A Magical Day with Gnomes from Not 2 Shabby

For today’s card, I’m sharing a project featuring the Meg’s Gnomes: Magical Wizards stamp set from Not 2 Shabby paired with the Magic & Fantasy paper pad by LV Handcrafted. I trimmed a kraft panel to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and edged it with Gold Rush Lunar Paste before layering on a patterned rectangle, a black wavy circle embossed with stars, and a sentiment banner stamped with “Have a Magical Day.” The whole panel was adhered to a side-folding A2 base turned horizontally, then finished with two colored and die-cut gnomes popped in the center for the perfect whimsical touch.

If you’d like to see this card come together, the replay of my Fandom Friday livestream is linked below, where I also share how I colored the little redheaded gnome. You can also join us over on Instagram today for an inspiration hop featuring this new stamp set—there’s so much magical creativity to explore!

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Smashing Jungle Adventure Card with The Sassy Club

For today’s Sassy Sunday, I couldn’t resist making a playful jungle-inspired card using the Nitro N TNT stamp set from The Sassy Club. I started with inking the ground using Fossilized Amber and Wild Honey Distress Oxide inks, then layered on a brick patterned stencil with Vintage Photo to give it a textured, earthy look. To balance it out, I masked off the bottom and built a lush jungle canopy on the top with Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover, and Pine Needles. A few splatters of shimmering green watercolor added the perfect touch. I trimmed the panel to 4" x 5 ¼", added tropical leaves on each side, and framed it with a green cardstock frame before gluing it to an A2 base.

Next came the fun part—stamping, coloring, and fussy cutting my favorite images from the Nitro N TNT set. I popped them up with foam adhesive so they stand out against the layered jungle background. On the front, I arranged my jungle hero alongside two boxes, a bright pink gem, and a mask with colorful feathers to capture that playful adventure vibe. Inside the card, I stamped the sentiment “Have Smashing Day” to tie it all together. You can catch a short video below where I share a peek at the ink blending and assembly process—it really brings the whole scene to life!

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Halloween Candy Bucket Shaker Card with Scrapbook.com

For today’s project, I’m sharing a Halloween candy bucket shaker card I made using Scrapbook.com Exclusive products. I started by choosing a purple-to-white gradient paper from the Ombre A2 Paper Pad and layered on a zigzag frame cut from the light green in the Festive Duo A2 Paper Pad. I stamped the “you are spook-tacular” sentiment from the Spooky Sweet stamp set in black ink, then die cut the word “boo” from the Hey Sugar die set and placed it above the sentiment for a playful Halloween greeting. To create the candy details, I used a mix of colors from the Festive Duo and Fresh Duo Paper Pads, die cutting and assembling a variety of fun little treats. 

The star of the card is the pumpkin treat bucket, also from the Hey Sugar die set. I cut the bucket base from black cardstock and the jack-o’-lantern face from the Candy A2 Paper Pad in orange. To make it into a shaker, I backed it with acetate, filled it with Reputation Shimmer Flakes, and sealed it up before layering on the candies. I glued a few pieces of candy spilling out onto the background for extra detail and then adhered the shaker bucket to the card front. Once it was assembled, I attached the panel to an A2 card base, and it was ready to go—a festive, interactive card perfect for sending a little Halloween sweetness!

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Fall Card with Cardstock Warehouse

Fall is almost here and I couldn’t resist making a cozy card inspired by the season’s most beloved drink – the pumpkin spice latte! I started by die cutting all of the pieces using Racing Green cardstock for the mug, Rust cardstock for the pumpkin, and Madero Beach cardstock for the whipped cream and a couple of fall leaves. For the background, I cut a panel of Madero Beach cardstock with a leaf cover die and layered it over Rust ard stock. Using the coordinating stencil, I ink blended Aged Mahogany, Candied Apple, Wild Honey, and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks onto the leaves. I even curled up some of the die cut leaves for added texture and brushed on Pine Needles Distress Ink to color two additional leaves.

