You’ll want to use this Easy Card Layout again and again!

I was so excited to discover an easy card layout from Kerry McDonogh that I couldn’t wait to use AND share with all of you. The layout is quick and easy, can be used in both vertical and horizontal cards, and is great for highlighting you favorite designer series papers! So watch the demonstration, then … Read more

3 Quick & Easy Autumn Toile Cards

Make 3 gorgeous cards with a 6” x 6” piece of paper from the Autumn Toile Designer Series Paper Pack or any of your favorites. The stamped sentiment and leaf are from the Stampin’ Up! Artistic Leaves Stamp Set. Enjoy this card making demonstration, then make a set of 3 cards of your own with … Read more

2 cards showing 2 different ways to customize black & white papers with ink and 2 variations of the Spotlight Technique. Colors used are black, white, and Poppy Parade. Sentiments are from the Peace On Earth Stamp Set.

Spotlight Technique with Designer Series Paper

Coloring on Designer Series Papers can be loads of fun and gives a custom look to your favorite papers. The black and white papers from the Stampin’ Up! Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper pack were colored to create the beautiful cards below. I used a Blending Brush and Poppy Parade Ink Pad to add … Read more

Easel Card made with Prairie Grass Stamp Set in Misty Moonlight and Black.

Easel Cards made Easy!

Let me show you just how easy it is to make a simple Easel Card! And I’ll demonstrate using Blending Brushes for a moonlit sky or sunny afternoon to showcase the silhouette images of the Prairie Grass Stamp Set. I hope you’ll give the Easel Cards a try! I have no doubt you’ll enjoy making … Read more

3 Christmas cards made with the Stampin' Up! Christmas Tags & More Mix & Match Specialty Designer Series Paper in Real Red, Garden Green, and Crumb Cake.

Stunning Christmas Cards Everyone Can Make

Want to send handmade Christmas cards this year? Not sure where to start? Have SO MANY to send? Never made cards before? Still new to card making? On a budget? I believe I can help you create wonderful holiday cards despite any of these conflicts. Card making doesn’t have to be time consuming, stressful, or … Read more

Make a set of 6 Easy & Elegant Cards

You’re going to love these easy and elegant cards. In fact, they are so easy, you may want to grab your supplies and make them along with me. You’ll need: The cards made in this video use the Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper, Black card bases, Melon Mambo card stock for stamping and punching sentiments, … Read more

4 cards made with a CASE'd layout using Painterly Pears Suite, Mixed Media Florals Suite, and Floral Charm Suite.

Case & Create with Confidence!

Sometimes all you need is a little inspiration to get started creating on your own. It’s not unusual to look through blog posts, watch videos, or visit Pinterest. But what do you do when a handmade card or project catches your eye? Sometimes, all you need to start creating is a little inspiration. In this … Read more

14 cards made with August 2025 One Sheet Wonder, 6 card sketches, Floral Charm DSP, and Charming Day Stamp Set in Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso.

Happy August One Sheet Wonder Day!

Welcome, welcome, welcome to another post in my Monthly One Sheet Wonder Series! With just one sheet of the gorgeous Floral Charm Designer Series Paper (or any of your favorite paper), my August 2025 One Sheet Wonder Template and 6 coordinating card sketches, you’ll create 14 cards—all with zero paper waste! In addition, you’ll get a look at the Charming Day Stamp Set I … Read more

Scraps Happen, so let’s use them!

In this video, I’m going to show you 2 easy and fabulous ways to use your paper scraps to make WOW cards! I love creating with Designer Series Papers and when I can use as much of a sheet or pack as I can, it makes my creative spirit so happy. So having some go … Read more

Scrappy card made with 3/4" strips of Mixed Media Florals DSP onb Basic Black card base.

Use Scraps for “Easy-To-Make” cards!

What’s better than an easy-to-make card layout for quick cards you’ll enjoy making and other will enjoy receiving? How about ones made using your scraps? Enjoy watching this video as I show you how to create simple cards in a flash using up scraps of paper. you no doubt have. Then start creating a stack … Read more

2 cards made iwth Painterly Pears Suite - one featuring the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper, the other featuring the Perfectly Pears Stamp Set & Dies.

Perfectly Pretty Cards

Today, I’m sharing some Perfectly Pretty Cards I made a few weeks ago with the Painterly Pears Suite. This product suite, especially its Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper, has taken many, many people by surprise. Many found it unappealing until the saw me and other creators using it in their cards and paper projects. If … Read more

2 cards made with Celebratory Sips DSP, Grateful Blessing Stamp Set, and Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder, Sentiment reads "You are loved".

Two-Tone Cardstock – Emboss It! Sand It!

Here’s another quick and easy technique we all can do with Two-Tone Cardstock. Use your favorite embossing folder to emboss one of our many colors of Two-Tone Cardstock, then sand the embossed pattern or images to expose the white core of the Two-Tone Cardstock. What a wonderful statement piece for your handmade cards and paper … Read more

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