Feelings? Absolutely Not.

 Hi everyone!  Dalis Here! 

You walked the line between anti and adorably unhinged and honestly… that’s a power move!

You’re right, it is cute, but it’s the kind of cute that’s slightly feral. The raining hearts set the trap. Sweet, romantic, very Valentine-coded. Then bam, Frog Being Crazy enters the scene, actively disrespecting a love letter with a full-body hissy-fit. That contrast is exactly what gives it anti-Valentine energy. It’s not “I hate love,” it’s “love showed up uninvited, and I reacted accordingly.”

Stepping on the letter is the key detail. That one choice flips the narrative from whimsical to rebellious. Without it, you’d have a quirky Valentine. With it, you have a tiny green manifesto against forced romance. The masking and stencil work disappearing into the background is actually a compliment to your design, because the story reads instantly, even though there’s a lot going on under the hood.

So did I succeed? Yes.
Is it still usable as a Valentine’s card? Also yes.
That’s the sweet spot.

It feels like an Anti-Valentine for people who still like hearts but refuse to behave about them. And honestly, that’s a whole demographic.

Supply List:

Candy Hearts Med. Words set of 4

Candy Heart Big and Snarky Sayings

Frog being Crazy

Letter with Rose

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Clear ink and embossing powder, glitter paste, 3D paste, stencils, stapler, metal embellishments, bling, and ribbon.

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

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A Friendship Card

Hello Fellow Stampers. I made a friendship card to send to a friend that I haven't seen in a while.

I wanted her to know I think about her, even tho I might not call as much as I should.

I wanted something more than just saying, "hello".

I matched the cardstock color to the printed paper for the base card.

I stamped the Large Betty with Memento on a separate piece of cardstock, colored her, and cut her out.

I used the same color cardstock as the card to die-cut a background for the saying.

I stamped the saying, Thought About You Today with VersaFine.

Now to get her sent out in the mail!

Stamps Used:

Large Betty 

Large Betty 

Product Used:

Memento

 VersaFine

Have a splendid day!

Vicky

 

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Chocolate Lover

 Hello, Janet here with a sweet chocolate card. It is a card that could be used for several occasions. Such as Valentine's, Anniversary, Birthday or Thank You. Anyone who enjoys chocolate would love this card.

I stamped the candies with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored them with copic markers and cut them out. The nutrition facts label and Sweet Thing are stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and cut out, also. The bottom layer on the card is pink cardstock. The next layer is pink-heart paper. I embossed a scalloped piece of ecru paper for the final layer. I attached the candies, the nutrition label, and the sentiment, Sweet Thing.

Stamps Used:

Sweet Thing word

Chocolate Strawberry

Candy Round

Candy Square

Nutrition Facts

Candies Set Of 3 ~ Bundle Deal!

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! I hope you read the nutrition label closely! It is a good one.

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Pastel Winter Vibes

Hello, friends!  Toni here with a colorful card celebrating winter.

Creating the background didn't take me as long as you might think it would.  I used my large MISTI and grid paper to quickly align the Let It Snow sentiment on the front panel. I've been feeling pastel lately so used a few softer Catherine Pooler ink colors.

I colored up the Snowman Joy image using Polychromos colored pencils then mounted it on a lavender scalloped circle. Such a colorful and happy card--love it!

For a full list of products and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your day!

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Sssomeone’s Feeling the Love

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here! 

Puns make my heart skip a beat, and when you add a snake into the Valentine’s Day mix? That’s a done deal. This card started with the pun because, honestly, when a sentiment is this good, the rest of the design just has to keep up. It’s no surprise this image and sentiment come as a bundle. They were clearly meant to live their best pun-filled life together.

I’ll admit, I was not in the mood to color for this one. Instead, I leaned fully into mixed media and let the background do the talking. Layers of texture, ink, and a little controlled chaos created the perfect surface to stamp the snake image directly on top. The result feels bold and a bit edgy, which pairs beautifully with the humor. Sometimes skipping coloring opens the door to a completely different kind of creativity, and I loved letting the background take center stage here.

This card is playful, punny, and just the right amount of unconventional for Valentine’s Day. It’s proof that love cards don’t always need hearts and flowers. Sometimes all you need is a clever pun, a sassy snake, and a mixed media background that says, “Yes, I meant to do that.”

Because really… if you can make someone laugh on Valentine’s Day, you’ve already won.

Supply List:

Snake Hug & Main Squeeze Set of 2

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Embossing Ink, gold embossing powder, bling, ribbon, and thread.

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

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A Valentine's Day Card For A Friend

Hi there!

I have made a friendship card for a friend.

Do you have a crazy friend? I do, so I thought this saying was a good fit.

We need to spread as much friendship as we can.

I used a light green card to mount printed paper.

I stamped Frogs Are Green and mounted it on the same color as the card.

I stamped Frog Laughing, and colored with Copics.

And Frog Being Crazy was stamped so the saying would fit between them.

Happy Valentine's Day Friend Script was stamped and mounted on printed paper in the same green as the card.

Stamps Used:

Frogs Are Green

Frog Laughing

Frog Being Crazy

Happy Valentine's Day Friend Script

Thanks for taking a look, and I hope the card was an inspiration.

Vicky

 

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Emotionally Unhinged, Artistically Sound

Hello Everyone, Dalis here today.

I’m grinning over here already, so that tells you something. The humor lands exactly where you aimed it: delightfully off-kilter, not just cute-for-cute’s-sake.

The choice to dodge the expected “MAD about you!” and lean into weird feelings all around was the right call. It gives the focal stamp room to be unapologetically itself, like it’s leaning back in a chair saying, “Yeah, I’m strange. Sit with that.”

