Seasonal Sale and Halloween Birthday Card

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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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Egg-citing Twist on a Classic

   Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

I love messing with my stamps and making them do things they were never meant to do. This time? That EGG SOLID stamp got flipped upside down and turned into a balloon—because why not? I kept the colors translucent so they actually look like real balloons (you’re welcome). Pro tip: draw your string all the way to the knot as a straight line before letting it do its wild stringy thing. Just a black gel pen, nothing fancy. The Happy Birthday sentiment tied it all together, but honestly? Think of the possibilities! One egg, one sentiment—this could be a graduation card, a congratulations card, basically an anything card. And yes, now I want to make a whole sky full of them.

Supply List:

Birthday 1 Sentiment

Egg Solid or the Egg Solid & Outline

Hay Stack

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

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FORE!

 Hello, Janet here with a card for the golfer in your life.

Using a small piece of white cardstock, I stamped the word golf and the tee with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the tee and embossed the cardstock to look like golf ball dimples. I die cut a strip of grass and attached it to the lower edge of the stamped cardstock. That cardstock is layered on burgundy paper. Then  I layered that onto printed design paper. The last layer is matching the burgundy paper before attaching it to the card.

Stamps Used

Golf

Golf Tee

Products Used

Memento Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you have a golfer who enjoys this card.

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Colorful Birthday Card

 Hi Stampers. Ericka has a bright and beautiful birthday card using one set of polymer stamps.

After making the background, she used Birthday Set 2 polymer stamps.

There are 12 stamps in this polymer stamp set.

She trimmed the card and drew lines around the edge and mounted it on cardstock.

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Another Hit!

 Hello, Janet here with a birthday baseball card.

First, I stamped the baseball, bat, and baseball mitt with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored them with colored pencils and cut them out. I layered a piece of printed baseball paper onto black cardstock and attached it to the card front. Next, using white cardstock, I cut out a home plate, and using a soft brush and brown ink, I made it look dirty. I layered it onto the card and attached the bat, baseball mitt, and baseball. Happy Birthday was stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.

Stamps Used

Tiny words set 2

Baseball and bat

Baseball Mitt

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thank you for taking a look! Hope this card inspires you.

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Bold Geometric Cows

Have you ever looked for patterned paper in your stash, maybe even something that you know you have but can't find it for the life of you?  #relatable

I ended up creating my own cow background paper using a Hero Arts coverplate that I cut from both white and black cardstock, then reassembled. Lordy.  The things we do for our craft!

It was worth it as now Cow Bridgett and Cow 2 Bernice had the perfect background to showcase their gorgeous and sassy selves!

On the inside of the card, I stamped the Milk Can and the second half of the Your Day sentiment, which reads "milk it for all its worth."  A money saver is the saying, and milk can be sold as a set.

For the record, as I was putting away supplies, I found the cow paper I had been looking for.  Figures!

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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Are you ready for some football!

 Hello, Janet here with a card for the football fan in your life.

I stamped the helmet and football with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with colored pencils and then cut them out. Placed them on brown printed paper. I cut strips of printed grass paper and placed them evenly on white cardstock. The brown paper is placed on the green football field.  Stamped Are You Ready For Some Football on light brown cardstock  with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I rounded the corners. Using a soft brush, I made the sentiment look distressed. It is attached to the upper left corner of the card.

Stamps Used

Ready for Football and Football

Football Helmet

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed this card! Are you ready for some football!

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Unicorn Birthday Wishes

Hello, Timothy here sharing a Unicorn Birthday Wishes card.

For this card, I was inspired by the colors in the plaid pattern paper.

I started with a green card base. I wrapped some ribbon around the plaid

paper, created a bow and layered it on top of the card base. 

I colored the Unicorn Sweetie stamp with alcohol markers. 

To make the hair look shiny, I added crosses and dots

with a white gel pen.

I stamped the Happy Birthday Script sentiment stamp

and cut it out with some layering dies. 

I cut the larger layer from gold glitter cardstock and added

it on top of the ribbon. To finish the card, I added three enamel dots.

Stamps Used

Unicorn Sweetie

Happy Birthday Script

Have a magical day!

Timothy

 

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Summer Fairy Wishes

Hello, everyone!  Toni here and today's card commemorates summer--dandelion wishes, glorious sunsets (possibly sunrises but that's too early for me), and fireflies (aka fairies).

I used an oval mask along with Catherine Pooler inks to create a vibrant spotlight on the card front. Just imagine how many other color combos I could have used!  

Next, I stamped the Fairy Blowing Stars, Dandelion & Fluff Set of 2, and Grass Set of 2 with Versafine Clair Nocturne.  I had used my MISTI so I could repeat stamp if needed, but with these red rubber stamps, I was good to go.  I stamped the Make a Wish sentiment last.

I particularly love the parts of the silhouette that extend beyond the edges of the sponged spotlight, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great rest of your day! 

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, just visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft. I'm also on IG.

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Play Ball!

 Hello, Janet here with a Birthday Card straight from the dugout!

Any baseball fan, young or old would love it!

First I stamped the baseball, bat and glove with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Then I colored them with colored pencils and cut them out. Next, I stamped Happy Birthday with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock. Using a soft brush and brown ink I smudged the blue and white  striped designer paper, Happy Birthday, the baseball, baseball glove and bat to make them a little dirty and look well played. I also roughed up the edges of the blue and red layers. I attached the baseball. baseball glove and bat onto the blue striped paper. That is then layered onto the blue and red cardstock. The sentiment is layered onto blue and red cardstock, and attached to the card.

