If you’ve never tried using your photopolymer stamps with paint, it’s a really easy way to stretch your supplies and have some crafty fun in the process! I used the Dancing Leaves stamps and dies from the new Gina K. Designs Autumn Escape card kit for this project. Here is my video showing you how […]
Cathy Makes a Card: the Blog Post
The giveaway is now closed. Check back to see who won! The winner is: So congrats to: Tracy, thanks for your kind comment and I will be emailing you! All supplies for this week’s livestream will be listed at the bottom of this post. In the meantime, check out the live (or replay) here: Photos […]
Let’s Unbox the September 2026 Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp!
It’s Kit Unboxing Day! First up, my video. Let’s dive in: Let’s take a peek at each card! For Card One, I wanted to get a feel for all of the elements. It has been a while since I busted out my brayer, but I love that technique. For Card Two, I wanted to combine […]
Cathy Makes a Card: The Blog Post
If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (August, 11, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner on Friday by noon central time. I am VERY excited about today’s livestream special: This is my favorite stamp cleaning tool, especially if you ever use any […]
One-Go Products Make for Gorgeous Cards
Welcome to a blog hop to celebrate the August release from Altenew. Today I’m going to feature one of the newest ink palettes, along with a lovely One: Go suite of products! I created two cards for today’s hope and I have a video to show you how they came together. Note: at the time […]
More Halloween fun with Tim Holtz stamp and dies
Welcome to a blog hop to showcase the new dies just released for a slew of Tim Holtz Red Rubber Cling fall and Halloween stamps. Here is my card for the hop, featuring The Scarecrow: I created my fall-ish sky using Oxide inks, tapped on a bit of white gouache for stars, and stamped my […]