June 15, 2025

Birthday Cupcake Card

 Hello, Janet here with a sweet birthday card for you.
I stamped the Cupcake with Strawberry using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a die-cut tag. I colored it with copic markers. Next I layered the tag on a dark pink piece of paper slightly larger than the tag. A pink and white ribbon is attached to the tag. I layered it on an angle on polka dot paper. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Father's Day Set 1 with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and die cut it. It is attached in the upper right corner. The polka dot layer is attached to a matching pink paper and onto the card.

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Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed this card.

June 14, 2025

Missing You Pig Card

 Hello, Janet here with a heart-warming card for a friend.
I stamped the pig with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap piece of cardstock. I colored him with colored pencils and cut him out. Using a soft brush with yellow and blue ink on white cardstock, I made a sky background with sunshine in the upper left corner. The brick wall was made from an embossing folder and brown ink. I have the pig peeking over the wall. Miss You is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on a white scrap and die cut. I added a dragonfly brad in the upper right corner. The card front is layered on brown cardstock and then onto the card.

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Hope you liked the card. I think the pig is adorable.


 

June 13, 2025

A Positive Snarky Funny Message Card

 Thomas has a positive message with a bit of humor card for you today.
This is a nice layout using some scrap pieces you might have lying around.
Timothy mounted the printed paper on light tan cardstock.
The Barbwire Circle was stamped on the same light tan cardstock.
Bridgette The Cow, comes in 2 sizes. Timothy used the small size to fit into the Barbwire Circle.
The saying, Amazing Things, was stamped with VersaFine Black Ink and mounted on the tan cardstock.

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We hope you liked the funny message card.








June 12, 2025

Celebrate the 4th of July!

 Hello, Janet here with some fireworks for the 4th!
I started by stamping the sparklers and rockets from the Minion 1 set with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored them with colored pencils. Using a stipple brush and red ink, I added some color to the background. I stamped "Happy 4th of July" with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on a scrap piece of cardstock and cut it out. I layered the stamped image on navy paper. Next, I used a larger layer of paper with patriotic stars on it. The last layer is the matching navy paper used earlier.

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Thanks for taking a look! Happy 4th!








June 10, 2025

Summer Drink With An Umbrella Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here today.
Summer is here in WI. We're ready to bring out the summer drinks, complete with those cute umbrellas that make it feel special.
Do you like the tropical fruit drinks with extra fruit and fun?
This image is available in two sizes, and I used the larger one.
The small one went on the envelope and on the inside of the card.
I stamped Cocktail Summer Drink and colored it.
I mounted it on a light blue cardstock.
The saying, Life's Too Short was stamped and mounted on the same blue cardstock as the image.
The image and saying were mounted on printed paper and then on plain cardstock.

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I hope you enjoy the summer and the refreshing fruit drinks.


June 9, 2025

Ride Em Cowboy Western Card

 Hello Crafter. Timothy has a Western cowboy card for you today.
Timothy stamped Bucking Bronc on woodgrain-looking cardstock.
He used a die to cut out the image, as well as the black trim on both sides of the image and the saying.
The saying, Count My Blessings was stamped on the same cardstock as the image.
The image and saying were mounted on a light blue cardstock.
Black dot embellishments and rope colored string around the card.

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We hope you like this rootin' tootin' cowboy card!

June 8, 2025

Cheers To You Card

 Hello Stampers. Ericka made a quick birthday card.
A sample of quick cards is nice to have when you realize you need to create a birthday card.
After Ericka created the background, she drew an outline around the card.
The saying, Cheers On Your Birthday was stamped.
Below the saying, the Grinch Wine Glass was stamped and colored in.
The stamped and colored piece was mounted on a white card.

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June 7, 2025

Patriotic Minion 4th of July

Hello, Crackerbox Stamps fans! 
Toni here and I have a 4th of July card to share with you. 
Can you believe it's only a month away?!

My first step was to stamp out and color up the Minion 1 images.  I drew in lines to make a star spangled banner hat.  For his overalls, I paper-pieced some patterned paper.

