A Touch of Shine for Hanukkah with Trinity Stamps

Sunday, October 19, 2025

For this card, I wanted to bring a modern twist to a Hanukkah design using products from Trinity Stamps. I started by warming up the Argyle Stitch Background Die on my Glimmer Hot Foil machine—just enough to make it warm, not hot—and then ran it through my die cutting machine with Polished Brass Glimmer Hot Foil over white cardstock. That light warmth helped transfer just a bit of foil into the stitched lines for a soft golden shine. I used the Retro Diamond Pattern Layering Stencil Set to blend shades of blue ink over the background, lining up the stencils with the stitched pattern for a clean diamond design. I die cut the panel with an A2 rectangle die and splattered it with golden mica spray before attaching it to a top-folding card base for a subtle shimmer.

Next, I created my focal point! I die cut a Dainty Scallop Circle from dark blue cardstock and used the same color for the “Happy Hanukkah” shadow and the tiny wicks for each candle. The candles and wax drips are cut from a speckled off-white cardstock, the flames from pale yellow, and the menorah and sentiment from golden yellow shimmer cardstock. I layered everything together to build the menorah—complete with all nine candles glowing—and then attached it with liquid glue onto the scalloped circle. I used foam adhesive to pop up the sentiment and circle for some extra dimension. To finish off the card, I added a few Sapphire Sparkle Spots to tie in that lovely blue shine.

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Stellar Shine & Holiday Cheer with Simon Hurley and Ranger Ink

Friday, October 17, 2025

I had so much fun creating this festive card featuring the new Simon Hurley and Ranger Ink products, combining last week's release with new ink pads released today! I started by cutting a piece of gold cardstock to A2 and attaching it to my card base. Next, I stamped the Tartan Plaid cling background stamp in Cookie Dough Stellar Ink onto a piece of Stark White Cardstock cut to 4" x 5¼". For the focal panel, I cut another piece of Stark White Cardstock to 3¼" x 4½" and stenciled the Spiral Stars Layering Stencils using Ivy League and Love Bomb Stellar Inks. Before removing the second stencil, I added a layer of Phoenix Feather Astro Paste to give it an extra festive sparkle and texture; the shimmer is so good!

While everything was drying, I foiled the nutcrackers and sentiment from the Nutcracker Trio Press and Die Set using Champagne Glimmer Hot Foil, then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I popped up the stenciled panel in the center of the card with 2mm foam adhesive and layered the nutcrackers and sentiment on top with a thinner 1mm foam for some dimension and depth. The combination of the rich inks, metallic foil, and glowing texture paste really brings this holiday card to life—it’s classic, merry, and just a little bit magical!

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Pop Trio Fandom Cards with Kindred Stamps New Release

Hi friends! Today I’m sharing a vibrant and action-packed box card featuring the brand new Pop Trio stamp set from Kindred Stamps! When I saw this set, I immediately knew I wanted to make a card with the fierce trio who balance music, style, and a little bit of mystery in their adventures — and I knew I wanted to capture that bold, dynamic energy in box card form.

I started by coloring the Pop Trio characters with OLO markers, coloring them to make each character really pop. I built the box card using the Kindred Stamps Box Card Die, layering rich blues for the backdrop. To add depth, I included stitched and die-cut panels, metallic accents, and a little splatter of shimmer for a dramatic, high-energy effect.

Once all the layers were assembled, I glued the characters onto different tiers of the box card so they appear in motion, as if ready to leap off the card. I finished with coordinating sentiment strips a to bring it all together. I’m so happy with how this project turned out — it’s bold, fun, and full of attitude!

NEW! Don’t forget to watch my YouTube members-only video if you want to see the second card featuring the critters from this set.

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Snowy Shaker Magic with Scrapbook.com

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

I couldn’t resist making another cozy winter card using exclusive products from Scrapbook.com. This one turned out to be a snowy little shaker scene! I started with an A2 card base and rounded the top two corners before covering it with a floral pattern from the Snow Days A2 paper pad. I used the Arch Snow Globe die set to create my layered shaker element, cutting the base from a wood grain pattern and the arched frame from both the gray-and-white polka dot snow pattern and a minty blue sheet from the Snow Days and Meadow A2 paper pads. For the tree line, I used the coordinating die from the Arched Winter Scene set and cut it from a dark green paper in the same Snow Days pad. Then I stamped the Santa image in Black Widow Stellar Ink and the star in Brutus Monroe Clear Embossing Ink, heat embossing the star with Ranger Ink’s Gold Super Fine Embossing Powder before die cutting both images.

