Your Future is Golden

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have another fun little card to share. Here are all of the details on how I created it. 

Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Volcano
Your Future is Golden

Other Products Used:
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Stickles- Gold
Patterned Paper
Cardstock- White
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Petite

Cut the card front and the card base from white cardstock. Cut a large mat for the card front from patterned paper. Adhere these layers together. Stamp the sentiment to the top of the card front using black ink. 

Stamp the volcano image onto a separate piece of white cardstock. Add color to the image using Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the image and adhere to the bottom of the card front using foam squares. Add Stickles to the volcano image. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

 

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Grinch Christmas in July

Hello, everyone!  Toni here with you today with a holiday card featuring the Grinch. Well, not the Grinch but instead his favorite buddy, Max.

I stamped and colored the glass and lights from the Glass and Get Lit set. I used Copics and then applied ink to the lights with a small round brush. The lights also have glossy accents.

I then colored up Max from the Grinch and Max set. I thought his expression looked a little derpy drunk, so I thought he was perfect to include on the card.

The final touches on the card included sponging ink along the bottom edges and stamping the Glass and Get Lit sentiment.  Cute and fun, right?

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

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Birthday Paper Busters! July 12 Sketches | 24 Cards series: PART TWO

   Hello and welcome!  This is Shanna here today, and I am excited to show you all the next installments in my 2024 12 Sketches | 24 Cards series with Crackerbox Stamps!  This month's installment is split into 2 parts for a total of FOUR cards!  Be sure to check out the post from July 20, 2024, for the initial dose of inspiration in PART ONE!

Today's cards both feature the best of both red rubber stamps and the new photopolymer stamp sets Crackerbox Stamps debuted this year!!  I used the Birthday 2 photopolymer stamp set and then also used the Beautiful, Amazing, Friend rubber stamp as well!  I love mixing and matching the clear stamps and red rubber stamps on my projects!

For this month's sketch I visited Jess Crafts blog and used one of her MANY sketches--in this case one of her 12x12 paper buster sketches.  The first two cards last week stuck pretty close to the sketch--today I am going to show you how I checnaged them a little more but still stuck to the idea of the sketch!

For my first card I used the Beautiful, Amazing, Friend  stamp and chose to stray away from my monochromatic type of tone the other three cards had with the teal ink and give art a pop of color!  I stamped the sentiment using a bright pink ink that pulled from the triangle pattern paper a little and contrasted nicely with all of the teals.  I trimmed it down not by measurements, but rather to the shape of the sentiment!  NO MATH!  I also chose not to mat this layer, and opted to drag ink across the edges to help frame it a little.  That's a quick way to help a layer not get lost on a background, and I use it frequently!

For the second card I used one of the snarky birthday sentiments from the Birthday 2 clear stamp set that totally holds its own on a card!  LOL!  I stamped it in a teal ink to match the paper's well.  I turned the sketch on to it's side for this card, and the sentiment layered right on top go the smaller top layer of the sketch!  I used the ink pad on the edges of the sentiment again to help frame it a little as well. 

Thanks so much for dropping by today--be sure to check out the links below to take a look back at the rest of the sketch series so far this year! 

Take a look at previous posts in this series here:

January - Snarky Masculine

February - St Patricks Day 2 Ways 

March - Coffee!!

April - Father's Day

June - UnFROGettable

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I'm A Little Crazy

Hello, Timothy here today with a I'm A Little Crazy card.

I colored and cut out the Geezer stamp. I used some western theme 

paper from my stash and layered each piece with brown cardstock.

I stamped the Crazy People Don't sentiment stamp and distressed the 

edges for a rustic feel. To finish the card, I added three 

industrial embellishments.

Stamps Used

Geezer

Crazy People Don't

Have a not too crazy day!

Timothy

 

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Humorous Astronomy Any Occasion Cards

Hello, my friends!  Toni here with you today sharing a couple of humorous cards for lovers of astronomy.