Once the panel was dry, I splattered it with Starry Colors gold watercolor for extra shine and attached it to my A2 card base. I assembled the latte mug and stamped my sentiment in brown ink on Madero Beach cardstock before cutting it out with the coordinating die. Both the latte and sentiment were popped up on the card front for dimension. To finish everything off, I added a few drops of Copper Glitter Pops of Color. This project was so fun to create and really makes me feel ready for crisp fall mornings!

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Spooky & Sweet: Halloween Cards with Emergency Card Kit 79

Today I’m sharing a set of Halloween cards I created with the Emergency Card Kit 79 from Sassy’s LLC. I love how flexible this kit is—it comes with images, sentiments, and even a sketch to help you get started. For my set, I printed out sentiment strips and images, colored them in with alcohol markers, and paired them with coordinating arch die cuts. I decided to make both small and large arches, which gave me eight cards total, each with its own fun variation.

Since I don’t have a color printer, I worked with black-and-white images and added my own coloring. I used a mix of spooky patterned papers from my stash to build backgrounds, then layered on the arches, sentiments, and fussy-cut characters. To finish them off, I added ink blending for extra depth, pops of color as embellishments, and even a few bats for a playful Halloween touch. My process video walks you through two of the designs step-by-step, and you’ll also get a look at the entire set at the end.

I had so much fun playing with the mix of purples, greens, oranges, and grays in this kit, and I love how the cards came together. The sentiments are cheeky and perfect for Halloween, but many of them could also work for birthday cards or happy mail in October. I think these will be perfect for swaps, or even just to surprise a friend with some spooky-but-sweet snail mail. Be sure to check out the video below for all the details, and let me know in the comments which card is your favorite!

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Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun with The Sassy Club

It’s time for another Sassy Saturday, and today I’m sharing a playful card featuring some spooky-cute products from The Sassy Club! I started by trimming down black cardstock to A2 size and layering it on a top-folding card base. For my background, I ink blended through the Park Balloon stencil with Salvaged Patina on the balloon layer and Twisted Citron for the mouse-shaped balloon heads onto grey cardstock. After die cutting it with a scalloped rectangle die, I brought the stencil back in and added some sparkle with Royal Flesh Solar Paste through the star details. A little Wilted Violet spritz splatter gave it that extra touch of shine before setting it aside to dry.

For the focal point, I stamped and colored images from the Hey Ghoul stamp set with OLO markers and fussy cut them out. I also heat embossed the “Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun” sentiment in white on black cardstock and fussy cut it out, too. The skyline was die cut in pastel lavender and mint/blue-green, with metallic accents for the details. Once assembled, I tucked my ghostly characters into the scene so it looked like they were riding through the skyline on a whimsical night adventure. To finish it all off, I added the sentiment across the bottom for a bold pop. I love how this card feels like a little mix of spooky and sassy—just perfect for today!

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Yer a Wizard! Magical Creatures Easel Card with Popsiclesticks

It’s time for another Fandom Friday, and this week I’m sharing a magical easel fun fold card I created with products from Popsiclesticks! I used the Davina’s Easel and Alphabet die set as the base, which let me build multiple little scenes all on one card. I brought in images from Forest Friends along with sentiments and details from a few other Popsiclesticks sets to tie everything together. My process video below walks you through each step, but I loved how this die set made it easy to build layers of interactive storytelling.

For the scenes, I mixed patterned paper, stenciled backgrounds, and lots of OLO marker coloring to bring the characters and critters to life. From a mossy little hut, to a spooky spider-filled moment, to a dragon hatching in the night sky, this card has so many fun surprises. I even tucked in a spot to hold a gift card, along with extra sentiments to make it ready for gifting. You can see all the coloring tips, assembly details, and final touches in the full video tutorial below—I can’t wait for you to check it out!

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