I Lava You Fandom Friday Card with Trinity Stamps

For this week's Fandom Friday, the new I Lava You sentiment from the July Trinity Stamps release immediately made me think of the Pixar short, so I ran with that as my fandom inspiration and built a whole ocean and sky scene to match! I started by ink blending a sky panel on white mixed media cardstock using Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, holding my cloud stencils from the October Night Sky stencil set in place with magnets while I blended, then added water reactive splatters, opal pigment watercolor in a soft blue tint, and white bleedproof paint for a dreamy layered background.

For the ocean panel I blended Salty Ocean and Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxides, repeated the same splatter technique with heavier water and opal watercolor, then finished with a few flicks of Black Soot Distress Oxide spray for contrast before trimming and layering both panels together onto a top folding A2 card base with a wave die cut from the Tiny Island die set creating that soft horizon line.

For the sentiment, I die cut the I Lava You letters twice, once in yellow cardstock and once in red, then used an orange marker to hand draw an outline around each yellow letter to replicate the font style from the Pixar short before gluing the yellow letters onto the red shadow die cuts slightly offset to the bottom right for that drop shadow effect. I cut the volcano from kraft cardstock, added green Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink at the base for a grassy look, and glued the red lava die cut a little higher than intended so I would have room to draw on an adorable little face with a black pen.

I mounted the full sentiment onto a vellum shadow die cut so the ocean scene could show through underneath, tucked my lava spurts into place, added 1mm foam adhesive strips behind everything so the foam would stay hidden through the vellum, and attached the whole sentiment to the front of the card. It turned out so cute and I absolutely love that the I Lava You sentiment does all the heavy lifting for the fandom connection!

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What's This? Halloween Button Card with The Sassy Club

For this month's Halloween project, I broke into the Button die set and coordinating Mr. Button stamp set from The Sassy Club, using the adorable skeleton & ghost dog characters as my main image. I stamped and colored them in with Ohuhu alcohol markers, then did some partial die cutting with the smallest button circle die to match the curve along the bottom of my image, drawing in a tiny missing detail with a fine line pen before fussy cutting around the whole thing so it would line up perfectly with the button shape.

I die cut all of the layers of the button using black cardstock and the Pumpkin Town 6x6 paper pad, and for the sentiment, I stamped "What's This?" in clear embossing ink and white embossed it onto the black cardstock in the top corner, opposite my character, using Rabbit Hole Designs anti-static powder to keep everything clean and Ranger Super Fine White Detail embossing powder for that crisp, bold look.

Once my button layers were assembled, I tucked in a few white swirly die cuts from the I Want Candy die set around the edges since the black background felt a little plain to me, and I died cut a bunch of lime green gummy worms to coordinate with a bug background stencil. I blended Loch Ness and Twisted Citron Distress Inks onto a gray cardstock panel through that bug stencil, then splattered some teal graphite watercolor over the top for extra texture, and added a little Twisted Citron ink shadow to each gummy worm so they would not feel so flat.

I assembled everything with a mix of liquid glue and 1mm foam adhesive, layering the button up in the center of the card vertically since I am definitely a vertical card kind of girl, and tucked the gummy worms underneath and around the edges so they look like they are crawling right across the card. I will admit the lime green worms still throw me off a little against the rest of the palette, but I had so much fun finally playing with this button die set, and I think the finished card is just the cutest, spookiest little surprise!

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Wonky Popsicle Mini Cards with the New Kindred Stamps Release

For this week's Fandom Friday, I am celebrating a brand new release from Kindred Stamps featuring the adorable Popsicle Season stamp set and coordinating dies, which include four different ice cream truck popsicle builder dies plus a really fun sentiment set! I decided to die cut each popsicle character twice so I could build one version the way they are supposed to look based on the packaging, and a second wonky version the way these popsicles always seemed to actually come out of the truck growing up.

I started with the bird popsicle, die cutting the body from yellow cardstock, the beak and details from orange, the gumball eyes from a teal blue, and the stick from kraft cardstock, then added a little Shooting Star Stellar Ink to the edges for some extra dimension. For the turtle, I went with a classic red mask and blue gumball eye combination, keeping the first one nice and centered before tilting the mask, spreading the eyes apart, and shifting the smile off to the side for the wonky version.

Next up was the sponge character, where I die cut red shorts, a white shirt strip, and a red tie, then darkened the edges with that same Shooting Star ink before assembling one centered version and one delightfully off kilter version with everything shifted out of place. I followed the same process for the hedgehog popsicle, using Loch Ness Stellar Ink very lightly around the edges since it darkens quickly, then die cutting the face, nose, and green gumball eyes before putting together a normal version and a wonky version with the mouth, ear, and eyes all at odd angles.

A small tip I picked up from making puppets in the past is that gumball eyes look more alive when they sit a little closer to the nose rather than perfectly centered, which made a big difference on the normal versions and made the wonky ones even funnier by comparison!