I started my card by taking a piece of designer 6x6 paper and sponging Distress Oxide Black Soot and Catherine Pooler Suede Shoes randomly on it.  I then spattered the sheet with Copic Opaque White and Peerless Transparent Gold Watercolor.

Once dry, I embossed Stars Swirl on the sheet.  I divided the sheet up and adhered the pieces to black cardstock which I then embossed with According to Astonomy (left card) and The Universe (right).  I also added more Stars Swirl to the righthand card.

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

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Any Occasion

 Hi everyone I am here sharing a shaker card for any occasion using this peony floral stamp.

Stamps Used

Peony

Color of Spring

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Under The Sea Birthday Card

 Hello Friends! Janet here, adventure awaits with this ocean themed Birthday Card.

I stamped the, Octopus ,Fish  and Coral with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored them with watercolor pencils and used a blending pen. After they were colored I cut them out. I used a stipple brush with tan ink for the sand and blue for the water for the background. I added the cut out pieces to that. Birthday Wishes ATC was stamped in the corner with VersaFine Nocturnal Ink. I then layered it on blue paper on top of sand dollar printed paper.

Stamps Used

Pluto - Octopus 

Fish - Polka Dot 

Coral And Sea Plant

Birthday Wishes ATC

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

VersaFine Nocturnal Ink

Thanks for looking!

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Birthday Paper Busters! July 12 Sketches | 24 Cards series: PART ONE

  Hello and welcome!  This is Shanna here today and I am excited to show you all the next installment in my 2024 12 Sketches | 24 Cards series with Crackerbox Stamps!  This month's installment is split into 2 parts for a total of FOUR cards!  Be sure to check back on July 24th for more inspiration!

Today's cards both feature the best of both (stamping) worlds!!  I used the Birthday 2 photopolymer stamp set and then also used Happy Birthday Vertical rubber stamp as well!  I love mixing and matching the clear stamps and red rubber stamps on my projects!

For this month's sketch I visited Jess Crafts blog and used one of her MANY sketches--in this case one of her 12x12 paper buster sketches.  I tend to hoard 12x12 paper--espeically pretty paper I think is too pretty to cut up!  This sketch let me use one of those pieces to make FOUR cards in total with zero waste.  I was thrilled to be able to show off th beautiful floral paper as well as the stamps too!

The sketch itself is pretty straight forward, and the measurements are included for cutting.  I shifted the middle layer towards to left of my cards rather than the center as a preference, but all in all I love how these turned out!!

For the first card I combined the cake and Happy birthday sentiment from the Birthday 2 clear stamp set and stamped them in a teal ink to match the paper.  I also added some stickies to the cake's frosting for some sparkle!

For my second card I added the Happy Birthday Vertical red rubber stamp centered down across the middle panel.  I chose to mat it in the same way the other layers were matted to tie it all together and ground it a little in the design.  

Thanks so much for dropping by today--be sure to check out the links below to take a look back at the rest of the sketch series so far this year! 

Take a look at previous posts in this series here:

January - Snarky Masculine

February - St Patricks Day 2 Ways 

March - Coffee!!

April - Father's Day

June - UnFROGettable

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Minion Birthday

Hello, Timothy here today with a Minion Birthday card.

I used the Phil stamp and decided to pair him with some images 

from the Birthday Set 2 stamp set. Inspired by the sentiment, I 

added several candles to the cake. I stamped my sentiment directly

to the paper, as to not take away from the fun pattern.

Stamps Used

Phil

Birthday Set 2

Have a nice day!

Timothy

 

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You're Tea-Riffic

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a refreshing summer themed card to share. Here are all of the Tea-riffic details.

Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Tea-Riffic Sentiment
Jar Drink
Fruit Slice & Wedge Set

Other Products Used:
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Cardstock- Yellow, White
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Stickles- Gold
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Crafty Foam Tape, E-Z Runner Grand

Cut the card base and card front from white cardstock. Cut a mat for the card front from yellow cardstock. Stamp the jar and lemons onto another piece of white cardstock, and add color using both Zig Clean Color Markers and Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the images. 

