Ideas for Easter and spring cards featuring Waffle Flower Crafts! – CZ Design

If you’re tired of winter, today’s cards might just remind you that spring is just around the corner! Waffle Flower’s new release is full of Easter and spring goodness and I have three sweet cards featuring some of the new release. Here is my video sharing the three cards I created. I love using essentially […]

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 (January 28, 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 […]

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 (January 21, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by next week’s live. If you would like to download my formula from today’s live, just click on this image below: If you have problems […]

Where to place sentiments on your cards – CZ Design

Today I am sharing a video to help you when placing greetings and sentiments onto your finished card projects. I like to approach this by envisioning a grid underlaying every card I design. The grid I use is a simple Rule of Thirds compositional guide, the same one photographers use when composing their shots. 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 (January 14, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by next week’s live. Today I have an exclusive discount code for the Craft Your Life Project Kit Collection at Altenew. Save 15% off any […]

A sweet snowman in a swirling blended scene – CZ Design

Welcome to Day 2 of the blog hop for the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart release! Today I’m sharing this sweet snowman, nestled in a swirly, winter scene, courtesy of a gorgeous embossing folder. I think this Bundled Snowman die set is adorable and so easy to put together. I blended a little Marine […]

Gorgeous die cuts and grounded designs – CZ Design

Welcome to a blog hop for the January release from Altenew. I am so excited to share the cards I made with you! Today I’m showing you an easy way to ground a large die cut and create a beautiful card. First up, my video tutorial: You have to try creating a soft grounded base […]

Tips for stepping up a monochromatic card – CZ Design

Today’s card features one color family and I’m sharing a few tips to step up the design. Monochromatic cards are a great way to go and the colors will never clash. But you can step them up with a few little tweaks. Check out my tutorial first: I always forget about ink blended greetings for […]