alex syberia designs christmas release & giveaway

I'm thrilled to be joining my friends at Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate their beautiful new Christmas release! If you are hopping with us, you should be arriving from Brenda's fabulous blog!

Now before we talk cardmaking, let's talk about something else fun...prizes! 

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 gift certificate to 4 lucky winners!

This giveaway is open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this blog hop by midnight BST November 11th. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog Giveaway Winners page on November 12th, 2025.

Ok now let's talk about the cards I've made! I promise to keep it short so you have time to hop...

I can't resist a cute little outline stamp and the Merry Mail set is packed with them!!!

First I masked a section of my card front and ink blended it pink. Then I stamped a few of the sweet little images to create a background.

On my next card I created a black and white background and topped it with a glossy, glittery Holly Jolly.

And I couldn't resist creating a grid of pastel wreaths too!

Your next stop on the hop my friend Hanh's fantastic blog!

And here is the whole hop list just in case...

Alex Syberia Designs

Bibi

Bobbi 

Brenda

Carly ---> you are here

Hanh

Lea

Lien

Martin

Nicky

Nicoletta

Samantha

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

hero arts best gift ever

Have you seen the latest Hero Arts collection, Best Gift Ever?!! I've been having a blast creating with it...

And I even have a new video to share...a shaker with sparkly sequins and shiny foil!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. Some affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. When you click on the links that I provide and make a purchase, I receive a small commission. For the next two months I will be donating any commissions I receive to Moms Demand Action. Moms Demand Action is an awesome grassroots movement of Americans fighting to protect people from gun violence. 

Supplies:

Hero Arts Gift Boxes Die Set Hero Arts Gorgeous Giftwrap Stencils Hero Arts Wrap It Up Letterpress + Foil Hero Arts Modern Holiday Greetings Stamp & Cut

pinkfresh studio flourish & glow release blog hop info

Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Flourish & Glow blog hop! I'm so thrilled to be joining in the fun!!!

It is no surprise that Pinkfresh has knocked it out of the park again!!! They make the most beautiful florals and the new Moonlit Blooms is gorgeous!!!

I'm excited to color this beautiful image but I started with two non-coloring designs! 

First I used a brayer to create a background with Bubble Gum and Mint inks. Not one of my usual combos but I'm digging it!

Then I stamped the Moonlit Blooms on top in black. And the sentiment is from an older fav, Amazing Things.

For the second card I used the Moonlit Blooms Press Plate to emboss on pink cardstock. I blended a little bit of Bubble Gum along the top.

I die cut three of the Bloom of Thanks, layered them together and paired them with a partial stamp from Amazing Things.

Ok, now before you go on to the next hop stop! Let's talk about all the cool GIVEAWAYS! 

• Pinkfresh is giving away the full release on their blog and YouTube!
• You also have a chance to win one of TEN $50 to the Pinkfresh shop by leaving comments here and at each hop stop!
• Winners will be announced on October 29th, on the PF GIVEAWAY PAGE. And prizes must be claimed within two weeks.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

alex syberia designs bow-ho-ho release & giveaway

I'm thrilled to be joining my friends at Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate their beautiful new Bow Ho Ho release! If you are hopping with us, you should be arriving from my friend Hanh's fantastic blog!

Now before we talk cardmaking, let's talk about something else fun...prizes! 

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 gift certificate to 4 lucky winners!

This giveaway is open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this blog hop by midnight BST October 19th. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog Giveaway Winners page on October 20th, 2025.

Ok now let's talk about the cards I've made...

I am crazy about bows so I am LOVING this collection but the Build-A-Bow Christmas Tree might be my favorite! I made two versions of a tree shaker, a "minimalist" and a "maximalist"!

Both have Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio backgrounds and are filled with a variety of glitter but the minimalist has just one sweet pink bow...

...and the maximalist is packed with bows! I did leave a few bows off because I wanted the shaker bits to show more.

BTW, the tiny "with love" sentiment is from the From Our Hearts set.

Your next stop is Brenda's beautiful blog and I know she is going to have something gorgeous for us!

And here is the whole hop list just in case...

