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May 6, 2022

Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

By Nadine Carlier May 06, 2022 // 85 comments

Hello and welcome to our blog! We are participating in the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. What does that mean for you? Lots of inspiration, prizes, and an awesome sale for you too.

More info on the hop and how to win a $25 gift certificate to our store is listed at the bottom of this post.

All of our Coffee, Tea, & Cocoa Stamps are 20% OFF!

No code is needed, discount will automatically be added to your cart at checkout.

Sale runs from May 6th - May 13

Need some inspiration using our Coffee, Tea, & Cocoa stamps? Our design team has created some great cards using some of our stamps.
Click on the designer's name for more info on their card.

Cornelia Wenokor

Stamps Used: Helen With Coffee, After Coffee

Martha Lucia Gomez

Stamps Used: Coffee Cup Heart, Sparkle All Day

Ericka Strange

Stamps Used: Fairy Tea Cup, Lots Of Coffee

Shanna Slater

Stamps Used: Coffee Cup Heart, Helen With Coffee, Procaffeinating, Bean Awhile

Tracy McLennon

Stamps Used: Love Birds On Branch, Coffee Drink, Cool Summer

Vicky Briggs

Stamps Used: Lady With Holding Hand, Greatest Perks, and Coffee Cup Short.

Nadine Carlier

Stamps Used: Lady With Holding Hand, Mr. Coffee, Coffee Stain

Ericka Strange
Stamps Used: Lady With Coffee, Coffee Word Swirl, Pirate's Best Medicine

Vicky Briggs

Stamps Used: Happiness Is, Hot Cocoa, Peek A Boo Pouch Kits

Marcia Caradinta

Stamps Used: Fairy Tea Cup, Always There

Now for what you've been waiting for, how to win!

Leave a comment on this post to be eligible to win a $25 Gift Code to our Crackerbox Stamps Store.

PLUS the winner will also WIN a custom coffee signature stamp to add to the back of your cards.
Commenting will close on Friday, May 13th at 12:00 (noon) pm pacific. The winner will be added to this post the next day.

There are several companies involved in this hop. For the full list of companies see the list on the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop post HERE.

Or if you are already hopping along you should have arrived here from Chris Franco - Close To My Heart and the next stop after us is Dare 2B Artzy.

AND THE WINNER IS:

L in MN - May 6, 2022, at 8:57 PM

As always, cards to make me laugh. Love the coffee theme stamps and sayings but I have to admit, those darn frog stamps croak me up, too. Moocho Grassious for the chance to win.

Please contact us at vicky@rubberartstamps.com by May 20th to claim your prize.

Rosie Mixed Media Art Journal Page

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy April 25, 2022 // No comments

It's Marcia on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today with a mixed media art page featuring iconic strong girl Rosie.

Supplies used:
Rosie
Anything Possible

I printed the lyrics to the song Unstoppable by Sia in a soft grey then stamped Rosie atop in black, embossing in clear. I hand dyed the paper in leftover onion skin dye from Easter eggs (my husband is Romanian -- beautiful natural dying technique) and further distressed it with various inks and a distress tool. While hard to see, I foiled portions of the printed lyrics with scraps to give it a very subtle effect. (I own a laser printer which enables me to foil anything I print.) I cut down a scrap of ruled paper from my daughter's writing tablet, layering strips of various papers down the left edge.

I figured out where I wanted to place the Rosie panel and then stamped the Anything Possible sentiment onto the ruled paper. I lightly inked around the edge of the ruled page and then added Rosie. I had a scrap of gold foil leftover from a different project (the negative piece I removed) and added it tucked just under the Rosie panel. I stapled the page in a couple of places, including a trio of gold stars. To finish the page, I splattered pink, gold, and black gloss sprays. I've really enjoyed dabbling with mixed media and find combining my love of color, vintage, and emotion so soul soothing.

Grumpy Frog Infinity Shaker Birthday Card

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy April 17, 2022 // No comments

It's Marcia today with a grumpy frog infinity shaker birthday card for your best friend. The frog stamp is part of the new April release; be sure to visit the New Stamps category to see all the funny new sentiments and images.

Supplies used:
Frog Grumpy
100% Sweet
Without Me (Currently on sale!)
Birthday 4

Infinity shaker cards are really fun and quite popular right now. I'm a fan of using tulle for shaker cards because it is so much easier (and quicker) to use. I began by stamping the frog on a scrap of watercolor green paper in green ink, using the same ink color for the sentiments. I colored the spots and eyelids on the frog with a yellow alcohol marker and added a shadow to the eye. I colored the rest of the eyeball with a white gel pen, adding "shine" dots to the pupils.

