Don’t Feed the Plants! A Little Shop-Inspired Card with The Sassy Club

Today’s card is inspired by one of my favorite campy classics, Little Shop of Horrors! I wanted to create a spooky-fun scene that felt like stepping right into the musical. I started by die cutting a piece of lime green cardstock with the Admit One A7 die from Popsiclesticks, then used The Sassy Club’s Vines stencil with Distress Inks in Twisted Citron and Pine Needles to build the background. Once the ink was dry, I stamped a few vine details from the stamp set in Green Oasis and Grass Green inks to add extra depth and texture. The shop building was die cut from Pencil Eraser cardstock and given a brick texture with Miss Ink Stamps’ Cobblestone stencil using Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany inks. I darkened the door and window frame cut out of Lime Green with Pine Needle, used Powder Green cardstock for the glass, and added a “bloody” splatter from the Hungry Plant stamp set in Tulip Red—because this shop definitely has a bite!

The awning might be my favorite part. I alternated strips of bright red and white cardstock for that retro vibe, gluing the top edge flat and using one millimeter foam adhesive on the bottom to make it pop off the building. My mischievous shopkeeper, holding a rather hungry-looking plant, was stamped in Onyx Black ink, colored with OLO markers, and highlighted with a white gel pen before being popped up in front of the shop. To finish it off, I glued the whole panel onto a 6.5 by 5-inch card base and added the perfect touch inside—“Mushnik’s Flower Shop” and the cheeky sentiment “Feed me cake and tell me I’m pretty.” It’s a fun, slightly sassy nod to one of my all-time favorite monster musicals!

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A Magical Night Under the Full Moon with Miss Ink Stamps

There’s something about a full moon that’s both peaceful and a little mysterious, and I wanted to capture that feeling in my card today. I used products from the Magic Collection by Miss Ink Stamps, including the Fantastic stamp set, A2 Castle Scene Die, and Night Sky stencil set. I started by ink blending the background, focusing on creating that soft, glowing moonlight. I built layers of gray, blue, and black Distress Inks, working darkest at the edges and blending softly toward the moon so the light feels like it’s spilling across the card.

Once my sky had that perfect eerie glow, I added the castle silhouette and my character to the scene. The warm kraft cardstock peeked out just enough to give a natural tone beneath all the cool night colors. I love how the layered stencils and die cuts came together to create a story — one of magic, transformation, and a night filled with possibility.

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Cheers to You – A Cozy Cottage-Inspired Card with Scrapbook.com

For today’s card, I’m creating with the beautiful Cottage A2 pattern paper pack from Scrapbook.com. I started by choosing a few coordinating patterns that gave off a warm, cozy vibe. I die cut the shadow piece of the “Cheers to You” die from the center of one of the brown floral papers, then adhered that leftover piece to my A2 card base—no paper waste here! Next, I cut the third largest Nested Stitched Rectangle from the sunflower pattern and popped it up with 1mm foam adhesive to the center of the card to add some dimension and hide the die-cut opening underneath.

For my focal elements, I die cut “Cheers to You” and the flower centers from a dark blue pattern, then used other papers from the pad for the flowers and leaves. I glued down the leaves and flower centers with liquid adhesive, and popped up the flowers and sentiment with foam adhesive for a little lift. To finish, I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the sentiment and flower centers, then added a few drops of Mint Gloss Pops of Color around the design for that perfect pop of shine.

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Winter Greetings Snowflake Shaker Card with Pretty Pink Posh

Today I'm sharing a card I made for Pretty Pink Posh last year - it's a classic and elegant snowflake card. I used the Cascading Snowflakes Stencil with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide on kraft cardstock. After splattering it with some opaque white watercolor, I trimmed the panel to 4x5-¼” and used it as the back of my shaker panel. I diagonally cut some white cardstock of the same size and added acetate for the front of the shaker and filled it with Snow Days Shaker Beads.

To decorate the front, I cut Stitched Snowflakes Dies out of silver cardstock as well as stamping snowflakes and my sentiment from the Snowflakes Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink to match with my stenciling. I also added a few Pacific Blue Pearls for some extra shine. I hope you enjoyed this shaker card using previously released products!

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A Floral Thank You — November SheetLoad of Cards Hop

Hi friends, it’s the second of the month, which means it’s time for another SheetLoad of Cards Creative Team hop. This month’s sketch from Call Me Crafty Al is extra special because it’s a collaboration with Sassy’s LLC, and I couldn’t be more excited! I printed the beautiful thank you sentiments from the Emergency Card Kit onto Madero Beach cardstock, and paired them with a few of Crafty Al’s gorgeous printable pattern papers. Using the guide from this month’s SheetLoad, I followed the sketch to assemble my layered strip panels, adding my favorite floral prints to the top for a little extra spotlight. I love how easy this layout makes creating a whole set of coordinated cards — perfect for a quick batch of thank yous or even a small gift set.

Once my patterned panels were complete, I layered them onto Ground Coffee cardstock and added the sentiment with a framed circle die for that scalloped detail from the sketch. A touch of 1mm foam adhesive gave the sentiment some subtle dimension, and I finished the design with Copper Glitter Pops of Color for just a little sparkle and shine. I love how these turned out — classic, cozy, and full of gratitude. Be sure to check out my video below to see my process and hop along with the rest of the SheetLoad Creative Team to get inspired and see how everyone made this month’s sketch their own!

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Sending a Little Love with Sizzix

For this project, I had so much fun creating a soft and elegant card using Sizzix products! I started by embossing a piece of Bright White cardstock with the Serene Sophisticate 3D Textured Impressions Folder and then used the coordinating layering stencils to add color. I used Clear Skies, Pompous, Prom Queen, and Later Gator inks to bring the floral pattern to life with soft blues, purples, and greens. Once the panel was stenciled, I lightly blended the leftover blue ink around the edges for a soft glow and layered it onto a piece of purple patterned paper trimmed to A2 size.

Next, I die cut a pink patterned paper oval from Sizzix, stamped the sentiment “sending a little love your way” in Prom Queen ink, and added it to the center of my card with foam adhesive. I die cut the large flower and leaves from the same starter kit cardstock, deepened the colors with coordinating inks, and layered them beneath the sentiment oval for extra texture. To finish, I added Lavender Luster Glitter Pops of Color to the flower centers for sparkle and mounted everything onto an A2 card base. I love the soft and serene look this card gives — perfect for sending a little love any time of year!

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Sorting Hat Personalities with Miss Ink Stamps

I had so much fun creating this magical card with the brand-new release from Miss Ink Stamps! For this project, I pulled out the witty house from the Personalities stamp sets, the Best Sort stamp set, and the Talking Hat die, plus a few older favorites. I wanted to build a layered background full of words and traits that felt like a nod to the magical world of school sorting, then top it off with a student and that iconic hat to bring the story together.

If you’d like to see exactly how I pulled it all together, I’ve shared a video below walking through my process. From soft stenciled details, to layered stamping in multiple ink colors, to the final die-cutting and assembly, this card came together with a mix of subtle background work and bold focal images. Scroll down to watch, and I hope you enjoy this peek at Miss Ink’s newest magical release!

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