Man Eating Plant Fandom Friday Card with Scrappy Boy Stamps

For this week's Fandom Friday I finally got to play with the Ghastly Greenery bundle from Scrappy Boy Stamps, and if you know me at all you already know I cannot resist anything inspired by a certain man eating plant musical! I die cut everything from the A2 Man Eating Plant die set using a mix of cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse and Lawn Fawn, starting with a light pistachio green for all the leaves and the plant head, then shaded everything with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink using Trinity Stamps sidekick brushes for the smaller pieces and a larger blending brush for the plant head before adding green ink splatter from my glass board and pearl pigment watercolor splatter for extra texture and shine.

For the mouth I used Seedless Preserves Distress Ink to build up the inner mouth and lip area using a photo from the movie musical as my coloring reference, tinted the Madero Beach cardstock lips with Saltwater Taffy, colored the lilac tongue heavier toward the inside, and gave the pumpkin cardstock pot a terracotta feel with Fired Brick Distress Ink around the edges before assembling all the pieces together using the outline die as a placement guide.

For the background I stamped the Ghastly Greenery 6x6" background stamp onto kraft cardstock in Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink using a fun backwards MISTI trick, securing the cardstock to the MISTI door with repositionable tape so I could stamp it cleanly and re-stamp if needed, then trimmed the panel down to 4x5-1/4" for a subtle tonal look behind the plant. I adhered the background panel to a top folding A2 card base, popped the assembled plant up with 1mm foam adhesive, and used liquid glue to tack down all the delicate vines and roots so nothing would snag or sag. On the inside I stamped "Feed Me" in Tulip Red and "Sending You a Little Shop of Love" in Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink, using my grid mat to get everything centered, and I think that sentiment is just absolutely perfect for this card!

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Hooray Birthday Cake Card with Scrapbook.com

For this month's Oh So Inspired collaboration hop hosted by Call Me Crafty Al, our group was inspired by a gorgeous card from Tina S., and I took her off centered design, slanted die cuts, and sentiment on a white shadow background as my main inspiration using Scrapbook.com exclusive supplies! I built the cake from the Handful of Sweetness Decorative Die Set, cutting the frosting base from the blue sprinkle pattern paper in the Sugar Rush A2 Patterned Cardstock collection so the sprinkles were already built right in, and die cutting the cake layers from chocolate cardstock.

I added pink frosting details and a dollop on top by shading the pink cardstock pieces with a dark pink OLO marker blended out with a colorless marker for a soft gradient, then assembled the striped candle, brown tipped wick, and shaded flame before gluing the whole cake together. For the hand I die cut it from a peachy cardstock, distressed the pieces with Tea Dye Distress Ink and a light brown marker so they would read more warm toned, and added pink cardstock fingernails to finish off that adorable focal image.

For the background I die cut the Variety Edges die in a curvy squiggly line across an amethyst lilac cardstock trimmed to A2 size, then used the same die to cut the matching edge into a striped Sugar Rush pattern paper, trimming the pattern paper down half an inch on each side and a quarter inch on the bottom so it would nest inside the purple layer. I spritzed the purple cardstock with Wilted Violet Distress Spritz for a soft shimmer before gluing everything to a top folding A2 card base, then darkened my Hooray sentiment die cut with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for an ombre look just like Tina's inspiration card before gluing it onto the white shadow die cut.

I arranged the cake and hand slightly angled toward the right side of the card, added the sentiment toward the bottom with foam adhesive for dimension, and finished everything off with a few star rub ons from the Sugar Rush Rub On Transfers scattered around the design for a fun celebratory touch. I do think looking back I would have added one more layer of dark pink cardstock between the purple and the striped paper to give the background a little more depth, so let me know in the comments what you think and how you would step it up!

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Let's Pawty Birthday Card with Pretty Pink Posh

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to share my latest birthday card creation, featuring the cutest pups from Pretty Pink Posh! I used their Birthday Dogs & Birthday Cats and Birthday Icons sets to stamp and color these adorable critters, and the Scallop Flag Tag dies for a fun base. Pretty Pink Posh's coordinating dies made cutting out all the elements a breeze, and their Paw Prints stencil added the perfect textured background.

Want to see how I brought this playful scene to life? Check out my latest YouTube video! I'll walk you through every step, from coloring with OLO markers to adding shine with Beluga Solar Paste. You'll see how Pretty Pink Posh's products can help you create the most delightful birthday cards. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a comment – I'd love to hear what you think!

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Boo Halloween Ghost Card with Pretty Pink Posh

For this card I started by trimming a piece of lilac cardstock down to 4x5-1/4" and ink blending through the Halloween Silhouettes background stencil from Pretty Pink Posh, going from Saltwater Taffy at the top through Victorian Velvet and down to Wilted Violet at the bottom for a beautiful pink to purple gradient. Before removing the stencil I sprayed on some Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz so the silver shimmer would settle right into all the little Halloween images, then removed the stencil, patted it dry, and darkened all four edges of the panel with Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending brush. I glued that finished panel centered onto a landscape A2 black cardstock piece cut to 4-1/4x5-1/2", then adhered everything to a landscape A2 card base the same size scored and folded.

For the focal elements I die cut the word "Boo" from the Boo Word Shaker dies twice, once from black sparkle cardstock from the Autumn Sparkle Cardstock Pack and once from white cardstock, then glued them together slightly offset so the white peeked out to the bottom right like a drop shadow. I stamped two of the plain ghosts from the Mini Ghost stamp set in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink, gave them both dark pink alcohol marker cheeks to match the background, and cut them out with the coordinating dies before tucking one ghost between the two layers of the Boo sentiment so it looked like it was popping out between the letters overlapping with the first O. I added foam adhesive behind the whole word and ghost arrangement and centered it on the card, then placed the second ghost curving along the bottom left of the last O, and finished everything off by gluing three purple circles and three black stars from the Candy Corn Carnival Clay Confetti Mix from Pretty Pink Posh around the design for the perfect spooky finishing touch!

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Thinking of You Patchwork Heart Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I started by pulling out some of my favorite pattern papers from the Oak Lane A2 Patterned Cardstock Pad, choosing a yellow polka dot, a pink floral, a green with white daisies, and a pink gingham, then die cut the smallest of the Nested Stitch Wide Hearts six times from each of the floral, green, and yellow papers. I arranged and glued all of those hearts in a repeating patchwork pattern onto the pink gingham paper, then used the second largest die from the Nested Stitched A2 Rectangles die set to cut the whole panel out into a clean framed piece.

Using the scrap pieces left over from cutting all those hearts, I die cut an assortment of flowers and leaves from the Build-A-Bouquet die set, then die cut the "Thinking of You" sentiment from the Essential Sentiments die set out of a brown cardstock from the same Oak Lane paper pad, applying double sided adhesive to the back before cutting so it would come out like a sticker ready to adhere. I also die cut the shadow piece for the sentiment three times from white cardstock and stacked all three layers together so it would be nice and sturdy.

Once I had all my pieces ready I did a dry layout using the sentiment as a placement guide to figure out exactly where I wanted my flowers and leaves to peek out from behind it, then glued all the florals in place before splattering the whole panel with Chocolate Glitter Brush ink diluted with a little water for a soft speckled texture. I glued the sentiment on top of the floral arrangement after the splatter dried so nothing would get covered, then adhered the finished panel to a top folding A2 card base and finished everything off with a few Chocolate Kissed Gloss Pops of Color scattered around the card for a little extra shine!

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Pink Halloween Window Card with Pretty Pink Posh

I am so excited to be joining the Pretty Pink Posh design team as a guest designer for their August Halloween release hop, and I had the best time creating this pink and black window card using the brand new Stitched Windows die set and Halloween Silhouettes stamp set! I started by die cutting the window frame from dark pink, white, and black cardstock, then puzzled the pieces back together with low tack repositionable mint tape to create my own mask so I could ink blend a light and shadow effect onto the dark pink window pieces using Picked Raspberry and Black Soot Distress Inks.

For the background panel I blended Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks along the edges of a lighter pink A2 cardstock piece, then layered on splattered Picked Raspberry ink, Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz for a shimmery grey speckle, and bleedproof white paint for a moody and textured background. I stamped the candelabra, spider web, spider, scared cat, and jack o lantern images from the Halloween Silhouettes stamp set onto my dark pink window pieces in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink using my MISTI to keep everything perfectly in place.

To assemble the card I glued the stamped pink rectangle panel to the splattered background first, using the black frame as a placement guide, then layered the black frame on top followed by the four pizza slice shaped pieces, and a second black frame layer on top of everything for extra dimension and thickness. I glued the finished window panel to a top folding white A2 card base, then finished the front with the word “Boo!” stamped from the Halloween Greetings stamp set tucked right at the top of the window frame where the spider and spider web images sit. I stamped and die cut the sweet little ghost from the same set, gave him some pink cheeks, layered him with an extra white cardstock layer for dimension, and glued him to the inside of the card so he gives you a little surprise when you open it up!

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Oh Happy Day Wildflower SheetLoad of Cards with Sizzix

For August 2026's SheetLoad of Cards collaboration with Call Me Crafty Al's creative team, I was so excited to work with this month's very first square card edition inspired by Letty from Party Planner Papery! I used the Oh Happy Day clear stamp and die set from Sizzix and Vicky Boutin, stamping the large scripty sentiment onto Madero Beach Speckletone cardstock in Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink, two whimsical flowers onto Azure Blue cardstock in Blue Belle VersaFine Clair, and three leaves onto Noble Fir cardstock in Spruce VersaFine Clair before cutting everything out with the coordinating dies. I adapted the sketch using a 12 by 12 Wildflowers patterned paper trimmed down to work with the square card format, and added a touch of Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink to the centers of the flowers with a blending brush for a little extra depth and dimension before assembling everything.

To put the card together I followed Call Me Crafty Al's sketch for all the background cuts and card base dimensions, which you can find linked in the video, using the sentiment as the focal center of the square card instead of the circle from the original sketch and arranging the flowers and leaves around it. I layered two die cut versions of the sentiment together with liquid glue so it would feel sturdier and pop off the card more, then used my fingers to gently curve the flower petals and leaves so everything had a little natural dimension without needing any foam adhesive. I finished each card with a few Orange Sherbet Pearl Pops of Color from Scrapbook.com dotted into the flower centers, tapping the back so they would dome out flat, and used up my pattern paper scraps to decorate the insides of all eight cards so nothing went to waste!

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