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Create an Interactive Light-Up Christmas Card with Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn (VIDEO+GIVEAWAY!))

Good morning!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday and are ready for Black Friday crafty sales and shopping!! I wanted to tell you about a special Black Friday sale going on this week!  Through 11:59PM on November 28th, 2023 you can SAVE 25% SITEWIDE at Chibitronics with the ... View Post

VIDEO: Sliding Switch Interactive Christmas Card – Make It Merry YouTube Hop

Good morning! Today I'm a stop on the hop for the Make It Merry YouTube Hop for Honey Bee Stamps!  If you saw my blog post yesterday you saw a simple light-up card using Chibitronics.  Today I decided to step things up to create a fun sliding switch circuit card with the adorable Bear Hugs set!  You ... View Post

VIDEO: Three Ways to Use the Lovely Layers Greenery Dies – Honey Bee Stamps

The Modern Spring release from Honey Bee Stamps is now available and tonight I'm sharing a video showing three ways to use the gorgeous new Lovely Layers: Greenery dies along with some other new products!  I cannot wait to pair those Greenery dies with all the other beautiful Lovely Layers Flower ... View Post

VIDEO: Easy Vellum Overlay – Hero Arts January 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit Release (+GIVEAWAY!)

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the January My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing a card using this absolute must-have kit!!  This gorgeous kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make sure to head over and ... View Post

VIDEO: Halloween MINI SLIMLINE Card with Honey Bee Stamps

Good afternoon!  Today I'm sharing my very first mini slimline card and using a new distress oxide ink combo for a spooky Halloween card!  You can watch the video below or over on my YouTube channel! IF THE VIDEO IS NOT VISIBLE PLEASE CLICK HERE! I think those three distress oxide inks combine ... View Post

VIDEO: More Distress Oxide Ink Blending Combos and the new Christmas release from Concord & 9th (+GIVEAWAY!)

Good morning!  It's one of my most favorite crafty days of the year...the annual holiday release from Concord & 9th!  From the very beginning when they released the unique Take a Bough dies and the now retired O Christmas Tree set (there's still one set left over at Frantic Stamper!) I have ... View Post

VIDEO: Layered Stenciling Card – Hero Arts September 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit (+GIVEAWAY!)

Good afternoon!  Today is release day for the September My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts and I’m sharing a stenciled card using this absolute must-have kit!!  This bright and cheery kit is now available for purchase at Hero Arts; but remember, once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good so make ... View Post