A One in a Melon Shaped Card with Trinity Stamps

For today’s project, I am celebrating the new Trinity Stamps release with the sweetest watermelon shaped card! I combined the new Watermelon Add-On Stencil with the Thanks a Melon stamp and die set to create a fun dimensional design that looks like a watermelon from every angle. I started by die cutting several circles from the Clean Cut Layer Circle Set A and used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness to stencil and blend the rind with soft shading around the edges. For the white rind layer, I lightly blended Mowed Lawn around the outside so it wasn’t a stark white, and then added a subtle darker edge to the red watermelon center using Festive Berries. To finish the fruit itself, I used the coordinating seed stencil with Black Widow Stellar Paste for shiny dimensional seeds that catch the light beautifully.

Once everything had dried, I stamped the sentiments from the Thanks a Melon stamp set in VersaFine Clair Nocturne and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I assembled the card by layering all of the circles onto the Circle Shaped Card Die base, even decorating the back so the entire card looks like a complete watermelon when it’s closed. Inside, I arranged the sentiment to read “You’re One in a Melon,” and on the front I stacked three die cuts of the word “Thanks” to create a thicker chipboard style sentiment before gluing it over the watermelon. I intentionally positioned it to hide a tiny bit of stencil paste bleed, and you would never know it was there. One of my favorite little details is that the card stands up on its own and looks like half a watermelon sitting on the table. It is bright, cheerful, and such a fun way to celebrate this adorable new release!

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Silly Geese Celebration Cards with Scrapbook.com

For this month’s SheetLoad of Cards collaboration, I used the June 2026 sketch from Call Me Crafty Al as my inspiration and created a whole set of cheerful celebration cards using Scrapbook.com exclusives. I started with patterned papers from the Blossom A2 paper pad and used a deckle trimmer to create the angled torn paper look from the sketch. Since I cut all of my papers at the same angle before assembling the cards, I ended up with a slightly different look than the original sketch, but I actually love how it turned out. Rather than wasting any of the leftover paper strips, I added them to the inside of the cards for a finished look and a little extra pattern. For the focal point, I used the Nested A2 Arches dies to create layered arch panels from kraft cardstock and white cardstock. I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Ink onto the smaller white arch to create a soft sky background before adding my scene.

To decorate the arch, I used the Spring Friends Decorative Die Set to create grassy borders and layered greenery using different shades of green cardstock from the Jelly Bean paper pad. I also added a few flowers with pink petals and yellow centers to bring some extra color into the scene. The adorable goose from the Silly Geese stamp set was stamped in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers before being popped up with foam adhesive. I stamped the “Let’s get goose-y and celebrate!” sentiment across the top of the arch and layered everything together with a mix of liquid adhesive and foam tape for dimension. To finish this particular card, I stamped “Have a Honkin’ Good Birthday” on the inside, although many of the other cards in the set were left more versatile for future celebrations. I love how these turned out, and it was a great reminder that sometimes little crafting mistakes can lead to creative solutions that make a project even more unique!

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Sweet Peach Pie Shaped Card with Trinity Stamps

For today’s card, I created the sweetest little peach pie shaped card using Trinity Stamps dies and stamps, and honestly this project made me crave dessert the entire time I was crafting. I started by die cutting all of the peach slices from the Oh My Pie Circle Card Add-On die set using peach colored cardstock along with the solid pie filling circle. To give the peaches more dimension, I blended Abandoned Coral Distress Ink around the edges with one of my Trinity blending tools and then used an Ohuhu alcohol marker to darken the outer edges of each peach slice even more. Once all the ink blending was finished, I splattered metallic yellow watercolor over the peach pieces and pie filling to add a warm sugary shine. For the crust pieces, I die cut them from Madero Beach cardstock and distressed everything with Antique Linen, Tea Dye, and Vintage Photo Distress Inks before adding extra splatter and deeper shadows with a brown alcohol marker so the lattice crust would feel more realistic and dimensional.

