Category: Christina Rannow

Graceful Fuchsia
by Christina Rannow

Hello! Christina here. Today I’m sharing a beautiful floral card featuring the new Block Print Fuchsia Spray dies. This set creates graceful, detailed blooms for an elegant card design full of depth and dimension. I paired the set with a simple sentiment and a basic frame to showcase the beauty of these fuchsia blooms. Let’s take a closer look at how this card came together.

I started by die-cutting the fuchsia pieces from colored cardstock. I chose a trio of pinks for the blooms and a vibrant sea green for the leaves. Before layering and assembling the pieces, I added shading to each piece with a darker coordinating ink color using a small blending brush. After assembling them, I set them aside while I worked on the background panel.

For the background panel, I started with a mint green A2-sized piece of cardstock. Then I blended in a darker sea green color on just the top half of the panel. Next, while leaving space for the sentiment, I played around with the arrangement of the fuchsia blooms and greenery until I liked the layout. Before securing the die-cuts to the background panel, I first stamped the sentiment with a coordinating green ink. Then I secured the die-cuts with either glue or, for added dimension, thin foam squares. I left the space around the perimeter of the background panel free of die-cuts so I could add a frame. I ended up having to trim just a couple of stems and the top of a bloom to accommodate the frame.

To create the look of a matted frame, I used two basic nesting rectangle dies. I die-cut the larger one from sea green cardstock and the smaller one from white cardstock. Before layering these together, I blended a darker coordinating ink color around the inside edge of the sea green frame. Then I popped up the layered frame on my card front using foam tape and attached everything to a top-fold card base. The finishing touch was to add a few translucent green embellishments.

Thank you for reading about my elegant card design featuring the graceful Block Print Fuchsia Spray die set. See you again soon!

57661 Block Print Fuchsia Spray
CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

June 30, 2026
Summer Garden Snapshot
by Christina Rannow

Hello, Christina here! Summer has arrived, and there’s an abundance of inspiration in our gardens right now. Flowers are in full bloom and butterflies are fluttering about, the perfect combination for a lovely “Thinking of You” card. To create this garden snapshot, I paired the Daisy Flower dies with the Scallop Butterfly dies inside a wide frame and tucked in plenty of greenery. This card design is all die-cutting except the stamped sentiment, so it comes together easily. Let’s get started!

My first step was to die-cut the elements for my design from colored cardstock and assemble them. I chose fuchsia and yellow for the daisies and turquoise, black, and yellow for the butterfly. For the greenery, I chose two shades of green.

Next, I die cut a wide frame from a white cardstock panel using a basic rectangle die. Then, I popped the frame up on a soft blue cardstock panel using thin foam squares. With the frame panel complete, I started to arrange my die-cut elements within the frame. Once I was happy with the layout, I attached them with either liquid glue or, for added dimension, small foam squares. I let some of the elements overhang the frame so it looked like the scene was popping out towards you.

My final steps were to add a stamped sentiment banner and attach my card front to a top-fold card base.

Thank you so much for reading about my summer garden-inspired card design featuring the Daisy Flower and Scallop Butterfly die sets. See you again soon!

57588 Foliage Bunch

57602 Block Print Scalloped Butterfly

57634 Block Print Daisy Flower

June 16, 2026
Sardine Delights
by Christina Rannow

Hello! Today I’m sharing something a little different. This delightfully quirky card features the Block Print Sardines die set, and using vintage sardine tins as inspiration, I created something reminiscent of those brightly colored tins. These little guys look right at home nestled inside rounded rectangle frames with a couple of sentiment banners splayed across them. Stick around and I’ll walk you through my process for creating this card.

My first step for this project was to create the sardines. These little fish just spoke to me, and I knew I could create something fun and different with them. I chose a light blue cardstock for the heads and tails and added some shading to them with a darker blue ink color and a small bending brush. For their bodies, I started with white cardstock and ink-blended them with yellow and orange inks. Finally, I assembled the pieces and finished them up with a shiny black pearl for each eye.

