Friday, July 10, 2026

Hello Sunshine!


Summer is in full swing, so it's the perfect time to celebrate with this oversized beach ball card made with a new Trinity Stamps summer release. And if the beach ball doesn’t have you dreaming of the shore, the palm trees and sandy scene just might.

This card would work beautifully for all kinds of occasions.

For the background on this card, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 5.25" x 4.0" and used the Puffy Clouds Layers Stencil with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide. I ink blended a little Tea Dye Distress Oxide Ink on the bottom inch of the cardstock to give it the illusion of sand.  

I used the new Tiny Island Die Set to cut out the sandy hill and the two palm trees.  I used Distress Oxide Ink to dust up the edges to give them a little dimension.

The beach ball was cut out using two different colors of cardstock using the new Beach Ball Circle Card Add On Die SetI dusted the edges of the ball pieces with Distress Oxide Ink.


The "hello" is cut from white and hot pink cardstock using the Simply Sentimental: Hello Coordinating Die Set.  I like to layer die cut lettering to give them a little dimension - it's a small detail that really makes the lettering pop!  The word "sunshine" is from the Sunshine Die Cut Set.  I layered those also.  

To add a little summer sparkle to my card, I added a few bits of confetti from the Electric Parade Confetti embellishment mix.  

Doesn't this card just make you want to go to the beach or maybe the pool?  

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Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope your summer is absolutely amazing!

Sandy

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Betta Believe It


Isn't this a fun card? Well, you Betta Believe it is!  I created this card with a couple of new goodies from Trinity Stamps.

This die set is called, Fish Bowl Circle Card Add On Die Set, and it comes with the Betta fish die along with the fishbowl decorations. This die was created to fit on a circle shaped card that is created with the Circle Shaped Card Die Set. Of course you could always use it as a focal point on any card such as and A-2.

I used the Funfetti Alphabetti Die Set for the sentiment.  To give my letters a little dimension, I layered two letters together using a dark blue cardstock and a hot pink card stock.


For the inside sentiment on this card, I used an older Trinity Stamp Set that is now retired, but you could use anything you want or leave it blank for your own personal sentiment.  

The supplies used for this card are:

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Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have and amazing day!

Sandy

 


 

Nutcracker Shaker Card by Kat Scrappiness



Big, crafty news! I’m so excited to share that I’ve joined the Kat Scrappiness Design Crew! I can’t wait to dive into all the fun Kat Scrappiness products and create alongside the talented designers on the team. I’ll be sharing several videos each month, so keep an eye out for those links. And, of course, I’ll be posting the projects right here on my blog too! The blog posts won’t be quite as detailed as my YouTube videos, but they’ll still give you a peek at what I used, a little creative inspiration, and a great place to start. Let the crafty fun begin!

This month we are doing Christmas In July!  So what could be more fun than a shaker card? 

The products that I used are:

  • Kat's Essential Card Builder Craft Die
  • Nutcracker Stamp Set
  • Nutcracker Coordinating Craft Dies
  • Pink Christmas Mix
Copic colors used:
  • B000, B00, B01 - blue
  • V00, V01, V12 - violet
  • RV63, RV55, RV66 - bright pink
  • Y00, Y11, Y13 - yellow
  • E000, E00, E11 - skin
  • E30, E31, E33 - brown
  • RV00, RV10 - soft pink
Make sure to hop over to my YouTube Channel to see how I colored my little friends and created my shaker wells without using foam tape!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a chance to get a jump on your Christmas cards!

Sandy





Monday, July 6, 2026

I Lava You!


 

Hello, my crafty cardmaking friends! Today I am sharing this extra-cute dinosaur card over on the Trinity Stamps YouTube channel, complete with the sweetest “I Lava You” sentiment—a playful little twist on “I Love You.” With its cheerful colors and adorable design, it is a fun pick for so many occasions. 

You can follow along on the process right here: https://youtu.be/ydmkDlZoC70

The supplies I used for this card are:


I used another sentiment from the
T-riffic Dinos Stamp Set for the inside of the card.

Cute! Cute! Cute!

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sandy