A great card for your Number One Student! – CZ Design
Welcome to Day 2 of the blog hop to showcase the Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness release! Today I’m sharing a card featuring my new Number One dies and coordinating stamps to create a fun card to give to any student. I used my Mod Composition stamp to create a background by stamping Butter Ink […]
Give those teachers some well deserved love (and make them cards!) – CZ Design
The Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness release is out today and I have a slew of new products in my CZ Design collection to share! First up, my Best Teacher Ever stamps and dies and the Best Teacher XL EZ Strips. First, the video tutorial: I am a BIG fan of teachers! (I am also […]
Cathy Makes a Card: the blog post – CZ Design
If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (July 22, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by next week’s live. All supplies for this week’s livestream will be listed at the bottom of this post. In the meantime, check out the […]
You have to try this fun painting technique on your next card! – CZ Design
A few weeks ago, I was scrolling on Instagram and came across an artist, Lara Fernández Muñiz, who goes by larafdezart on Instagram. (She also has a YouTube channel.) I loved the look of her art and thought: I have paints. And tape. And a scraper! Why not give it a try? I am telling […]
Let’s unbox the August 2026 Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp! – CZ Design
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Create a serene window scene + an Altenew blog hop – CZ Design
Welcome to the blog hop for the July 2026 Release from Altenew! Today I’m sharing a beautiful window scene, courtesy of the Windows to Stillness Craft Your Life Project Kit. First up, the video: The design is so simple and elegant. And I absolutely love that embossing folder texture! Now for the blog hop giveaway: […]
Cathy Makes a Card: the blog post – CZ Design
If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (July 8, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by next week’s live. All supplies for this week’s livestream will be listed at the bottom of this post. In the meantime, check out the […]
A sweet pair of baby cards – CZ Design
Today I’m sharing two sweet baby-themed cards featuring products that are part of the new Waffle Flower release. First up, the tutorial: I hope you can see how making that change on card one really did tie it together so much better! For card two, following the colorway on the back worked so well! I […]
Cathy Makes a Card: the blog post – CZ Design
If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (July 1, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by next week’s live. All supplies for this week’s livestream will be listed at the bottom of this post. In the meantime, check out the […]
Playing with pastel inks! A Simon Says Stamp blog hop! – CZ Design
Welcome to the Day 2 Blog Hop for the Simon Says Stamp Shine On release. Today I’m sharing a card featuring a quad of pastel inks, something I have not really worked with much. First up, my video: I really love how the card turned out! The pastel inks blend out so beautifully, too! Now […]