colored the cut image with Distress crayons and layered it onto a piece of Bristol paper that was left over from another project using Shimmer Powder. There are a few…
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Easy Paper Piecing with Die Cuts
Currently, my favorite tool in my crafting area is the Vagabond die cutting machine made by Sizzix. I have enjoyed using it for a variety of different quilting and paper crafting projects over the past few weeks. It continues to serve my purposes very well. However, I feel like the dies are sometimes a one-off…
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Gender Neutral Cards with Altenew's Radial Hearts
I don’t know why hearts are always considered “female” in design. Guys have them, too. When someone uses the term “masculine” in design, it seems as though it is leaving out females who do not care for frilly or blingy things. So in the spirit of including everyone’s aesthetic, I am calling these “Gender Neutral…
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