Trick or Treat? Make Mine Cookies!

Hi everyone, Dalis here!

More vintage Halloween goodness from Crackerbox Stamps! This time, we're serving up some cute Halloween cookies on a plate and surrounding them with candy corn. Because why have cookies when you can have cookies AND candy corn? 

I am loving all these vintage Halloween vibes, and these cuties are right up my alley! Now tell me, are you grabbing a cookie or going straight for the candy corn?

Supply List:

Kid Angel

Kid Devil

Candy Corn

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Additional Supplies: white gel pen, acrylic markers, glaze pens, stencils, punch.

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

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Old-School Halloween Magic

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

I am a HUGE vintage Halloween fanatic, and these Crackerbox Stamps images give me all the 1940s Halloween decoration vibes! The nostalgia, the spookiness, the vintage charm… I AM HERE FOR IT! Are you?

I colored these spooktacular images with alcohol markers, then added details with watercolor pencils and white gel pens. For the card design, I went with a simple fun fold featuring THREE focal points. Because when you have three fabulous vintage images, why settle for just one? 🧡🖤

Vintage Halloween forever!

Supply List:

Pumpkin with Cat

Pumpkin with Spider

Pumpkin with Crow 

Silent Phantoms 

SPOOKY

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Additional Supplies: embossing folder, bling, watercolor pencils, alcohol markers, white gel pen.

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

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Last Leaf

 Hello, Janet here with a fall card. This is my husband, keeping the yard clean. Patiently waiting for the very last leaf to fall!

I stamped the Guy and Tree with Memento Tuxedo black ink on a small rectangular piece of white cardstock. I colored the scene with watercolor pencils. This is layered on gold and white designed paper. I tied a piece of gold and white twine around it. Then I layered that on a leaf patterned paper. The bottom layer is gold cardstock. The word Autumn is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Die cut and layered on an angle with the same gold and white designed paper.

Stamps Used:

Tree and Guy

4 Seasons

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink

I hope you like this fall card. Fall is such a beautiful time of year.

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Beautiful fall, Just a note card

 Hello, Janet here with a Just a note card with all the colors of fall.

I stamped the tree on a small piece of white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using watercolor pencils, I colored the tree, blending yellow and orange. The edges of the cardstock are torn for a rustic look. Just a note is stamped at the bottom. I tied a piece of orange twine around the stamped cardstock. Layer that onto a piece of designed cardstock and then onto plain orange cardstock. Attach to the card front.

Stamps Used:

big tree 3
Just a note

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Hope you are enjoying fall and making some beautiful cards!

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Simple Blended Background Halloween Card

Hello Stampers. 

Get ready to be awestruck by Toni's one-of-a-kind Halloween card! 🎃👻 She used a Blending Technique with die inks and water splatters to create a mesmerizing background, featuring adorable Trick-Or-Treating kids in creative costumes. A playful saying adds humor and whimsy to this delightful card, perfect for kids and adults alike!

Stamps Used:

Bats In Belfry

Tree Wide Bare

Halloween Kids

All Halloween Stamps

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.

Have a great rest of your day!

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The Egg Has Entered Its Pumpkin Era

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

The Egg stamp is BACK, and apparently it refuses to stay an egg.

So far, we’ve turned this little guy into balloons, flowers, scales, mermaid tails... and now PUMPKINS! 

Because apparently the Egg has decided it has a seasonal career. And honestly? I’m here for it.

It’s officially pumpkin time, people! So grab that Egg stamp and give it a little imagination. Who says a stamp has to be what it says it is? What should we turn the Egg into next? I’m ready to make it weird. 

Supply List:

Egg Solid & Outline

Solid Branch

Vine Leaves

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Additional Supplies: black pen.

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

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Frankin Bob Says Life is Scary . . . without Coffee

A spooky hello to you, friends! Toni here with a cute and not too spooky Halloween-themed coffee card.

I used a variety of Halloween patterned paper to create the front backdrop. Naturally, I used the same paper on the coffee cup, choosing a fairly plain paper to allow the Coffee 3 sentiment to shine.

I next stamped Franken Bob and colored him up with Copics. I love his resting bitch face--same, Bob, same!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.

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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Made for the Moments That Matter

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

This is one of those cards that can say SO many things without saying a word. I wanted to create a card full of emotion, and I think this one does just that.

Could it congratulate someone on the arrival of a new baby? Absolutely! Could it be sent to someone who needs a little encouragement while they’re on the mend? Maybe. Could it be from a friend simply offering a helping hand? Of course!

That’s exactly why I left the sentiment off. There are plenty of emotional, sweet, and quirky sentiments in the store, so you can make this card fit just about any occasion.

I colored the images with alcohol markers, then added depth with watercolor pencils and gel pens. And this little scene is a bit of magical masking! There are FOUR stamps hiding in here. I started with Mouse Sitting Up and the Cracked Egg, masked those, then stamped the Solid Egg and Outline Egg to turn them into a balloon. Finally, I added the Sunflower and Mailbox stamp to bring the whole scene together. I did add a bit of shimmer onto the egg shell, I hope you can see it in the closeup pictures.

Who knew a few stamps, some masking, and a little imagination could create a card with so many possibilities? 

