Funny Caterpillar Butterfly Card

Toni here with you today from under my cozy blankets. All this cool weather has got me wanting to hibernate.  You too? 

I had gotten the Caterpillars and Saying stamps with the intention of creating a summer card, but that slipped by way too fast. A bit of mental gymnastics, and I turned it into an autumnal card instead.

To begin, I stamped the Fancy Butterfly with a melange of Catherine Pooler inks. The sentiment is stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne.  I then die-cut some circles from the panel and popped them up to create the look of thought bubbles.

Next, I stamped the caterpillar and colored him up with Copics, adding a die-cut hill cut from scraps.

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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Brain in a Jar: A Curious Experiment in Creativity

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

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?

Supply List:

Wicked Fun

Brain in A Jar 

Additional Supplies: Memento Tuxedo Black, Alcohol Markers, white gel pen, pattern paper, wall repair tape, foam stickers and Halloween ephemera, and black bling.

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

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Autumn Trees

 Hi, Janet here with a card full of fall colors.

On a white cardstock circle, I stamped some leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored it with copic markers. It is layered on a larger, rust color, scalloped-edge circle. Next, I stamped the word  Autumn with Clair  VersaFine Nocturne Ink on a die-cut piece of light brown paper. I punched a hole and tied a thin brown string through it. Then I attached it to the circle. Three brads are added for dimension.

For the base, I used a rust color block design. I cut a slightly smaller piece of fall paper with trees. I placed it on the left side with a small border. Then I attached the circle to the card.

Stamps Used

Harvest leaves

4 Seasons

Products Used

Clair Versafine Nocturne Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you're enjoying the fall cards and the beautiful fall weather.

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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.

Stamps Used:

Bushel of Apples small

4 seasons

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you have time to pick some apples!

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Falling Leaves

 Hello, Janet here with a colorful fall card. I think anyone would enjoy receiving this.

Using an oval die, I cut a piece of white cardstock. I stamped the sentiment, "A fallen leaf is nothing more than Summer's wave goodbye," with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. Using copper foil cardstock, I cut a larger oval to layer the sentiment on. The next two layers are printed with fall paper and matching copper foil. I centered the sentiment and attached it. The finishing touch is the thin copper string.

Stamp Used

Fallen Leaf

Product Used

Clair Versa Fine Nocturne Ink

Hope you are enjoying these simple fall cards.

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So Many Squirrels

Hello, friends!  Toni here with a snarky cute friendship card that's perfect for fall or anytime of the year.

I stamped and watercolored Duck Grin and Silly Squirrel Sm, placing them to leave space on the card front for the Don't Have Ducks in Row sentiment.

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!

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Fall Blessings

 Hello, Janet here with another simple fall card.

The fall paper is so beautiful that you only need a sentiment to create a lovely card.

I stamped the sentiment, "For All Our Blessings we give thanks," with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink on a die-cut piece of white cardstock. I placed it on a piece of angled orange paper. The bottom layer of the card is matching orange, with fall-designed paper on top. I attached the sentiment and orange paper on top. Three brads are used for an accent.

Stamps Used

All Our Blessings

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

I hope you enjoyed this card. It is a great season to send a card and show you care.

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Burlap Fall Card

 Hello, Janet here with a simple, colorful fall card. I love making fall cards. The colors are so vibrant.

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.

Stamps Used

4 Seasons

Autumn Word

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Enjoy your fall card-making!

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Fall Birthday

 Hello, Janet here with a birthday card. It has all the beautiful colors of fall foliage.

Starting out with a small rectangle of white cardstock, I stamped Happy Birthday with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. Then I stamped the leaves around the label with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The leaves are colored with copic markers. Using a soft brush, I added some color with yellow and orange ink. The finished label is added to black cardstock. I place three gold colored brads randomly on the label. The base is brown cardstock embossed with leaves. I stretched a burlap ribbon around the center of the card and attached the label.

Stamps Used

Happy Birthday

Autumn Blessing Leaves set of 2

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Thanks for looking! Hope you're enjoying the fall cards.

 

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When Clean and Simple Meets a Nest of Fun

     Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

Sometimes a card just takes on a life of its own—and this one definitely did! I started out with the intention of keeping things clean and simple, using only three stamps. First up was Kid Witchy. Oh. Em. Gee. She is retro fabulous in every possible way, and I couldn’t wait to give her a starring role.

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?

Supply List:

Kid Witchy

Chicken Standing 

Wicked Looked Good

Additional Supplies: Memento Tuxedo Black, Watercolor pencils, Alcohol Markers, white gel pen, stitched speech bubbles, hexagon punches, pattern paper, border punches, threads and black bling.

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

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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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