To assemble the card, I die cut the circle shaped card front from a teal cardstock to create my pie plate and layered the pie crust onto two extra die cuts to make it thicker and sturdier. I glued the peach filling circle onto the pie plate first, then used the lattice crust die cut as a placement guide while attaching all the peach slices underneath so they peeked through the openings naturally. Once the peaches were arranged, I completely filled the inside of the pie with Glossy Accents to create that gooey pie filling shine and immediately layered the lattice crust on top while it was still wet so it would adhere without extra glue.

I attached the finished pie plate to a full circle shaped card base and then stamped sentiments from the Hap-pie Day stamp set in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. I added “Hap-pie Birthday” to the front and “Pie Love You” to the inside for a fun little punny touch. Before the Glossy Accents fully dried, I sprinkled on Rock Candy Distress Glitter so the filling would sparkle like sugar on top of a fresh baked pie. This card is sweet, shiny, and packed with texture, and I had so much fun creating all the tiny pie details!

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Spooktacular Postage Collage Halloween Card

It has been way too long since I made a Halloween inspired project, so for this month’s spooky card I finally pulled out the Waffle Flower Postage Collage collection that I have apparently been hoarding in my stash for ages. I started with the Spooktacular Postage Collage stencils and blended all of the tiny Halloween images using Pinkfresh Studio inks to build up all the little details in the collage. Once the final stencil layer was complete, I added white watercolor splatter from the Starry Colors palette because apparently I physically cannot stop myself from adding splatter to a card. After everything dried, I used several coordinating postage themed stamp sets to add little cancellation marks, spider web details, and extra Halloween texture all around the collage before die cutting the entire panel with the coordinating die.

For the background, I layered the collage onto a deep eggplant purple cardstock panel that I embossed with a spider web texture. My first attempt did not emboss all the way to the edges and I hated it immediately, so I redid the panel and ran it through the die cutting machine twice so the spider web texture wrapped around the whole background. It was absolutely worth the redo because it made the card feel so much more finished. For the sentiment, I hot foiled the word “Boo” using a Pretty Pink Posh hot foil plate and Prism Glimmer foil, then layered it onto extra black die cuts for dimension.

I paired it with a white embossed “You Are Spectacular” sentiment from the Spooktacular Postage stamp set and arranged everything slightly off center across the collage. To finish the card, I popped the collage and embossed sentiment up with foam adhesive and added Black Magic Glitter Pops of Color around the potion, moth, and spider images for extra sparkle. I am completely obsessed with this teal, purple, and orange color combination and I think all the little postage collage details make this card feel playful and spooky at the same time!

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Music Man Scene Cards with Kindred Stamps

For this week’s Fandom Friday project, I created two classic movie inspired cards using the new Music Man stamp set from Kindred Stamps, and I had so much fun building these little dramatic window scenes! I started by stamping the character image twice and coloring both versions with my Ohuhu alcohol markers. I kept the coloring pretty simple with mostly two and three color blends since the image is on the smaller, detailed side. I used warmer red grays for the hair, soft gray tones for the boom box and sneakers, and blue leaning gray greens for the pants. I tested two different jacket color combinations because I could not decide between a more khaki brown or camel toned jacket, and honestly I still think both versions work depending on the mood of the card. Once everything was colored, I fussy cut the images and started building the scenes for each card.

For the first card, I created a bedroom window scene using patterned paper from the Nanny paper pad as wallpaper for the room. I die cut and stacked several window frames together to create dimension, then ink blended a dusky outdoor forest scene behind the window using Distress Inks and the Forest Stencil from Kindred Stamps. I layered darker blues around the trees for the evening sky, added greens for the tree line, and blended a soft path underneath the character to ground the scene.