Stamps Used

Baseball and Bat

Baseball Mitt

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope your enjoying all the baseball games this summer!

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Happy Belated Birthday Card

 Yippee Yahoo! Timothy has created a belated birthday for you, in case life has been a little busy to get one done before the birthday. Anyone getting a card this nice wouldn't mind if it were a little late.

Timothy started with a dark brown card. He distressed a printed card.

You can distress paper by rubbing it on your scissors or using a distress tool. 

He stamped the Tin Star on the background.

The saying, Birthday Fun was stamped and cut out with a die. He sponged an Ocure color around the edges.

Horse Hanging On was stamped, colored, and cut out. He hung this cute horse behind the Happy Birthday. How can you not smile looking at him?

The Little Behind saying was stamped and sponged on the edges.

Stamps Used:

Tin Star

Birthday Fun

Horse Hanging On

Little Behind

We hope you like the card and find it inspiring!

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Summer Life

 Hi, Janet here with a refreshing card for summer. Soft waves at your feet and a tropical drink.

 Using a soft brush and blue ink on white cardstock, I made the sky. Next, I layered some paper that looks like sand, with the top edge torn for a rough effect. The water is handmade blue paper with some sparkly flakes in it. It looks like water glistening in the sun. On a scrap piece of cardstock, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Life Is Too Short stamp, I stamped the beach items and sentiment. I colored all items with colored pencils and cut them out. I attached them to the front of the card.

Stamps Used

Life's Too Short

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Thanks for looking! Have a great summer.

 

 

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Birthday Cupcake Card

 Hello, Janet here with a sweet birthday card for you.

I stamped the Cupcake with Strawberry using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a die-cut tag. I colored it with copic markers. Next I layered the tag on a dark pink piece of paper slightly larger than the tag. A pink and white ribbon is attached to the tag. I layered it on an angle on polka dot paper. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Father's Day Set 1 with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and die cut it. It is attached in the upper right corner. The polka dot layer is attached to a matching pink paper and onto the card.

Stamps Used

Cupcake with Strawberry

Father's Day Set 1

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed this card.

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Cheers To You Card

 Hello Stampers. Ericka made a quick birthday card.

A sample of quick cards is nice to have when you realize you need to create a birthday card.

After Ericka created the background, she drew an outline around the card.

The saying, Cheers On Your Birthday was stamped.

Below the saying, the Grinch Wine Glass was stamped and colored in.

The stamped and colored piece was mounted on a white card.

Stamps Used:

Cheers On Your Birthday

Grinch Wine Glass

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Relax And Enjoy Your Birthday Card

 Hi Stampers. Vicky here today with a rest, relax, and enjoy your birthday.

The image, Garden Bench, was stamped and colored.

I stamped the Rest, Relax, and Enjoy over the bench.

Then, trimmed the image and rounded the corners.

The image was mounted on blue cardstock to the left of the card. 

I stamped Happy Birthday Vertical on the blue cardstock. 

At last, mounted it on black cardstock.

Stamps Used:

Garden Bench

Rest, Relax, and Enjoy

Happy Birthday Vertical

Hope you are enjoying your summer.

Vicky

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Birthday Cocktails Card

 Hello, Janet here with a refreshing summer birthday card.

I started by stamping two cocktail drinks with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, coloring them, and cutting them out. Next, I sponged pink and yellow ink on white cardstock. Using designed paper for about 1/3 of the card and the sponged cardstock for the rest, I layered them on pink paper. Wrapped a ribbon between the two papers. I added the cocktails and some yellow gems. Birthday Wishes is stamped with VersaFine Nocturne Ink and fussy cut. I attached it to the top right corner.

Stamps Used

Cocktail Summer Fun

Birthday Wishes Simple

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Don't forget those summer birthdays!

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Up, Up and Away!

Hello, Janet here with a birthday card for my pilot friend.

First, I used  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Airliner stamp on white cardstock. Using Copic markers, I colored the plane. Then I used a soft brush to add some light blue to the cardstock. It's Your Birthday is stamped with VersaFine Ink in the upper left corner.  I layered that onto light blue paper.  A gold star brad was inserted into each corner. I cut a piece of light blue star paper and wrapped a wide twine ribbon around it. The stamped image is put on at an angle. Shiny gold foil is the bottom layer.

Stamps Used

Airliner

It's Your Birthday

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! It is always nice to find new card ideas for the guys!

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Hey, It's Your Birthday Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here with an adorable kitty wishing a Happy Birthday.

The stamped card was mounted on blue cardstock

Stamps Used:

Kitty Fun

Word Bubble Round

Hey

It's Your Birthday

I hope you enjoyed this fun kitty wishing a happy birthday!

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A Little Boy Fishing With A Snack Card

 Hello Stampers. I am here today with a really cute card for any age. 

The bonus is the snack for the lucky guy getting the card.

Here is the card without the Gold Fish crackers.

Stamps Used:

Boy Fishing

Snack Box:

Clear Box

Thanks for looking!

Vicky

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Father's Day Or Birthday Card For Him

 Vicky is here today. I made a card for the guy in your life for Father's Day or a birthday.

I stamped the Old Pick Up Truck and colored it.

I made a mask of the truck and used a stencil for the background.

The saying, Special Part Of Life was stamped in white and trimmed.

I mounted the white card on dark gray and black cardstock.

We have a lot of Father's Day sayings, and guy stuff, and sayings for the inside of the card.

Stamps Used:

Old Pick Up Truck

Special Part Of Life

If your guy is into cars instead, we have a couple of old cars too.

Vicky

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