Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Shaped Roses

Hello! When I work with the Paper Flowers Collection at Elizabeth Craft Designs, I like to take my time shaping each floral layer so that the roses feel full and realistic. For this 5″ x 7″ Thank You card, I created a vase arrangement with roses, small flowers, and leaves, letting the dimension do most of the work. I tucked a stamped tag sentiment into the bouquet for a finishing touch. The patterned paper background adds color without competing with the flowers.

- Cover a 5″ x 7″ card base with patterned paper.
- Cut the Fancy Vase from Gold cardstock and assemble.
- Cut the Rose from Soft Finish Cardstock, color with Distress Inks, and assemble. I used Saltwater Taffy, Peeled Paint, and Rustic Wilderness.
- Cut additional greenery with die in the Greenery Fillers 01 set (now retired) or similar. Color and shape. Cut small flowers with die in the set, color with Copic YG0000, and shape. Add a Dress My Craft thread pollen to the center.
- Stamp the sentiment and cut with a tag die. I used a now retired Stampin’ Up Timeless Tropical stamp and a MFT tag die.
- Place the vase on the prepared base with foam squares. Glue the roses, small flowers, and greenery to the card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Dog Scene

Hello! I’m excited to share a card that captures the cozy comforts of home using Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets in Joset’s Dog Days Collection. The scene features a sweet dog sitting on a chair in a living room, with a “Home Sweet Home” sentiment framed on the wall. I paired the die-cut elements with a 6” x 6” card base covered in graphic patterned paper, creating a charming and welcoming design perfect for sending a heartfelt greeting to friends or family.

- Cover a 6″ square card base with patterned paper.
- Cut the Dog from a variety of cardstock colors and assemble.
- With the Living Room dies, cut the chair, rug, lamp, and picture frame from cardstock and assemble. Create or stamp the sentiment for the picture frame.
- Add the assembled elements to the prepared card base.

Find more cardmaking inspiration with the Dog Days Collection HERE and HERE.

Spellbinders | Easter Birthday Card

Hello! A birthday during the Easter season calls for a mashup of spring and celebration. This card combines a variety of Spellbinders supplies including the recently released Bunny Buddies set. I know many of you enjoy seeing how versatile these sets can be. I’ve shared other mashups featuring Simon Hurley designs before, and once again this card shows how easily these pieces can stretch beyond a single holiday or occasion.

- To begin, cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper (Echo Park Party Animal).
- Cut Cascade cardstock with the largest die in the Mirrored Arch Labels set and dry-emboss with the Floating Balloons folder. Add to the card base.
- Cut the frame with the Memory Frames die and back with patterned paper (Carta Bella They Say It’s Your Birthday). Add to the card.
- Cut the balloon with the smallest balloon die in the Color Block Balloons set. Assemble.
- Cut the sentiment banner, package, and party hat with dies in the Birthday Bear set. Assemble.
- Cut the bunny with the Bunny Buddies set. Assemble. I previously shared a card with the Bunny Buddies die set HERE.
- Add assembled elements to the prepared card with foam and dot adhesive.

Spellbinders | Framed Blooms

Hello! Sometimes the most meaningful cards are the ones sent for no reason at all. Today’s card features the Spellbinders All Clubs Crate Exclusive Item for February 2026. I arranged the flowers against a dry-embossed panel for subtle texture and added a die-cut frame. I finished the design with a letterpress sentiment. This is a versatile design that feels thoughtful without being tied to any specific occasion.

- Dry-emboss a 5″ x 7″ Mint cardstock panel with the Distress Mix folder. Add to a card base.
- With the Exclusive die set, cut the blooms and foliage; assemble. I cut the detailed piece twice. For the bottom layer, I taped the pieces on the back and then glued on the top layer.
- Arrange the blooms to the dry-embossed panel.
- With a die in the Mirrored Arch Labels set, cut a frame from a 5″ x 7″ white cardstock panel. Add to the assembly with foam adhesive.
- Press the You are Everything sentiment and cut with the coordinating die. Add to the card with foam adhesive.

Spellbinders | Easter Church Scene

Hello! For today’s card, I created an Easter scene using the Spellbinders All Clubs Crate Bonus Item for February 2026. Framed with arch dies and finished with a banner sentiment, the card design speaks softly but carries deep meaning.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Cut an arch mat with a die in the Essential Arches set.
- With the next smaller Essential Arches die, cut an arch for the sky. Use the sentiment die in Bunny Buddies to cut the sentiment. Add to the larger arch mat. Use the same smaller arch die to cut cardstock for the clouds, hill, and grass. Cut those elements with dies in the Landscape Edges set. Once cut, add to the sky arch assembly.
- Cut the church with the All-Clubs Crate Bonus Item set; assemble. Add to the scene.
- Embellish with flowers cut with dies in the Bunny Buddies set.