October 22, 2025
October 18, 2025
Brain in a Jar: A Curious Experiment in Creativity
There’s something strangely comforting about visiting your special creepy place — that quiet corner of creativity where things get just a little weird. Sometimes, you even light up the room… or at least, the brain in the jar!
This project started with the wonderfully odd Brain in the Jar stamp from Crackerbox Stamps — one of those designs that makes you grin the moment you see it. It’s creepy, it’s quirky, and somehow it just begged to be brought to life.
I began by coloring the brain with alcohol markers, layering soft watercolor pencil shadows to give it that eerie depth, then finished with colored pencils and gel pen highlights to make it pop. Everything was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, crisp and clean against the chaos.
The card itself took on a vintage laboratory feel — like something discovered in an old scientist’s notebook. There’s plenty of texture here: neon pastes, wall tape, and a mix of rough and smooth surfaces that catch the light in unexpected ways. My favorite part? The brain is on tiny hinges and actually opens up to reveal a wicked little message inside.
It’s the kind of project that feels like a mad experiment gone right — part art, part science, and all fun.
So, what do you think? Are we ready to join the crew at the crazy lab?

October 17, 2025
Autumn Trees
October 16, 2025
Have a bushel of fun!
Hello, Janet here with a fall card. Picking apples is one of my favorite fall activities.
I stamped the basket of apples on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with copic markers. Next I stamped the word, Autumn across the top with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. I layered it on black cardstock, and then on black checkered paper. A black ribbon is wrapped around and tied on the left side. The last layered is red with outlines of apples.
October 15, 2025
Falling Leaves
October 14, 2025
So Many Squirrels
Next, I used a stencil to add falling hearts and acorns. Originally, they were in a pale blue, but that seemed boring, so I added in fall colors like yellow and orange. Happy dancing now!
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!
October 12, 2025
Fall Blessings
October 6, 2025
Burlap Fall Card
I started with a piece of brown cardstock embossed with leaves. I cut a piece of colorful fall paper into 3 equal pieces and rounded the corners. I placed them equally on a piece of dark blue paper. It is attached to the brown paper. A small rectangular piece of burlap is tucked under the right side of the blue paper. I stamped the word "Autumn" with Clair VersaFine Ink on a piece of tan paper that was die-cut. It is attached with 2 brass brads. The word Autumn is part of a four-piece set for the seasons.
October 4, 2025
Fall Birthday
Hello, Janet here with a birthday card. It has all the beautiful colors of fall foliage.
October 3, 2025
When Clean and Simple Meets a Nest of Fun
Since the challenge required me to include a bird, I thought, why not go a little unexpected with the Standing Chicken? She adds just the right dose of quirky fun. To finish things off, I reached for the “Wicked Never Looked So Good” sentiment. In my humble opinion, that sentiment could go on just about any card—it’s that good!
At this point, I was loving the crisp hexagon design and feeling very pleased with the clean look. But then… the nest happened. 😂 Suddenly, my “simple” card became a little wild, but in such a fun way. And honestly? I wouldn’t change a thing.
What do you think—do you prefer your cards to stay neat and tidy, or do you let them run a little wild sometimes too?
October 1, 2025
Dancing Leaves
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.
September 24, 2025
When the Pumpkin Pirate Learned to Dance

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.
September 18, 2025
Happy Harvest
September 16, 2025
Fancy Halloween Witch
September 10, 2025
Autumn Blessing Card
September 5, 2025
Halloween Witch Interactive Shaker 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!
September 4, 2025
Fall Scene
August 30, 2025
Fall Card
August 28, 2025
Love Is In The Air This Fall
August 24, 2025
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.