Unboxing the January 2026 Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp (and making stuff!) – CZ Design
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Create amazing dimension with Altenew Petal Shapers – CZ Design
Welcome to the blog hop for the December 2025 release from Altenew! The card I’m sharing today uses the new Petal Shapers and the results are so cool! I have never made a card like this before: The way the tools help you to shape the petals is so cool! And the paper really holds […]
Cathy Makes a Card: the giveaway post – CZ Design
If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win the card from today’s livestream (December 10), 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 live […]
A blog hop to celebrate the DieCember release from Simon Says Stamp – CZ Design
Welcome to Day 1 of a blog hop to celebrate the DieCember release from Simon Says Stamp! Today I’m sharing some fun dies as part of my card. I’m using my new CZ Design Just Sayin’ Die set, along with some EZ Strips, a Wreath Die and a cool background cover plate for my projects. […]
Heart cards two ways featuring new products from Waffle Flower – CZ Design
The Love You More release from Waffle Flower is out today and this definitely has a Valentine’s vibe! I’m sharing two cards today, both featuring the new Dashed Lattice Texture die and the coordinating Dashed Lattic Hearts Stencil, along with a few other products. Here is my tutorial showing you how I created these cards: […]
New releases and a fun card project! – CZ Design
It’s new release day at Simon Says Stamp and we are celebrating DieCember®! I wanted to share my newest CZ Design releases here so first, check out my video where I’ll do just that AND make the fun card you see above. Here are a few more photos: I used my Tree Plate die from […]
Cathy Makes a Card: the giveaway post – CZ Design
TO ENTER, SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS POST! PLEASE NOTE, IF YOUR POST DOESN’T SHOW UP, MY SYSTEM IS READING ALL OF THESE POSTS AS SPAM (OOOF!) SO I HAVE TO MANUALLY APPROVE SOME COMMENTS, WHICH I WILL DO. Next time, I won’t use a code phrase. Lol. But […]
The Tim Holtz Cyber Monday Exclusive Die Set – CZ Design
Welcome to DieCember®! It’s a month-long celebration of all things die cutting from Simon Says Stamp and today they are kicking it off with the Tim Holtz exclusive, limited edition die set, the Snowflake Rosette. This is a free gift with any purchase of $30 or more from the Tim Holtz collection at Simon Says […]
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 and the box of crafty goodies (November 26, 2025), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random on Black Friday and post the winner here. (US residents only for this giveaway) All supplies for this week’s […]
Slider cards made simply! A new product to try. – CZ Design
Today’s card was inspired by the new Snap ‘n Slide slider mechanisms from Pear Blossom Press. I had not attempted a slider card, and once I saw how easily these little snaps go together, I was on a mission to try it out. Even though my card is a simple design, it was really fun […]