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“Completed handmade autumn card with embossed brick wall background and warm orange-red details.

Create a Stunning Brick Wall Background Card for Autumn Fun

15 November 2025

Discover how to make a stunning brick wall background card for autumn. Step-by-step tips for embossing, gilding wax, and layering pumpkin die-cuts included.

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Handmade autumn card with woodgrain background, layered mushrooms, and colourful leaves, shown flat on a craft desk as part of a woodgrain background card tutorial.

Step-by-Step Woodgrain Background Card Tutorial for Gorgeous Autumn Cards

12 November 2025

Create a beautiful handmade card with this step-by-step woodgrain background card tutorial. Learn how to blend Distress Inks, add paint splatters, and layer autumn die-cuts for a warm seasonal design. Perfect for beginners or anyone who loves cozy, nature-inspired autumn cards.

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Five handmade autumn card backgrounds arranged together: woodgrain, brick wall, burlap, woven paper, and weathered metal, in warm fall colors like brown, orange, and gold.

5 Autumn Card Backgrounds That Are Cozy, Stunning & Fun to Make

6 November 2025

Autumn is the perfect time to add warmth and texture to your cardmaking. In this post, I’m sharing five cozy autumn card backgrounds — from rustic woodgrain to soft burlap and playful woven paper. Each one is simple, fun to try, and full of creative ideas to inspire your next handmade card.

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"Top-down view of a finished handmade mermaid card, showing the mermaid resting on a sandy bank with a flowing watercolour ocean and a tiny turtle nearby, surrounded by summer-themed details.

Mermaid Card Tutorial: Create a Magical Handmade Summer Greeting

3 September 2025

Bring summer magic to your cards with this step-by-step mermaid tutorial. Learn to colour the Splash digital stamp, create a dreamy watercolour ocean, and add charming details for a handmade summer greeting.

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Top view of a finished geometric card placed straight in frame, featuring ink-blended squares in yellow, pink, and purple with stamped black flowers and a bold 'sending hugs' sentiment.

Create a Stunning Geometric Card You’ll Love Making Today

30 August 2025

Learn how to create a handmade geometric card with bold ink blending, layered squares, and stamped flowers. A step-by-step tutorial to inspire your next project.

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Handmade sunset card with bold black palm tree silhouettes, blended ink background in warm yellow, orange, red, and purple tones, shown from above.

How to Make a Sunset Card With Bold Silhouette Palm Trees

27 August 2025

Learn how to make a bright handmade sunset card with bold palm tree silhouettes. In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll guide you through ink blending, layering, and adding tropical details. It’s simple, relaxing, and the result is a card that feels like summer evenings captured on paper.

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Handmade tropical birthday card photographed from above, showing a bright ink-blended background with a coloured pineapple stamp, tropical flowers, and bold sentiment.

Make a Bright and Fun Tropical Birthday Card Everyone Will Love

20 August 2025

Learn how to make a bright and playful tropical birthday card with ink blending, stamping, and alcohol markers. This step-by-step tutorial shares easy tips and creative techniques so you can design a handmade card that feels fresh, colourful, and truly unique—perfect for celebrating someone’s special day

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