Tonya Trantham Designs

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This blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, or quote should be checked with each manufacturer. Verify other representations about a product or service with the provider or party in question.This blog contains affiliate links. Clicking these links helps to support Tonya Trantham Designs – Creative Paper Addiction. It’s at no additional cost to you. Today’s features are Spellbinders and Scrapbook.com Products.

A festive illustration on the outside of the Merry Moments Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit box, featuring a decorated Christmas tree, wrapped gifts, a snowy front porch, and a welcoming red door with a wreath.

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is awesome and enjoy creating!

Stylized graphic featuring a bird among colorful flowers with the name 'Tonya' in an elegant font.

How to Make a Stunning Hand Sewn Strawberry Card

June 19, 2025

Hi there! I’m back with a card I created using the Felt Berry Blossom Etched Dies by Nichol Spohr and Spellbinders. You can use, fabric, felt, or in my case, cardstock with this set of dies. I love the versatility! Anyways let’s get started!

A handmade card featuring a large pink strawberry with a green leaf, accompanied by a small white flower with a yellow center and a sentiment that reads 'Find Beauty in the Simple Things,' set against a striped background.

I went with muted colored cardstock for this project. I cut one each of all the dies except the back die of the strawberry. There is no need since it will be glued to the card base. I also cut two dies each of the flower and button.

I did a back stitch around the strawberry, leaf and “cap” of the strawberry. If you don’t know how to do the back stitch research on your favorite search engine or YouTube. I glued the gray die behind the strawberry. I inked around the edges of the berry, cap and leaf with Pink and Green Chalk Ink.

Close-up of a pink paper strawberry with stitching details, a green leaf die-cut, and a sewing needle with thread. Background is a muted color.

The base of the card folded is 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″. I cut a mat slightly smaller than the base adhered to the card. I cut two strips of cardstock, one slightly smaller than the other and inked with green chalk ink. I glued off center of the card.

A handmade card featuring a vibrant pink felt strawberry with green leaves and small white flowers. The card includes the sentiment 'Find beauty in the simple things' in a decorative frame, set against a striped background.

I glued the strawberry and cap to the card. I shaped the leaf with a Stylus before adding to the cap. I stitched the button die in the center of each flower and tied off. I shaped the flowers with Stylus. I glued one flower to the cap of the berry.

I place the “Find Beauty” sentiment from the Field Notes Sentiments Stamp Set onto the MISTI Stamping Tool. I inked with Black Ink and stamped onto a piece of cardstock.

A colorful handmade card featuring a large pink strawberry, green leaves, and small white flowers. The sentiment 'Find Beauty in the Simple Things' is framed in green and pink. The background includes striped patterns and additional green accents.

I inked the edges with a pink chalk ink and matted with a green piece of cardstock. I added Foam Pop Dots to the back before placing onto the card. I glued the other flower to the edge of the sentiment to finish.

Colorful handmade card featuring a pink strawberry with stitched details, green leaves, and white flowers. The sentiment 'Find beauty in the simple things' is presented on a small card beside the strawberry. The background is a mix of patterned and solid cardstocks with strips of green ribbon.

Supplies

Spellbinders/Nichol Spohr: Felt Berry Blossom Etched Dies

Spellbinders: Field Notes Sentiments Stamp Set

Foam Pop Dots

DMC Floss Sampler Bundle

Needle

Scissors

Black Ink

Chalk Ink

Stylus

Plain and Patterned Cardstocks

Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry Adhesive

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A handmade card featuring a large pink strawberry with green leaves and white flowers, accompanied by a sentiment box that reads 'Find beauty in the simple things'. The card has a striped pink background and is accented with green ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your Thursday is awesome and enjoy creating!

A decorative graphic featuring a bird perched among colorful flowers with the name 'Tonya' artistically rendered in cursive.

Create Spellbinders Quick and Easy Colorful Wishes Card

June 6, 2025

Hi everyone! I’m back with my first project of the month. I created a quick and easy card using the Crafty Tools Etched Dies. This set of dies are from the Spellbinders and Simple Stories Crafty Babe Die Bundle and Crafty Babe Collection. Anyways, let’s get started!

