Velvet Meadow Patterned Paper Says it All

Wow! Have you SEEN our new patterned paper collection? So many gorgeous patterns topping it off with Velvet Meadow: a mixture of bright/bold colours with sof/subtle accents. Here's a great way to use 1.25 inch scraps of various patterns in the pack. Since they all colour match so beautifully, pick 3 to matte and add your greeting and a focal point. What makes this one so striking is the white heat embossed butterflies on Berry Burst. Love it!

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Today is YOUR Day with Waterside Retreat

Love the neutrals Holly used on her team swap card for our May meeting: Pecan Pie and Gray Granite together with the yellows and greens in the Waterside Retreat patterned paper make this an ideal masculine card suitable for birthdays, thank yous and congratulations. "Today is Your Day" works on so many levels. Enjoy!

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Double Collar Fun Fold showing off the Bloom Boutique patterned paper

I came across the Double Collar Card fold a few months ago and really love who this shows off both sides of coordinating patterned paper. Use it with any in your stash. I use a 2.5 inch wide strip down the middle (the centre floral pattern) then on either side, the reverse pattern measuring 1.75 inches wide each. They overlap a wee bit then fold back the top and bottom inside edges to make the collar look. Anything that doesn't line up perfectly will be hidden by the focal point in the centre. This was my team swap card for May as I really wanted to incorporate the new All Aflutter Bundle and Bloom Boutique patterned paper. Enjoy!

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Easy Spotlight Technique with Flowers Fair

Looking for a really easy way to make a technique card? This is it: Thanks to Wendy for her May team swap card showing a beautiful rendition of the Spotlight Tehcnique. Here's a super quick how-to: Stamp your large image in black ink onto a layer. Grab two layering shapes and punch or die cut a segment out. Colour it in then layer onto a slightly larger one. Done!

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It's Match Day!

Very soon we'll be seeing the soccer fields in our community will be teeming with kids and coaches running miles every game. What better time for the debut of the A Wonderful Match Suite. Stacey made this fabulous card for our recent team swap. Perfect for end of year celebrations, thank you cards, all occasions and birthdays! Love the font on the greeting "Match Day" and the cool and coordinating paper. Enjoy!

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Pop of Spring with Fern and Flora

It seems like the trees and grasses have just popped over the last week or so. A little sun, a bunch of rain and warmer temps have that amazing effect of turning dried out left-over winter blahs into spring colour. This card filled with lush greenery reminds me of the beauty of this time of year. Thanks to Dawn for sharing today's card featuring the Fern and Flora bundle with us in our May swap.

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Stamp Set or Patterned Paper?

Let's play, "which stamp is this?". Any guesses? I'll let you in on a secret - the flowers in the planter are from the Artisan Sketched Garden pattern paper and hand cut out. This is divine! I love all the black and white with a splash of colour from Poppy Parade on the flowers and the oh so cute ladybug embellishment. Adding this paper pack to my cart now. What about you?

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Let's Celebrate with Balloon Festoon

Balloon Festoon - what a fun name for this stamp set and die bundle! Love how Desiree Simpson - one of my Silver Sisters - embossed the balloon die cut with a coordinating daisy print. This is a totally duplicatable layout with your favourite products. For reference cut your strips between a half inch and three-quarters of an inch for great coverage on the front layer. I think I'll be CASE-ing this one! Thanks, Des.

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Adding layers really steps up your card

Way to add layers to a card with a clean colour palate of the new Hydrangea Hue and white with a little hint of Peaceful Pine in the patterned paper. I count 6 layers including the cardbase which was over the top for our recent swap criteria! This really demonstrates how just two colours - Basic White and Hydrangea Hue - adding varied textures and layers packs a lot into one project. Enjoy!

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Using Everyday Arches for layering on a card

Sometimes it's the patterned paper that makes the card! So it is with this delicate colour combination from the Velvet Meadow 12 inch x 12 inch pack. Today's card was designed by Genevieve Ko and I love how the layers are highlighted using the Everyday Arches dies instead of a rectangle. Thanks, Gen for this pretty card.

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Soft subtle greeting with the Lily of the Valley bundle

I was thrilled to receive today's stunning card from Mary Louise Hamill for our new catalogue swap! There is so much texture in the popped up layers against the soft shading of the embossing folder. To me this card would be perfect for all occasions including sympathy and thinking of you with its delicate touches. Thanks, Mary Louise!