Once all eight popsicles were built, I decided my favorite wonky version of each one deserved to become its own little mini card, so I die cut shaped card bases using the partial die cutting technique and stamped a different sentiment onto each one. The bird card says "You're So Sweet, Anything Is Popsicle," the turtle became a Father's Day card with "Chill Out, Best Pop Ever," the sponge character got the sweet sentiment "I Love Chilling With You" stamped twice to fit the shape, and the hedgehog finished things off with the punny "I Love You More Than Popsicles from the Ice Cream Truck."

These little mini note cards turned out so much fun, and I love that this die set is endlessly customizable if you want to mix and match colors, eyes, and details to make your own version of each character!

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Birds & Blooms Sheet Load Rewind Cards with Sizzix & Catherine Pooler

For this month's SheetLoad Rewind, we are rewinding back to the June 2025 sketch inspired by Bitty Penny, and I knew immediately I wanted to create my own custom patterned paper using the Birds & Blooms No. 1 stamp set from the Sizzix and Catherine Pooler collection. I built a repeating background by layering the full bird stamps in Tranquil ink, then added the wings in Serenade, the beaks and eyes in Tiara, and scattered little Pucker Up pink hearts in between for a fun pop of color. Once I had enough patterned paper for all four cards, I followed the sketch and used my Nested Stitched Rectangles from Scrapbook.com to die cut an open center panel so my pretty custom paper could really shine through rather than getting covered up by layers.

I ended up making three landscape cards following the sketch and one portrait orientation gate fold card, which I have to say is my favorite of the bunch! I die cut the adorable coordinating birds from the Birds & Blooms No. 2 die set, used the crinkle ink technique to add some Tranquil shading to the lighter blue birds, and layered them together with green solid wings and tiny yellow die cut eyes for so much dimension. I finished everything off with the "A Friendly Little Hello" sentiment from the Hello stamp set fussy cut in sage green ink, added a few coordinating die cuts, and tucked extra patterned paper strips and stamped birds inside the cards so nothing went to waste. Oh, and I will fully admit I accidentally started these cards using the rewind sketch instead of the June sketch, which means I made a happy little mistake that turned into a craft roulette card earlier this month, so be sure to check out the full collaboration playlist to see what everyone else created with the June 2025 sketch!

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Black, White & Red Selective Color Hugs Card with Scrapbook.com

For this month's Oh So Inspired collaboration hop hosted by Call Me Crafty Al, our group was inspired by the gorgeous set of cards from Jill Hawkins, and I immediately fell in love with her black and white look with that bold pop of color for the sentiment. I used the Decorative Easter Egg die set from Scrapbook.com to die cut a bunch of leaves and floral pieces twice out of black smooth cardstock, skipping the egg itself since I wanted to focus on the botanicals, and arranged them all across one side of a landscape A2 card base.

Once I was happy with the placement, I used my Scrapbook.com liquid glue and tweezers to carefully adhere all of those delicate little pieces one section at a time. For the sentiment, I die cut the word "Hugs", each layer from the same sheet of the Ombre A2 paper pad so all three layers would coordinate beautifully together, then stacked the word, the drop shadow, and the full outer shadow with liquid glue to create one really dimensional and color rich sentiment.

To finish the card, I stamped "love, love, love you" from the All Heart photopolymer stamp set directly onto the card base in Stupid Cupid Stellar Ink, doing it in two parts so the "love you" portion would nestle right inside the Hugs die cut and the two extra "loves" would sit above it on the upper half of the card. I used 1mm foam squares from Scrapbook.com on the back of the layered Hugs sentiment to pop it up off the card base with just the right amount of dimension, then placed it so it overlapped both the stamped sentiment below and some of those black botanical die cuts.

To finish everything off I added Cherry Pie Pops of Color around the sentiment and tapped the back of each one so they settled into more of a flat enamel dot look rather than a raised dome, and that little touch of pearlescent shine was exactly what the card needed!

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Capybara Beach Shaker Card with Sassy's LLC Printables

This card came together during my Crafty Besties podcast livestream, and since I do not really walk through every detail on the recording, I wanted to break down exactly how I made it here on the blog! I started by printing out a few of the papers from the Sassy's LLC Emergency Card Kit 109 Summer Fun collection, trimming the yellow scallop design to fit an A2 card base, then cutting a 2-1/4 x 4-1/4" rectangle out of the center of that panel so I would not waste any of my pretty printed paper on a piece that was just going to get covered anyway.

I used Guppy Stellar Ink to darken the edges of both of those scallop panels, then printed and trimmed one of the beach scene panels down to 4 x 5-1/4" and a separate panel down to 2 x 4" featuring the cutest little capybara floating along in a flamingo floaty with the sentiment "Thanks for keeping me afloat." I glued the sentiment panel onto the smaller scallop panel, then attached the larger scallop panel onto a top folding A2 card base to start building everything together.

For the fun part, I took the beach scene panel I had printed and cut and turned it into a full panel shaker using clear plastic, filling it with a mix of sequins and shaker beads from Pretty Pink Posh, including Aqua Shimmer Confetti Mix, Blue Shimmer Confetti Mix, Birthday Wish Shaker Beads, and Evergreen Shaker Beads, then sealed the shaker closed.

