Humorous Card For A Friend

Hello Stampers.

A humorous card to lighten someone's day.

Start your day with a bang! May your morning motivation be the driving force that pushes you to be your best self. And may the devil himself be left in awe of your determination!

I stamped Lady Stella Laughing and colored her.

The saying, Live Your Life was stamped next.

I stamped the Dot Background. This comes in a set of 3 different backgrounds.

I lightly sponged blue around the background and mounted it on a pink card.

Stamps Used:

 Lady Stella Laughing

Live Your Life

Dot Background

I hope you wake up and have Satan shuddering!

Vicky

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St. Patrick's Day Wish

Hello Stampers.

Baily's gone green and shamrock-crazy for good luck.

She has a pot of gold and a st. Patty's Day wish that is pure gold (get it?)

I have some gold ribbon with gold flakes on it that I put on a white card.

I stamped Wish' Pot Of Gold

Baily was stamped with Memento and colored.

Products Used:

Wish' Pot Of Gold

Baily

Memento

VersaFine

Wishing you all a fabulous day!

Vicky

 

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Just Checking In!

 Hello Janet here with a thinking of you card. This little pig is just saying "Hi, how ya doing?"

I stamped the pig, hay bale, and the milk can with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on scrap cardstock. They are colored with Copic Markers and cut out. I chose a designed paper that looks like a barnyard fence and the floor of a barn. I attached the pig to look like he is peeking in the barn. The milk can and the bales of hay are on the barn floor. The word "Hey" is stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and die cut. I attached it at an angle to the top-right corner. The bottom layer is black cardstock.

Stamps Used:

Hay Bale

Pig Hanging On

Milk Can

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

  VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you're having a great day!

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Humor Of Cackling

Hello Stampers.

When you flash a bright smile, you're basicallya human ray of sunshine, spreading joy and making everyone's day a little brighter. But, on the flip side, when you let out a little cackle, you have them guessing, and why not keep them guessing?

Stamps Used:

Laugh Cackle

Harmony ~large

Grass

I hope you enjoy your day!

Thank you for stopping and taking the time to look.

Vicky

 

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Girl Friend, You're Crazy

Life is more fun with crazy friends.

I started with a coral card base. I used stitched dies to cut out some rose pattern paper and attached it to the card base. I stamped and colored the Betty With Question Variations stamp and popped her up with foam squares. Next I stamped the Girl Friend stamp in coral ink and used scissors to cut around the words. I also stamped the Don't Understand stamp in coral ink and used a stitched die to cut around it. To finish my card, I added some gold enamel dots. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Timothy

Stamps Used

Betty With Question Variations

Don't Understand

Girl Friend

 

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Dancing Leprechaun With Blessings

Hi Stampers.

Are you getting your cards done to wish your friends a Happy St. Patrick's Day?

Our happy leprechaun is dancing a jug into the festive spirit, spreading joy and cheer with a delightful happy saying and Irish blessing to make your St. Patrick's Day even more magical.

Stamps Used:

Leprechaun

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Saying

Sm. Shamrock

Grass-Tree

I hope you are as happy as our little Leprechaun!

Vicky

 

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Wine with Friends

 Hello, Janet here with a card that could be used as a birthday or thinking-of-you card. It is for anyone who enjoys drinking wine.

I stamped the wine bottle and glasses with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them in with black marker and cut them out. I cut a scrap of silver sparkle cardstock for the foil around the cork. I stamped some grapes on the label. The bottom layer is gray embossed cardstock. The next layer is gray and white polka dot paper. A small piece of gray embossed paper is placed in the center of the card. I placed the wine glasses and bottle on it. The sentiment is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink at the bottom of the card. I added a metal clip at the top.

Stamps Used:

Wine bottle glass and grapes

THE BEST WINES

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed the card.

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Belated Birthday Bunny Card

Hi! I try my best(ish) and yet always seem to need belated birthday cards the most. Toni here, and let's hop right in and talk about today's project.

To start my card, I stamped the Bunny Blue image on the card front and colored it with Copics.  

Then I used a numbers stencil with pale pink ink randomly on the card front — time is ticking!

I die-cut some balloons and sponged them with pastel pink and green. The belated birthday sentiment from Birthday Set 2 fits perfectly on the largest one.

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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Little Critter, Big Attitude

Hi Everyone, Dalis HERE!

There is something magical about rescuing a book that looks like it has been gently set aside by the world. Finding a Little Critter treasure by Mercer Mayer in the discard pile at the thrift store felt like destiny tapping me on the shoulder.

I honestly stood there wondering how on earth it ended up there. Into my cart it went, and yes, I absolutely whispered to it that it was about to be loved and given a brand-new chapter in its life. 

This is the second project I have made with it, and I have to say, upcycling a childhood classic has a special kind of sparkle. I paired those sweet, nostalgic images with a few Crackerbox Stamps sentiments to give Mom a slightly… upgraded way to express her feelings. Let’s just say it might be the version of motherhood that includes raised eyebrows and perfectly timed side eye. LOL!!!

There is something so fun about blending innocent storybook charm with a sentiment that has just a pinch of sass. It feels like giving Little Critter a grown-up sense of humor while still keeping that cozy heart intact.

I hope you like this second life project as much as I loved rescuing and reinventing it. Sometimes the best art starts in the discard pile.

Supply List:

FYI Saying

Additional Supplies: Mercer Mayer illustration, brown chalk ink, embossing ink, and white embossing powder.

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

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

 Hello, Janet here with a quick and easy Saint Patrick's Day card for a friend.

I stamped the to go coffee cup with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap piece of white cardstock. It is colored with Copic markers and cut out. A coffee cup sleeve is made by cutting brown corrugated paper to fit the cup.  Next, using the shamrock stamp, I randomly stamped Shamrocks on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. They are colored with copic markers. Using a royal texture stipple brush, I added green speckles to the cardstock. The stamped cardstock is layered on green clover-designed paper. That is then attached to the front of the card.  The coffee cup is placed in the center of the card. Happy St. Pat's Day is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and then die cut. I placed it at an angle in the top right corner.

Stamps Used:

Happy St. Pat's Day

Coffee Cup

Shamrock Open

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for looking! May the Luck of the Irish be with you!

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Kraft Cardstock Glow-Up

 Hi Everyone, Dalis Here!

Kraft cardstock can be a little sneaky. It drinks in color and sometimes leaves your pencils looking like they forgot their vitamins. But every crafty curveball has a workaround.

Years ago, I learned a tiny trick that feels almost like a primer for paper. Lay down a soft layer of white colored pencil first. Just a light base. Nothing heavy. Then add your colors on top. Suddenly, those shades pop like they packed a suitcase full of sunshine. 🌈

Look at how vibrant those colors turn out! And the best part? It takes very minimal coloring to get that brightness. No overworking, no muddy blends. Just smooth, controlled layers doing their thing.

I kept this card simple on purpose. Clean layout. Classic feel. Let the technique be the star. Sometimes kraft plus a whisper of white is all it takes to turn tricky into terrific

Supply List:

Shamrock Open

Crazy In Love

 Hug My Shamrock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Color Pencils, kraft colored cardstock, and golden thread.

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

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Friendship Thank You Card

 Hello Stampers.

This is a thank-you friendship card to let a friend know I haven't forgotten them. 

And to thank them for putting up with me and not ditching me all this time!

The card base is blue, with a red layer mounted under the striped printed cardstock.

The word Friendship was stamped with VersaFine, mounted on yellow, then red.

The Heart With Butterfly was stamped with Memento and colored.

I used the Circle Thank You stamp and masked it to use only one of the words in the circle.

I used Friends Like Flowers on the inside, but I don't have a picture of it in the card.

I posted the inside saying stamp below.

Stamps Used:

Friendship

Heart With Butterfly

Circle Thank You

Friends Like Flowers

Thanks for looking, have a great day!

Vicky

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Let's Try a Different Approach

Hello, friends!  Toni here, and I'm ready to womansplain something to you.  The whole planet has me shaking my head.

First, I stamped the Bug Mosquito using Catherine Pooler Orange Twist on Pop Tone Orange Fizz cardstock.  I then embossed the Mosquito Saying on Pop Tone Apple Green cardstock.  I love those two colors together.

I used a thin strip of black and white striped cardstock to separate the two, then added the Frog Being Crazy image, which I had fussy cut. Look at that poor frog--he's really feeling the mosquito!  LOL.

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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Wishing You The Best

What could be better than being rich and having joy in your heart?

I started with a green card base. I layered it with shamrock pattern paper that I cut using a deckle trimmer. Next I stamped and colored the lady from the Coffee 2 stamp set and the hat from the Minion 1 using alcohol markers. I stamped the Wishin' Pot O' sentiment on white paper, and layered it on top of some gold specialty paper. Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day.

Timothy

Stamps Used  

Coffee 2

Minion 1

Wishin' Pot O'

 

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Cinderella Shoes

Hello Stampers. Vicky is here today. 

Who doesns't love the Cinderella story, and the movie?

Doesn't a new pair of shoes make you happy?

Cinderella's shoes stand for a magical transformation, love, and your future.

And the right pair of shoes can change your life, rags to riches.

I think this Cinderella saying has a good, positive outcome. 

The base card is coral, and then there is olive green. Printed cardstock is on top, and I used some of these colors for the back of the images and the saying.

The Betty image is available in 2 sizes. I used the small one.

Stamps Used:

Betty With Question ~ small

Cinderella Shoes

Shoe Border

Product Used:

Memento Ink

VersaFine Ink

Adhesive

Thanks for looking!

Vicky

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