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Sunset Coast card resplendent of Lake Huron sunsets

I live a mere 2 hour drive from some of the very best sunsets on Lake Huron in Ontario. It's always a wonderful sight to see - when you're visiting the area, you just have to go down to the beach every night to see their magnificance.

Today's card received in a swap reminds me that susnet watching days are coming soon! This paper is aptly names Scenic Coast and a must have with Golden Clow cardstock. Enjoy!

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Fluttering By to Say Hi with All Aflutter Bundle

At the Scrapford Crop I attended end April, I was busy with my head down making the cards for upcoming classes. This one came together wonderfully according to my vision for it: using this stunning copper foil accented pattern paper with heat embossed butterflies across the front. Surprised at how well the copper went with Secret Sea and Gray Granite tones. This design is featured in my May Avid Stampers class where you make 4 cards and take home the All Aflutter Stamp Set and Punch bundle. Sign up here

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Sending a little hello with Boutique Blossoms

Sharing a very pretty card designed by our May Creative Ambassador, Dawn, featuring the Boutique Blossoms stamp set. There are dies to coordinate or easily hand cut out. Love the petals bordering the die cut in a bright and cheery design This is a two-step stamp set allowing you to stamp the floral outline in one colour (Early Espresso) and the inside in a coordinating shade. Thank you, Dawn, for this burst of spring colour!

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Delicate Dreams Peek-a-Boo card

I tried a Peek-a-Boo card for one of my Avid classes and this was the original design. Three layers of diamond shapes layered in front of the opening. This card stands up so nicely on the mantel or shelf. With loads of neutrals from the Delicate Dreams paper paired with a splash of blue and copper to show it off. Love how it turned out!

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Kintsugi Fractured Card

There's something about pairing a soft yellow with blues. This is Lovely Lemon and Misty Moonlight with Basic White and gold accents found in the Kintsugi Inspirations paper. This layout is called a Fractured Card and goes together quite simply: place your diamond in the centre of the card and add .25 inch strips on all four sides leading off the layer. Looks like more than that, right? I know.

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Nature's Symphony makes a simple and elegant greeting

Today's card goes to show you don't need a lot of supplies to make a statement. On your simple card base, add an embossed layer. I always like to include something that blends into the background of the card but also adds texture and dimension. This one's retired - Lovely Stripes - and ticks the box nicely. Then some strips of patterened paper with a focal point and greeting finished off with a few embellishments. Simple and elegant. Enjoy!

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Take a seat with the Relaxing Waterside Stamp Set and Die Bundle

Look at all the texture on today's card from my Silver Sister, Glenda Mollett! Even the Scenic Coast Speciality DSP looks to have a linen texture to it on the circle. Love, love, love this, Glenda! The chair comes from the Relaxing Waterside Dies. This will be awesome for scrapbooking, too. Enjoy!

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Which butterflies should I use?

These All Aflutter butterflies are the perfect addition to cards. These are the ones I settled on from the ones I stamped and punched out from photo 2. Do you do this? Punch or die cut a bunch and then decide? I just tuck them into the stamp set sleeve and next time I'm looking for one, I'm set.

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Pretty Flowers with Boutique Blooms Dies

What a creative way to use these Scalloped Blooms dies! Thank you Marcy Denning for this beautiful card in our Silver Sister Swap. To add texture, scrunch up the cardstock after die cutting (yes I said scrunch it up) and add a little coordinating ink to the edges with a sponge dauber, wedge of sponge or blending brush. Then layer them up. I love how Marcy incorporated two embellishments on the same card - I never would have thought to do that - with the Antique Pearls and new In Color Butterflies. Oh so pretty!

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Using up Boho Vibes paper with cute treat holders

Was looking for the perfect treat holder to help me use up DSP and to add cuteness to these treats for my Elmira Community Living class this week! First off...let me just say that for $6.99 for 15, these full-sized bars are a great price for surprise and delight treats to hand out. I was thinking of making the bars, but decided I should stay in my lane and use the time to make the cute holders. This is the Boho Vibes patterned paper so when you're placing your new catalogue order, pick it up off the Last Chance list for $13.60 for 48 sheets! How did I make these? I used the retired Envelope Punch Board. If you've got one, you know how to use it. Your first score on the 6 x 6 inch paper is at 2 5/8 inches. Fold and adhere. Made 10 in less than 10 mins!