My next step was to create the background. I wanted something that would mimic the look of a tin, so I used nesting rounded rectangle dies to die-cut royal blue and warm gray cardstock panels. I die-cut a larger rectangle from the royal blue cardstock and a smaller one from the warm gray and then layered the frames together. Then I attached the frames to an A2 royal blue cardstock panel with foam squares to give them some height and dimension.

With the background panel completed, I was able to nestle the sardines into the center area, securing them with glue. If you look at vintage sardine tins, there’s a lot of text, banners, and icons on them, so I chose two sentiment banners, stamped them with sentiments, and attached them to my card with more foam squares. The finishing touch was to add a hexagram starburst that I die-cut from chartreuse cardstock to each corner.

Thank you so much for reading about this quirky card I created using the Block Print Sardines die set. See you again soon!

57619 Block Print Sardines

May 29, 2026
Proud Seahorse
by Christina Rannow

Hello friends! It’s Christina, and I have an under-the-sea-themed birthday card to share with you featuring the Proud Seahorse craft dies from the Block Print Collection. This handsome guy looks right at home tucked into some aquatic plants with a deep blue underwater backdrop. I love how this card design turned out, and I can’t wait to tell you how it came together! Let’s get started!

My first step was to create the under-the-sea background panel. I used my darkest blue ink and blended it onto the bottom of a cobalt blue cardstock panel, gradually getting lighter near the top of the panel. Then I used a stencil with small circles and more of the dark blue ink and stenciled them across the panel for tone-on-tone bubbles.

Next, I die-cut the components for the seahorse and the seaweed from white cardstock. Before assembling them, I added color with ink and blending brushes. I chose chartreuse and apple green ink for the seaweed and sunbeam, honey, and creamsicle ink for the seahorse. Then I arranged the die-cuts on the background and attached them with glue.

To finish things up, I die-cut a free-form watercolor shape from white cardstock, and before layering it onto the background panel to frame up the scene, I stamped “Happy Birthday” with coordinating blue ink along the bottom. The finishing touch was a few cobalt blue gems for embellishment.

Thank you so much for reading about my under-the-sea-themed birthday card featuring the Proud Seahorse craft dies. See you again soon!

57616 Block Print Proud Seahorse
57628 Sea Kelp and Mini Fish
CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings

May 18, 2026
Bountiful Blooms
by Christina Rannow

Hello! It’s Christina, and today I’m sharing a bold but simple card that is bursting with beautiful blooms. I chose an analogous color palette of yellow, green, and blue and used the Block Print Lovely Flower craft dies, layering multiple flowers across my card front. I wanted a big bold leaf to match these blooms and settled on using the wing of the Block Print Crane craft dies and finishing with the Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment.

After choosing my color palette, this card came together quickly. First I die-cut and assembled multiple flowers and arranged them on a peacock blue cardstock panel. I attached some of the flowers with glue and others with thin foam squares for some dimension. Then I die-cut the wings of the crane multiple times from chartreuse green cardstock to be the leaves and tucked them into the flowers. The final steps were to die-cut the sentiment from more chartreuse cardstock, attach it using glue, and then secure the card front to a side-fold card base.

Thank you so much for checking out my bountiful blooms card I made featuring the Block Print Lovely Flower craft dies. I hope I’ve inspired you to create something beautiful today!

57582 Block Print Crane
57632 Block Print Lovely Flower
57573 Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment

April 27, 2026
A Vibrant Hello
by Christina Rannow

Hello! It’s Christina, and I’m excited to share this vibrant card featuring the unique Pretty Peacock Craft Dies. These dies are unique because the showy display of tail feathers is made up of the small negative spaces after die-cutting them from a cardstock panel. Then you can back the negative spaces with beautiful ink blends, iridescent spatters, or your prettiest cardstock to complete the magnificent display. For this card, I chose a yellow ink blend and a spritz of Distress Mica Stain for a little shimmer. Then I complemented this magnificent bird with some green foliage and pretty blooms. Let’s take a look at how it all came together.

