Sunset Inspired Floral Birthday Card with Sizzix & Catherine Pooler Designs

Today I am rewinding back to the May 2023 SheetLoad of Cards sketch with the SheetLoad Rewind Creative Team and I had so much fun putting my own spin on this layout! I stayed pretty close to the original sketch while using products from Sizzix and Catherine Pooler Designs, especially the new Print and Pattern Toolkit. For my background, I created a repeating stenciled pattern using the Patchwork Tile stencil and several Distress Ink colors inspired by a sunset palette. I layered shaded lilac, seedless preserves, picked raspberry, saltwater taffy, carved pumpkin, and scattered straw to build up the colorful design, then added a little gold shine around the edges using Slippery When Wet Lunar Paste from Simon Hurley and Ranger Ink. I loved how the gold gave the busy background a soft glow without needing extra splatter or embellishing.

To build the rest of the card, I paired the stenciled background with embossed vellum and layered floral die cuts from the Friendly Florals Thinlits set. I embossed the vellum using the Scalloped Frame Florals embossing folder and added more Lunar Paste to highlight the raised details and edges. For the sentiment, I die cut “HBD” using the Folk Alphabet dies and added more gold shine so everything tied together. Once I had all my flowers, leaves, and layers assembled, I followed the sketch layout and popped up portions of the vellum panel with foam adhesive for dimension. I finished everything off with a few tiny gold gems because the card still needed just a little more sparkle. This card feels bright, layered, and full of happy sunset colors, and I love how it turned out as my take on the May 2023 SheetLoad sketch!

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Magical Newspaper Card with The Sassy Club Sasstastic Beasts

Today’s card was all about fandom fun and bringing a little bit of the magical world into my craft room! I pulled out the older Sasstastic Beasts stamp set from The Sassy Club and colored all of the adorable critters and wizard images with my Ohuhu alcohol markers. I wanted the coloring to feel soft and cartoony, so I leaned into visible marker strokes for the fur and hair instead of blending everything completely smooth. After coloring, I restamped the images with darker ink to sharpen the outlines, but things shifted a little in my MISTI and I was honestly devastated for a minute. Thankfully, I was able to recover the images with a white gel pen and some thicker highlights, and in the end I actually think it added even more personality to the finished card. Sometimes crafty accidents turn into happy little style choices! At least that's why I'm telling myself...

For the card design, I created a magical newspaper layout using The Sassy Club News Print die set and several coordinating sentiments and stamps. I embossed the main sentiment in gold because I loved the idea of the shiny gold lettering attracting all of the little gold stealing critters around the card. To give the newspaper background more texture and age, I blended distress inks around the edges and added watercolor splatter for an old magical paper look. Once everything was stamped and assembled, I layered the critters around the sentiment with thin foam adhesive so they looked like they were all reaching toward the shiny gold words. I finished the card by layering the newspaper onto patterned paper from the Wizard House paper pad and attached everything to a trimmed down 5x7 card base. I kept the embellishing pretty simple because I really wanted the cute characters and embossed sentiment to be the stars of the show, and I had so much fun putting this magical little scene together!

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Simple Floral Birthday Card with Emily Moore Designs

One of my favorite crafty days every month is the 20th because it means it is time for the Oh So Inspired Collaboration Hop! This month’s inspiration came from Lisa A and I immediately fell in love with the bold borders, rainbow florals, and centered happy birthday sentiment from her card design. I decided to take those same ideas and create my own version using one of my digital floral papers along with sentiment dies from Emily Moore Designs. I also used one of the floral digital papers that is available to my YouTube members, which made this project feel extra personal and fun to create. I wanted my card to keep that clean layered look from the inspiration piece while still bringing in some warmth and texture through color choices and splatter details.

For my card, I layered different versions of the same floral digital paper to create contrast between the background and focal layer. I originally planned to use a white card base, but once I noticed the difference between the warm white cardstock and the cooler white printable paper, I changed directions and used the brown floral pattern instead. I actually ended up loving the extra contrast because it gave the card more depth while still feeling coordinated. I die cut the “happy birthday” sentiment from cardstock that matched the florals, blended distress inks over the green shadow layer for extra richness, and added gold watercolor splatter for shine and texture. After trimming down the center panel to create larger borders inspired by Lisa’s card, I attached everything with a mix of liquid adhesive and thin foam adhesive strips for dimension. The finished card feels bright, layered, and cheerful while still having a polished clean design, and I had so much fun putting my own spin on this month’s inspiration!

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Bold Florals and a Graphic Hello Card with Sizzix + Catherine Pooler

For today’s card, I wanted to combine soft florals with a bold graphic layout, and I absolutely love how this one turned out! I started by stenciling the Daisy mini layered stencils from Sizzix and Catherine Pooler onto white cardstock using Catherine Pooler inks in Cummerbund, Mardi Gras, Serenade, and Sweetheart. While stenciling, I intentionally left one row blank so I would have space to stamp my sentiment later. Once the florals were complete, I trimmed the panel down to 5x2-3/4" and stamped the “HELLO” sentiment from the Hello Sentiments set in Serenade ink right into the open space. To help the colors really stand out, I mounted the floral panel onto a piece of black cardstock trimmed to 5-1/4x3".

I created an A2 card base from white cardstock and adhered the layered panel so it lined up with the top, bottom, and left side of the card front, leaving a larger white gap along the right side. That open space became the perfect area for dimensional die cuts! I used the Birds & Blooms Thinlits die set from Sizzix and Catherine Pooler to cut flower petals from pale pink cardstock, flower centers from pale purple cardstock, and leaves from a dusty teal cardstock. Using blending brushes, I added extra depth with Mardi Gras, Serenade, and Sweetheart inks to the flower petals, centers, and leaves.

I attached four flowers vertically along the open edge of the card using thin foam adhesive for dimension, then tucked leaves into the arrangement. If any pieces extended off the edge of the card, I trimmed the excess and reused the scraps in other spots so nothing went to waste. To finish the card, I splattered gold watercolor across the entire design while avoiding the sentiment area, then added Scrapbook.com Snowflake Pops of Color to all of the purple flower centers for extra shine and texture. The finished card feels bright, modern, and packed with happy spring color!

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Good Vibes Surfing Beach Scene Card with Pretty Pink Posh

Hi friends! Today, we’re heading to the beach with a sunny, surfboard-inspired card that’s packed with good vibes and some new Pretty Pink Posh favorites. I combined several fun products from the summer release to bring this beach scene to life, including the Beach Fun Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies, Chevron Pierced Plate Die, Good Vibes Shadow Dies, and the Shoreline Borders Dies. I started by cutting the Chevron Pierced Plate from light blue cardstock to create a textured background. Then, I cut layers of darker blue, teal, and sandy kraft cardstock using the Shoreline Borders Dies to build a wavy beach scene. Once I had the layout just right, I trimmed the layers to size and stamped three surfboards from the Beach Fun Stamp Set onto alcohol marker-friendly cardstock. I colored each board in bold summer tones: one in red and orange, one in teal and blue, and another in yellow and green for a playful variety.

Using the Good Vibes Shadow Dies, I cut the word pieces from glitter white cardstock and layered them on vellum for a dimensional sentiment. To add a subtle sparkle, I splattered my background layers with clear shimmer and white ink, and I added Vintage Photo splatter on the sandy border to give it extra texture. I carefully layered my ocean and sand pieces, leaving room to tuck in the surfboards. I placed the red surfboard further back in the waves, laid the teal board flat on the sand, and propped the green board slightly to the side for balance. I finished off the card with the Good Vibes sentiment positioned at the top and added tiny seashell clay pieces from the Underwater Clay Confetti Mix for a little extra beachy detail. This card is a perfect reminder of sunny days and ocean breezes, and I loved using these Pretty Pink Posh products to bring the beach to life. I hope you’re inspired to create your own shoreline scenes and get creative with layering border dies. Thanks so much for joining me today—happy crafting!

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Ova Achiever Floral Encouragement Card with Trinity Stamps

Today I am sharing a soft floral encouragement card using Trinity Stamps products and the adorable May 2026 freebie. I started by heat foiling the Starfield Letterpress Stamping Die onto white cardstock using pink satin pastel foil from Spellbinders. The soft shine from the foil gave the perfect dreamy background for this design. Next, I die cut the Wildflower Clippings die set twice from white cardstock and layered most of the florals and greenery across the center of the foiled panel. I wanted everything to stay tone on tone with lots of texture and dimension, so I arranged the pieces until I was happy with the balance across the card front.

For my focal point, I stamped the adorable anatomical image from the Ova Achiever set using a light gray ink first so I could color it with alcohol markers. Once the coloring was finished, I restamped the image with a deeper rosy ink to brighten the outlines before die cutting it with the coordinating die. I popped the image up toward the top center of the floral arrangement so I would still have room underneath for the sentiment strip. I stamped the sentiment “I'm ovary proud of you” onto a die cut banner and popped that up below the image with foam adhesive. To finish the card, I layered the completed panel onto a peachy A2 background, added a few watermelon sparkle embellishments, and stamped another coordinating sentiment on the inside that says “you ova achiever.”

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Rainbow Sparkle Fandom Cards with Kindred Stamps

Hi friends, today I am finally sharing this colorful fandom-inspired card trio using the Sparkle Friends stamp set from Kindred Stamps. I started by ink blending two A2 panels with one of my favorite rainbow combinations of Distress Oxides using Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, and Shaded Lilac. Once I was happy with the blends, I layered the Half Tone Circle stencil over each panel and spread different Astro Pastes through the stencil for lots of shimmer and texture. One background used a silver paste for a bold metallic look, while the other used a more translucent sparkle paste that allowed the rainbow underneath to really shine through. After everything dried, I trimmed the panels down slightly to leave a crisp white border around each finished card.

For the first card, I used the sparkly silver-haired character and layered him onto a vellum circle with a stamped sentiment banner. I hid the foam adhesive behind the character and banner so the vellum would stay clean and transparent against the glittery background. For the other two cards, I split the second rainbow panel in half and added holographic cardstock strips along the sides for extra shine. I stamped coordinating sentiments directly onto the card fronts and popped up the characters with thin foam adhesive so they stayed the stars of the design. I love how simple these cards ended up being while still feeling bright, happy, and full of personality. Sometimes rainbow ink blending and a little sparkle are all a card really needs.

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