That ornamental die cut is doing some serious heavy lifting too. It grounds the image visually, but the “behind bars” vibe adds an extra layer of narrative. It feels intentional, like the character is contained but still very much in charge of the scene. Almost a playful tension between structure and chaos, which fits the humor perfectly.

Overall, it reads as confident and clever, not random. The weird is curated. 🖤
If this card were a person, it would make eye contact while telling the joke.

Supply List:

Weird Stalker

Crazy In Love

** BUNDLE DEAL ** Mad About You & Crazy In Love

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Embossing folder, inks, stapler, metal embellishments, ornamental dies, and thread.

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

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Minion Valentine's Day Card

Hello Fellow Stampers.

Looks like love is in the air. Stuart is playing a love song, and he is on sale!

Stuart also has some humorous advice.

I used a stencil for the hearts at the top of the card.

I used VersaFine Black for the Music Score.

Stuart Playing was stamped with Memento and colored.

The saying, Love Is Like A Fart was also stamped with VeresaFine Black.

Stamps Used:

Music Score

Stuart Playing ~ on SALE!

Love Is Like A Fart

It was nice of you to take a look at my card.

Vicky

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He's Still Got It

Don't count him out just yet.

I stamped the Big Head Ed image and colored him with alcohol markers. I added him on top of some postage stamp dies. I stamped the Just Because There Is Snow sentiment on light blue paper and used a stitched die to cut it out. I layered a piece of plaid paper to a white card base and added enamel dots to finish the card. Thanks for stopping by.

Timothy

Stamps Used

Big Head Ed

Just Because There Is Snow

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Under the Sea

 Hi everyone today I am sharing another fun shaped card using circles as the base of the card.  I simply cut four circles and adhered them together with a piece of cardstock.  I decorated them using some fun fish from the Crackerbox stamps store. 

Stamps Used

Fish School

Lyle

Puffo

Bernice

Buddy

Sally

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When Love Gets Its Fangs

Hi everyone, Dalis here!

BITE ME! Why not? This kid Dracula was practically begging to star alongside this conversation heart from Candy Heart Big and Snarky Sayings. It was fate. Or maybe just good snark.

I knew I wanted classic Valentine reds and pinks, but I also craved a jolt of something unexpected. Enter bright blue. Not shy blue. Not polite blue. BRIGHT blue. The kind that crashes the party and steals the cape. As bold and unapologetic as Dracula himself.

Texture was non-negotiable. Layers you can feel with your eyes, a little messy in the best way, because Valentine cards should have personality, not just polish.

Sweet, snarky, and slightly bitey. I hope you guys like it.

Supply List:

Kid Dracula

Candy Heart Big and Snarky Sayings

Candy Hearts Med. Words set of 4

Lips Small

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Clear ink and embossing powder, glitter paste, 3D paste, stencils, stapler, metal embellishments, bling, and ribbon.

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

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Yas, King Bob!

Hello, friends! Toni here with a whimsical Minions friendship/encouragement card. You can't go wrong with a Minion!

First, I die-cut the card front using a star coverplate. I then adhered that to the card front by covering the entire back with double-sided adhesive. Once the backing was removed from the adhesive, I added back a few of the stars so there would be a solid area to stamp the sentiment.  

Then, I sprinkled a healthy amount of chunky glitter onto the remaining sticky openings and burnished it in using my fingers.  Yes, I should have worn gloves.

Finally, I adhered the oval image panel of King Bob, colored with Zig Real Brush Markers, to the front. I used my MISTI to stamp the Throw on a Crown sentiment a couple of times for maximum visibility on the uneven surface.

For a full list of products and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your day!

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Monkey Love Valentine

Hello, Timothy here sharing a Monkey Love Valentine card.

 I started my card with a red card base. Next I added a white layer, and then three panels of Valentine pattern paper. Before gluing the pattern paper down, I wrapped some bakers twine around the red paper and tied a bow around both pieces. I stamped the Monkey Love stamp using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and I colored it with alcohol markers. I also stamped the Happy Valentine's Day Friend Script stamp using the same Ink. I colored over the sentiment using the same color markers that I used for the image. I popped up the image using Foam Squares and glued the sentiment directly to the pattern paper. Thanks for stopping by, Timothy

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Foam Squares

Stamps Used

Monkey Love

Happy Valentine's Day Friend Script

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Harry Potter Magical Birthday Card

Hello Stampers. 

Harry Potter has some magic spells brewing up for a birthday.

He has a stack of magic books to help with his magic.

My card base is dark blue with gold cardstock.

I stamped Harry on the right.

The Star Swirl was stamped at the tip of Harry's wand, and colored the stars.

I stamped Magical Birthday in the upper left corner, and outlined Birthday in yellow.

Magic Books were stamped and colored.

The Small Potion Bottle was placed on the books.

Stamps Used:

Harry

Star Swirl

Magical Birthday

Magic Books

Potion Bottle

I hope you have a great day and enjoy the card.

Vicky

 

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Sophistication with a Side of Snark

  Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

That sentiment has quiet mic-drop energy written all over it. 🍸

It’s the kind of line that doesn’t shout for attention; it just leans back, crosses its legs, and lets the truth sparkle.

Pairing it with the Martini Lady is pure genius. She carries that polished sass so effortlessly, like she’s been under-credited her entire life and is absolutely fine with you finally catching up. Sophisticated, slightly snarky, and perfectly unbothered.

And that ink-smooshed background… that’s patience doing yoga. All those layered whispers of color give the card breathing room so the sentiment can land exactly where it should. Nothing rushed, nothing forced, just letting the ink do its slow dance until it felt right.

This card doesn’t ask for applause.
It deserves it.

Supply List:

Unmedicated

Martini Lady

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies:Clear ink and embossing powder, bling, blue dye base, and purple base.

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

 

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