Overlaying Amazing Sparkle on Toner Foiled Fun Folds

Have you seen the new kind of foils called Overlay Foils that add a mystical or magical shine and shimmer to toner sheets and your cards? In my new video here, I play with Overlay Foils from Gina K Designs, Brutus Monroe and Taylored Expressions. I show how to add the extra sparkle you see above by running the toner patterned cardstock and plain toner sheets through a MINC with Gina K's new Mystic Shine Overlay Foil. The card design is called Double Decker Pop Out card and is perfect for the three different layers of foiled beauty. The Toner Card Front I started with is called Design Haven and is from Deco Foil and Therm O Web. 

Here is another double decker fun fold I made with foiled panels. I started with a Flowers in the Breeze Foilable from Pink and Main that has a layered stencil to add blended color to the flowers. The second layer was not stenciled but I did add sparkle with a Gina K Designs Mystic Shine Overlay. The front layer was the 2nd generation of foiling with a Taylored Expressions Opalescent overlay on top. 

Here is a couple pictures of the template of the Double Decker Fun Fold I made in the video:

The new overlay foils also work great on toner printed pattern paper and I started with that on this card and added the GKD Mystic Shine to those panels as well as to the black toner sheet on layer two.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

One More Trinity Stamps Coffee Cup Shaped Card

I shared my Trinity Coffee Cup shaped dies and stencil with a friend and she made this card for me. Here is a pix of the inside of this adorable coffee cup shaped and themed card:

We still have a day or two of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, so I am entering this card into the 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. 

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

Veterans, Farmers, Special Men - You Are Appreciated!

Happy Veteran's Day to all our veterans! Today I am sharing a new video showing how quick and fun this card was to make:

I started with two favorite cardstocks from CutCardStock - kraft which is perfect for so many things especially men's cards, and green which is my favorite color. I chose CutCardStock's Emerald Green Linen Cardstock for the cardbase.

The perfect background was created with a Layered Camouflage Stencil set from A Colorful Life Designs. I cut out the shadow for the sentiment from the background and raised it up for the eclipse look. Then I die cut and attached Military Boots using a die cut from Dies...to Die For. Here is another look at the card I created in just minutes in this video:

I am  grateful for great cardstock, stencils and dies that made this card easy and fun to make. And I am grateful also for all the veterans on this day and everyday for their sacrifices and service.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Another Snowman Coffee Cup Card for Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

I couldn't resist the add on die set from Trinity Stamps that turned their shaped coffee cup die into a snowman and several other winter critters. I am entering this card into the 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Shaker Coffee Card

Today is the start of the 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lover's Bloghop. I received the Coffee Cup die set from Trinity Stamps in the box of goodies from the Fall Crop and Create. I couldn't resist the add on set that makes a snowman and other wintry creatures. I made this card a shaker adding peppermint candy shakers also from Trinity Stamps. Here is another look at this card standing up:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Fur-Ever Fabulous Spellbinders Stitching die Of the Month

I think the November Stitching Die of the Month from Spellbinders lives up to his name - Fur-ever Fabulous! It is a cute little puppy in a purse- just like you might see on Entertainment Tonight. The purse can be stitched or not- I did on this purse using gold metallic thread on a red mirror card. I embossed and inked the card front and pop up piece with an embossing folder also from Spellbinders. The puppy in both of the cards slides in and out and has a magnet on the back so the recipient could hang him on a frig or filing cabinet. Here is a look at the card flat to mail:

But as I show in my new video here, you can make a super cute card with this set and not stitch on the purse if time is tight. The holes and embossing make great texture on the purse even without stitching. Here is the Christmas version I made in the video for my grandson, son and daughter-in-law with the dog modeled after their new puppy:

Their new puppy is grey with light and dark grey parts and has floppy ears. I thought the sentiment from Poppystamps was perfect for their Christmas wish. This card is an easel too and will lay flat to mail. To see how easy this card came together, watch the new video here.

IF YOU LIKE THIS STITCHED DIE SET WITH THE ADORABLE PUPPY AND PURSE, YOU CAN GET IT BY JOINING THE SPELLBINDERS STITCHING DIE OF THE MONTH CLUB BEFORE THE 27TH OF THIS MONTH. If you can't join this month, it may be available after the 10th of next month if not sold out.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen