Dancing Leaves

Hello, friends! Toni here with you today. Fall is my favorite season so I'm in my happy place right now with crisp air, colorful leaves, and blue skies. 

I tried to capture that in my card.  I stamped the Skeleton Leaf 2 using a variety of Catherine Pooler inks randomly applied before stamping.  I then sponged the edges of the card front with a blue Catherine Pooler ink and spattered with water.

Next, I sponged a Lawn Fawn leaves coverplate. Aren't those orange tones gorgeous against the blue?!  My final step was to stamp the Autumn Dancing sentiment.

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

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When the Pumpkin Pirate Learned to Dance

Hi everyone, Dalis here!

    I’ve had two crafty dreams on my list for a while: making a dancing card and finally inking up my Pumpkin Pirate from Crackerbox Stamps. Well, the stars (or maybe the cobwebs?) finally aligned! The only hitch? My pumpkin needed a body. Enter Kid Witchy, swooping in like a true hero. Now, don’t get me wrong—I am head-over-heels, can’t-stop-swooning in LOVE with her fabulous retro makeup. But this time, I borrowed her body so my pumpkin could bust a move.

    To set the stage, I stamped the Web Corners (set of 2) in white pigment ink, then gave them a little heat embossing magic with white powder. Perfect spooky sparkle! The sentiment, Wicked Fun, was basically made for this project, and I couldn’t resist finishing things off with some Fall Essentials Die set goodies from my stash.

    And there you have it—a Pumpkin Pirate ready to dance the night away. 

Supply List:

Pumpkin Pirate

Kid Witchy 

Wicked Fun

Web Corner Set of 2

Memento Luxe Wedding Dress Pigment Ink

Additional Supplies: Memento Tuxedo Black, Alcohol Markers, white gel pen, Fall Stitched Dies, white embossing powder, white 

Here is the video!

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Happy Harvest

 Hello, Janet here with a colorful card for fall.

Start out with an arched-shaped piece of white cardstock. Stamp the Pumpkins in Fall stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Using copic markers, I colored the image. Next, place the image on a slightly larger piece of maroon arched paper. I layered that on a piece of fall colored, designed paper. The last layer is matching maroon paper. Using the 4 Seasons stamp, Autumn is stamped with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and layered on maroon paper.

Stamps Used

Pumpkins In The Fall

4-Seasons

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed the card! Happy Fall!

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Fancy Halloween Witch

Toni here and I love spooky Halloween but cute definitely works for me too.  Is that true for you too?

I wanted to pair the Kid Witchy image with the Wicked Looked Good sentiment in some way and settled on the idea of a mirror.

I stamped and colored Kid Witchy with Copics, then fussy cut a rough oval to fit within the ornate oval die cut.  Next, I embossed the sentiment on vellum and fussy cut it out.  I added some fun Halloween striped paper as well as white pigment pen highlights. Adorable!

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

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Autumn Blessing Card

 Happy Fall Stampers.Vicky here today with a Fall card, as the leaves are starting to change their colors and the air is getting cooler.

What is your first thought when you think of fall? Is it pumpkin spice coffee, cooler weather, or just the fact that summer is over that's making you sad? I love all of the colors and the cooler weather.

Isn't this happy Scarecrow cute? I stamped him first. He was colored and cut out.

The saying, Autumn Blessings was stamped and colored.

The leaves, Autumn Blessing Leaves, match the leaves in the saying.

There is also a leaf border that matches the saying and leaves.

Stamps Used:

 Scarecrow

Autumn Blessings 

Autumn Blessing Leaves

Accompanying Stamp

leaf border

I apprecipate you took the time to look at my card.

I hope you enjoy the fall.

Vicky

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Halloween Witch Interactive Shaker Card

Before I start crafting Christmas cards in earnest, I'm knocking out some Halloween cards for funsies. Creepy cute is so my thing! 

Are you familiar with the technique where you partially run a die through your machine so that it cuts out most of it, but leaves the rest attached?  That's what I did to create the aperture on the Witch with Crystal Ball then fussy cut along her hair.

I next colored the witch and sponged Catherine Pooler ink both inside the crystal ball and on the card front. I found the black die-cut on my desk, leftover from my Bee Girl friendship card, and used it as a border after stamping the Web Corners 2.

I added acetate to the aperture and built a foam barrier beneath to hold the glitter.  I also dabbed a bit of white pigment ink along the edges of the acetate to make it look misty.  The crystal ball reveals the Haunted House on Hill, which is a perfect Halloween mini scene. 

I selectively embossed the Bats in the Belfry sentiment to finish my card.

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

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Fall Scene

 Hello Stampers. Happy Fall! Vicky here today with a Fall scene.

It has gotten cooler here in WI. The fall colors are just starting to show on some of the trees, and the flowers are looking tired. But the pumpkins and apples are ready to take over. I am looking forward to apple donuts, pumpkin coffee, and desserts, and of course, all of the beautiful colors.

Stamps Used:

Harvest And Leaf Set of 2

All of our Fall Stamps

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Vicky

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Fall Card

 Hello Stamper. It is starting to get cooler here in WI, so I am getting my fall cards ready.

Vicky here to share a Fall card.

Not sure if you agree, but I am ready for some weather that is under 90 degrees.

I love the Fall colors, and I used some of them on this card.

This Blowing Leaves stamp can be colored in greens for the summer or fall colors.

The white cardstock was cut 4x5.25. I sponged fall colors around the edges.

First, I stamped the saying, Fallen Leaf with VersaFine Black Ink.

I stamped the Blowing Leaves so the end of the stamp is by the A on the saying.

Mounted the card on white and then on a rust color cardstock.

Stamps Used:

Fallen Leaf

Blowing Leaves

Hope you enjoyed the card, Vicky

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Love Is In The Air This Fall

 Ericka has a very sweet saying on her beautiful Fall colored card. 

After making the background and mounting it on black cardstock,

Ericka stamped the saying, The Best Thing and embossed it in white.

The Blowing Leaves Tree was stamped at the bottom and embossed in white.

Stamps Used:

The Best Thing

Blowing Leaves Tree 

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Fall thank you card

 Hello, Janet here with a simple thank you card. It is time to get out those fall stamps.

I started out with white cardstock. Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink I stamped the pumpkin in the lower right corner. I colored it with Copic markers. Thank You is stamped in the upper left corner with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. Using a soft brush and gold ink I added color to the edges and lightly all over. I layered the cardstock at an angle on a slightly larger piece of gold corrugated paper. That is layered on fall colors printed paper. Using a piece of twine, I tied a bow around the edge of the card. I attached that to a the card.

Stamps Used

Pumpkin and Leaves

Thank You

 Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you enjoyed the card.

Remember our sale, 20% off Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas Stamps. 

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Seasonal Sale and Halloween Birthday Card

Toni here with you today helping a friend celebrate her Halloween birthday.  Although Christmas is my favorite holiday, Halloween is a close second.

I sponged my card base with Catherine Pooler inks and spattered it with water.  

I diecut the spooky border and adhered that to the card base, adding scraps of yellow behind the windows and pumpkin.

Next, I diecut the sentiment and sponged it with more Catherine Pooler Flame ink to match the orange I had colored the Pumpkin with Cat.

I decorated the inside of the card as well using Web Corners Set of 2 which frames a mashup sentiment I created using Bats in the Belfry and Birthday 1.

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

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Fall Leaves Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here today with a fall card.

This is a quick and pretty fall card. I stamped the Blowing Leaves first. Then I started the saying, Fallen Leaf at the end of the leaves.

I started with light yellow ink and sponged it in the center of the card. Then, I added a darker yellow and a rust color on the edges.

Stamps Used:

Blowing Leaves

Fallen Leaf 

Thanks for looking. Happy Fall!

Vicky

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Fall Time Card

 Are you enjoying the fall weather? Vicky is here today with a time to harvest card.

I started with a dark brown card to layer my images on.

I stamped the Harvest & Leaves Set on 2 separate pieces of card stock.

This is a beautiful image of fall. The leaves are the same ones in the bigger image. They can be used as a border or a background. I also have them on the inside of the card and on the envelope.

The orange cardstock is cut shorter than the main image.

This image can be used as a birthday or any occasion this fall.

Stamp Used:

 Harvest & Leaves Set on 2 

Thanks for stopping by!

Vicky

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Autumn

 Hello, Janet here with a fun fall card. Easy to color and send to a friend.

I stamped the cornstalk with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored it with copic markers. Then, I tore the edges of the white cardstock to make it look rustic. The word Autumn is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturn ink. Using a stipple brush and orange ink, I added some color to the background of the stamped image. I layered the white cardstock onto brown checked paper. It reminds me of an old screen door. Next, I stamped double leaves on the designed paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them. I layered that onto brown cardstock and attached that to the card front.

Stamps Used

Cornstalks

Double Leaves

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for taking a look!

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Masking to Create New Scenes

Hi everyone today I am sharing a fun masking technique to create a seamless background but adds a completely new image. 

1. I took the Sunflower stamp and stamped it on my masking sheet

Then I cut the mailbox out and stamped another sunflower and then stamped the scarecrow in its place

Stamps

Sunflower

Scarecrow

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Elegant Wheat Thanksgiving Cards

 Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a couple of elegant and simple Thanksgiving cards.

For my first card I stamped the Wheat using Catherine Pooler Tutti Frutti and Orange Twist.  I didn't worry about removing the color between stampings nor making sure everything was perfectly aligned so there's a bit of variation which adds to the homemade quality.

I finished the card by stamping and embossing Happy Thanksgiving in gold on a panel with gold washi edges.

For the second card I went even simpler with a one-layer card.  I used more Catherine Poolers inks including Icing on the Cake, a lovely dark brown.

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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Apple Picking

Hello, Janet here with a cheery card.

I stamped the girl picking apples, the basket of apples and the apples on the ground with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored the stamped images with copic markers.  A soft brush with red ink gives the background alittle color. Sending smiles your way was stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I attached a small frame to the white finished cardstock. Then I layered it on red and white checked paper. Next that was attached to the card front.

Stamps Used

Girl Picking Apples and Apple Small

Apple Basket Small

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for taking a look. Happy Picking!

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One Lonely Leaf

 Happy fall! Janet here with a fall card that I made for my husband. He is obsessed with getting every leaf raked up!

I started this adorable card with a small piece of white cardstock. I stamped the Tree and Guy with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored it with copic markers. A red oval frame is laid over it. Next I stamped the front of the card with red and brown leaves using the Leaf Double stamp. Then I used the stipple brush to add some red and brown to the background. I attached the framed image to the center of the card front.

Stamps Used

Leaf double

Tree and Guy

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you enjoyed this card! Happy Fall!

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Cute & Humorous Thanksgiving Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a humorous Thanksgiving card.

I stamped the Turkey Goofy image directly onto card front cut from Copic-friendly cardstock and colored him up with Copics.  

Next I added a strip of leftover 6x6 cardstock to ground him.  I embossed the Nibble Nibble and Go Pluck Yourself sentiments white on black cardstock and placed them so the turkey could be surprised then absolutely indignant that someone wants to eat him.  LOL.

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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Spooktacular Halloween

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little Halloween card to share with lots of spooky personality. Here are all of the details.

Crackerbox Stamps Used:
Bride Kevin
Frankin Bob
Mummy Stuart
Ghost Minion
Witching You Sentiment

Other:
Cardstock- White, Black, Grey
Orange Foil Cardstock
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Corner Rounder
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand

Stamp the images onto white cardstock, and add color to the images using alcohol markers. Fussy cut out the images and set aside for now. 

Cut the slimline card base from white cardstock. Cut the next largest layer from orange foil cardstock. Then cut the top card front layer from Black cardstock. Adhere these layers together. Cut piece of grey cardstock, and round just the top corners to create headstones. Adhere these across the card front after dusting the edges with black ink. 

Add the images to the card front using foam squares. Then inside stamp the halloween sentiment using black ink.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

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