I added 1mm foam adhesive to the back of the shaker panel and added it to the center of the card front. I then adhhered the smaller scallop and sentiment panel with double sided adhesive and attached it right to the center of the shaker. This card looks so simple at first glance, but the printed paper is gorgeous on its own, and adding that shaker element gives it so much movement and the best little rattling sound when you shake it!

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Live Colorfully Butterfly Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I started by die cutting two butterflies from the Flutter Decorative Die Set from Scrapbook.com, using the Happy Stripes A2 patterned paper for the wings and blue cardstock from the Jellybean A2 Smooth Cardstock Pad for the body, then layered all three pieces of each butterfly together with liquid adhesive. I also die cut the full flowers from the Flutter die set out of pink cardstock from the Jellybean pad and the flower centers out of yellow from that same pad, then glued the centers onto the larger flowers and set everything aside.

Next I die cut the largest frame from the Nested Postage Stamp Polaroid die set out of white cardstock and ran it through my Polka Dots 3D embossing folder to add a fun texture to the frame. I used the postage die cut as a placement guide to stamp the “Live Colorfully” sentiment from the Sunshiny Day clear stamp set in Something Borrowed ink right where it would sit inside the frame opening.

Once I had my sentiment stamped, I arranged the flowers around it inside the frame opening and used the butterflies and the postage die cut as guides to make sure nothing would get completely covered once everything was layered together. After I had a layout I was happy with, I removed the butterflies and the frame, then spattered a little black shimmer Glitter Brush ink across the card base for a subtle hint of sparkle and shine. I attached the embossed postage frame to the front of the card with 1mm foam adhesive so it would sit up off the base, then added both butterflies on top with that same foam adhesive for even more dimension. I love how the patterned paper wings, the bright little flowers, and that bold sentiment all come together to make the happiest, most colorful card!

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Confetti Cake Birthday Card with Trinity Stamps

For this card I started with the Sprinkles Letterpress Die from Trinity Stamps and hot foiled two panels of Madero Beach Cardstock using Spellbinders Rainbow Confetti Glimmer Hot Foil. I foiled two separate pieces so I could trim and arrange them on the front of an A2 card with the sprinkles sitting heavier toward the top of the cake, since the die is set up in a way that needed a little creative placement to get the right look.

Once my panels were foiled, I used a blending buddy to add Antique Linen Distress Ink around the edges of each piece for a warm, baked feel, then smooshed some of that same ink onto my glassboard, spritzed it with water, and used a paintbrush to spatter the ink across both panels for a fun, organic texture. Next I die cut all of the frosting layers from the Sweet Stack Layers die set out of Rosa Cardstock and used a second blending buddy loaded with Kitsch Flamingo ink to add depth and dimension to each piece so the frosting would feel rounded and dimensional rather than flat.

To assemble the card I added both confetti cake panels to an A2 card base, then layered on all of the frosting pieces and trimmed the very bottom frosting layer flush with the edge of the card using my paper trimmer so it would look like a clean slice of cake. I die cut the frosting highlight pieces, those little shiny accent shapes that make the frosting look glossy, out of pink pastel shimmer cardstock and added them to the top frosting layer, then finished that layer off with Rainbow Sherbet Confetti clay pieces along both the top and bottom frosting edges for a little extra celebration.

For the sentiment I die cut the Happy Birthday words from the Sweet Stack Layers die set twice, the shadow from pink pastel shimmer cardstock and the words from white cardstock using rip n stick sheets on the back of the white letters to turn them into stickers and adhered them right onto the shadow pieces. I used my A2 Card Maker T Square Ruler to center the sentiment across the two middle frosting layers and attached the sentiment with 1mm foam adhesive so it sits up nice and dimensional on the front of the card!

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Alice in Wonderland Fandom Friday Card with Scrapbook.com

For this week's Fandom Friday, I found the most unexpected fandom inspiration hiding in the Scrapbook.com exclusive So Proud of You stamp set, a sweet little white rabbit and a stack of books that just screamed Alice in Wonderland to me! I started by stenciling a blue diamond background onto white mixed media cardstock using High Tide Stellar Ink and the small checkered stencil, then layered Bee Sting Lunar Paste hearts from the Heart Lollipops stencil over the top for that quintessential Queen of Hearts feel. While that dried, I stamped and colored the large rose blooms from the Rose Blossoms stamp set with OLO alcohol markers, adding a touch of High Tide ink to the edges so the flowers would blend seamlessly into the blue background rather than feeling stark and disconnected.

To pull the scene together, I die cut a small focal panel using the Nested Swiss Dot Rectangles and added a grassy ground element using the Blossom Friends rub-ons, running the rub-on and die cut through the machine at the same time, which actually worked out better than expected! I trimmed the rose cluster flush with the background panel and built up the scene with foam adhesive for lots of dimension, then popped the rabbit, books, and a scripty "Just For You" sentiment from the Easter Wishes stamp set in next to the roses. A final splatter of white Pearl Colors watercolor shimmer across all the panels ties everything together with a soft, magical glow that feels right at home in Wonderland!

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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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