Sometimes the hardest part of cardmaking isn’t the stamping or the blending… it’s deciding where to start. For this handmade friendship card, I let my Creative Card Deck  do the decision-making for me. I pulled four prompts: Occasion:  Friendship Color Prompt:  Soft/Subtle Technique:  Heat Embossing Design Rule:  Use Something Neglected That combination immediately gave me direction. Instead of staring at my supplies wondering what to create, I had a framework. In the video,

Today I’m sharing a collection of handmade cards created with the February 2026 New Release from C. C. Designs , featuring the Tiger Hunt Stamp Set , Hunt Stamp Set , Spring Animals Stamp Set , and Pink Green Stamp Set . Each card highlights a different theme, but they’re all tied together with clean layouts, bright alcohol marker coloring, and soft ink-blended backgrounds. I love how these designs let the stamped images truly shine — whether it’s the bold blue tiger paired w

Sometimes the best cards start with a simple challenge. For this birthday card, I pulled four prompts from my Creative Card Deck  as part of my Draw Four Create a Card  series. What I love about working this way is that it stretches my creativity without overcomplicating the design. When you’re crafting regularly (especially if you’ve been at it for years), it’s easy to fall back on the same layouts. A gentle constraint like this keeps things fresh — and honestly, it often le

There are some cards that come together quickly…and then there are cards that ask you to slow down and sit with them for a bit. This one definitely fell into the second category for me. I wanted to create a handmade card that felt calm, reflective, and full of comfort—the kind of card you send when words feel heavy, but presence matters. From the beginning, I knew the coloring would do most of the emotional storytelling, with stamping simply setting the stage. Letting the Sce