It’s new release day at Simon Says Stamp and I have a few clean and simple birthday card projects to share with you that make cardstock the key to coloring your images. I have a brand new stamp set and coordinating dies called Birthday Sweets. Birthday cards are the type of card I need the […]
Thankful Beyond Measure Card
I recently purchased a gorgeous stamp set from Gina K Designs called Something Good, and the coolest stamp is this giant wood slice image. I thought it would pair well with some of my new releases, and it turns out it DOES! I learned how to create an embossed die cut from watching the master, […]
Faux Stamped Metal + Dude (a masculine card)
If you struggle to create masculine cards for some of the dudes in your life, I have a project today that just might fill that need! Using a brand new background stamp from Simon Says Stamp, I created what I’m calling a faux metal background using some gold cardstock and gold embossing powder. I thought […]
Star Stream Thank You Card
With the high school ultimate season (and high school, in general!) over, I find myself in need of two thank you cards for the awesome coaches who headed up our school’s program for the past two years. And the kicker? The team name? The Great River Stars. Guess who had a die for that? Um, […]
Card Video: Made with Love by Gina K Designs (a gorgeous set and an imperfectly perfect card share)
A few weeks ago I shared a card I made on my Instagram account after watching a Gina K. Designs video on embossing and alcohol markers. A post shared by CZ Design (@czdesign) on Feb 3, 2018 at 7:20am PST I had a few questions asking about which markers I used, and by the time […]
Card Video: Die cut sentiment + embossing
Oh, mama! Does it ever feel good to have both hands back into the crafty vibe! I’m still working on getting some of the strength back in the hand that broke, but it’s getting stronger all the time and that is a good thing. Today, I’m happy to share a new card that was inspired […]