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Vellum overlay card with a stamped ghost layered over matching patterned paper, a scalloped topper, stitched rectangle panel, and purple twine bow. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
No stamping guy card featuring a layered die cut hot rod with flames, a stenciled desert highway background, and a bold sentiment. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Three handmade summer card ideas featuring bright ink blended backgrounds, playful pool-themed die cuts, a floating pool scene, a torn hello card with flip flops, and a birthday card with a sunhat using the Soak Up the Sun June My Monthly Super Hero Kit by Hero Arts. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Vintage hello card featuring simple floral stamping, soft ink blending, layered scalloped rectangle die cuts, gold watercolor splatter, and an ephemera sentiment. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
No coloring card with a simple black and white stamped skunk popped up inside a white frame over a tri-color ink blended background in pink, purple, and aqua with white splatters and a subtle cloud embossed card base. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Two floral handmade cards with coral, pink, green, black, and white details, featuring one layered bloom design and one full floral background design. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Clean and simple handmade birthday card with layered chess pieces, a soft checkerboard background, and a playful check themed birthday sentiment. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Cute grungy handmade card featuring a colored pencil trash panda on gray cardstock layered over a stenciled brick background with torn paper edges and tiny hearts. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade floral cards showing how to stretch your dies by using one floral die set in two different ways with teal, yellow, white, and layered garden details. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Bright ink blended birthday card with a rainbow background, water-stamped dot texture, and a watercolor donkey from Unity Stamp Company. Card by Lisa Arana. dahlhouse-designs.com
Three handmade birthday cards in soft pastel colors featuring bold letters, balloons, and a gift design. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Rustic no stamping card with layered pine trees stenciled on vintage text paper, soft cloud blending, torn sentiment strips, and matte enamel dots, card by Lisa Arana from dahlhouse-designs.com.
Thank you card with a Copic-colored Highland cow framed by a purple ink blended deckle shape with soft edges, shimmer splatter, and a popped-up sentiment. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade cancer support card featuring the Spellbinders Awareness Ribbon set with a pink ribbon for breast cancer, soft floral accents, and textured blush layers.
Rustic masculine card with a stamped deer scene on lined pattern paper, layered woodland prints, cheesecloth texture, and a thoughtful sentiment from The Wild Haven by Unity Stamp Co.
Three handmade cards featuring soft ink blended glow backgrounds with garden-themed elements and playful spring designs. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
A graduation card with attitude featuring Sourpuss Scholar from Unity Stamp Company, colored over text pattern paper with angled pattern paper layers in the background and a funny graduation sentiment. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
A hope card idea featuring The Look Up Pup stamped on Raindrop Serenade patterned paper with light gray shading, a colorful butterfly, torn edges, and soft purple rays. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade easy watercolor card with a moody blue floral background, torn paper layers, and a supportive sentiment from Slow Bloom Society. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade card featuring Just a Couple of Chickens stamped chicken with partial stenciled sun rays and a popped-up Copic colored layer on a postage die panel, Partial Stenciling Card Technique. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two retro inspired clean and simple cards in purple tones featuring ombre sentiments, one with a fuchsia stenciled denim jacket and one with purple striped background, playful retro vibe ombre sentiment cards. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade love card with stamped couple and sentiment on lined pattern paper, soft Copic coloring, heart pattern paper layers, and twine bow for quick love notes inspiration. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade Unity Stamp Company critter cards featuring simple critter coloring with Copic markers and Distress Watercolor Pencils, Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Strawberry and chocolate themed Milk It birthday card ideas featuring layered stenciling, die cut milk cartons, cows, cookies, and soft pastel backgrounds. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Heart framed spring card with layered patterned paper, stenciled clouds, and a sweet colored bird focal point inspired by the Chirp Up Card Sketch. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Vintage watercolor thank you card with pink and yellow florals, distressed kraft background, and gold shimmer details. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Three handmade lilac themed cards featuring soft watercolor backgrounds, inky textures, and layered floral designs using the Spring Meadow collection. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two clean and simple interactive cards featuring the Dancin’ Chatterbox die with swinging legs and bold Yay and OMG sentiments in red and navy color palettes. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
A cute interactive pocket card with a peek a boo bunny hidden in a stitched pocket, soft spring pattern paper, scalloped layers, and a playful pull tab reveal. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
A comforting handmade sympathy card with gentle pink and kraft ink blending over a nature scene. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Trio of spring-themed handmade cards featuring soft florals, layered die cuts, and a cute bunny using the Hero Arts In Full Bloom kit. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade sympathy card with dragonfly over a stamped watercolor background in soft blue and purple. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade card featuring a birdhouse stamped panel with layered ink, soft vintage vibe, torn patterned paper layers, and rustic details. Soft vintage vibe card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade cards featuring chip bag designs, die cutting, stenciling, and embossed texture using simple card making ideas. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
Mixed media fish birthday card and clean sardine tin birthday card showing different card styles using the Hero Arts Packed with Love collection. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
Two clean and simple thank you cards featuring kraft floral die cuts, vellum leaves, embossed white background, and minimal white design created with a single floral die set. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade watercolor background card featuring a loose blended wash and a soft vellum overlay for a gentle layered look. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
Three handmade Happy Mail cards featuring postage themed designs colorful envelopes and clean layouts. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
Easy thank you card featuring simple stamping on pattern paper with layered deckled shapes and soft ink blending. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
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Winter hello card featuring a watercolored dog from Chilled to the Bone with blue snowflake stenciling and layered zig zag frames, winter hello card. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
Handmade paper piecing card featuring a floral and striped paper pieced couch scene with torn paper borders and a hostess thank you sentiment, paper piecing card. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhousedesigns.com
Two cozy fireplace cards featuring a stone fireplace scene colored with Copics in red and teal accents using the Spark & Stone background stamp. Card designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Layered Christmas card featuring a scalloped tag with stamped trees, a red deer, and a Merry Christmas sentiment, layered over patterned paper and set on an embossed green snowflake background with gold splatter. designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse designs dot com
Handmade card featuring a tall stack of cats from Unity Stamp Company stamped on kraft cardstock with soft ink smooshing in peach, gray, and blue tones. Two heart accents are inked in the same colors on a stitched panel with a Just Hang In There sentiment. designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Two handmade Christmas cards featuring a peaceful vintage winter village scene. One card on white cardstock with soft aqua ink blending and a mint poinsettia, the other on kraft with shimmer and snow accents for an antique look. Both designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two Wizard of Oz inspired handmade cards featuring gold glitter silhouettes and ruby red backgrounds, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Watercolor reindeer Christmas card on kraft cardstock with torn plaid and embossed vellum layers, stamped sentiment “A Little Christmas Cheer for Someone So Dear,” designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade book-themed cards created with the November Hero Studio One More Chapter kit. One features a girl reading a coral book surrounded by stars, and the other showcases a stack of colorful books on a stenciled background. Designed by Lisa Arana, dahlhouse-designs.com.
A colorful celebration card with ink blended fireworks behind champagne glasses and a cheerful sentiment. Created with Unity Stamp Company’s Clink & Celebrate and Pop, Fizz, Sparkle stamp sets, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
A clean and simple handmade card featuring softly stenciled teal, yellow, and green leaves with a mix-font sentiment that reads “so very thankful.” Perfect for fall, Thanksgiving, or thank you cards, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade card featuring a dog balancing books and a teacup, colored in soft sepia tones with a pink heart spotlight background, torn paper layers, and a small clipped sentiment banner. Designed by Lisa Arana, dahlhouse-designs.com.
Paper pieced holiday card featuring two stamped ornaments filled with soft mint and coral patterned papers and a bold “Joy” sentiment, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade cards featuring layered floral die cuts and torn patterned paper backgrounds in red, yellow, black, and lavender, with sentiments “Find Beauty in the Simple Things” and “Bloom Wildly,” designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Funny handmade card featuring a sassy chicken holding coffee with rollers in her hair, colored with Copic markers to match warm tones from the Summer Harvest pattern paper. The card has an embossed cloud background, layered papers, and die cut flowers with button centers. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade holiday cards using the Hero Arts October Studio Card Kit Merry Era. One card features a large pastel Merry Everything sentiment with hot foiled polka dots and a gold edge, and the other has a glittery disco ball ornament with a big pink bow and sentiment that reads Deck the Halls with Disco Balls. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade butterfly cards with bold colorful ink backgrounds and white heat embossing on vellum, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade sympathy card with pink and coral watercolor background, purple stenciled texture, gold embossed dragonfly with layered vellum wings, and a sentiment strip, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade apple cards created with the Hero Arts I Pick You collection. One features a layered apple frame with the sentiment “have a delicious day” and the other showcases a watercolored apple branch with a thank you sentiment. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade fall cards side by side. The left card features a watercolor pumpkin background in orange, blue, and gray with a sentiment banner reading “You’re the pumpkin to my spice. Life’s just sweeter with you around” accented with a tiny coffee cup and gray twine bow. The right card has a colorful watercolor leaf background in pink, orange, and violet with a sentiment banner reading “Each falling leaf is a love letter from the earth, reminding us to slow down” accented with fussy cut leaves and a black twine bow. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade purple and blue ombre winter card featuring the Unity Stamp Company Frosted Lace snowflake, fussy cut and ink blended with glitter pen details. Background includes torn vellum layers and snowy splatters with a Let It Snow sentiment. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade snowflake cards using the Unity Stamp Company Frosted Lace stamp set. One card features a warm pink monochromatic background with stamped snowflakes, scalloped edges, and glitter snowflake accents. The other card has a frosty blue background with repeat stamped snowflakes, ink blending, metallic splatters, and a layered glitter snowflake behind the sentiment. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Fall thank you card featuring the Pumpkin Hearth stamp set with paper pieced pumpkins stamped on Unity’s Eerie Pressed Petals patterned paper, rustic ink blended edges, layered leaf stamping, black die cut thanks sentiment, and metallic watercolor splatters for sparkle. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade bear cards featuring Unity's Wilder Still stamp and Takin’ Em Fishin’ paper pack, using torn layers, embossed kraft cardstock, and masculine textures. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade fall cards featuring the Hero Arts Fall in the Forest September Kit. One card is a squirrel peeking through a tree trunk window with a heart and acorns, and the other is a thankful pumpkin card with orange, teal, and cream pumpkins framed in a postage edge border. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Trio of handmade fall cards using masking and ink blending with Unity Stamp’s Grunge Grove set, in warm and cool tones, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Pair of handmade Christmas cards, one in black and silver with a glitter tree and star background, the other in gold with a glossy black tree and glitter edge, created with Hero Arts Very Merry collection and Your Paper Insider Box 12, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Candy Christmas holiday card duo featuring Spellbinders Gingerbread Plane and Gingerbread Delivery die sets. One card shows a red airplane flying through a cloudy sky with a holiday banner, and the other is filled with cute gingerbread men on a pink background. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade card with large blue butterfly over a vibrant stenciled background using Unity’s Large Damask stencil and Distress Inks in coral, purple, and teal, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Set of two handmade Halloween cards using Hero Arts Ichabod's Study stamp and die kit paired with specialty papers from Your Paper Insider and Unity Stamp Company. One card features vintage portrait frames with spooky accents and the other highlights a framed jack-o-lantern scene. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade holiday card using Unity’s Simply Holiday stamp set with white and gold heat embossed trees, Spun Sugar pink background, kraft layers, and a soft pink ribbon. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Mixed media art journal page featuring a watercolored mushroom stamp, golden grungy background with stencil and modeling paste texture, vellum and kraft die cuts, and gold splatter accents. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Two handmade holiday cards featuring red candy canes, bold navy and blush color palettes, and layered sentiments using Hero Arts Candy Cane Season set, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Country-themed snowman Christmas card featuring layered die cuts, embossed snowflake background, and sweet critter friends with a soft teal, kraft, and blush color palette. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade cards with torn floral backgrounds and shiny gold die cut sentiments using the Sunny Side Up background stamp. Cards designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Two handmade cards created with the Hero Arts July Road Trip Kit. One features a pink and purple stamped scenic desert road held by a die cut hand with the sentiment you go girl. The other shows die cut legs in bright yellow sneakers with houndstooth shorts and the sentiment "take it slow." Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Two handmade robot cards using Unity Stamp Company stamps with clean and simple layouts, teal and green pattern paper backgrounds, and Copic coloring. One features a birthday robot with a balloon, and the other has a heart-themed robot with a sentiment strip. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Mixed media art journal page with purple and blue ink spray background, stamped florals, a butterfly, and layered sentiment strips that read don’t just fly, soar. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade collage style card with layered stamping and vintage floral pattern paper in warm rose and teal tones, featuring the sentiment Kindness matters on a scalloped tag and a wooden button embellishment. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade patriotic card featuring the Purr-ade Crasher cat stamp from Unity Stamp Company layered with red, white, and blue pattern paper, glittery sunglasses, and a bold sentiment. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade card featuring a large Luna moth stamped on patterned paper and layered over a torn collage background. The card includes glitter glue accents and the sentiment “Let Your Light Lead.” Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade card featuring a large green butterfly partially die cut over layered vintage pattern paper with soft ink details and faux washi tape. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade summer card featuring a grumpy kitty in a polka dot swimsuit lounging on a pink flamingo float, with a stenciled blue pool, pink sky, and stamped yellow sun rays in the background. Finished with a sentiment that reads “Beach, please!” Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade card featuring a gray Copic-colored dog with big eyes and red hearts, paired with a sentiment that says Big Hugs for Those Hard Days. Layered banners and scalloped dies frame the design over subtle text print paper. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade turtle encouragement card with mixed media coloring technique using teal and yellow ink for stenciling, ink smooshing, and matching Copic markers. Features a stenciled hexagon background and stitched circle frame. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Handmade card featuring a grumpy dog with a blue bucket hat and a stitched sentiment that reads Hurumph, colored in gray and blue tones with masculine patterned paper accents. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Encouragement card with yellow flower stamped image, vintage text background, subtle stencil texture, and watercolor details using Unity Stamp Company stamps and Distress Watercolor Pencils, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Trio of handmade cards featuring a pink, grey, and white color palette, with a mix of distressed vintage and clean, simple designs. Each card uses stamps from Unity Stamp Co. and specialty papers from Your Paper Insider, incorporating leftover scraps for creative and elegant results. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
A handmade masculine fishing-themed card featuring stamped and watercolored lures on newsprint with plaid paper layers, inky grunge edges, and twine accents. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
A handmade birthday card featuring a pink and blue galaxy background with heat-embossed texture, silhouetted trees, and an eclipse technique sentiment. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.
Handmade sympathy card featuring calla lily stamp colored with Distress Watercolor Pencils and soft gray background. Sentiment reads love healing peace, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Funny handmade Father’s Day card featuring a sleepy bunny in a robe with paper piecing, layered torn edges, and bold striped background designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
handmade cards using floral stamped backgrounds on text-style patterned paper with bright pastel plaid and gingham accents. Features quick layouts for sympathy and celebration cards, designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com
Vintage-inspired mixed media floral cards featuring stamped camellias, watercolor with Karin markers, and layered collage elements. The backgrounds include torn Grit & Grace pattern paper, ink blending, and stenciling with Lunar Paste for added texture. Sentiments are stamped on distressed paper for a warm, heartfelt touch. Designed by Lisa Arana dahlhouse-designs.com.

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