I had stamped out the bottle rocket from the set, but lost it along the way, so he's just waving instead of playing with fireworks.  I'm blaming the cat!

And that brings me to the No Good sentiment. I used the same patterned paper behind and cut the sentiment panels with a deckle edge die. I tied it all together using a starry coverplate die on a bright minion yellow. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great rest of your day! For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, just visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  I'm also on IG

June 6, 2025

Celebrate Freedom

 Hello, Janet here with a Patriotic card for July.
I stamped the image, Freedom - Peace, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with colored pencils. I fussy cut the image and layered it on blue paper with foil stars. I attached that to a layer of red and then onto a layer of blue paper.

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Thanks for looking! Have a safe and Happy 4th!

June 5, 2025

Hey! HAY!

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here!
For this card, using Henrietta on her Nest was a no-brainer—honestly, is there a cuter (or sassier) chicken out there? Whether she’s still searching for love or has already found it, one thing is certain: she’s stealing the spotlight in this fun, farm-inspired scene.

I created a simple sky backdrop and added a few haystacks (including masking some to create depth) to set the scene, giving Henrietta a cozy and lively setting. To add some balance, I combined two different sentiments and included a few extra elements to ground the entire composition. As a final touch, I carried the theme onto the envelope by stamping and masking the haystacks right on the front—because who doesn’t love a little sneak peek before opening the card?

Supply List:
Chicken on Nest Henrietta
Hay Stack
Hay! Sentiment
Hey Sentiment
Dot Splatter
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Other Products:
Alcohol Markers
Paper Flowers
Die-cut Shape

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis


June 4, 2025

Relax And Enjoy Your Birthday Card

 Hi Stampers. Vicky here today with a rest, relax, and enjoy your birthday.
The image, Garden Bench, was stamped and colored.
I stamped the Rest, Relax, and Enjoy over the bench.
Then, trimmed the image and rounded the corners.
The image was mounted on blue cardstock to the left of the card. 
I stamped Happy Birthday Vertical on the blue cardstock. 
At last, mounted it on black cardstock.

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Hope you are enjoying your summer.
Vicky

June 3, 2025

Birthday Cocktails Card

 Hello, Janet here with a refreshing summer birthday card.
I started by stamping two cocktail drinks with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, coloring them, and cutting them out. Next, I sponged pink and yellow ink on white cardstock. Using designed paper for about 1/3 of the card and the sponged cardstock for the rest, I layered them on pink paper. Wrapped a ribbon between the two papers. I added the cocktails and some yellow gems. Birthday Wishes is stamped with VersaFine Nocturne Ink and fussy cut. I attached it to the top right corner.

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Thanks for looking! Don't forget those summer birthdays!

June 2, 2025

Extra Crispy Miss Prissy

My kid sister gave me the idea for this card. She's brilliant and so very creative!

I stamped Miss Prissy onto the card front so I'd know where I would be placing her after coloring and fussy cutting her out. 

I then used a honeycomb stencil with Catherine Pooler and Lisa Horton metallic inks.  I love how that blended and wish I could show you the shimmer, but you know how finicky cameras can be.

I added the die-cut sentiments and had Miss Prissy popping up from behind.  On the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment from the Miss Prissy set: "Live today like you're getting fried tomorrow."  Perfect!

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a great rest of your day! For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, you can visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your day!

May 30, 2025

Up, Up and Away!

Hello, Janet here with a birthday card for my pilot friend.

First, I used  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Airliner stamp on white cardstock. Using Copic markers, I colored the plane. Then I used a soft brush to add some light blue to the cardstock. It's Your Birthday is stamped with VersaFine Ink in the upper left corner.  I layered that onto light blue paper.  A gold star brad was inserted into each corner. I cut a piece of light blue star paper and wrapped a wide twine ribbon around it. The stamped image is put on at an angle. Shiny gold foil is the bottom layer.

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Thanks for looking! It is always nice to find new card ideas for the guys!

May 29, 2025