After assembling the layered window frame, I added softly ink blended white curtains and attached them with a combination of foam adhesive and liquid glue so they framed the character without covering him up too much. I finished the inside of the card with the “I’ll always be right outside your window” sentiment, which worked perfectly with the whole scene. For the second card, I used the same outdoor blended background but skipped the dimensional window frame to create more of an outside perspective instead. I added the “You’re Beautiful In My Eyes” sentiment to the front and stamped “You’re My Jam” on the inside. I love that both cards feel connected while still telling slightly different versions of the same nostalgic scene!

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Rose Blossoms Floral Thinking of You Card with Scrapbook.com

For today’s card, I wanted to create something soft, layered, and full of texture using Scrapbook.com exclusives and the gorgeous Heirloom pattern papers. I started by stamping the large floral image from the Rose Blossoms clear stamp set using a brown alcohol marker friendly ink and colored everything in with OLO markers. Once the coloring was complete, I restamped the image in Weeping Willow Stellar Ink using my MISTI so the outlines would stay crisp and clean, then used the coordinating die to cut the floral image out. For the background layers, I die cut the largest stitched heart from the Nested Stitch Hearts die set using a pale blue floral paper from the Heirloom A2 paper pad. I paired that with a pale pink patterned paper panel trimmed to 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches, misted it lightly with water, and embossed it using the Polka Dots 3D embossing folder for lots of texture and dimension.

To build the rest of the card, I layered the embossed pink panel onto a vellum mat and added everything to an A2 card base covered with another brown patterned paper from the Heirloom collection. Before assembling, I stamped a repeating stitched pattern from the Background Builders 3 stamp set onto the brown paper using Cookie Dough ink for a subtle tone on tone look, then blended Cookie Dough and Weeping Willow ink around the edges for extra depth. I also added Cross My Heart Solar Paste around the edges of both the brown and pink layers and sprayed the embossed panel with the coordinating Solar Spray for a soft shimmer.

For the focal point, I cut the floral image in half and arranged the pieces around the blue stitched heart so the flowers framed opposite corners of the card. I popped the heart and florals up with foam adhesive for dimension and added the “Thinking of You” sentiment cut from dark brown patterned paper with a vellum shadow layer. To finish everything off, I brushed a little gold shimmer onto the sentiment and scattered Unicorn Tears Glitter Pops of Color around the design for the prettiest soft pink sparkle. I love how elegant and dreamy this card feels with all the layered textures and subtle shimmer details!

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Custom/DIY Mod Floral Gift Bag with Sizzix & Catherine Pooler

For today’s project, I created a reusable floral gift bag using the Sizzix and Catherine Pooler Print and Pattern collection, and I love how bright and cheerful it turned out! I started by creating my own custom patterned paper using the Print and Pattern Tool along with the Birds & Blooms #1 stamp set. I stamped a repeating design onto white cardstock using Catherine Pooler inks in Sweetheart and Serenade for one floral design, Tiara and Orange Twist for another flower, Mardi Gras for the leaves, and Cummerbund for tiny blue hearts scattered throughout the background. I have an Instagram carousel embedded below so you can see how I layered and repeated the stamped images to build the full pattern across the cardstock. Once my patterned paper was complete, I used the It’s a Party Thinlits die set to die cut the pieces for the gift bag and folded all of the score lines before assembling everything with a mix of double sided adhesive tape and liquid glue.

After the bag was assembled, I added some coordinating embellishments to finish it off. I die cut the scalloped flap closure from a dark teal cardstock and also die cut the small tag from the same die set using a light purple cardstock. I stamped a small star from the Print and Pattern Birthday Sentiment stamp set onto the tag using Sweetheart ink and attached the tiny reinforcement circle around the tag hole for extra detail. To make the bag reusable, I added a small velcro circle underneath the flap closure so the bag could easily open and close without damage. Finally, I tied the tag onto the flap using baker’s twine from my stash, wrapping it around the flap a few times before tying it into a bow. I love that this project turns handmade patterned paper into something functional and giftable while still feeling really polished and fun!

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