I love this Hunky Dory kit for making beautiful and quick cards for Christmas 2022. The kit includes letter size card stock for the bases, plus tons of gold foil toppers and sentiments. The floral illustrations have a modern country feel with mason jars, twine and vintage lettering. And best of all they craft together so easily! I tried crafting some stepper, easel and fold back cards to add dimension and lift the gold foil frames off the edges of the folds. For some of the smaller tag shapes, some ribbon adds texture. Some bonus cards: Using a topper kit…
After one look at this Hummingbird Collection by Crafter’s Companion, I knew I would love crafting with all the beautiful elements. The imagery on the papers and stamps, combined with the tropical color palette easily came together into gorgeous projects. I started by stamping out a bunch of hummingbird and flower stamps on colored paper and watercolor paper. Then I used my favorite Aqua Markers in bright fun colors, keeping the coloring loose and using some simple shading to add dimension. After die cutting them out, they were ready to embellish my card bases. The ideas just kept…
I always struggle to create cards for men, so when I found these cute puffy metallic seaside stickers at the Dollar Tree, I knew they would be perfect for what I needed. They also come in musical instruments, hot air balloons, tropical, home & family, and many more themes. For these cards, I stuck with the seaside theme and colors, found another 3D seaside style, square tiles in blues & greens, and seashell rub-ons. (Dollar Tree rub-ons are so easy to use and come in so many great illustrations!) I started with a kraft paper card base, added…
These cards use the beautiful Vintage Butterflies paper from Crafter’s Companion. It pairs well with the Letters of Love collection (postcard, postage, and writing themed) and almost any butterfly die. I cut out a few flower and foliage embellishments, added some glitter and inked edges, and I just love how the looks came together…