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Day 2 of a Blog Hop for the new Rain or Shine Release from Simon Says Stamp!

Welcome to Day 2 of the blog hop for the Simon Says Stamp Rain or Shine Release. Today I’m sharing a simple design but also gives you a great way to play with both backgrounds and scraps of cardstock!

For my panel, I used a piece of 80lb white cardstock and used the Clouds for Days stencil plus Bubblegum and Melon inks to blend on color, leaving part of the clouds white. The orange/pink sky is cute, huh?

The Whimsical Branch Frame Wafer Die set could be used for every season and many o...

In a rut? Try this simple card design formula today!

Today I’m sharing a simple design formula that will work using a little blend, a little floral and a little band-style sentiment.

Any tall-stemmed florals will work! Stamps, die cuts—even fussy cut florals from pretty patterned papers. Just do a little blend in a coordinating color to ground the elements, add the little blooms, and use strip or band-style sentiments to tie the design together. Check out my tutorial (which is longer than it should be, lol) to see more about this simpl...

Cathy Makes a Card—the giveaway post featuring Gina K. Designs

Welcome to the giveaway post for this week’s livestream (3-19-25). I hope you enjoyed the information on color and design. Check out the livestream replay:

I really do love this color combo!

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Gorgeous craft-a-flower blooms using cardstock only + an Altenew Blog Hop & Giveaway

Today I’m sharing a gorgeous cherry blossom branch as part of a blog hop to celebrate the March 2025 release from Altenew.

With the build guide right on the packaging, this was easy to put together! I’m sharing the process in today’s tutorial:

Note: this die set is very popular and has sold out but more are on the way!

I truly love this card and have already sent it to a friend to share! Let’s jump into the blog hop details:

GIVEAWAY

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Let’s unbox the latest card kit from Simon Says Stamp

Welcome to today’s kit unboxing where I’ll share the April Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp called Butterfly Blossoms.

Let’s jump right into the unboxing and card makes. OH, and I lied. I made SIX cards. Check out the video:

Let’s take a closer look at the cards, starting with Card One:

I love pretty papers and using one for a full panel with a simple greeting is so easy to do. Also, just adding a gold frame from my stash added a little something extra.

For Card T...

Cathy Makes a Card Live, the Giveaway Post

Welcome to the giveaway post for this week’s livestream (3-12-25). If you’d like to enter your name for a chance to win the card I created on today’s live. Leave a comment below.

In the meantime, here is the livestream:

I just LOVE how this turned out! Plus, the triadic colors are so good together!

I also love this bonus card, which I will be giving to my daughter:

Thanks for stopping by!

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Color combos for cards—triadic schemes

Today I’m sharing a very quick video on using fun color combos for card projects. Today’s focus: triadic color schemes.

If you’ve never tried a triad, give it a go today!

I hope to have more color combos but check out my playlist of other color combo videos today!

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Cathy Makes a Card Live featuring Waffle Flower Crafts

Welcome to the giveaway post for today’s livestream (March 5, 2024). Today’s post not only incudes giving away TWO cards and a tag, but I also have a $20 gift card to the Waffle Flower store to give out, as well! First up, the livestream:

Next up, let’s talk about the new release from Waffle Flower!

Hey Cupcake is all about birthdays and sweets! Here are a few photos of the cards I’m sharing on today’s live (one I’ll be making during the livestream!)

GIVEAWAYS AND ...

Simple or stepped-up? Two ways to create using simple shapes and stamps

Welcome to Day One of a blog hop to celebrate the Favorite Things release from Simon Says Stamp! Today I’m sharing how to step up a design, using roughly the same products. We start with a simpler design and then I’ll show you how I stepped up the second one. First, check out the tutorial:

I love both cards and hopefully you can see how just a few extra steps can upgrade a design!

Now onto the blog hop details.

BLOG HOP SPECIAL:

SHOP SIMON SAYS STAMP HERE

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Cathy Makes a Card—the giveaway post

Welcome to the giveaway post for today’s livestream (2/26/25)! If you would like to be entered for a chance to win my card, leave a comment below.

In the mean time, here is the livestream replay:

Okay, maybe I wasn’t at my best today! But the card still turned out very cute.

Time for a nap.

Thanks for stopping by.

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