Deco Foil Plus Waffle Flower = Easy Sparkly Beauty!

I love new foils from Deco Foil and new dies from Waffle Flower so I combined them for many many cards which I share in a new video here. The new Gold Sparkle foil is perfect for these Delicate Magnolias on a new Toner Card Front as I show in the video with first and second generation foiling. The Wildflowers, wax seal and sentiment strips are from the brand new Waffle Flower Sneak Peak of products coming next month. Here is a similar card I made with Silver Sparkle instead of gold:

I love the look of the pattern continuing from the background into the silver strip and the gold strip on the card above. Here is a favorite of the many cards I created so easily with the new Deco Foil release:

I found this sketch on line and created it with the new Prismatic Rainbow foil and one of the new Spring Ahead Toner Sentiments. 

These two cards were created with the new Deco Foil Artsy Prints Toner Card Fronts and all 3 new colors of Deco Foil. I die cut all the foiled beauty with Waffle Flower's Postage Collage Blocks die set and raised the shapes as the pattern continues from the background to them. I show how easy these cards are and many more cards in the new video here.

Great News: Waffle Flower has generously offered a $15 gift code for one of my followers to win! All you need to do is watch the new video and comment per instructions before April 14, 2025! I will leave a comment on the winning comment asking for an email address and then send the gift code to the winner when I receive a response. 

One, Three or Four Layers- So Many Amazing Ways to Design With One Die Set!

One, two, three or 4 layers to create unique cards so easily- that is what I discovered when I started playing with Divinity Designs new Star Layering Combo die set and I share many cards in my new video here. Here is the first card I made with the set:

Fun, right? But it is totally a mistake- I got a couple layers right and then glued on one or two wrong- but it is still a fun look. Here is a look at what it was designed to look like:

I used three different shades of peach on a teal card and turned the square into a diamond orientation. For the video, I wanted to find a new fun fold to feature the Star Layering Combo on and here is the first card I made with Tami White's large diamond easel fun fold idea:

I made an early Christmas card and this star was created with only one layer of the die and I paper pieced the silver glitter paper and the black snowflake paper into the openings. In the video, I share the template I created to make a version of this with a 5 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock that will fit into a 6 x 6 square envelope. I also share many more cards with different ways to design with this one versatile die set.

How Many Ways Can We Design with One Die Set?

The minute I saw the new Star Layering Combo die set from Divinity Designs I knew it was one of those die sets that could be used in so many ways to make fun, fast and unique cards. In one afternoon I easily designed many cards with one, three and four layers of the die and then found a new fun fold to feature it on the card I made step by step in my new video here.

I found a package of 49 and Market patterned cardstock and picked some for the layers of the star and also the other layers of this large diamond easel card. I found a similar template  on line from Tami White, but changed the sizes up a bit as hers created a card too large for any of my envelopes. Here is a picture of the inside of this diamond easel and also of the templates I created and shared in the video:

Here is another version of that card with brighter colors on the layered star:

This die set from Divinity Designs makes lovely cards with no fun folds and less layers as on this one where I used just three:

The white card base becomes the 4th layer and the layered Hugs die is from Karen Burniston. I made this card in just minutes with red, silver, black and white- a favorite color combo of mine. To see many more cards and how easy these go together, watch the new video here. 

Crealies Postage Frame Die Sets In Many Different Ways

 I was so very happy to see the new assortment of Postage Frame die sets from Crealies in the new February release. There are so many different ways to create with dies like these! Each of my first three cards features a new Postage Stamp Frame die set named after someone and guess who gets the honor for this set? Me! The name is Karen and I am that Karen.

One of the easiest ways to use these postage frame die sets is to cut the frame out of a scenery piece of designer paper, glue down the outside piece and pop up the inside. I added some birds and sentiment cut out of the same paper. And since I had those pieces cut out of another piece, I cut another postage frame die, cut the pieces apart and added them to a black top folding card.

 

Here is another card I made with my Karen Postage Frame die set. I popped up the sentiment pieces, and the balloon and the hat on the adorable birthday fox.

 

My next card features the new Jette Postage Frame die set on the front with scenery created by patterned paper and a Silhouetzz bear and trees.

 

This card shows a different way to use the Jette Postage Frame – leave off the inside pieces and brush color throughout the background. I added some more Silhouetzz and a popped up sentiment.

Be sure to check out all the new dies in this awesome release at Crealies! I hope my cards encourage you to give some of the ideas and products a try and then send some handmade joy out into our world.

Help Finding Great Color Combos for Layering Stencils

Do you love layering stencils but struggle deciding on what colors to use for each layer? In my newest video, I share many tips on how to find the perfect color combinations for layering stencils. Here is the card I made step by step in the video:

My favorite way to come up with great color combos is to browse through my Color Cube by Sarah Ranae Clark and the card I chose suggested  light and dark purple, dark blue and green as you can see in the photo above. I created the card with Waffle Flower's Spring Breeze stencil layering set and their Postage Collage die. 

Here is another card I created with those same products and a color combo I found on Pinterest:

Paper Hugs is an Overlapping Die and Stencil set also from Waffle Flower. I would not have thought to use teal, orange and green together but they do work as a pretty color combination. 

Company websites are another great source for color combination suggestions. I recently received a kit from Concord and 9th and included were their colors of Creamsicle, Honeysuckle, Pink Lemondate and Tidepool and I made these cards with those colors:

The Spring Breeze butterflies and flowers look lovely in those colors too. "Happy Birthday" is another Overlapping Die and Stencil set  from Waffle Flower. To see all these cards and how easy it is to create lovely spring cards with these Waffle Flower products, watch the new video here. 

Special Request Baby Shower Cards

My daughter is going to a couple baby showers and asked for some cards to match the themes of the showers. The first is a "Tea for Two" shower for a Mom who is having twins- one boy and one girl. I happened to have a die set from Dies...to Die For that is a teapot for  shaped cards with those exact words. Here is the inside of this card:

My daughter is giving gift cards as the gift to each of the moms-to-be. The theme of the second shower is pinks and ribbons and here is the card I made for this one:

The ribbon holds the card closed, but just look at what happens when the ribbon is opened:

I love how this card turned out using a set of dies from Paper Wishes called Standing Pop Up Card from Fabulous Folded Cards. Did you catch the little mistake I made? I picked two different patterned papers for the layering and meant to use them every other one. Oh well- the Mom-to-be (and Dad and Grandma) probably won't notice. But I hope they do love the card and the gift, and display this card with love as it was made. 

February Class Cards With Clear Views Transparencies

We had great fun in the February classes at Harts n Scraps making fun fold cards featuring the gorgeous Clear Views Transparencies now available for sale at Harts n Scraps. Here are pictures of the four fun fold cards we made:

The Clear Views transparencies sold out but are being restocked very soon. My next class featuring the Clear Views transparencies will be in April.