5 Awesome Handmade Cards You Can Make Incredibly Fast

Here are 5 awesome handmade cards you can make incredible fast with some lovely scrapbook or designer series paper. 

 

5 awesome handmade cards you can make in minutes AND with designer paper you can earn for free.

Today is all about quick and easy cards and using up paper you have laying around!  Let your Designer Series Paper do the work and just add a greeting.  I also have many card making tips to share in today’s video.  You’ll be making your own awesome handmade cards in no time!

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The Cutest Greeting Cards You Can Make With Lots of Heart

See the cutest greeting cards you can make with Lots of Heart! These all occasion cards are super easy to make. These would make a great gift set too.

I like to make greetings cards for family and friends throughout the year using “heart” stamps.  Don’t limit yourself to Valentines Day when you want to spread a little love with a handmade card.  Today I am featuring the Stampin’ Up! LOTS OF HEART stamp set.  It also has some great coordinating dies.

The cards I have to share are not Valentines Day cards, but are the cutest greeting cards to make, send and give year round.

The cutest greeting cards made with the Stampin' Up! Lots of heart stamp set.

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4 Happy Birthday Cards You Can Make Quickly with Dave

Dave is back with 4 Happy Birthday Cards you can make quickly. These are simple card ideas you can use with whatever stamps you have. It’s been awhile since Dave has stamped and you have been asking for him to stamp again….so, here he is! 

Dave is going to show you how to make 4 Happy Birthday cards using a simple One Sheet Wonder layout.  Now, I did  say “quick” birthday cards, but….well, he is a bit slow.  But he is quite entertaining and these cards are quick to make!

Make 4 Happy Birthday Cards with Dave in minutes.

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Adorable Handmade Baby Cards to Make That Are Super Easy

Need adorable handmade baby cards to make that are super easy? These design ideas are perfect for baby boy or baby girl cards.

I’m also sharing great tips to teach you how easy it is to color with the Stampin’ Blends.  I don’t make baby cards too often, but lately I have been needing them. The ‘Baby Pull Toys’  stamp set is perfect because you make these cards so fast and have a stash ready to go! 

I hope you enjoy these adorable baby cards!

adorable handmade baby cards to make in minutes

The stamp set  ‘BABY PULL TOYS’ is found in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog.  Check out the OH SO OMBRE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER that is a FREE offering during Sale-a-bration.  It makes these baby cards extra adorable!

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Simple Card Designs Are Inspired by the Best Ice Cream Corner

These simple card designs are inspired by the Best Ice Cream Corner suite of products. DIY cards with me and have some fun (calorie free)! Everyone loves ice cream and today that’s what our cards are all about. Great for making birthday cards for people of all ages.   

We are using the super fun Designer Series Paper (DSP) called ‘Ice Cream Corner’.  This paper just makes me want to run out and get an ice cream cone–even in the middle of winter!

Along with the paper, we are using the coordinating stamp set called ‘SWEET ICE CREAM’.  But it just gets yummier and yummier….it’s also my monthly blog hop.  That means you will get even more ideas with this designer paper when you hop along and view the projects my friends made. 

Simple card designs are a breeze with the Stampin' Up! Ice Cream Corner designer series paper.

Designer Series Paper Blog Hop

Make sure that after you watch my video and check out my projects, you hop around the world and visit all my international stamping friends to see what they made with this same paper.

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The Easiest Fun Fold Card You Can Make

I can’t wait to show you the easiest fun fold card you can make & have you fall in love with making simple cards that have some extra creativity.

You can make this fun fold card using any stamps.  And the best part, it doesn’t take a lot of extra cardstock.  The main stamp set I am focusing on, once again, is called HAPPY THOUGHTS.  By now, I am sure you know how much I love this stamp set!

The easiest fun fold card starts with good quality cardstock and a fun stamp set.

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Don’t Miss Out – Creativate Winter Stamping Retreat

Only a couple more days to register for the Creativate Winter Online Stamping Retreat.  Even if you can’t join us on that day, you can still register.  You will be able to download all the tutorials and watch the videos when the time is right for you!

