There’s something so fun about creating a card that instantly tells a story the moment someone sees it. Scene cards have always been one of my favorite styles because they give you the chance to combine coloring, stamping, and layout design into one finished project that feels playful and full of personality. For this birthday card, I wanted to create a bright and cheerful scene with a cozy coffee shop vibe while still keeping the overall design easy to recreate with supplies

Creating layered mixed media backgrounds can be one of the most rewarding parts of cardmaking—but it can also feel like one of the easiest ways to ruin a project. When there are lots of bright colors, textures, and stamped details involved, it’s easy for the focal image to get lost in the background. That’s exactly the challenge I wanted to solve with today’s mixed media castle card.

There’s something about Easter crafting that just feels extra joyful—maybe it’s the soft spring colors, the sweet little characters, or the excuse to pull out all the pastels! Over the last few months, I’ve been creating and sharing a variety of Easter projects, and today I thought it would be fun to bring them all together in one place. Think of this as a little Easter card parade—full of inspiration, ideas, and hopefully a spark to get you creating with what you already hav

Sometimes the best cards start with a single image that makes you smile. When I pulled out the Quirky Bird 2 x 3 Stamp and Die Set from The Rabbit Hole Designs , I knew I didn’t want to overcomplicate things. That little bird has so much personality on its own. Big wings. Bold beak. Slightly dramatic expression. It didn’t need a busy background competing for attention — it needed space to shine. So today’s handmade card became a lesson in restraint, balance, and building a

There’s something about a bold red barn and blue gingham that just feels cheerful and celebratory. For this birthday card, my goal was to create a farm-themed design that felt playful but still structured and polished. I wanted the card to have personality without looking cluttered — especially since I was working with multiple stamped images and a strong focal die cut. I walk through the full process in my video, but here I want to share the design thinking behind it. Unders

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

Scene cards can feel intimidating. There are a lot of moving pieces, and it’s easy to get stuck wondering where to start or how to make everything work together . For this project, my creative goal was to build a theatre-style scene card that feels detailed and story-driven, without turning into an overwhelming design puzzle. I shared the process on video so you can see how the card comes together visually, but I also wanted to take a moment here on the blog to talk about th

Today I am sharing ten different clean and simple cards using new stamps from Unity Stamps. These stamps just came out Thursday as part of their Biggest Sale of the Year for week 2. I stamped and colored all the images using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them using my Triblend Markers and added some fine details with my colored pencils. In this release you will find a stamps for different occasions, and themes. Some are Winter, some are Christmas and some are a

Hey crafty friends! Today, I’m excited to share a sweet winter card that all started with a Valentine die set. You know those moments when you look through your stash and realize a die set you love doesn’t have to be limited to just one season? That’s exactly what inspired today’s project. I pulled out the Fox Valentine Box Die Set from Pixi Dust Designs and decided to give that adorable little fox a cozy winter makeover. With a few clever swaps and some creative mixing and

If you’ve been around my craft room for a while, you already know I’m a huge fan of cards that look complicated but are secretly super...

Halloween is one of my favorite times to create cards because it gives me the perfect excuse to mix spooky with sweet. I love that...

Halloween has always been one of my favorite times to create cards. There’s just something about the playful mix of spooky and cute that...

There’s something about Christmas cardmaking that makes me want to pull out every single stamp set I own and start mixing and matching....

There’s just something magical about space-themed stamps. Maybe it’s the endless possibilities or maybe it’s just the inner kid in me who...

There’s just something about otters that makes me smile—they’re playful, adorable, and always seem like they’re up to something fun. So...

Let me tell you—sometimes a single sentiment can spark an entire card idea, and that’s exactly what happened here. I came across the “You...

Every now and then, a card comes together that just makes me smile—and this happy little owl birthday card definitely did just that. I’ve...

Hey crafty friends! Have you ever found yourself totally inspired by your stamps but unsure how to build a background that really brings...

Hey there, crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a card that’s bursting with festive fun and a whole lot of red, white, and cute! I had the...

Some cards practically make themselves—and this was one of those projects. I was in the mood to create something lighthearted and...