Category Archives: Cards

Trinity Stamps Souper Soup Can Shaped Get Well Card

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I Think You’re Souper! 🍲❤️

This might just be my favorite kind of comfort crafting! I had so much fun creating this shaped card using the Soup Can Card Die Set from Trinity Stamps — and let’s be real, who doesn’t love a good pun?!

This clever die set builds a full soup can card base, complete with embossed metallic “lid” details and bold wrap-around stripes reminiscent of a certain iconic pantry staple. I layered mine with classic red and white cardstock for a clean, bold look and added the included sentiment die and heart embellishment for a pop of sweetness.

The finished card is not only adorable — it stands up on its own, making it perfect for displaying on a shelf or desk. And while I went with a Valentine-esque “I think you’re Souper” theme, this set is incredibly versatile! Think get well soon, teacher appreciation, friendship, or just a warm note to make someone smile.

💡 Design tip: Use metallic or mirror cardstock for the lid to mimic real tin, and don’t be afraid to mix up the color palette for themed cans — think spooky soup for Halloween or festive tomato-chili for Christmas!

If you love shaped cards or just enjoy spreading punny positivity, this die set belongs in your stash.

Would love to know — what flavor of “souper” sentiment would you cook up with this die?

🥄 Wendie Bee | @stamprightup

Spellbinders Tropical Friends Small Die Of The Month

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Get ready to turn up the color and the cuteness — this card was made using the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month: Tropical Friends and it’s giving all the sunny, vacation vibes!

This playful set features a colorful toucan and parrot duo, along with an assortment of leafy greenery and tropical blooms to help you build the ultimate jungle scene. I had so much fun choosing bold, vibrant colors to bring these feathered friends to life. (That rainbow beak? Obsessed.)

The sentiment “Sending cheerful chirps your way” from the Spellbinders adjacent collection “Cheerful Chirps”, it ties it all together and makes this card perfect for birthdays, thank-yous, or just a little happy mail to brighten someone’s day. I layered everything on a crisp white background with a black card base for contrast, letting the colors really pop.

💡 Craft tip: Don’t be afraid to use colors for your birds that aren’t realistic! It’s ok to have imagination!

Also, by mixing multiple shades of green when building your tropical foliage — you add depth and helps balance the bright bird colors beautifully.

Whether you’re a bird lover, a tropical theme fanatic, or just want to try something bold and fun, this die set is a must-have for summer crafting.

Tell me in the comments — which bird is your favorite: the sassier toucan or the sunny parrot?

🌴 Wendie Bee | @stamprightup

PinkFresh Studio Delighted For You

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I have been trying to actually *use* supplies as I buy them, so when I purchased this Delighted For You stamp / stencil / die bundle from my local craft shop I made a point to use it!

When I saw this set, while I knew it would be versatile for color ways, but I immediately saw tiger lillies, so I chose a peachy-orange palette to start. The card base is Spellbinders Barely Peach (I think it would be Bellini equivalent now with the refresh)

Here is a list of the inks I used:

  • Honey Bee No Line Coloring Ink (background)
  • Lawn Fawn
    • Apricot, Peach Fuzz, Pumpkin Spice, Cilantro, Artichoke

The background was made with a technique I learned from the fabulous Gina K. I took a piece of 65lb card stock and scored it at every half inch; then I took the Honey Bee No Line colouring ink pad straight to the card stock (laying it flat down) and just lightly brushed it. That created that faux wood grain/ shiplap look.

Foiling sentiments is wonderful, but it’s a lot of work for me to drag out my glimmer machine, so I happen to have a pouch of pre foiled & cut sentiments from PinkFresh so I just popped one on from that stash.

A few baubles to fill in & balance white space and voila! A card done. It took maybe 30 minutes in total but I’m super happy with how it turned out.

Lawn Fawn Shello Friends & Stitched Seashells Card Set

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Another Crop & Create set, this Lawn Fawn Shello Friends stamp, die & coordinating stencil was so much fun to create with!

This was the first time I have actually used colouring stencils and it was surprisingly easy to get a great result. I can especially see colouring stencils being very handy for mass producing batches of cards. Our ‘homework’ was to stamp and cut for each example card, but I went a little bananas and created enough for multiples of each since it was so easy.

For all cards, these are the Lawn Fawn ink colors used:

  • Bubblegum
  • Moonstone
  • Fresh Lavender
  • Peach Fuzz
  • Merman
  • Butter
  • Celery Stick

Here are the cards I made – I have enough completed components to make a few more of each card left, all I really need to do is the background and then assemble.

