24 April 2026

2026: Simple Stripes with TapeRunner Adhesive

Hello again, sweet friends! 
Today I am sharing a quick way to add colorful stripes to a negative image or panel. 
 
This card was created for my sweet friend and Finn's best friend's mom- she lost Tiberius a few weeks ago. The colorful stripes remind me of Tiberius' winter coat- he had a winter jacket that was dark blue with a hint of orange and white. He was sooooooooooooo cute! 
Here's a photo of Finn and Tiberius (without his coat) walking together. I love that Tiberius was so small and friends with Finn! 
 
Making this striped background is super EASY! The key to keeping the strips of cardstock in place is using a great adhesive like TapeRunner! I use this for ALL of my striped cardstock backgrounds!

Here are some quick steps to make your own striped background: 
Gather your supplies- I'm using TapeRunner adhesive with Pink & Main Pet Angels stamps and Paw Print dies, as well as a retired die set from Paper Smooches to create the vellum dog image.
 
You can see I already have my colored cardstock cut into strips and used washi tape to hold the strips together in the order I would like them on my cardbase. 
Next I drew a rough image of where the negative image panel would be placed on my cardbase. Then I added some TapeRunner adhesive to this exact location. After applying adhesive to the rough location of this image, I added one more layer of adhesive about an inch around this spot- just so I knew that I had enough adhesive for the image and strips of cardstock. **It's never bad to use too much adhesive :)  
I also added adhesive to the negative image panel back- this will help the strips and cardbase stick together. 
To finish the card, I just sandwiched the cardbase with the strips of cardstock to the negative image panel. EASY! 
 
I love how easy it is to use the TapeRunner adhesive! I also love how strong this adhesive is- I think I might have to use this striped background for MORE negative image paneled cards :)  
🤑Don't forget to use code SAVANNAH10 for 10% off your purchase at TapeRunner! 

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav


Supplies Tiberius Sympathy Card: 
Paper Smooches Paws for a Cause dies
Card #099


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20 April 2026

2026: Pink & Main April Release Projects

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I'm excited to share all the new creations I made using the NEW Pink & Main April Release goodies! It's all about books and bows! How fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
**Be on the lookout for some tutorials on my IG page for the laminated bookmarks and glittered bookmarks!  
I cannot wait to share my tutorials that I have for the bookmarks, glittered items, and even for the Foil It! Paint and Splatter liquid!!! I had so much fun with this NEW release! 
 
That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav



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19 April 2026

2026: Another Pet Sympathy Card

Hello again, sweet friends! 
I've had to make an unusual amount of sympathy cards this year and specifically pet sympathy cards 😢

I mixed and matched so many products for this card because I wanted to make the prettiest rainbow bridge I could. I looooooooooooove that vellum die cut pup. It's the sweetest touch to this card. 
That's it for me today. I had to make another pet sypmathy card and will share that tomorrow! And I just found out my brother's 14 year old dog passed this week. So be on the lookout for all of these cards 👀

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav


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16 April 2026

2026: YourPaperInsider Wedding Card [Card #097]

Hello again, sweet friends! 
To be honest, I struggle with creating cards for my friends and family... I just want everything to look perfect and be different than anything I've ever made before. That's hard when I've made around 350 cards yearly for over 10 years🤣
 
This card is for a special friend of mine that is getting married in May. Because I'm mentoring her and sharing everything I wish I had known before getting married, as well as what I've learned since being married and over the last 20 years.... I wanted this card to be EXTRA special! 
 
That's why I pulled out my YourPaperInsider Box 14 papers (listed below). There were four blue papers that matched my friend's wedding colors PERFECTLY! I love that metallic blue and the layered soft blues on the wedding dress! 
 
The embossed flower image on the background paper is my FAVORITE- that Pink & Main Naval Officer embossing powder matched PERFECTLY!  

I think all the stress and pressure I put on myself to make a PERFECT card was unnecessary because the papers and craft supplies made this card turn out PERFECT🙃
 
That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌
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2026: Watercolor + TapeRunner + MORE Sympathy Cards

Hello again, sweet friends! 
I'm back to share MORE creations... unfortunately, I needed to make MORE sympathy cards (again). 
 
I wanted to try something new for these designs. I was inspired by a craft that my Mom, older brother, and his family helped me create during their spring break (MORE on that soon👀)- watercoloring! 
 
I watercolored some background pieces and used them behind some die cut cover pieces. What really surprised me is that the TapeRunner adhesive was strong enough to hold the watercolor paper to the cardbase. If you have worked with watercolors before, then you know it warps the paper/etc. But all of the TapeRunner adhesive did it's job and held strong!!!!  

I used the TR pink adhesive on the first card, and the TR retractable adhesive on the second set. I used adhesive on the cardbase, watercolor panel, and die cut cover panel! I'm really loving that retractable adhesive- it's so easy to use! Just click and adhere! 

I loooooooooooove how these turned out. I pray that they bring comfort and peace to our friends during this difficult time ❤️

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav



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03 April 2026

2026: How Many TapeRunner Adhesives Have I used in 2026?

Hello again, sweet friends! 
In my Easter basket, I hope I get all of these TapeRunner adhesives! 
 
This photo shows just how much I love my TR adhesives- these adhesive cartridges are EMPTY (just like Christ's tomb!!! Perfect for Easter! LOL!)!!! I use TR adhesives on EVERY project!!! So far I have created 93 cards--- I'd say that this amount of adhesive is a good amount for that many cards😉
 
🏷️ Use code SAVANNAH10 for 10% off at TapeRunner.com  


That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav



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02 April 2026

2026: Custom Birthday Card [card #76]

Hello again, sweet friends! 
I was recently asked to make a custom birthday card for my neighbor's son. She gave a few things that might inspire me: a sport's team/colors, blue crabs, boating, green/blue, and fishing. 
 
After discussing with her my ideas and what I could do using my supplies... we landed on a fishing theme. She then sent me a photo of her son fishing (one where he had just caught a catfish), and I knew we chose the right theme!
The best part about this card is that my mom helped me create it! This card was due while she was visiting so I pulled her into my studio to help get inky, die cut, and kind of be my sous chef/crafter! Hopefully she had fun making this with me;)  

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav



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30 March 2026

2026: Pink & Main Foilable Panels + Alcohol Inks [card #074]

Hello again, sweet friends! 
This card was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy to make especially when using the Pink & Main Foilable Panels and Cheerfoil! 

Here's how I made it: 
  1. Foil the P&M Raindrops Foiloable Panels with White Cheerfoil
  2. Use alcohol inks to create "rainbow" or colored background
  3. After inks dry a bit (maybe 5 mins), wipe background with towel to reveal white rain drops
  4. Finish card with sentiment and colored image

EASY! That's what I like:)  

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌
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28 March 2026

2026: MORE Sympathy Cards

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I'm back with MORE sympathy cards- I had the watercolor papers on my desk... and I thought I might as well use the scraps to make even MORE sympathy cards. I have been using a lot of these cards lately☹️
I made a few more that had very similar backgrounds and colors. I just love this color combo! LOVE LOVE LOVE! 
I just love the soft watercolor background with the vellum and colored cardstock foilage- this is probably the MOST color I've used on a sympathy card. I might have to start using MORE color:) 
 
That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav



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2026: TapeRunner + YourPaperInsider Box 14 Purple Sympathy Cards [card #079-082]

Hello again, sweet friends! 
I've been MIA because I spent a week with my family here in SC while they were on Spring Break- it was so much fun! I can't wait for them to come back and visit again! **You will see a few photos of my family while they were here SOON- they helped me finish a project:) 

I was able to get into the studio again today, but unfortunately, I needed to make three sympathy cards😭 I do not like making these cards- it breaks my heart! But I'm hoping that these cards bring comfort and peace as they remember their loved one ❤️
 
I used some of the purple cardstock from the YourPaperInsider Box 14 papers- they added just the right amount of purple with this watercolor patterned paper design! I love that velum- it's so soft and yet deep with the purple hue! *See supply list below for specific papers used! 
 
I also used my FAVORITE TapeRunner adhesive- I loooooooooooooove my TR adhesive! It's so smooth, easy to apply, and can be used on almost any piece of your card [see THIS post on how I add adhesive from a TapeRunner to a SMALL die cut letter]. 
These cards look simple but have layers and dimension because of the YPI papers and using the TR adhesive for all layers!  
 
That's it for me today. Unfortunately, I think I need to make MORE sympathy cards so I can stock up my stash... be on the lookout for MORE designs soon 👀

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav


Supplies Purple Sympathy Cards: 

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27 March 2026

2026: Pink & Main Birthday Cards

Hello again, sweet friends! 
The top two card designs that I need MOST are: 
  1. Sympathy/Thinking of You
  2. Birthday 
I bet I will use these cards soon- I have so many birthdays in March and April to celebrate:) 
That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌
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21 March 2026

2026: TapeRunner Retractable Adhesive + Foiled Birthday Card [card #075]

Hello again, sweet friends! 
 
💸 Don't forget to use code SAVANNAH10 for 10% off at TapeRunner!!!!!
This SHINY birthday card was SOOOOOOOOOOOO easy to make! But, first, let me share the backstory... 
 
Backstory: The other day I stayed with my friend's mom for some time so that she could run some errands. My friend requested that I bring over some cardmaking supplies so she and her mom could make a birthday card for her brother. Since they were new to cardmaking, I brought my Pink & Main foiling supplies- foiling is the EASIEST way to make cards:) Well, my friend, Renee, made a card... and of course I didn't throw away ANY of the scraps because I wanted to use them to make a similar birthday card. And that's how I came up with this card design- from scraps;)  
 
Here's a photo of my friend Renee with her card. It's CAS and perfect! **And doesn't her NEW hair style look gooooood!!?! 
**Be sure to stop by my IG feed and stories later today/tomorrow to see a quick video of Renee's Mom, Betty, doing a reveal of another foiled image!
 
Here's a quick tutorial on how I made my card using TapeRunner retractable adhesive: 
**I'm an OVERadhesive-er!!! And it's easy with this TR retractable adhesive because it glides sooooooooo smooth! 
It's that easy- 6 steps to make a SHINY birthday card! I love it! And I looooooooooooooove using scraps on my cards!!! 
That's it for me today. I'll be sharing MORE on my IG feed so be sure to stop by there!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️
Sav


Supplies Foiled Birthday Card: 
Inks: Imagine Crafts/Tsukeniko VersaMark
Card #075
 
💸 Don't forget to use code SAVANNAH10 for 10% off at TapeRunner




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