Hello everyone, your humble editor is here to welcome you to the 2014 SCT World Cardmaking Day celebration! We are so glad you are joining us for this stellar, all-day cardmaking affair which will end at 11:00 p.m. tonight! Together with our talented designers, some special guests and generous...

Hello SCT readers! I am so excited to be part of the World Cardmaking Day celebration with SCT and can't wait to see what the other designers have in store (I know it'll be great)! For now, I'll share the design that I came up with referencing the sketch on page 26 of CardMaps 4. I immediately...

Happy World Card Making Day crafters! The card I made for you today was born from some of my very favorites, including color, paper and embellishments and a sketch from CardMaps 4! Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Patterned Paper Jillibean Soup, Kraft Envelope Jiillibean Soup, Tag Jillibe...

Hey everyone! It’s Laura Vegas here, sharing the card I created for World Cardmaking Day. I picked out this sketch from CardMaps 4 to work with, as it has a clean and familiar design that mimics a lot of the cards that I create! And here is my card,"hey friend"... Supplies: Cardstock: Americ...

Welcome to 11am on World Card Making Day with the SCT team! This should be a national/world holiday for me! I make so many more cards now a days than I scrapbook. I love creating and playing with paper and card making is a perfect excuse. You always need cards. Birthday, Holidays, Thank You, M...

We are always thrilled when Jen McGuire comes to visit us and today's visit is a little special! Jen is kicking off our "Bring A Smile To A Child" fall campaign! What is this you ask? This is a great charity program we started years ago with Crafting For a Cure where we ask our readers to s...

Hello SCT friends! So happy to be here celebrating World Cardmaking Day with you! A quick and easy way to add texture to a card is with stitching! And don't worry, you don't need a fancy sewing machine (or even expert sewing skills). I created this grid on my card with embroidery floss followi...

Hello, and Happy World Cardmaking Day! I’m a huge fan of techniques, and drool over those wonderful projects that you can tell the designer spent hours on. For me though, the simpler the technique, the better! The technique I’m going to share with you today is so quick and easy, but really add...

Happy world card making day everyone! I hope you are enjoying all the amazing crafting inspiration on the SCT blog today. If you are just joining us, be sure to start here! I love sketches and I love a good bird motif so my card this hour uses both. Here is the sketch I used from CardMaps 4.....

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper, letter stickers: American Crafts; Enamel dots, washi tape: My Mind's Eye; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Is it just me, or does it always seem like cards are needed when we have the least amount of time to create them? This is why I...

Hello! A sympathy card can be beautiful and uplifting because it's handmade by you. Anyone going through something difficult will appreciate getting a thoughtful note of love. Use these steps to recreate a similar card of your own. Then hand deliver or mail the card to someone you know could us...

Hello SCT friends, Ally here! You know all those cute little 6x6 patterned paper pads you have in your crafty stash? Pull them out and use a single collection to make a cohesive card! Try using a subtle pattern for a back ground or a fore ground with added pen details or try using that bright...

Good evening SCT friends! Have you been enjoying this fantastic day? Designer Christa Paustenbaugh is here to share a beautiful card and sketch in celebration of this day. Sketches make cardmaking so easy and Becky Fleck's CardMaps sketches are the best! Here is the sketch Christa chose to w...

Welcome to the CP blog! My name is Lisa Parkin and I'm the creative director at Crate Paper. I'm excited to be taking over the blog today to share a new Maggie Holmes collection with you: Open Book. Scrapbookers are the ultimate storytellers. They capture their memories and preserve them f...

Just leave me a comment...I'll draw the winner on Sunday night! :) Class starts 10/27!