To add the frog and speech bubble to the front of the tulle infinity panel, I first adhered just the bottom part of the tulle to the bottom back of the card panel with double-sided tape. Then, I flipped up the tulle panel and added the frog and speech bubble to the tulle with foam adhesive where I wanted them on the card front.

To prevent the foam tape adhesive from interfering with the shaker elements once assembled, I attached scrap paper to the backside of the foam tape that shows through the tulle (see pic). This prevents the shaker elements from attaching to the exposed adhesive. Then I merely closed up the tulle front, adding my shaker mixture before adhering to the final flap of tulle.

The inside of the card wasn't left untouched. I stamped the frog again using second-generation stamping for a lighter image. (First, stamp the image off onto a scrap of paper and then stamp the second time onto the intended surface.) The "Happy Birthday" was stamped in black ink.

Super Dad Father's Day Card

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy April 11, 2022 // No comments

It's Marcia with a fun super dad card for Father's Day. These stamps are part of the new April release; be sure to visit the New Stamps category to see all the funny new sentiments and images.

Supplies used:
Super Guy
Best Dad Ever

I stamped and colored Super Guy with Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers and fussy cut out. Next, I stenciled inside the card and stamped Best Dad Ever. For the front card panel, I added stenciling with distress oxides and gold glitter gel, inking the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink. I think this stamp is so fun -- the dad's expression is perfect!

New Release Stamps & Card Inspiration!

By Vicky Briggs April 09, 2022 // No comments

We have a NEW RELEASE! We have Mother's Day, Father's Day, and stamps you can add to your other stamps. Ranging from sweet to snarky!

Make sure to check them out!!

Here are some fabulous ideas our design team came up with!

Shanna

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

Here is the link for ALL the NEW RELEASE!

"If you lose your shoe at midnight.." Card

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy March 25, 2022 // No comments

Hello everyone! Marcia on the blog here today with a very royal feeling card with a fun snarky twist.

Supplies used:
You're Drunk

I thought using the You're Drunk sentiment paired with such beautiful papers would offer just a fun irony. I've been hoarding this Graphic 45 paper for far too long -- it's time to put it to good snarky use. For added flair, I layered gold mirror cardstock behind both paper layers and a trio of ivory pearls. I hope it will bring a smile to your face.

Magically Delicious Peek A Boo Pouch Card

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy March 17, 2022 // No comments

Hello everyone! Marcia here today with a sweet Easter treat using the (currently on sale) Peek A Boo Pouches.

Supplies used:
Bunny Hug
Lucky Charms
Peek A Boo Pouches (on sale!)

I found a stitched square die in my stash that perfectly fit the 4.25" square of the Peek A Boo Pouches and die cut from patterned paper. Then, I cut a circle opening in both the patterned paper and pouch base, adding a scalloped border around the opening. I stamped the sentiment (released with our St. Patrick's Day stamps) first in Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink and then inked just the bottom line in Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink, layering over the pink to create the orange. I love that you can still see a peek of yellow about the letters, almost as if they glow. Our sweet little Easter bunny was added to the front, happily displaying his yummy treat.

To add in keeping the Peek A Boo Pouches stand tall and not arch a bit at the top, I cut just 1/8" off of the inner part of the pouch that tucks beneath the flap. Otherwise, it makes the front of the pouch arch just forward. By removing just a sliver of the tucked side, it gives enough wiggle room so the pouch point stands perfectly straight.

My Favorite Peep Tag

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy March 11, 2022 // No comments

Hello! Marcia here with a fun Easter Peep tag.

Supplies used:
Peep Bunny
Favorite Peep

I began by stamping the peep all over the top layer of the luggage tag in various Distress Oxide colors then I spritzed the entire paper with water. While the tag dried, I stamped the peep again onto pink cardstock with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide, darkening the eyes and nose with a marker. I inked the perimeter of the back tag and the hole reinforcer and stamped the Favorite Peep sentiment on the top layer. I assembled the tag and added the wee pink Peep Bunny with foam adhesive.

Easter Card Inspiration Using Our New Stamps

By Nadine Carlier March 04, 2022 // No comments

We just released several new Easter stamps and a few other stamps too!
You can see all of our new stamps HERE.

PLUS all of our previously released Easter stamps are 30% OFF until March 13th @ midnight.

