What's New at Cre8ive Cutz — Cards

I've just added a new item to the 99 Cent Store, this classic Gift Card Envelope. The various embellishments that are included (flowers, leaves, sentiment and sentiment shadow) can be mixed and matched to create a unique envelope every time, suitable for gift giving to men and women. Click on the preview below to have a closer look in the store.

Mojo Monday has another great sketch this week, so I decided to play along. I love that thanks to Make the Cut I was able to trace and use the actual leafy swirl from the sketch. Here's the sketch: And here's the card I made:The cardstock is by Coredinations, the polka dot paper is by My Mind's Eye, Thinking of You stamp from Stampin' Up.

Here it is, Part 2 of my Basic Cardmaking tutorial. In this video I show you how to use the supplies from Part 1 to create a simple greeting card that can be used for all kinds of occasions.Here's the card:And here's the video. Enjoy![youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kSUsXVLOAM&w=425&h=349]

I'm a huge cardmaking addict, so alot of the projects you see on my blog are cards, and I occasionally get emails from people asking how I did a particular technique. So I decided to do a few video tutorials concentrating on cardmaking, starting with the basics.If you are interested in getting into cardmaking and are wondering what you'll need to get started, this video will provide some answers. Part 1 shows you some basic supplies you'll need. Part 2 which will be posted very soon, will walk you through creating a simple greeting card.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A44q0gFy9DE&w=425&h=349]

I think my Chocolate Covered Strawberry from last week's post makes a pretty cute little card, what do you think? I used a stamp from Peachy Keen Stamps' Every Day Character Face Assortment for the little face.