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Boot lovers unite! with this darling die set from Concord & 9th

It’s the 9th of the month and that means a new release from Concord & 9th! And this month, there are some ridiculously fun new products in their collection, starting with the Bootcut Dies, which I used for today’s project.

I mean, seriously.

That is just ONE simple design with the dies. There are so many other ways to use it, plus the stamps are just ridiculously cute, as well.

Here is my tutorial showing how this sweet western boot came together:

Fun, right?

I also ...

Christmas in July with Waffle Flower Crafts!

This month’s release from Waffle Flower Crafts is all about the holidays! And today I’m sharing two fun cards in their Postage Collage series, as well as giving away a $20 gift card to their shop.

I made two fun cards using new stencils sets for the Postage Collage die. First up, I used the Postage Collage Snowman Stencils along with the Merry Christmas Print Die to make this card:

And for my second card, I used the Postage Collage Poinsettia Stencils and then I cut apart the image...

CATHY MAKES A CARD LIVE—THE GIVEAWAY POST FOR THIS WEEK’S YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM

If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (July 3, 2024), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by noon tomorrow.

Here’s the livestream:

What a fun stencil and stamp combo!

Thanks for watching my live!

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Gorgeous and simple foiling using polyglaze (and more!)

Today I’m sharing a lovely foiled card featuring blooms that were so fun to color using coordinating layered stencils.

First things first: the stamps and dies are part of a brand new card kit out today called The Good Life. This is a new release from Gina K. Designs this is currently sold as a large group but… next month, when Gina’s next kit releases, the stamps and dies and stencils will be sold separately.

I used this kit to create my card today, plus the coordinating Wishful F...

More design tips for beautiful but simple cards

Today’s tutorial is designed to share a number of design tips that I hope will help you when you select products and sit down to create!

Repetition is the key to this card’s look. Using black ink for the stamped images, the greeting and subgretting, as well as the spatter and the notecard serve to unify this design!

Here is my tutorial sharing more tips!

Also, try Gina K’s awesome black pencil and Gamsol trick today!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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CATHY MAKES A CARD LIVE—THE GIVEAWAY POST FOR THIS WEEK’S YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM

If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (June 26, 2024), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by noon tomorrow.

Here’s the livestream:

So a hot mess turned into something not too shabby!

Thanks for watching my live!

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Create an encouragment card with a fun, fruit tile background

Welcome to a blog hop for the Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes release! Today I’m sharing an encouragement card featuring my new Bad Days? Good Vibes stamps and dies, some sentiment strips and a fun background stamp!

Here is my video showing you how this card came together:

BLOG HOP SPECIAL:

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Cards to send some good vibes when good vibes are most needed

I have some brand new CZ Design products out today and I’m sharing a few cards I created along the theme of sending some good vibes to people when they could really use some acknowledgement that’s not all sunshine and roses in this life.

First up, a look at my new releases, starting with my Bad Day? Good Vibes stamp set:

This simple 4 x 6 set it designed to acknowledge the fact that some days just suck. And yes, there are coordinating dies, as well:

You can also bundle them ...

Knock it off with a card from my friend Jennifer McGuire

Today’s installment of my card inspiration series, Knock it Off, is a bit different as I’m just knocking off a card sent to me by my dear friend Jennifer McGuire.

This beautiful thank you card is just stunning and as soon as I saw it, I pulled products that I felt would be a great fit to create a thank you card of my own.

The idea behind this series is to share ideas for how you can take ideas for cards and make them your own! Here is my video walking you through my process:

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Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for June—very beachy!

The Spellbinders Large Die of the Month kit for June is decidedly beach and I don’t know about you, but there are dies that I would not mind sitting right there in that chair, in the shade of an umbrella! Serenity now!

I am loving these die club kits. Sometimes an all die-cut card project is so relaxing to create. No fancy techniques. Just cut and glue. Here is my video showing you how this card came together:

You can subscribe to this program today, starting with this kit wh...