I started by die-cutting the feathers from a white cardstock panel and then ink-blended Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, and Bluepriny Sketch Distress Inks over them. Underneath the feathers, I added a tropical green ink color for the suggestion of foliage. Next, I created the backer panel for the feathers. After inking another white cardstock panel with two shades of bright sunshine yellow inks, I then spattered the panel with Flickering Candle Distress Mica Stain. I let the inks dry for a few minutes and then secured this panel behind the first one. Finally, I die-cut a circle from one last white cardstock panel and layered it onto the other panels. This last panel framed the peacock and gave it a little more definition.

My next step was to die-cut and ink the remaining elements for my card design, including the pieces for the body of the peacock, the foliage, and the flowers. I used white cardstock for all the pieces and inked them with more of the Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, tropical greens, and sunshine yellows. After inking them, I assembled the pieces and then secured them to my card front using either glue or thin foam squares.

To finish up my card design, I added the sentiment die-cut from black cardstock and a few yellow enamel dots for embellishment. The last step was to secure the card front to a top-fold card base.

Thank you so much for checking out my vibrant card featuring the magnificent Pretty Peacock Craft Dies. See you again soon!

57546 Hello Scripted

57588 Foliage Bunch

57590 Block Print Tapestry Blooms

57591 Block Print Pretty Peacock

April 15, 2026
Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
by Christina Rannow

Hello! Christina here. Did you know that a grouping of butterflies is commonly called a kaleidoscope? I always thought they were referred to as a swarm, which is another common word to describe these fluttering beauties, but I think “kaleidoscope” is a better description. Don’t you?

So today I’m sharing with you a card featuring a kaleidoscope of the Linear Boho Butterflies. I love these simple yet intricate die-cuts, and they look beautiful on a soft faux watercolor background. Let’s take a look at how this card came together.

First I die-cut the butterflies from white cardstock and then inked them with a buttery yellow and a muted orange to create a soft gradient color blend. Then I applied a light spatter of black ink to the butterflies before attaching the body pieces that I die-cut from black cardstock.

For the background panel, I used a faux watercolor technique to create a soft, dreamy backdrop for the butterflies. I started with a piece of heavyweight white cardstock, larger than I needed so when I was finished with the faux watercolor technique, I could choose the part of the panel I liked the best. This technique is simple, and there really is no right or wrong way to do it. After choosing an ink color (I chose Salvaged Patina Distress Ink this time), I dabbed the ink pad on my glass mat a few times and then lightly spritzed the ink with water.

From this point, you have some options. You can lightly press parts of your cardstock panel into the ink, turning the panel different ways each time, or you can use a piece of plastic wrapping to pick up the ink and dab it across the panel, twisting and turning the plastic each time, or, lastly, you can use a sea sponge to pick up the ink and then apply it to your panel, which adds a little more texture than the other methods. All methods work well and will give you beautiful results. For this card, I picked up some ink with my cardstock panel and used a piece of plastic wrapping to achieve the results I was looking for. I also added some ink spatter to the panel for a little more interest.

I let the ink dry for a few minutes and then trimmed the panel down to 3.75 x 5 inches. Then I arranged the butterflies on the panel, and before attaching them with foam squares for some lift off the panel, I stamped a sentiment in the bottom right corner. The finishing touch was to add a few clear drops for embellishment.

Thank you so much for checking out my card featuring a kaleidoscope of the Linear Boho Butterflies on a dreamy background I create using a faux watercolor technique. See you again soon!

CB516 Sentimental Banners

57574 Linear Boho Butterflies

March 31, 2026
Spring Daisies
by Christina Rannow

Hello, it’s Christina! Spring has sprung, and I have a bright and happy card to share with you featuring the new Block Print Daisy Flower craft dies. I love that you can layer up the daisy petals to get full, beautiful blooms with plenty of depth and dimension. I combined the daisies with some more new goodies, the Mod Branches and Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment craft dies. And to round out this bright and happy card design, I added a small Buzzing Bumblebee and a few smaller flowers to complement the daisies. Grab your favorite cardstock colors and we’ll get started!