Supply List:

Mouse Sitting Up

Sunflower & Mailbox

Egg Solid & Outline

Cracked Egg

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Additional Supplies: watercolor pencils, alcohol markers, gel pen, masking paper.

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

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Fall Thank You

 Janet here with a thank you card with all the colors of fall.

I stamped the milk can and the pumpkin with leaves, with Memento Tuxedo black ink. They are colored with copic markers and cut out. Using a die, I cut an arch out of white cardstock. I stamped a branch and a bush for arrangement using markers for the colors. The background is speckled with a royal texture stipple brush and brown ink. I attached the milk can and pumpkin to the arch. A bow is made from orange twine and glued to the milk can. Thank you is stamped with  Versafine Clair Nocturne ink down the side of a piece of orange cardstock. Next, I embossed the orange cardstock and attached the white arch. The finished front is attached to the card.

Stamps Used:

Thank You Vertical

Milk can

Branch-herb 1

Bush-herb 3

Pumpkin and leaves

Product  Used:

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking at my card. Hope you liked it. Enjoy your fall!

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Fall Bouquet

 Hello, Janet here with a beautiful fall bouquet.

I stamped the bouquet of flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Using colored pencils, I colored the flowers and stems. I placed that on a piece of burgundy paper at an angle. The next layer is corrugated gold paper. 

The bottom layer is gold paper that I embossed. A piece of gold polka dot paper is placed on top of that. I wrapped a gold and white ribbon around the bottom two layers. I attached the top layers next. A piece of twine is tied around the bouquet.

Stamps Used:

Daisy Bunch

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I hope you enjoyed this card. It was fun mixing the different textures.

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Pumpkin Spice

 Hello, Janet here with a coffee card. The best part of fall is the pumpkin spice. You can find it almost anywhere.

I stamped the to go coffee cup and the coffee beans with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored them with copic markers. The label on the coffee cup is a piece of pumpkin-designed paper cut to fit. The sentiment, Sit back, Relax, and have a great day, is stamped in the upper right corner with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I tore the white cardstock, giving it rough edges. Using a soft brush and brown ink I went over the white cardstock. It is layered on brown paper and attached to the card front.

Stamps Used:

coffee set 1

Sit Back

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you are enjoying all the pumpkin traditions.

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Autumn Blessing

 Hello Stampers. Vicky is here today. I made a quick fall card. The leaves in the background match the leaves in the saying. There is also a leaf border that matches these leaves. I will list all of them below.

I started with the saying Autumn Blessing and embossed and trimmed it. I cut gold cardstock and rounded the edges. This would make a great Thanksgiving stamp.

I also rounded the edges of the black cardstock behind the gold cardstock. I cut a square vanilla piece of cardstock and sponged Acure color ink around the edges. I stamped the Set Of Leaves and colored them. I placed the square on black card stock and put it on the left side. I added the leaves on the right.

Stamps Used:

Autumn Blessing

Autumn Blessing Set Of Leaves

Autumn Blessing And Leaves Set of 3 ~cost savings

Autumn Blessing Leaf Border 

I hope you are enjoying the fall and staying crafty!

Vicky -check out my IG

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Fall Thank You Card

Hi, Janet here with a simple thank you card. Nothing says fall like a nice round pumpkin.

On a rectangular piece of white cardstock, I stamped the pumpkin with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored it with copic markers. Next, I stamped Thank You with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink in the upper right corner. I layered it on soft orange printed paper. For the bottom layer, I used the same soft orange printed paper. I cut a slightly smaller piece of bold orange patterned paper, wrapped a wide piece of twine around it, and then layered it on the base paper. Next, I centered the white stamped cardstock on the base.

Stamps Used:

Pumpkins and Leaves

Thank You Simple

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thank you for looking! I hope you enjoyed the card.

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Boo-tiful Chaos: A Spooky Mixed Media Card Adventure

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here.

Halloween is my magical time of year—the season when I can make the weirdest cards imaginable, and no one says a thing about it! I love everything about creating during this time. Creepy cards? Yes, please. Funny cards? Absolutely. But my favorite of all are the Mixed Media FUN cards that let me throw everything onto the table (sometimes literally) and just play.

For this project, I used three fabulous Crackerbox Stamps: Ghost Sketched, Spider Spooky, and Wicked Fun. The ghost helped me complete the cutest little “BOO” sentiment, and honestly, he might be one of my favorites to work with. He’s so easy to color—and even easier to spookify!

To give him a little ghostly glam, I added two-way glue to his eyes and mouth and then pressed on some toner foil. Voila! The coolest foiled-eyed ghost you’ve ever seen was born. The spiders didn’t escape my creative mischief either—they each got a pair of 3mm micro googly eyes, and they couldn’t be more perfectly sized.

As for the background, I went full mixed media mode. I distressed edges, stitched on paper, blended colors, added paste and embossing powder, and, of course, brought in more foil. This card truly has a little bit of everything—and I couldn’t be happier with the spooky, shiny mess that came out of it.

That’s the best part of Halloween crafting—there are no rules. Just weird, wonderful, wicked fun.

What would you have done differently?

Supply List:

Wicked Fun

Spider Spooky 

Ghost Sketched 

Additional Supplies: Memento Tuxedo Black, Alcohol Markers, white gel pen, pattern paper, wall repair tape, stickers and ephemera, foil, googley eyes, silver thread, and black bling.

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

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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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