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Hi there! Happy Friday! YAY~~ What kinds of cards do you make the most? For me, they're birthday cards and thank you cards. Today I'm going to show you some simple to make cards with  Pop-Tones cardstock . Here are the colors of cardstock I picked:  Cotton Candy ,  Banana Split ,  Bubble Gum  and  Grape Jelly . First, cut out some intricate frames using the  Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock . Then glue the frames to the Pop-Tones cardstock. The color of the cardstock can be seen through the die-cut holes to give the frame a lace-like look. Pick a few large stamps as the sentiment. You may also use any die-cut sentiments that fit in the frame. Add some embellishment flowers to make the card a little more interesting. I used the leftover cardstock in  Banana Split  to pop them in front of the purple background. Assemble everything together, here comes the finished card. You may add other embellishment like sequi...

Happy Father's Day!! Let's make some cards to celebrate the important fathers in our lives. I start off by choosing a few masculine colors from my  Basis cardstock collection . By the way, this cardstock is on sale this month at  Cutcardstock . Prepare the cardstock into A2-sized note cards. Then die-cut a heart from each of them. Also cut the red cardstock in A2 size for the middle layer underneath the heart. The card base used is  Basis 110LB White Cardstock . This is my favorite weight for card bases. Die-cut the "Dad" sentiment using  Stardream metallic fine gold 105lb cardstock . Cut out the "YOU'RE THE BEST" tags as well. Assemble everything together. Dad, you're the best in my heart! Thank you for stopping by. Happy crafting~ Cheers, Lia Instagram  |  Blog

Happy Wednesday, my crafty friends! Just hang in there! Today I'm going to show you how I made this thinking of you card with some  Pop-Tones cardstock  that is currently on sale at  CutCardStock . This cardstock is 65 lb cover weight with a wide range of colors to choose from. It's great for card fronts.  I picked the following two colors for this card:  Grapesicle  and  Black Licorice .  The Grapesicle cardstock is kind of the lilac color. I used it under the washi tape to give it a light purple background. The washi tape is translucent. So the lilac color has been softened to accompany the blue flowers, but not too overwhelming. The sentiment "Thinking of you" is cut with the  Black Licorice  as well as the  Stardream metallic fine gold 105lb cardstock  (my go-to gold cardstock). The black will go under the gold with a little bit of staggering to create a shadow effect. Glue all pieces together. All done...