A handmade greeting card featuring a watercolor background in shades of blue and green, with a paintbrush illustration and the sentiment 'colorful wishes'.

First, I cut a piece of Blue Cardstock in half. I folded with I had cut in half, 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″, to create the base of the card. I picked the blue polka-dot cardstock from the Color Vibe Bright Paper Pad. I cut it slightly smaller than the card base and l glued to the card.

A hand-painted card featuring a watercolor background in shades of blue and green, with a paintbrush design and the sentiment 'colorful wishes' displayed prominently.

I also cut a piece of Watercolor Paper smaller than the polka-dot mat and adhered to the base. I added colors of blues and greens Watercolors to the paper and let dry. I cut one paint brush parts from the following cardstocks: Black, Silver and Tan Cardstocks. I also cut a green polka-dot paint splat from the Color Vibe Bright Paper Pad. A side note I applied adhesive from the Adhesive Roll before cutting all pieces out.

A card featuring a watercolor background in shades of blue and green, with a paintbrush illustration and the sentiment 'colorful wishes' positioned prominently.

I put together all the paint brush pieces before adding to the base. Next, I placed the “colorful wishes” sentiment from the Typewriter Adventure Sentiments Stamp Set onto the MISTI Stamping Tool. I inked with Black Ink and stamped onto a piece of White Cardstock. I cut a small mat and glued to the back of the sentiment. I adhered to the base to finish. Can you say easy peasy?!?!!

A handmade card featuring an abstract watercolor background in shades of blue and green, with a paintbrush and the sentiment 'colorful wishes' displayed on it.

This card took about 10 minutes to complete. That’s using a heat gun to dry the watercolors. If you have any questions or comments about this card please leave them below.

A handmade card featuring a watercolor background in shades of blue and green, with a paintbrush embellishment and the sentiment 'colorful wishes' on a white label.

Supplies

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Crafty Tools Etched Dies

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Die Bundle

Spellbinders: Typewriter Adventure Sentiments Stamp Set

Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Collection

Simple Stories: Color Vibe Bright Paper Pad

Watercolor Paper

Watercolor Brush

Watercolor Paper

Watercolors

Black Ink

Black, Silver, Tan, White and Blue Cardstocks

Adhesive Roll

Scissors

Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry Adhesive

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DISCLAIMERS

This blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, or quote should be checked with each manufacturer. Verify other representations about a product or service with the provider or party in question.This blog contains affiliate links. Clicking these links helps to support Tonya Trantham Designs – Creative Paper Addiction. It runs at no additional cost to you. Today’s features are Spellbinders and Scrapbook.com Products.

A handmade greeting card featuring a watercolor background in shades of blue and green, with a paintbrush and the sentiment 'colorful wishes' prominently displayed.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your Friday is awesome and enjoy creating!

A digital illustration featuring a bird perched amidst flowers, with the name 'Tonya' in an elegant font overlaying a soft, colorful background.

Spellbinders Crafty Tools Dies: Color Me Happy Card Tutorial

May 27, 2025

Hi everyone! I’m back with a quick and easy card I created. I used the paint brush from the Crafty Tools Etched Diecuts. This set of dies are from the Spellbinders and Simple Stories Crafty Babe Diecut Bundle and Crafty Babe Collection. Anyways, let’s get started!

A handmade card featuring five colorful paintbrushes and a sentiment that says 'you color me happy' centered on a white panel, framed by a navy blue card base.

First, I cut a piece of Blue Cardstock in half. I folded what I had cut in half, 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″, to create the base of the card. I cut a piece of White Cardstock slightly smaller than the base and glued to the card. I cut out five individual paint brushes and five different paint drips.Side note…I applied Adhesive Roll to all the different pieces of cardstock before cutting out all.

A colorful greeting card featuring cut-out paint brushes in various colors, with the phrase 'you color me happy' prominently displayed in the center.