Alex Syberia Designs

Samantha

Nicoletta

Nicky

Martin

Lien

Lea

Hanh

Carly ---> you are here

Brenda

Bobbi

Bibi

Amanda

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

altenew garden cosmos layering die set

Altenew has a beautiful new release out today and I have a favorite...the Craft-A-Flower Garden Cosmos Layering die set! Wanna see the cards I made? I'm going to assume you're saying yes and scrolling on, LOL!

I started with something very different for me...

I used a pale blue background, not white. And the colors I used were so different for me too! No pink but Orange Sorbet, Apricot Frost and Coco Cream from the Dessert Dreams palette. (The sentiment is from Craft Your Life Project Kit: Bold & Beautiful.)

It could use a few little tweaks but I like how it turned out!

And then of course I had to make something a little more "Carly"...

I used the Flourishing Garden set as a background (and the sentiment too). Then I added just one of the cosmos on top, which I cut from pink cardstock and shaded with a little Cotton Candy & Coral Red inks.

Which do you like better?

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. Some affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. When you click on the links that I provide and make a purchase, I receive a small commission. For the next two months I will be donating any commissions I receive to Moms Demand Action. Moms Demand Action is an awesome grassroots movement of Americans fighting to protect people from gun violence. 

dressed up die cuts - pretty pink posh september 2025 release video hop

The adorable Pretty Pink Posh holiday release is available now and we are having a video hop to show it off! Join us on YouTube for lots of cardmaking inspiration and a chance to win a PPP gift certificate!

STAMPtember 2025 blog party

Happy STAMPtember everyone!!! The Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember release hit the shop yesterday and today we are celebrating with a giant blog party!

Before I show you the cards I've made, check out this adorable Sweet Birthday Treat die set you can get FREE with a ANY purchase! Don't forget to write down that code to get your set!

And visit the SSS blog to see all the participants because you will definitely want to see what everyone made & find out about more STAMPtember gifts!!!

Ok, now let me show you what I've made...

SSS creates some of the best flowers and the new Charming Flower Stem set does not disappoint!!!

First I die cut the flowers from a white cardstock panel and used it as a guide for ink blending the front of a folded card. I wanted each flower to have pink and orange. Then I adhered the panel to the folded card. I love how it gives the background interesting texture.

I die cut more flowers from white cardstock, ink blended & assembled them and added them on top of the card.

The sentiment is from an older set, Mandala Blossoms.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon!

my latest plan to hopefully help

The news this week has been devastating, back to school should not mean back to school shootings but unfortunately that is the reality in America. I’m heartbroken but furious.

I’m channeling my feelings into action and here it is…

As you may know, I’m an affiliate for many of the companies that I create for. That means when you click on the links that I provide and make a purchase, I receive a small commission. For the next three months I will be donating any commissions I receive to Moms Demand Action. Moms Demand Action is an awesome grassroots movement of Americans fighting to protect people from gun violence.

I recognize that being able to make this pledge is a privilege and I’m very grateful for that. (Though I can’t promise what the size of the donation will be, as I’m historically bad at sharing my links in the first place…haha.)

So please, if you are planning to make a crafty purchase from any of the companies below, please click through my links to help with common sense gun reform.

Scrapbook.com

Hero Arts

Catherine Pooler Designs

Simon Says Stamp

Pretty Pink Posh

pinkfresh studio twinkle & tradition release blog hop

Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Twinkle & Tradition blog hop! I'm so thrilled to be joining in the fun!!!

This release is GORGEOUS!!!

The Tied With Cheer wreath is so fun to ink and layer! And the bow!!!

And the Timeless Tidings die and coordinating stencil is just stunning and I can't wait to use it for so many things!!! Wouldn't it make the cutest gift tags?!!

Ok, now before you go on to the next hop stop! Let's talk about all the cool GIVEAWAYS! 

• Pinkfresh is giving away the full release on their blog and YouTube!
• You also have a chance to win one of TEN $50 to the Pinkfresh shop by leaving comments here and at each hop stop!
• Winners will be announced on August 26th, on the PF GIVEAWAY PAGE. And prizes must be claimed within two weeks.

BLOG HOP LINK LIST

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter