Cozy Up
Hello Friends! It’s Dana (IG: dkirbystamps) here today and I am back with another Christmas card to share with you all. My card today is using the new Winter Wreath and Winter Wreath Accessories dies. These dies create the perfect wreath for the Holidays and have lots of dies that can be mixed and matched to give you lots of options. I started my card by using […] 
Happiness Blooms
Hi Creative Friends, I am sharing a new card design where the focal point is a sweet little bird among sprigs of tiny leaves. Birds are one of my favorites, so having him as the feature of the card design is perfect. Penny Black always does it right when it comes to birds and foliage. This one comes from the stamp and die set of Happiness Blooms […] 
Leave A Little Thanks
Hi Cardmaking Friends, I am glad to be back with a new card design. This time, I used a brand new stamp and die set called Leave A Little Thanks by Papertrey Ink. It features graceful leaves with a few sentiments. There are so many things you can create with this set. It is a keeper! I started with the basics – a card base and an […] 
Festive Sleigh Bells
Hi Creative Friends, Today, I am sharing a classic holiday card complete with a big bow and sleigh bells. The Lovely Layers Sleigh Bells die set by Honey Bee Stamps features delightful sleigh bells and festive foliage, and pairs beautifully with the new Lovely Layers: Bow Bough die set. I began this card design by cutting out the bow and foliage from three sets, each one a […] 
Merry & Bright
Hi Cardmaking Friends, Today I am using an oldie but goodie, the Ornament Greetings by Papertrey Ink. This set has charming ornaments, wonderful accents, and sentiments to make a lovely Christmas/holiday project. I started making the main attraction, the ornaments. I cut out two ornaments using a small piece of watercolor paper, then stamped the patterns on each using Versamark ink. They were white heat-embossed, The ornaments […] 
Autumn Birthday
Hi Everyone, I am sharing a delightful birthday card for those Autumn birthdays. This one was made for a dear friend who not only has a birthday in October but also LOVES Fall colors. For me, I loved making the leaves from the Leave It To Me stamp and die set by Papertrey Ink, and adding the sweet dimensional bow was icing on the cake! This card […] 
Joyous Noel
Hi Cardmaking Friends, Featured in Papertrey Ink’s latest release was a wonderful Build-A-Christmas Tree die set. The tree is a lacy, full tree that also has additional decorations to create a Christmas tree with all the trimmings. There are countless ways to create with this die set. Here is just one of them. I started with the tree, of course. You can’t see it too well in […] 
Merry Wishes
Hi Creative Cardmakiers, I am beginning to build up my holiday card stash. What better way than to use a new holiday stamp and die set by Penny Black called Merry Boughs. This set has a few wonderful pine boughs or trees. Any of the three pine motifs is sure to delight! I started with the lovely pine bough with a pinecone. I am a sucker for […] 
Autumn Greetings
Hi Cardmaking Friends, We are inching our way to Autumn, and what better way to celebrate than to make a Fall card! I was smitten by the new Spellbinders Autumn Greetings die set. It is filled with the iconic pumpkins, gourds, and other goodies. To get the juices flowing, I started with the fun part first… making all the pieces for the wreath and the other Autumn-y […] 
Welcome To My Garden
Hi friends! It’s Dana (IG: @dkirbystamps)here today, and I am back with a card that uses the Above Ground set from Papertrey Ink. This set is packed full of sweet images to build a fun garden of your own. There are so many details that can be added, and I love that this set can be used for lots of different occasions too. I started my card by building my garden box […] 
