Choosing colors shouldn’t be the hardest part of making a handmade card… but let’s be honest, sometimes it is. Especially when you’re staring at a wall of markers or ink pads and trying to figure out what actually works together. For this St. Patrick’s Day card, I wanted to take the guesswork out of color selection and build the entire design around a thoughtfully chosen analogous color palette. In the video, I walk through how I used the Palette Scout to guide those decisio

If you’ve ever sat down to make a card and gotten stuck before you even started  because you couldn’t decide on colors, you’re not alone. I hear this all the time from cardmakers—especially those who love clean and simple designs but feel unsure about color theory. That hesitation can take the fun right out of crafting. For this spring card, my goal was to remove that roadblock entirely. Instead of starting with a stamp or die, I started with a color palette —specifically a s

When I sat down to make this card, I knew I wanted the finished piece to feel calm, reflective, and quietly encouraging. This image from Unity Stamps’ Once the Story Opens  set naturally invites you to slow down—it already tells a story. My goal wasn’t to decorate it heavily or show off a technique for technique’s sake, but to make intentional design choices that supported that feeling. This companion post is all about the why  behind those choices and how you can apply the