I put each paint brush together and placed on the card. I used the “you color me happy” stamp from the Typewriter Adventure Sentiments Stamp Set. I placed the stamp onto the MISTI Stamping Tool. Then, I inked with Black Ink. Finally, I stamped onto a piece of White Cardstock.

A handmade card featuring five painted brushes in various colors arranged vertically, with a sentiment in the center that reads 'you color me happy'.

I cut a mat for the sentiment from Blue Cardstock and glued both together. I placed Foam Pop Dots to the back before placing onto the card to finish. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below.

A handmade greeting card featuring five colorful paint brushes arranged horizontally, with a stamped sentiment 'you color me happy' in the center.

Supplies

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Crafty Tools Etched Diecuts

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Diecut Bundle

Spellbinders: Typewriter Adventure Sentiments Stamp Set

Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Collection

Simple Stories: Color Vibe Bright Paper Pad

Foam Pop Dots

White Cardstock

Blue Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Silver Cardstock

Scraps of Tan Cardstock

Adhesive Roll

Black Ink

Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry Adhesive

(Products listed above are Affiliated Links for your convenience)

DISCLAIMERS

This blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, or quote should be checked with each manufacturer. Verify other representations about a product or service with the provider or party in question.This blog contains affiliate links. Clicking these links helps to support Tonya Trantham Designs – Creative Paper Addiction. It runs at no additional cost to you. Today’s features are Spellbinders and Scrapbook.com Products.

A handmade card featuring five paintbrushes with colorful bristles and a sentiment that reads 'you color me happy' against a white background.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your Tuesday is great and enjoy creating!

A colorful digital artwork featuring a bird perched among vibrant flowers, with the name 'Tonya' elegantly written in stylized letters.

Creating a Just a Note Shaker Heart Card

May 22, 2025

Hi everyone! I’m back this week with another card I’ve created for Spellbinders. I used the Labels and Icons Etched Diecuts and the Typewriter Adventure Sentiment Stamp Set to create this card. These diecuts are in collaboration with Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Collection. If you didn’t see my post using this collection you can find it HERE. Anyways, let’s get started!

A handmade card featuring a central pink heart with the sentiment 'just a note', surrounded by smaller heart icons with clear seed beads, all set against a patterned pink background.

First, I cut in half a piece of Antique Ivory Cardstock. I folded what I cut in half, 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″, to create the base of the card. I cut a piece of patterned cardstock slightly smaller than the card. I lightly inked the edges of the cardstock before adhering to the base.

A pink cardstock featuring a lace pattern design, with a gradient effect transitioning from light to darker shades of pink. The top and bottom edges are slightly darker, while the center displays the intricate lace detail.

I cut twelve heart icons from Foam Sheets. I backed each heart with cardstock. I placed clear seed beads inside of each heart. I cut Acetate to fit over each heart. Last but not least, I cut from patterned cardstock twelve of the heart icons and glued to each foam heart.

A collection of heart-shaped foam diecuts, some with holes and one filled with clear seed beads, alongside a tube of the seed beads on a white background.

I adhered all twelve heart icons onto the card base. I cut both the solid and the heart with holes out. I inked around the edges of both hearts and then glued both on top of the heart icons. I stamped the “just a note” sentiment from Typewriter Adventure Sentiment Stamp Set onto a piece of cardstock. I adhered to the heart. I finished by placing White Gems onto the sentiment.

A handmade card featuring a central pink heart with the sentiment 'just a note', surrounded by smaller heart-shaped frames filled with clear seed beads.

This card would be the perfect pick me up to someone that needs encouragement. Or you can change out this sentiment for birthday wishes or a get well. There’s endless possibilities. If you have any questions or comments about this card please leave them below.

A handmade card featuring a large pink heart with the sentiment 'just a note' and twelve smaller heart-shaped frames filled with clear seed beads, arranged on a patterned background.

Supplies

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Labels and Icons Etched Diecuts

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Bundle Diecuts

Spellbinders/Simple Stories: Typewriter Adventure Sentiment Stamp Set

Simple Stories: Crafty Babe Collection

Foam Sheets

Acetate

Clear Seed Beads

Scissors

Antique Ivory Cardstock