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 (April 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 […]
Three Ideas for Mother’s Day Cards (Expert to Easy) – CZ Design
Today I’m sharing three card ideas for Mother’s Day, starting with more of an expert level, then medium, then easy! These ideas could also go with any theme you are working with, as well. I have a brand new Mother’s Day stamp and die set in the Simon Says Stamp shop that I’ll be using […]
Cluster and crop for beautiful card projects – CZ Design
Today’s card is a great example of how a cluster design plus a crop of that design yields beautiful design results. In today’s example, an embossing folder is providing the core of the design, but this can be done with any stamps or other die cuts that can be arranged in threes… and the the […]
A very modern card design – CZ Design
My friend and card maker Jaycee Gaspar has a new line out with Spellbinders. Today I’m using some of his products to create a very cool card, that almost looked a bit different than it turned out. Watch the video to see how I changed my mind and created what you see here in the […]
Black magic using embossing folders + a blog hop – CZ Design
Welcome to the Day One blog hop for Simon Says Stamp’s In The Heart release! Today I’m sharing the fun black magic technique using an embossing folder. First up, my quick tutorial: This is such a fun way to get more use from your embossing folders and can yield really fun and funky results! I […]
New from CZ Design and Simon Says Stamp! – CZ Design
The In My Heart release is out from Simon Says Stamp and I have a handful of products to add to my CZ Design collection. Here is a walk-thru of the products: Here’s the card I made on today’s live stream: Here is a closer look at my release: (all images are clickable and linked […]
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 (March 18, 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 […]
Sweet candy-themed cards. New from Hero Arts! – CZ Design
The new Hero Arts Beary Sweet release from Carly Tee is all kinds of candy-themed cute! If you are new to Carly, she makes absolutely delightful clean and simple cards, and her first collaboration with Hero Arts is a gem. If the giant Gummy Bear isn’t cute enough, check out the Penny Candy Jar. Here […]
Unboxing the April 2026 Card Kit and making six cards – CZ Design
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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 (March 11, 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 […]