I started by die-cutting all the components for the different elements of my design and then assembled them, securing everything with glue. I chose a pale pink and a salmon-colored cardstock for the daisy petals and a buttery yellow and an orange for the smaller flowers. For the Mod Branches, I chose a bright cilantro green cardstock, and after die-cutting two of them, I snipped a few leaves and berries from the branches, leaving me with just a few leaves on each one to accent the daisies. I decided on black cardstock for the sentiment because it coordinated with the bumblebee, tying everything together.

With all the die-cutting and assembling done, it was time to put everything together. I kept the background panel simple and used plain white cardstock that I die-cut to give it a dotted detail around the edges. Then I placed the Mod Branches on the panel so they formed a natural frame and added the big beautiful daisies to fill in the corners. I placed the sentiment along the bottom and then embellished my design with the smaller flowers, scattering them throughout, and the sweet bumblebee buzzing into the scene. The final step was to attach the card front to a side-fold card base.

Thank you so much for checking out my bright and happy card design featuring the new Block Print Daisy Flower craft dies! Happy crafting!

57605 Block Print Star Flowers

57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

57573 Thinking of You Vintage Sentiment

57633 Block Print Mod Branches

57634 Block Print Daisy Flower

March 16, 2026
Make a Wish
by Christina Rannow

Hello! Christina here to share a quick and easy birthday card featuring the Tall Party Candles craft dies. I’m always in need of more birthday cards, and this design is perfect for mass-producing. This card would work for just about anyone, plus you can customize it by changing up the candle colors. Let’s take a look at how this card came together!

Like I said, this card is quick and easy. I started by die-cutting the candles from four different shades of blue cardstock. I think shades of pink or even a rainbow of colors would be pretty too. I wanted the flames to be yellow, so I die-cut the candles again, but from yellow cardstock. I snipped the flame pieces off the candles and attached them to the blue candles.

Next, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to approximately 3.75 x 5 inches and arranged the candles in the center. Before attaching them to the panel, I lightly blended yellow ink where the candle flames would be so they would have a bit of a glow. Then I attached the candles with glue and stamped a sentiment from the Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings stamp set just underneath them.

My final step was to attach the panel to an A2 side-fold card base. I used foam tape so the panel would pop off the card base for a little dimension to the design. And that’s all there is for this quick and easy birthday card. Thank you so much for checking it out!

57576 Tall Party Candles
CL8167 Plain and Simple Birthday Greetings

February 20, 2026
Lovebirds
by Christina Rannow

Hi friends! Christina here to share a charming Valentine’s-themed card featuring the sweetest pair of lovebirds. These cuties are part of the latest release and are from the Block Print Bird Duo die set, and since we are coming up on Valentine’s Day, I decided to make them pink and red lovebirds. I have them perched on a branch and framed by a simple heart die-cut from the background panel. Let’s take a look at how this lovely card design came together!

My first step was to die-cut the components for the sweet little birds. I used red and two shades of pink cardstock for the main body pieces and a khaki color for the beak. I assembled the birds using glue for most of the pieces but used thin foam squares for the wings. I die-cut the eyes twice from dark gray cardstock and stacked them for a little dimension before gluing them in place.

Next I die-cut the pieces for the Abundant Branch from green and brown cardstock and then assembled the branch using glue.

With most of the elements completed, I moved on to the background panel. I used the heart from the Block Print Garden Heart set to die-cut the shape from the center of a white A2 cardstock panel. Then I lightly inked the center of another A2 white cardstock panel with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink before layering the heart panel on top. This created a heart-shaped window for the lovebirds to be perched against.

My last steps were to bring everything together and add a sentiment. First, I attached the branch across the panel near the bottom of the heart. Then, using thin foam squares, I attached the bird duo so they were perched on top of the branch. Next, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Poppy Stamps Sentimental Banners on red cardstock with white embossing powder and die-cut it using a small wavy banner die. I added the banner to my card front along with some small red heart die cuts that I got from the Poppy Stamps Hearts Shining Arch die set.

Thank you so much for checking out my Valentine’s Day card design with the sweetest pair of lovebirds that I created using the new Block Print Bird Duo die set. See you again soon!

57585 Block Print Bird Duo

57589 Block Print Garden Heart

57575 Abundant Branch

CB516 Sentimental Banners
2501 Hearts Shining Arch

February 10, 2026