Below is some inspiration from our design team using our new Easter stamps.

Make sure to visit our store to see all of our Easter stamps.

Card by Vicky Briggs
Stamps Used: Stuart, Bunny Ears, Hippety Whatever

Card by Nadine Carlier
Stamps Used: Bunny Ears, Bunny Butt, If You See Bunny, Eggs Decorated

Card by Cornelia Wenokor
Stamps Used: Bunny Standing, Carrots, Easter Egg, Hippety Whatever

Card by Ericka Strange
Stamps Used: Tail Look Big Saying & Bunny Butt Set

Card by Shanna Slater
Stamps Used: Bunny Butt, Bunny Ears, Shake Your Cottontail

Card by Marcia Caradinta
Stamps Used: Bunny Ears, Hoppy Easter Every Bunny

Card by Martha Lucia Gomez
Stamps Used: Bunny Ears, Carrots, Standing Bunny, Bunny Hugs

To see ALL of our Easter Stamps click HERE

Pot O' Gold Treat Box

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy February 25, 2022 // No comments

Hello everyone! It's Marcia on the blog today sharing another shaped treat box for St. Patrick's Day. (If you missed my previous post Hug My Shamrocks Beer Mug Box, hop over and take a peek.)

Supplies used:
Wishin' Pot O'

As soon as I saw this sentiment, I knew I wanted to pair it with either an image of a pot of gold or a favor box/bag. I considered using it with the Cauldron stamp like I did in my Blessings Out Number Shamrocks card. But, since I was in the 3D box mood, I used another SVG file from SVGCuts called Pot O' Gold and created this adorable treat box/bag. I used (very bendy) gold floral wire for the handle, purchased from Dollar Tree. You could just as easily embellish plain or decorative gift bags with the Cauldron stamp and add this sentiment as well. As with my card mentioned above, I lightly inked the sentiment tag with a shamrock stencil in my stash and added it to the handle with a bit of twine. I may have said several naughty words trying to get this sucker to sit still for a picture. LOL, It's very roly-poly and perfect for treats.

Hug My Shamrocks Beer Mug Box

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy February 17, 2022 // No comments

Hello everyone! It's Marcia on the blog today sharing a shaped treat box for St. Patrick's Day.

Supplies used:
Leprechaun Patrick
Hug My Shamrock

I love how large this leprechaun image is so I wanted to incorporate him into a larger project. I watercolored him with brush markers and fussy cutout. Then, I constructed this super fun beer stein treat box using the Beer Mug cut file from SVGCuts, embossing the beer foam with an older snowfall embossing folder. You could also very easily create a stein-shaped card as well by tracing out the shape onto paper and fussy cutting. To embellish the box, I added our leprechaun and sentiment, gold embossed into a word bubble. Lastly, fill with all the goodies! If you missed my other St. Patrick's Day project, you can find it here: Blessings Out Number Shamrocks.

Blessings Out Number Shamrocks Card

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy February 11, 2022 // No comments

Hello everyone! It's Marcia on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today sharing a card for St. Patrick's Day. This newly released sentiment would be perfect on the inside of a card as well.

Supplies used:
May Your Blessings
Shamrock Open
Cauldron

I gold embossed the sentiment May Your Blessings onto a stitched panel, lightly inking a shamrock stencil from my stash on opposite corners. To help break up the busy background, I doubled a layer of vellum beneath the sentiment panel, tucking it behind the front panel. Using an embossing pen/marker, I partially inked the Cauldron stamp (avoiding the handle and steam) in gold on black cardstock to convert it to a pot of gold. I closed the gap in the Cauldron handles and rounded shapes within to look like gold coins before embossing. To finish, I added a shamrock for embellishment.

Whacked Friends and Dirty Minds Cards

By Marcia - The Frolicking Fairy January 25, 2022 // No comments

Hello everyone! It's Marcia on the blog today sharing two newly released sentiments. Both are so silly and perfect for friends. They would be great for friendship Valentines or just any time.

Stamps used:

Frogs Are Green

All You Need In World

Big Head Ed

Minion Lucy

Minion Phil

I colored all images with Karin Brushmarkers and created simple layers with patterned paper from my stash. The minion card is a mini slimline--measuring 7" x 3"--and the other card is 4.25" x 5". They crack me up!!

New Valentine Stamps Release

By Nadine Carlier January 21, 2022 // No comments

We have some brand new Valentine's Day stamps and our designers have created some inspiration using some of them. Check out their fabulous cards below....