If you’re on the fence about the coloring stencils, they’re great when you want to create but don’t want to pull out all of your markers – it makes for an easy card with a great result!

Taylored Expressions Create In Quads Flit & Flutter

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Another amazing hit from TE, these create in quads are really a must have staple in every craft room. It takes more time to choose your ink colors than it does to make four ready to go card fronts!

The workshop from Crop & Create led by Taylor was instructed with the blue palette; I pulled this back out and created the warmer palette using Concord & 9th inks from previous events.

I didn’t have all the inks Taylor used, so I substituted from my Lawn Fawn collection – not shown is kiddie pool which I used for the lightest color in the blues palette.

Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Collection: Flying High & Pretty Birds

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I attended the Crop & Create Spring 2025 event, and kicking off my series of posts showcasing all of the amazing brands and product we did is the Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps collection using Pretty Birds & Flying High die sets, along with the Bamboo screen 3D embossing folder.

All cardstock used for these cards are from the new color wheel cardstock collection. The colors in my projects included:

  • Tutu / Dahlia / Bellini / Coral / Sicily / Carrot / Saffron / peridot / Rainforest/ Waterfall/ Teal Topaz / Breeze / Malibu / Oceanside / orchid / Mulberry / Violet / Acorn / Fog / Raven

Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Flying High & Pretty Birds
Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Flying High & Pretty Birds
Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Flying High & Pretty Birds Cards

Taylored Expressions Create In Quads ROYGBIV (rainbow)

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If you’re a rainbow lover like me, you need the Create-in-Quads: ROYGBIV stencil set in your life! This one-of-a-kind layering stencil set lets you ink-blend your way to four complete A2-sized card fronts—all at once. Yes, you read that right!

This project came together like sunshine after the rain ☀️ Each panel is designed with cheerful rainbows, fluffy clouds, and sunny sentiments that bring instant happiness. I used bright inks to keep things bright & cheery, then paired each background with coordinating die cuts and sentiments from the coordinating stamp & die set Shine So Bright for a cohesive, joyful finish.

The best part? These designs are incredibly versatile. Whether you’re making encouragement cards, thinking-of-you notes, or a “just because” pick-me-up, these panels are ready to shine.

💡 Pro tip: Add dimension with die-cut suns, stitched clouds, or glossy accents like I did to really make the colors pop!

And because this is part of the Create-in-Quads line, every detail lines up perfectly—no guesswork, no waste, just four fabulous cards from one crafty session.

Let me know which one is your favorite in the comments below 💬

And don’t forget to tag me in your makes — I love seeing how you use this sunshine-filled set!

Honeybee Stamps: Alice’s Gingerbread Lane Christmas Gift Tag

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I love to spoil my Dad at Christmas; he’s done so much for me that I want to show him how much it meant to me. So each year I try and make each gift just a little extra special with gift wrap and hand made tags that can be kept as keepsakes.

Using Alice’s Gingerbread Lane die set from Honeybee’s Christmas 2024 release, I used basic Kraft cardstock stock, inked some pieces with distress oxide inks to resemble sugar waffle cone roof, and pink glitter paper for icing. Confections just aren’t complete without sprinkles so I added some Crystal Effects to give them and the cherry a shiny glossy finish.

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers Vintage Reindeer mini card gift tag

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Jennifer McGuire has inspired me to make so many shaped cards lately, I took it one step further and created a 3D mini card / tag to top my parents Christmas gifts this year.

The focal image is from the ever amazing Honey Bee stamps: Lovely Vintage Reindeer. Honey Bee provides layering guides for all their layering sets, so it was remarkably easy to assemble.

I created a mini card base with the largest tag for from a Mama Elephant set that I had in my stash, and filled the background with foliage from Winter Greenery

Honeybee – Baking Spirits Bright with Hoosier Cabinet Accessories

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This is probably the easiest Christmas card I have ever been able to mass produce.

The wreath is actually from the limited edition paper pack, so all I really needed was the die cut accessories, all from the Hoosier cabinet die set.

Most of the kitchen ware I cut from white cardstock and inked with spun sugar & worn lipstick distress oxide inks. Gingerbread were cut from Kraft cardstock; and all were finished with a white gel pen to add a bit more dimension.

This card was part of the Honeybee Crop & Create workshop, and I ended up making a batch of these for an order placed by a work colleague. Best part is they are mail friendly as there isn’t a lot of dimension, especially if you choose not to add any foam tape to the base layer or accessories.

I ordered an obscene amount of the paper packs so that I could make these again for next Christmas!