I glued the Santa, trees, and star onto the gray snow layer to build my little winter scene, then added a piece of acetate slightly larger than the arch to form the back design of my shaker pocket. I sprinkled in some Unicorn Shimmer Flakes for that magical snowfall look and sealed it all with an Arch Shaker Dome. Once it was secure, I glued the minty blue arch frame over the top to hide the adhesive and give it a clean finish. To complete the snow globe, I popped up the wood grain base with foam adhesive and added a pink tag (cut from the Snow Days paper pad) embossed with the “’Tis the Season” sentiment in gold. The end result is a dimensional, sparkly shaker card that feels like a tiny snow globe right in your hands... it’s festive, playful, and full of winter charm!

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Layered Jack-o’-Lantern Halloween Card with Cardstock Warehouse

Monday, October 13, 2025

For today’s card, I had a lot of fun mixing embossing, die cutting, and inky textures to create a layered Halloween look. I started with an A2 card base and covered it with a panel of Pitch Black cardstock. For my main panel, I trimmed a piece of Kraft cardstock and embossed it with the Reptile 3D Texture Fade embossing folder, then distressed the edges with Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks. My sentiment was die cut using the Alphanumeric Cutout Lower dies from Sizzix. I cut the letters from Pitch Black and Rust cardstock, layered the black letters over the orange ones, and shifted them slightly for a drop shadow effect.

For the focal point, I die cut a jack-o’-lantern from Arancio, Giallo, Kraft, Rust, and Vertigris cardstocks from Cardstock Warehouse. I inked the die cuts with Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, and Vintage Photo Distress Inks to add depth, then layered the pumpkin together. To give it extra dimension, I cut the second layer die three times from Rust cardstock and stacked them. After splattering the pumpkin with Rust Distress Ink, I adhered the jack-o’-lantern and sentiment onto the embossed Kraft panel, splattered white paint, then mounted everything onto the black card base. I love the contrast of the bold black background with the warm autumn tones—it feels perfectly spooky and festive!

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Spooky Slimline Stamps for Fandom Friday with Popsiclesticks

Friday, October 10, 2025

Hi friends, welcome back to another Fandom Friday! This week I’m sharing a slimline-style card I made using the cutest Halloween stamps and dies from Popsiclesticks. I started by creating a mini slimline card base and layering it with black glitter cardstock for extra sparkle. For the focal panel, I used the Mini Slimline Postage Kit die set to cut out a black postage frame, then filled in the rectangles and square with patterned paper from the Ghostly paper pad from Scrapbook.com. I splattered the whole piece with white paint for a splatter and glued it down to the center of my card base.

To bring in the fun, I stamped and colored images from Spooky Day and Spooky Snacks with my OLO markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I popped them up across the card, added a pair of patterned banners in the top corner, and finished with Trinity Stamps white flat confetti for a little extra bling. My favorite detail is the clear shimmer I brushed over the word “Spooky” on the sentiment—it’s subtle, but it catches the light perfectly! You can watch the full process and see this card come together in today’s video below.

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A Sweet & Spooky Birthday Bouquet with Scrapbook.com

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

I’m mixing sweet florals with spooky vibes in today’s card featuring exclusive products from Scrapbook.com! I started with patterned papers from the Sweet Boo paper pad and used them to die cut a bat bouquet pick and a “happy birthday” sentiment. From the leftover patterned pieces, I layered up my background—first a black polka dot panel covering the A2 card base, then a peach panel slightly larger than 3¾" x 5", and finally a floral panel trimmed to 3¾" x 5". I glued the floral and peach layers together, popped them up on foam adhesive for dimension, and adhered everything to the card base.

For the focal point, I stamped the bouquet and bow from the You Are Sunshine stamp set. I used a brown alcohol marker–friendly ink for the bouquet and colored it in with OLO markers. The bow was stamped in two shades of pink from Lawn Fawn and fussy cut—since I didn’t have the coordinating die set on hand! I glued the bow onto the bouquet and tucked the bat bouquet pick behind it for a fun Halloween mix. The sentiment was layered onto its shadow and popped up alongside the bouquet. To finish it off, I added Copper Pops of Color along the bottom half of the “happy birthday” letters and scattered Terracotta Pops of Color around the card for extra sparkle and glossy shine.

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