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 […]
Unboxing the February Card kit from Simon Says Stamp (and making five fun cards!) – CZ Design
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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 […]
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 7, 2026), just leave a comment below! I’ll choose a winner at random by next week’s live. Today I’m introducing a concept I’ll revisit throughout 2026, and that is some of my favorite design formula’s for cards. These […]
Create a scene with me… in a good way! – CZ Design
Today I’m creating a fun scene using some of the new release from Waffle Flower and sharing a few tips to help you when you are creating your own scenes for your handmade cards. I’m using a suite of projects called Cozy Spot and they are perfect for creating an inviting scene on any card […]