Thursday, March 19, 2026

Spellbinders Yana's Tulips Collection, 2 card designs

Hi crafty friends! Yana Smakula just released a new collection with Spellbinders and I have 2 cards to share with you. The collection is called Yana's Tulips and features 2 gorgeous BetterPress plates each with a coordinating Layering Stencil and a sentiment press and foil plates with cutting dies. 
My first card uses the Tulips and Daffodils Press and Foil plate and Layering stencils. The sentiment set is called Bouquet of Hugs press and foil plate and dies and has 5 pretty sentiments. I pressed the plate with black ink and colored it with the layering stencils. I also used some of my Prismacolor pencils to add some dimension. I foiled the sentiment with Gold foil on black cardstock. For the final touches, I added some gold splatter and pearls. 
 
CARD 2: 
My second card uses the Windmills and Tulips Press and Foil plate and Stencil bundle. I foiled this plate with Espresso Brown foil and used the stencils to color it in. Like the Tulips and Daffodils, I added touches of pencil for dimension. I foiled the sentiment with Cobalt Blue foil on white cardstock. I added some Smokey Topaz gems for more sparkle.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: the stencil for the Tulips and Daffodils Press and Foil plate is sold out on both Spellbinders and Scrapbook.com. So at this time the bundle and the I Want It All bundle, so please sign up to be notified when they are back in stock.
 
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
  

Monday, March 16, 2026

Hero Arts Beary Sweet collection by Carly Tee, Day 2

Hi crafty friends! Yesterday was release day over at Hero Arts and I shared 3 cards using the new Beary Sweet collection designed by one of my FAVORITE crafty friends and human, Carly Tee!! If you missed those cards, you can check them out HERE.
Today I'm sharing another 3 more cards using the collection and first up are 2 cards using the Big Bear die set and the Big Hugs die set for the sentiment.
CARD 2:
Both of these cards started with a piece of patterned paper for the background. I then cut the bears and HUGS sentiment and I had each of the bears hold a candy gummy ring. I mean how cute are they? 💖
 
Lastly, I have a card using the Penny Candy Jar die set and a die cut sentiment from the Candy Kebob die set. Like the others, I started with a piece of fun pattern paper and die cut the candies with colors to match.
I also want to let you all know about the NEW Locking Compartment storage container from Spellbinders. I used it to help me sort my die cuts when I was making my cards for Carly's collection. It worked great! It has 24 compartments and the lid is closed nothing moves or gets mixes up!
I love all the cards I made with this collection and I hope you have a chance to check it out!
 
Supplies used on these cards:
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
 
 


Sunday, March 15, 2026

Hero Arts Beary Sweet Collection designed by Carly Tee

Hi crafty friends! Today is release day over at Hero Arts and I am super excited to be sharing inspiration for the Beary Sweet collection designed by one of my FAVORITE crafty friends and human, Carly Tee!! Carly is super talented and I am so proud of her for launching this delightful collection 💖
Today I'm sharing 3 cards using the collection and first up is my card using the Big Hugs die set and coordinating Big Hugs stamp set
CARD 1: 
My next 2 cards use the Bear Hugs die set and sentiments from the Let's Stick Together stamp set. Both cards uses a grid design of some kind and I took color inspiration from the Tiny Bears embellishment pack.  
CARD 3:
I die cut the smallest bears from the Bear Hugs die set multiple times with each color and the cards came together pretty quickly. I love how all of these turned out and stay tuned for more inspiration using this collection!!
 
Supplies used on these cards:
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  
  

Thursday, March 12, 2026

SBCFest Spring 2026 -all day FREE EVENT

Hi crafty friends! If your looking for a fun crafting event that is FREE, check out SBCFest Spring 2026 by Scrapbook.com. It starts TOMORROW, Friday the 13th at 8am Arizona time.
This event features 7 classes: 6 cardmaking and 1 scrapbooking! 
You can play along in the classes with YOUR own supplies. OR you can purchase the class supplies and play along at your leisure as the classes are recorded and available to all at anytime! There will be lots of techniques, tips and tricks.
 
If you watch the classes live, you can talk with the instructors in the chat and there will be lots of giveaways! I'll be playing along all day, drop a comment if you will be joining me there!
 
Class Supply List Bundles:
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  
 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Spellbinders All My Senses Collection by Jaycee Gaspar

Hi crafty friends! It's release day over at Spellbinders and today I'm sharing inspiration from the super cool All My Senses Collection designed by Jaycee Gaspar! For us older Gen Xers, this collection reminds me of all the color block art and fashion of the 80s! The collection features 3 die sets, 1 sentiment press and die set, 2 press plates and 1 layering stencil set.
After seeing this collection, I IMMEDIATELY pulled out my DIY Color Deck cards and found the 3 cards with fabulous women images. This image PERFECTLY depicted the feel of the gorgeous die set. I was thrilled that the papers from the A2 Charming paper pad matched the colors and vibe of the inspiration card - it was all meant to be!!
My card uses the Fragmented Gaze die set and the sentiment is from All My Senses sentiment press and die set. I foiled the sentiments with my favorite foil color, Cobalt Blue 💙 I love how this turned out and stay tuned for another card using this collection.
 
Also released today is a new collection designed by Yana Smakula called Yana's Tulips. It is darling, so be sure to check it out! 
 
Supplies used on this card:
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