Waffle Flower Dad and Mom's Cards

I loved the new sets and stencils released at Waffle Flower last month and bought several sets at our local paper crafting store, Harts N Scraps where I teach classes. I featured Waffle Flower in last month's classes that I taught. Father's Day is next month and the new Postage Collage Dad Silhouettes are perfect for that. But I think it could be used for birthdays and other special days for Dad or Grandpa. The backgrounds on this card were created with the Postage Collage Wavy Lines Stencil. 

I used the new Mom Silhouettes stamps from Waffle Flower and a blue mono-chromatic stenciling and inking for this card. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Sending Sunshine and Love with Spellbinders May Stitched Die of the Month

Sending love and sunshine with this bright cheerful card is easy and fun after stitching the May Spellbinders Stitched Die of the Month. I usually use metallic thread when I stitch on cards, but this month I used variegated shades of yellow floss to stitch the rays of this cute sun. I added googly eyes and a sentiment pennant from Spellbinders Gingerbread Plane and Banners die set. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Pink and Main Class Cards

I love dies that easily create pop up or interactive cards and I recently took two classes from Pink and Main that included several fun dies and a great cupcake embossing folder. This card was made with many pieces from the Celebrate Pop Up Card die set we received as part of the Birthday Bash event. I really liked the embossed candles and  the bow from that set and used them on several of the cards I made. This card lays flat to mail and then stands for display.

One of the cards taught in the class used this sketch and I changed it out to use many of the decorative dies from the set. 

In the SCT Cardmaking Delivered classes I took last month, we received Pink and Main's Pull and Surprise die set. I combined it with some rainbow paper we received in this kit as well as the candles. This card opens like this and then closes to mail like this:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

April Class Cards with Spellbinders and Waffle Flower

This month at Harts N Scraps, my students had great fun making cards with some favorite products from Spellbinders and Waffle Flower. They could choose to make an Old Fashioned or Bloody Mary with a drink die and embossing folder from Spellbinders. Then they made a multi-colored tunnel with the Rainbow Slice Tunnel die from Spellbinders and a crackle embossing folder also from Spellbinders. 

Then the students made two cards with favorite dies, stamps and stencils from Waffle Flower. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

New Toner Card Fronts and Foils from Deco Foil and Therm O Web

Did you know Deco Foil recently released a bunch of new spring Toner Card Fronts and fresh new colors of foil? I had so much fun playing with them along with new dies and a brand new fun fold. 

The new floral Toner Card Fronts are called Fresh Florals and Hoppy Spring and I feature them along with the new pink Love Potion and Royal Carriage foils on this fun fold card. The focal point is a new die from Poppy Stamps called Nordic Cozy Tea Cup. This card folds flat to mail in an A2 envelope and then opens to look like this:

I also created another card with this fun fold and a new Toner Card Front called Birthday Wish:

And here are a couple more cards I created with the new toner card fronts and foils:

If you like super easy ways to add the sparkle of foil to your cards, I urge you to check out the new products here at Therm O Web. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen

Rooting For You with Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month

Every month I get to play with Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month, and April's is perfect for spring and encouragement. The carrots, radishes and onions can be stitched or not - both ways have great texture. There are 22 dies in this set so it is a great bargain whether you like to sew or not. Details on Spellbinders Dies of the Month clubs can be found here, but if now it is not a good time to join, you can always check the website next month after the 10th and if it was not sold out, the dies are available for purchase on their own. 

I created a bridge z-fold with extra areas to plant in the middle. The background sky was made with Spellbinders Head in the Clouds embossing folder and some blue ink. Here is a view of this card closed and ready to mail:

Cardmaking Joy and Hugs, Karen 

More SCT Crop and Create Cards from the Weekend

In addition to all the dies, stamps, stencils, paper etc. in the huge box we receive for Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop and Create Cardmaking Delivered, we also receive this amazing bound book with all the written instructions and pictures we can refer back to anytime. The two cards shown were made with Gentle Giant dies and stamps from Hero Arts.

Gina K Designs taught us how to make 3 beautiful sympathy cards with her stamps, stencils and dies. Here are the other two I made:

I love rub ons and interactive cards and this was a favorite taught by Scrapbook.com. The birds, branch and sentiment all slide up and down with the hidden message. I also made these two cards in her class:

Spellbinders kit included these unique dies and positive stamped messages as well as the fun bubbly embossing folder. Here are a couple more cards I made in class:

Above are the cards I made in the Pretty Pink Posh class. And below are the interactive cards we made in the Pink and Main class:

Brutus Monroe gave us his washi strips and washi maps and the clouds and raindrops seemed perfect for this new die and stamp set from Spellbinders. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen