STARTS NOVEMBER 1 · WITH LAUREL & JUSTINE
Why does everyone else’s card look better than yours?
It’s not their supplies. It’s a handful of small design choices. In 30 short daily lessons, we’ll show you one simple change at a time, so your cards go from “nice” to “wait, you made that?”
- One short video lesson a day
- Use the supplies you already own
- Lifetime access, so go at your own pace
Just $19 · Lifetime access · Secure checkout
FAST-ACTION BONUSES
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The Course Guidebook, “Is My Card Done?” Checklist, Card Sketch Pack, Rule of Thirds Grids, Daily Card Journal and 30-Day Progress Tracker are yours when you join now. When the timer runs out, the bonuses go away.
180K+
YouTube subscribers between Laurel & Justine
15+ years
in the papercrafting industry
Your hosts
of the Stress Free Cardmaking Summit & the Paper Crafters Get Organized Summit
You love making cards. So why do some of them just feel… off?
- You finish a card, look at it, and can’t say what’s wrong. It just isn’t “it.”
- You scroll past other cards and think, “How do they make it look so easy?”
- You keep adding “just one more thing,” hoping it fixes the card. It rarely does.
- You bought the new stamps, the new paper, the new dies. Your cards still don’t look like the sample.
- You hold back from giving a card away because it doesn’t feel good enough.
Here’s the good news: your cards are already beautiful.
The difference between a “nice” card and a card that makes someone stop and stare is almost never a new supply. It’s small design choices. Where your focal point sits. How you repeat a color. Knowing when to stop adding to the card. Most of us were never taught these. So we’re going to teach you, one day at a time.
Small steps. Big difference.
Every day you get one simple design idea. That’s it.
1
Watch
Open your daily email and watch a short lesson from Laurel or Justine.
2
Try
Make a new card with that day’s idea, or give a card you’ve already made a quick makeover. Use the supplies already on your desk.
3
See the difference
Look at your finished card and spot the change. One small tweak, and it looks more polished and more you. Watch your confidence grow with every card.
We start together on November 1.
Life gets busy? No problem.
You have lifetime access, so you can finish in 30 days or 300.
SNEAK PEEK
A peek at what’s inside
Here are 6 of the 30 lessons. Each one builds on the last.
DAY 1
The Rule of Thirds
The one spot on your card where your focal point wants to live. (Hint: it’s not the middle.)
DAY 2
The Triangle Trick
Why three always beats two or four, and how to place them so the eye keeps moving.
DAY 5
The Unexpected Pop Color
The tiny splash of color that makes everything around it look planned.
DAY 17
Negative Space
Why the empty part of your card might be doing the most work.
DAY 29
One Metallic Element
How one shiny detail pulls a whole card together, and why two can undo it.
DAY 30
Knowing When a Card Is Done
A simple check that tells you when to stop, so you never overdo a card again.
Plus 24 more lessons on color, layers, sentiments, embellishments and more.
FAST-ACTION BONUSES · FREE WHEN YOU JOIN BEFORE THE TIMER ENDS
6 bonus printables to keep by your craft desk
Print them, use them, keep them forever.
Course Guidebook
Every lesson from all 30 days in one handy reference. Quick key points for each day help you refresh your memory in seconds, without rewatching a video.
“Is My Card Done?” Checklist
A one-page design check to run before you add “just one more thing.” It covers focal point, color, layout, contrast, sentiment and finishing touches, with the course day for each.
Card Sketch Pack
Twelve simple, colorful layouts (8 portrait, 4 landscape). Each one shows where your layers, focal point, sentiment and embellishments go. No more blank card base.
Rule of Thirds Grids
Actual-size printable grids for A2 portrait, A2 landscape, A6 and square cards, with the four “sweet spots” marked. Hold one up to a window or print it on transparency.
Daily Card Journal
Sketch or add a photo of your card, note what you tried and what worked. By Day 30, you’ll see just how far you’ve come. In full color and printer-friendly black and white.
30-Day Progress Tracker
Color in a square each time you finish a day and watch your progress grow. A small, happy way to stay on track and celebrate showing up.
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Both of you deserve a standing ovation for creating this amazing program! What an incredible way to assist so many of us that craft! Awesome job, cleverly executed! Thank you so much!
· CHERI STUCKE ·
Happy crafter, 30 Days to a Functional Craft Space
Meet your teachers
Laurel and Justine created this course together.
We help cardmakers who love the process but doubt the result make cards they’re proud to send.
Justine Hovey
Plenty of cardmakers have the supplies. What they’re missing is someone who can explain why one layout works and another falls flat. Justine Hovey spent 12 years as a classroom teacher, and she still teaches that way: one small idea at a time, tried right away. After more than 15 years in papercrafting, she shares that approach with 100K subscribers on YouTube and co-founded the Stress Free Cardmaking and Paper Crafters Get Organized summits. In 30 Days to Becoming a Better Cardmaker, Justine teaches the layout side of design: giving every card one clear focal point, building clusters that look curated, starting from a sketch instead of a blank card base, and making cards for the men in your life.
Laurel Beard
Most cardmakers don’t need another stamp set. What they need is to know why the card on their desk looks off. Laurel Beard has spent years answering that question for the more than 83,000 cardmakers who subscribe to her YouTube channel, across over 650 tutorials that all use supplies people already own. She’s blunt about what makes a card work and what quietly ruins it. In 30 Days to Becoming a Better Cardmaker, Laurel teaches the design side of cardmaking: where the focal point sits, how color carries across a card, when empty space is doing its job, and the hardest skill of all, which is knowing when to put the card down and walk away.
This is for you if:
- You love making cards but don’t always love how they turn out
- You want your cards to look finished and planned
- You’d rather use what you own than buy more supplies
- You’re new and want a strong start, or you’ve crafted for years and feel stuck
- You can spare a few minutes a day, or catch up whenever you like
This is not for you if:
- You want a stamping or coloring technique class. This course is all about design.
- You only want to copy a card step by step. We teach you to make your own choices.
- You believe there’s only one “right” way to make a card. (There isn’t!)
The way we teach is different
- No new supplies needed
- No strict rules to follow
- No art degree required
- No falling behind (it’s yours for life)
- No big blocks of time
- No pressure to be perfect
Just one small idea a day, and cards you’re proud of.
JOIN NOW TO GET ALL 6 BONUSES
Here’s everything you get
| ✓ 30 daily video lessons with Laurel & Justine | $150 |
| ✓ Private online classroom, lifetime access | Included |
| ✓ 30 daily reminder emails (optional) | Included |
| ✓ BONUS: Course Guidebook | $30 |
| ✓ BONUS: “Is My Card Done?” Checklist | $10 |
| ✓ BONUS: Card Sketch Pack (12 layouts) | $10 |
| ✓ BONUS: Rule of Thirds Grids (4 card sizes) | $7 |
| ✓ BONUS: Daily Card Journal (color + B&W) | $5 |
| ✓ BONUS: 30-Day Progress Tracker | FREE |
Total value: $212
YOUR PRICE TODAY
$19
That’s less than 65 cents a lesson.
Secure checkout · Lifetime access · 7-day promise
7
DAY PROMISE
Our promise to you
We made every lesson simple, doable and worth your time. Give it a real try. If you don’t feel more confident about your cards, email us within 7 days and we’ll give you a full refund. No hard feelings.
Laurel & Justine
Questions? We’ve got answers.
We kick off on November 1, with one email a day for each lesson. All 30 lessons are in your classroom right away, but we recommend one a day. We’re sharing 20+ years of cardmaking advice we wish we’d had, and a little at a time keeps it fun, not overwhelming.
Just a few minutes to watch each lesson, plus however long you like to make a card. Each day is one small idea you can try on your very next card.
You can’t! You have lifetime access, so go at your own pace. Finish in 30 days or take all winter. Just pick up where you left off.
Nope. Every lesson works with the stamps, papers and dies you already own. That’s the whole point.
Yes! Learning these design ideas early will save you years of guessing. We explain everything in plain, simple words.
Yes. Most cardmakers were taught techniques, not design. These are the small “why it works” ideas that make experienced crafters say, “Oh, THAT’s what was missing!”
Only if you want them. They’re a friendly nudge to keep going. You can turn them off anytime and still watch everything in your classroom.
Then we don’t want your money. Email us within 7 days for a full refund. See our promise above.
Your next card could be your best one yet
Thirty small ideas. A few minutes a day. Cards you’re proud to give away. We’ll see you on November 1.
Just $19 · Lifetime access · 7-day promise
P.S. The 6 bonus downloads (the Guidebook, Checklist, Sketch Pack, Grids, Journal and Tracker) disappear when the timer runs out. Join today to keep them, plus lifetime access to all 30 lessons.
Happy Crafting, Laurel & Justine
© 2026 Laurel Beard & Justine Hovey