You will have the opportunity to learn fun stamping ideas for 5 of Stampin’ Up!’s top demonstrators.  We will have 10 different stamping presentations (maybe even more) that will include everything from simply stamping to over the top projects.  All projects are also designed so that you will be able to make them with products that you already have on hand!

Registration Closes January 13th

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How to Get the Most Free Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration Items + Sneak Peek Cards

First off–HAPPY 2021 and Happy Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration Sneak Peek 2021.  I don’t know about you, but I have never been so excited to “ring in” a new year…   Goodbye 2020!   

And now, it’s time to dive right into the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration celebration 2021 season.

If you are new to Stampin’ Up!, this is the BEST time of the year to purchase Stampin’ Up! products, and to join the Klompen Stampers (& Stampin’ Up!)

Sale-a-bration starts next week–January 5th.  Today, I thought I would share with you some of the fun card making ideas I have been creating over the past month.  It’s meant to just be a “sneak peek” because over the next 2 months I will feature all of these cards in their own special video and blog post.  I LOVE the Stampin’ Up Sale-a-Bration items that you can earn for free!

 

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The Best Craft Punch for Making Simple Cards + Blog Hop

Hello friends! I’m so excited to share today’s cards. I’ve got the best craft punch for making simple cards! Mix it with beautiful designer paper or your favorite scrapbook paper for a variety of looks. I’m sharing bonus card ideas too!

So, What IS the best craft punch? The Tailored Tag Punch by Stampin’ Up! Ok, so that is just one of my favorite punches but for these simple cards it’s perfect.

The ‘Peony Garden Designer Series Paper’ (DSP) is the paper I chose. You can see how easy it would be to mix and match papers. I’d love to hear your thoughts– do you think this is the best craft punch for these simple cards? Would you use some other paper punch?

Let me show you the best craft punch for making simple cards and simple card backgrounds.

Designer Series Paper Blog Hop

Today it is also my monthly blog hop with my international stamping friends.  We are all featuring fun projects using the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper.  After you watch my video, “hop around the world” and check out all the other projects.  

Then, come back here if you’d like to place a Stampin’ Up! order!  

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How to Make Easy Cards Fast and On Budget

Learn how to make easy cards fast, on budget & still beautiful as ever. It’s card making so fun you’ll use all those scrapbook papers and designer papers you’ve been hoarding.

You’ll want to make a stash of these Heck, have a party (virtual or in-person) and teach your friends how to make easy cards.   

I have a fun and unique layout that you will use over and over.

Grab those pretty scrapbook papers and designer series you’ve got, some coordinating card stock and whatever greeting stamps you want to use.

You can make easy cards fast but beautiful and with only a few supplies so you'll stay on budget.

This is the perfect layout to really show off those pretty papers.  Plus, you get to see BOTH SIDES of the paper.  If you are like me, sometimes I feel really bad when I just use one side of the paper!

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Join 5 Top Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators For an Online Stamping Retreat

It’s time to register for the quarterly Creativate Online Stamping Retreat.  We are super excited to open up registration for the Winter Retreat!  These retreats are fabulous and so much fun for all levels of stampers.  We share so many stamping ideas, complete with tutorials, that you will be stamping for months (or until the … Read more

Did you know Happy Thoughts Make All Occasion Greeting Cards a Breeze?

Happy Thoughts Stampin’ Up! greeting set makes all occasion cards super easy to make! Sometimes as card makers we need to push the EASY button and be able to make a stack of cards quickly. Do you ever feel that way? I love to craft and create but life gets busy!

Today I have the perfect all occasion greeting cards to share with you. You make these so quickly.    There are coordinating products that make card making super simple. But the star of the show is the HAPPY THOUGHTS Stampin’ Up! stamp set.  It has the perfect “inside” and “outside” words for all your cards. It’s truly a set every stamper needs and will use ALL the time.

Want to know another reason I’m excited to show you these card designs…..I DESIGNED THIS STAMP SET!  Make sure to watch the video to learn all about it!

Happy Thoughts Stampin' Up! set perfect for making simple handmade cards.

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