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 

What a Great Weekend of Classes!

Every spring and fall I participate in Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking classes. We get a huge box of dies, stamps, embossing folders, paper, etc. and then get three full days of classes. It is worth every penny and if you are interested, the sign up for the fall event is going on right now- but don't wait as it does fill up with thousands participating every year. Here is a link to the info and where you can sign up.

I am sharing the many cards I made here today and tomorrow. My favorite class cards were taught by the GOAT herself - Jennifer McGuire for Pinkfresh Studio. Her cards were so unique as was the dies and stamps from Pinkfresh Studio. To close,  there was an awesome MIx It Up Video where she took products from all the companies and taught  us more techniques and fun folds. 

LDRS Creative shared my favorite new product of the weekend classes - Aquaink Transfer Sheets which transfer easily with water on watercolor paper. I also loved the Star Octagon Eclipse dies and the Elegant Edge dies and I used all of them on the card above with a stamped and die cut sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio. Below is another eclipse card I made with that unique die set, two cardfronts from Pink & Main and a sentiment from Gina K Designs (all of whom participated in this weekend of classes.) 

And here are several more cards I made with the gorgeous Brilliant Blooms Aquaink Transfers: 

Concord & 9th's products were among my favorite too- after I got over the fact the stencils were not supposed to line up perfectly with the whimsical flowers. I also loved the stitched accents but if you don't like to stitch you can leave them as texture or so faux stitching with a thin marker. Here are the other two cards we made in this  class:

We have access to the classes forever so we can finish cards later or make more after watching again anytime. I did finish mine and will share more tomorrow here on my blog. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

2026 Calendar with Taylored Expressions and Many Other Favorite Companies Products

Recognize this fabulous puppy in his fab purse? I shared two cards with the set from Spellbinders yesterday in my blog post and video. You can choose to stitch the purse or not and on this calendar page to start 2026, the purse is unstitched. 

We received the complete 12 months calendar and the wooden holder from Taylored Expressions as part of the Crop and Create Delivered box of crafty goodies. I made these pages with other parts of that box:

Here are the rest of the pages ready for the new year made with various stencils, dies and stamps:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen

Day 3 of Fall 2025 Crop and Create Cardmaking Delivered

We started Day 3 with Concord & 9th and I posted those cards earlier in the week because they were my favorites. But I loved all the cards we created today too.  Next up was Hero Arts and look at these gorgeous stenciled cards:

Then we learned from Trinity Stamps how to make these awesome coffee cup shaped cards:

The last class of the weekend was with Honey Bee Stamps and we made 3 cool men's cards with their Man Cave die set. I changed mine up to feature Packer colors and numbers and simplified the other 2:

After the last class, we were treated to a video by Jennifer McGuire where she brilliantly combined products from many of the companies in her unique way.  Each night SCT gave away amazing prizes and maybe next year I will win:) As I have stated many times, the SCT Crop and Create Cardmaking weekends are worth every penny and I highly recommend them! 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Crop and Create Cardmaking Delivered Day 2

Here are the cards I made on day 2 of the Fall Crop and Create Delivered:

Gina K started off the day with beautiful stenciled gift card cards. Next up with Stamps of Life with a stairstep die used several different ways:

Picket Fence Studio's kit included adorable baby card dies:

Simon Hurley and Ranger closed out the day and I loved his mixed media backgrounds with all of his awesome products! I will play more and share more later. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Crop and Create Cardmaking Delivered First Day and Favorite Cards

Every year since it first started, I have been participating in the 3 day on line event put on by Scrapbook and Cards Today called Crop and Create Cardmaking Delivered. I will not miss one because in my opinion it is the best on line event for card makers! They bring together 12 different companies with excellent instructors and send a box of exclusive dies, stencils, stamps, paper and embossing folders worth 3 times what we pay! Here are the cards I made in the first class on Friday from Tayored Expressions:

We also got supplies to make a calendar which I will share a peak of later. Next up was Scrapbook.com and we used rub ons which I loved:

I loved the embossing folder and vase from Spellbinders as well as the lessons on how to ink them:

My favorite class of the weekend was Concord & 9th because of the "map" background helping us place the gorgeous colored leaves and flowers on these two cards:

The background die also cut out the lovely shape. I need to add some sentiments but am waiting to see what occasion I will use them for. I also used these dies to make one month of my calendar from Taylored Expressions. I will share more when it is done.

If you have never participated in Crop and Create Delivered, open registration for the Spring 2026 event starts October 20th and fills up very quickly (to over 3000 participants!!) 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Create in Quads Plus Perforated Paper = Easy Unique Cards

Taylored Expressions just released another of their amazing Create in Quads layering stencil sets, and this one creates four gorgeous Flit and Flutter cards in just minutes. But when you pair it with the new Perforated Paper, it steps your cardmaking up to a whole new level! Above is the card I created step by step in my new video and I love how it turned out!

I recently completed a weekend of classes from Scrapbook Cards Today called Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking and my favorite class was taught by Taylored Expressions. We received the large layered stencil set called Flit and Flutter Create in Quads and the matching die set. Those sets have now been released on their website and you can check them out by clicking on the links in the last sentence. I also loved Jennifer McGuire's idea of flipping the stencil set to get the mirror image of the birds and butterfly, and I did that on Taylored Expression's new Perforated Paper. You can see how easy it is to create this striking card by watching here.

I also showed how to create 4 cardfronts at once with this new gorgeous Create in Quads stencil set and promised to complete the cards and share here. 

I die cut out the larger birds after stenciling and then I embossed both card fronts with a new embossing folder from Spellbinders and Dina Wakley called Soaring. Below is the last card I made with a large script stamp from Taylored Expressions and Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday raised for an eclipse look: 

I had so much fun creating these cards and hope they inspire you to give some of the ideas and products a try!