Happy Saturday, friends! Yesterday I went live on YouTube to share a fun and festive holiday project, Christmas ornament frame tags created with the Postage Frame Embossing Folder and Dies from Spellbinders. These adorable little frames can be customized with Santa, Mrs. Claus, an elf, or even Mickey, making them perfect for gift tags or…
Haunting Halloween Card with Postage Collage and Die Cuts (October 2025 Making the Cut)
It’s time for some spooky-cute crafting magic! Today I’m sharing a die-cut Halloween card featuring Simon Says Stamp Halloween dies and the Waffle Flower A7 Postage Collage Dies and Stencils. This 5×7 card combines a postage-style background with miniature Halloween vignettes in each frame. I mixed and matched several of my favorite Simon Says Stamp…
ELEGANT Christmas Cards in BLUE and WHITE Designs
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today I’m sharing two brand new elegant Christmas card designs in classic blue, white, and gold. Both cards feature two of my favorite picks from the Spellbinders 2025 Holiday Gift Guide: the Candy Canes and Holly Etched Dies and the Delivering Joy Sleigh Etched Dies. I’ve also mixed in lots of other…
The Spellbinders 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is here! 🎁
I just uploaded a brand-new video on YouTube where I’m sharing my top favorites from this year’s gift guide! I’ll be sharing lots of videos over the next few weeks featuring some of these amazing products from the gift guide, there’s so much good stuff! ✨ Use code NICHOL10 to save 10% off your order…
Mickey-Inspired Christmas Gift Tags & December Daily Album Cover Ideas!
Come catch the replay of my weekly Friday Papercrafting Live, where I created two Mickey & Minnie Mouse–themed wreath gift tag ornaments and the title page for my 2025 December Daily album! December Daily is a collection of pages capturing little moments, memories, and the magic of the holiday season. This year I’m using a…
Mama Elephant October 2025 Release Stampede Blog Hop
I love combining new releases with old favorites! Today’s card features the Postcard Combo from a previous release paired with the new Reading Tree and Holiday Reading Stamp Sets from the October 2025 release. A large sentiment from the Everything Nice stamp set and coordinating dies completes this modern holiday design. Affiliate links are used…
Stunning Christmas Cards with Gorgeous Foliage Designs!
Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Blog Hop! I’m so excited to share two elegant Christmas cards featuring lush holiday foliage using products from the brand-new Sugar and Spice release along with a few long-time favorites. In today’s video, I’ll walk you through how to create a background that…
Make Your Gifts SPECIAL with SANTA FACE Ornaments!
Add a handmade touch to your gifts this holiday season! Using the Simon Says Stamp Sugar & Spice November 2025 Release and my favorite Tim Holtz Rosette Die, these classic Santa faces are bursting with holiday cheer. Watch the replay to see how I color the skin tones, add extra details, and create custom patterned…
Craft a Festive GINGERBREAD Holiday Card with This Fun Tutorial!
The Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice release is now live, and I’m so excited to share my first card featuring some of the amazing new products! This sweet gingerbread shelf scene was all about the die cutting! In the video, I share tips for building layered scene cards, embossing background die plates instead of cutting, and…
12 Days of Stitchmas | Day 12
We’ve made it to the final card in this festive series, and I saved a special one for last. Today’s project features the absolutely adorable Stitched Nutcracker, paired with the presents and greenery from the Delivering Joy Sleigh Etched Dies. For the background, I used one of my favorite techniques—tone-on-tone foiling—with the Peppermint Twist BetterPress…