Easy Easter Basket Card with Die Cuts: Making the Cut
Hi friend! Happy Wednesday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Nichol Spohr to our blog back in our monthly installment of Making the Cut – our monthly blog series that celebrates the love of all things die cutting! Nichol is showcasing some gorgeous new products JUST released in our exclusive Country Basket Bouquet, Double Loop Bow, Basket Bunny, Fable Cute Bunny, Special Friend Stamps and Dies, and Halftone Dots embossing Folder! Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!
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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to Nichol for being our guest!
Surprise! EARLY Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration: A Little Artsy
Enjoy the benefits of creativity with our April 2026 Card Kit—A Little Artsy!
Dive into this eclectic kit curated with you in mind! It includes three awesome NEW exclusive products from Simon Says Stamp: A Little Artsy 6×8 stamp set and A Little Artsy coordinating 4×4 stencil set, and one sheet of A2 Creative Overlays transparencies.
We’ve included 10 sheets of artsy patterned papers from Spellbinders to enhance the kit, as well as rub-ons from 49 and Market. You’ll love experimenting with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Black splatter medium (1 jar), 1 yard of black twine from May Arts, 1 sheet of encyclopedia paper, and the following terrific products from Tim Holtz and Ranger: a four pack of Distress Oxide ink cubes, 1 bottle of Distress Salvaged Patina paint, and a Mini Distress blending brush!
Rounding out this awesome kit are 1 sheet each of Simon Says Stamp Black and Audrey Blue cardstock, and 1 sheet of Neenah Solar White cardstock. We can’t wait to see how you will be inspired by this kit!
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Enhance your kit with the coordinating products (sold separately!)
Ideas to INSPIRE!
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The EASIEST Way to Smoosh Ink for Gorgeous Backgrounds: EZ with CZ
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming special monthly Guest *CZ herself*, Cathy Zielske in the latest of our EZ with CZ blog series! Be sure to watch the video to learn all the details on this pretty card and enjoy!
Today I’m sharing a fun way to smoosh or splotch ink color onto your card project to create a pretty background design. What makes it easier? A DIY splotching tool that is easy to make. I learned this trick from watching a YouTube channel called NB Cards where she shows in detail how to make a splotcher.
I’m also using my CZ Design Easter Grid stamps and dies for today’s project. Here is my video showing you how to splotch.
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It’s basically just ink smooshing but by making your own little tool, you have more control over the splotches. Be sure to work with analogous colors (colors that follow one another on the color wheel) so they will meld where they overlap beautifully.
I hope you’ll give this fun technique a try today. Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you next month!
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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to CZ for being our guest!
