Hi friends! Happy Sunday! We’re delighted to welcome back special guest Cathy Zielske to our blog in the latest edition of our monthly EZ with CZ series! Read on and be sure to watch the video for all the details! Enjoy!

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Cathy Z. here, back with another installment of EZ with CZ! Today I’m sharing a fun way to create a background panel with simple tone-on-tone texture: use those embossing folders!

I love a good Swiss dot folder and this one from Gina K. Designs is great and will emboss up to a 5 x 7 size. The perfect topper is a beautifully blended (with Pawsitively Saturated Inks!) sentiment like this one called You’re on my Heart!

The texture is subtle but it creates the perfect home for whatever greeting you want to use. Here, I created a simple ink blend for my top die cut layer. Easy and breezy!

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Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back here next month with another card project.

SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp YOU’RE ON MY HEART… [ SSS ] Gina K Designs SWISS DOT 5×7 Inch… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100# LEMON… [ SSS ] Waffle Flower A2 LAYERS Dies 310282 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT LABELS… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Studio Katia MAJESTIC Confetti SK2703 [ SSS ] Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ] Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting… [ SSS ] PL 117 Spellbinders GLITTER STANDARD… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic RETRACTABLE CRAFT… [ SSS ] Honey Bee REVERSE TWEEZERS hbtlrvtw [ SSS ] EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 [ SSS ] Studio Katia EMBELLISHMENT WAND sk014 [ SSS ] Studio Katia WHITE Embellishment Wand… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Set of 4 TRIANGLE… [ SSS ] Gina K Designs FINE TIP BOTTLES Set… [ SSS ] Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE Adhesive… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp MICRO DOT SHEETS… [ SSS ] Therm O Web PIXIE TAPE iCraft… [ SSS ] Crafter’s Essentials PINK Easy See… [ SSS ] Therm O Web 3D MOUNTING SQUARES White… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic MAXI GUILLOTINE… [ SSS ] Tonic MAGNETIC CRAFTER’S PLATFORM 3726e [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic MEDIA GRIP MAT 4633e [ SSS ] Altenew Self Healing 24 x 18 CUTTING… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Cathy for being our guest!

Happy Saturday, everyone!! It’s Shari here with a mixed media project that’s bright and cheerful to celebrate Melody’s 8th birthday. I wanted to give this Tim Holtz Ideaology Curio Clock a 60’s feel with some Flower Power!

She is so much like me, even her style when I was her age. I’ve used a variety of Distress Spray Stains to color some cardstock. Once the papers were dry, I die-cut them with Tim Holtz Sizzix Modern Floristry dies. I used the Tim Holtz Shaping kit on each of the flowers to give them some curves and form, then assembled everything using a hot glue gun.

Want to see how this is made? Check out the video below! Enjoy!!

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Tim Holtz Idea-ology CURIO CLOCK… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Sizzix MODERN FLORISTRY… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOUQUET Findings… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Idea-ology WORD PLAQUES… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Sizzix COUNTDOWN Thinlits… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray MOWED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray RUSTIC… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray… [ SSS ] Dina Wakley Ranger NUMBER 8 WHITE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock BLACK… [ SSS ] Altenew DAZZLING DIAMOND Glitter… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED CIRCLES Wafer… [ SSS ] Quality Growers ASHLAND Reindeer MOSS [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp PET PAWSITIVELY… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Sizzix SHAPING KIT Making… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic MEDIA GRIP MAT 4633e [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp MAGNETIC GLASS MAT… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Tape DOT RUNNER AND… [ SSS ] Xyron MINI MULTI-STICK Glue Gun… [ SSS ] Popular Wagner Precision Heat Tool HT400 [ SSS ] Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]

Hi friends! TGIF! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Laura Bassen who is sharing this gorgeous card featuring our brand new Layering Cosmos stencil and Beachy Keen stamps and colored with our Pawsitively Saturated ink pads! Be sure to watch the video below for all the details! Enjoy!

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Simon Says Stamp Stencil LAYERING… [ SSS ] RESERVE CZ Design Clear Stamps BEACHY… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED DOMED ARCHES… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Blending Brush SET… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp DETAIL FLAT BLENDING… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Cardstock 100# IVORY… [ SSS ] Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Bearly Art THE BUNDLE Precision Craft… [ SSS ] Studio Katia EMBELLISHMENT WAND sk014 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Sequins ASSORTED… [ SSS ] MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER 6×7… [ SSS ] Scotch 3M POST-IT MASKING Labeling… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Laura for being our guest!