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Create a Bold Floral Card with the Craft-A-Flower: Grand Dahlia Layering Die Set from Altenew

Card Making

17 May

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a bold floral card created with the stunning Craft-A-Flower: Grand Dahlia Layering Die Set from Altenew — and I’m so excited that this beautiful set is finally back in stock! If you love dimensional florals and relaxing die-cutting sessions, this one is definitely worth adding to your collection. For this card, I paired rich…
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Fresh Kicks Bundle Card Tutorial – Fun “Sole Mates” Friendship Card with Concord & 9th

Card Making

17 May

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a fun and playful friendship card created with the Fresh Kicks Bundle from Concord & 9th. I absolutely love how this bundle combines trendy trainer images with florals and pun-filled sentiments for cards that instantly make people smile. For this design, I leaned into a casual notebook-inspired theme with lined paper, splatters, and bright…
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Adventure Awaits Bundle from Concord & 9th

Card Making

16 May

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a fun and playful travel-inspired card created with the amazing Adventure Awaits Bundle from Concord & 9th. This bundle is packed with adventurous elements including winding trails, scenic details, and bold sentiments that make it perfect for masculine cards, travel themes, encouragement cards, and so much more. For this project, I wanted to create…
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Playful Floral Ladybug Card with the Lovely Ladybug Bundle from Concord & 9th

Card Making

15 May

Hello crafty friends! I’m so excited to be sharing my first project as a Guest Designer for Concord & 9th this May, and I couldn’t think of a more fun product to kick things off than the Lovely Ladybug Bundle! This card combines bold colour, layered die cuts, and sweet floral accents to create a playful yet elegant design. I…
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Elegant Floral Friendship Card with the Floral Trio Die Set from Alex Syberia Designs

Card Making

13 May

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a bright and cheerful floral friendship card featuring the beautiful Alex Syberia Designs Floral Trio Die Set. I absolutely love how this card combines soft ink blending with bold florals against that rich dark background — it really makes the flowers pop beautifully. This design has a fresh spring feel while still keeping an…
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Altenew May 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway | Elegant Grand Dahlia Card Inspiration

Card Making

9 May

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m so excited to be joining Altenew in celebrating the incredible May 2026 Release as part of this special Blog Hop + Giveaway event. If you’ve arrived here from the hop, welcome! If not, be sure to head over to the official Altenew Blog Hop Post so you don’t miss any of the inspiration from the…
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Blue florals on a deep blue background? Yes please Blue florals on a deep blue background? Yes please.

I created this card using the gorgeous Nostalgic Florals Bundle from @altenewllc, and I love how completely different the florals feel against the darker cardstock.

The soft periwinkle flowers and fresh green leaves really pop, while the tone-on-tone stamped foliage helps build out the arrangement without taking over. I also added some loose twine, white splatters and clear sequins for a little extra texture and movement.

It’s definitely one of those cards where all the small details make such a difference.

What do you think of florals on darker backgrounds — would you normally reach for white, or are you tempted to go bold?

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Why does it take me so long to make one card? Oh, Why does it take me so long to make one card?

Oh, I don’t know… maybe because I decide things like THIS are absolutely essential. 😂

Did I need to cut the centre out of this stamp? No.

Did anyone ask me to? Also no.

Did I sit there carefully cutting around every tiny bit anyway? Obviously.

Completely unnecessary. Deeply important to me.

Please tell me I’m not alone — what completely pointless thing do you do when you’re crafting that somehow becomes VERY important? 👇

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Too early for Halloween? I don’t care. 👻 I’ve bee Too early for Halloween? I don’t care. 👻

I’ve been playing with the Hocus Pocus collection from @rosiesstudio and honestly… cute Halloween might be my favourite kind of Halloween.

For this one I kept things pretty simple — a bold purple ink-blended background fading into white, plenty of splatter, and then layered up that adorable little witch, moon and bats. I LOVE how that white glow ended up framing everything!

The Hocus Pocus collection has sadly sold out at @rosiesstudio, but I’ve spotted some of it still available elsewhere. 👀

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Now tell me… are we officially allowed to start Halloween crafting yet? 🎃

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Apparently I’ve been making cards for 20 YEARS thi Apparently I’ve been making cards for 20 YEARS this year… which doesn’t feel remotely possible 😂

So I think a milestone like that deserves a little celebration.

I want to treat myself to ONE crafty thing I’d normally look at, see the price and immediately convince myself I absolutely do not need. You know the kind. 👀

So I’m handing this over to you…

💸 If you were celebrating 20 years of crafting, what would you treat yourself to?

Enable me in the comments 👇 I’m genuinely going to look through your suggestions and I might just buy one!

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Okay, I may have fallen HARD for these florals… 🌸 Okay, I may have fallen HARD for these florals… 🌸

The **Peony Corners Stamp, Die & Stencil Bundle** from @alexsyberiadesigns is doing all the heavy lifting on this one, and I absolutely love how those two big floral corners frame the sentiment!

I went for soft pink peonies with those little pops of golden yellow, plenty of fresh green foliage and a blush pink background to keep everything feeling really soft and pretty. Then, because apparently I’m incapable of stopping, I added some twine, sequins and a little white splatter for extra texture. 😂

And can we talk about just how much FLOWER you get from one stamped image?! Using it at the top and bottom makes the whole card look absolutely packed without needing loads of different products.

Would you go **pink peonies** too, or are you already imagining these in a completely different colour?

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