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Happy Mother's Day 2026

Sending warm thoughts out to everyone today on Mother's Day - those close to us, those in heaven, and those many miles away. Thinking of all the amazing women who have touched my life and helped shape me into the person I am today. Have a beautiful day!

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Gorgeous Moonlit Flora Thank You

Lush elegant colours on today's card from my Silver Sister Cindy Piggott where she used the gorgeous Moonlit Flora paper with one of our new In Colors, Golden Glow. This is a really economical way to use your pattern paper, too. From a 2" strip, you can get 12 cards out of a sheet of 12" x 12" paper by using it on the left with cardstock on the right. Hide the seam with a cast off strip of cardstock to hide the seam. This is a gorgeous card, Cindy!

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Nature's Symphony Masculine Card

 Do you find Masculine cards to be a bit of a challenge to make? I do. Finding the right texture - ribbon or no ribbon - colours and just the right stamp - can all be a bit daunting. Nature's Symphony is such a versatile stamp set and with this large leaf in the coordinating die set, we've got you covered. The one die made this hashtag cut out above the greeting. What a nice touch. Embellished simply with the matching ribbon. This one's a keeper layout!

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Triplets Card Layout featuring All Aflutter

Place an order with me and get a monthly 4 card tutorial featuring beautiful layouts by Canadian Demonstrators in what we call our "TLC" Tutorial Co-Operative. This was my April card where I shared some new products now available from the May to August catalogue. I refer to this layout as "triplets" - with 3 diamonds (or squares or circles) in a row and a sentiment. It is perfect for small paper patterns like this one and that Berry Burst ribbon....ohh-la-la! Enjoy!

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Quick and Simple Monthly Card Class with Paradise Garden

A quick and easy thank you card for those times when you just need one in a pinch. The colour palette is Petal Pink - Pool Party - Early Espresso which spoke to me. We'll be making this one for Monthly Card Class in May. I know the ladies in my class are going to enjoy working with this stamp and the various layers on this springtime card.

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All Aflutter in a show-stopping fun fold

Love a fun fold card and this one is a show-stopper! Designed for my Avid Stampers class later this month, the card features the new All Aflutter stamp set and punch bundle. I'm having a great time creating simple and more complex cards using these butterflies. They are a favourite of mine. So much so, my daughter has been known to reminder me, "Mum - not everyone loves butterflies as much as you do". But I do...truly....with flowers and pretty paper they are a go-to focal point on any card. You'll be seeing a lot of these this month!

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Splash and Relax real soon with Summer on its way

It's not here yet...but summer IS coming! And I'll be ready with my shades, sandals, cold drink and book for afternoons in my backyard oasis! What about you? This card from my Silver Sister Tamara Bertram in Edmonton, AB puts me in the mood for summer. It's so sweet and adorable. The paper even looks like a fun beach towel. Great ready for warmer days, all!

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Stack and Shuffle Card Technique

This card layout was a CASE from Brian King in the U.S. I was really drawn to making this based on the pretty colours in the Garden Poetry patterned paper. You cut 4 of the patterns to 3.75 inches by 5 inches. Stack them and cut all at the same time in 3 places to end up with 4 generous sized chunks. I did a little measuring to get the 4 pieces. Then stack and shuffle them to get one of each pattern on a piece of Basic White measuring 3.75 inches by 5 inches. Matte as many times as you like onto the cardbase and embellish. Each card is a little different but they all work beautifully together. The butterflies from All Aflutter are my new favourite!

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May 2026 Monthly Class Project

We'll be making this card at my May Monthly Card Class - both in person and kit-to-go options. The Toadstools are so perfect for this time of year and the greetings from Banner Greetings are ideal for any age. I decided to add a small embossed layer with the ladybug picnic folder which I added ink to with a blending brush for added interest. This class features easy to make up cards for beginner to seasoned card makers. Check out the kit to go option

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Nature's Symphony

Each month I do a four card tutorial for my team members - hey, membership has its privileges! This is one of the cards for May's tutorial and really is understated with the Nature's Symphony bundle. Doing the die cuts in various neutral shades brings out the Secret Sea colours around it. A perfect card for all occasions!

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