Adhere the card layers together, and then add the Jar Drink image to the top of the card using foam tape. Stamp the sentiment below the image using black ink. Add the lemons below using foam adhesive and regular adhesive. Add Stickles to the drink image. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

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Boys Birthday Card

 Hello Stamper. Vicky is here today. I am sharing a card that I have made for my Grandson's birthday.

This is a Slimline card that fits into a business-size envelope.

I stamped the Mountain first and then the Brontosaurus dinosaur.
I stamped the saying, Sunny And Bright, in orange to match the cardstock I mounted it on.
The Sun, Happy Sunshine, and Cloud were stamped, and I just swirled the color to make them look fluffy. There were two kinds of grass, Tall Grass with real light green and then with dark green, I stamped Grass.

I used the same grasses on the inside of the card. I stamped and colored the palm tree. The last thing I stamped was the Triceratops dinosaur.

You can see all of the dinosaurs and dragons HERE!

Stamps Used:

Mountain

 Brontosaurus dinosaur

Sunny And Bright
Sun, Happy Sunshine, and Cloud - Set

Tall Grass

Grass

Triceratops dinosaur

Thanks for stopping by!

Vicky

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Thank You Card Featuring Minions

Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today with a card inspired by minions and more minions!

I wanted to use a bunch of minions on my card but not so fussy that I had to mask each one so I used a diecut to create little apertures of them.  So cute!

Starting from the upper left and moving clockwise, we have Lucy, Bob, Kevin, and Carl.  The only one I personally recognize consistently is Kevin because he reminds me of a Twinkie. LOL.

I finished the card off by embossing the One in a Minion sentiment and adhering it to the middle of the card.

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

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Summer Fun Birthday Card

Hello stampers! Everyone dreams of fishing during the lazy days of summer. These cute cards would please young and old alike.

 I stamped the boy and dog in the boat first with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Next I stamped the water ripple. On the second card I stamped the boy on the pier. Then I stamped a small fish in the water.  I colored both cards with copic markers. I used a stipple brush and blue ink to color the sky background. The last stamps used were the Birthday Wishes and It's your Birthday with VersaFine Black Ink

.Stamps Used
 BOY IN BOAT SET OF 3
BOY FISHING ON PIER SET OF 
FISH TINY
IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Birthday Wishes ATC
Products  used
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
VersaFine Black Ink

Thanks for looking at my cards

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Retro 80s Neon Birthday Card

 Hello and welcome!  This is Shanna today with a quick card featuring one of my favorite birthday sentiments from Crackerbox Stamps!

Todays projects features the  Beautiful, Amazing Friends Stamp.

This card is one of the EASIEST to do—just grab some ink pads, in my case I grabbed my collection of neon ink pads—and then mask off a stripe using some masking tape down the side of your card panel!  After you have the area masked, drag the various ink pads directly over the paper. I love the sketchy vibes this technique gives!!  Remove the tape after you are done and then you are good to position the sentiment and stamp with your favorite black ink!

I added a little bit of sparkle with some rhinestones in the rainbow of colors, scattering them around the different sections of colors. 

Thank you so much for dropping by today—see you all again soon!

-Shanna

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Being A Good Friend Bee Card

Hello Stamper Friend. Vicky is here today. I made this sweet friendship card. Bees produce sweet honey, so why not send your friend a sweet friendship card?

Getting a card in the mail from a friend for any reason can make someone's day. Here is a quick and easy card to make for a friend.

I used a stencil that is my stash for the background. 

I first stamped a Beehive On Branch and then added the Tiny Bee.

The saying, Thank You Beeing Friend was stamped last.

Stamps Used:

Beehive On Branch

Tiny Bee

Thank You Beeing Friend

Thanks for taking a look. Have a great day!

Vicky

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