Spring Flower Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here. Today, I have a spring card that I stamped and embossed at the same time.

I love to combine techniques and products, and today's card is a sample of stamp and embossing at the same time. First, I created a blue card base, and then I cut a second layer using white smooth cardstock. I randomly stamped the Lupin Small over the smooth white card base using different colors of ink. I left the lower part free of images to can stamp the sentiment Color of Spring.

Then, using a floral embossing folder, I embossed the part decorated with flowers and separated it from the sentiment with a tiny color border created in cardstock.

To finalize the card, I just pasted the decorated layer with crafty foam tape over the card base.

STAMPS USED:

Lupin Small

Color of Spring

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon with more inspiration!

Martha Lucia

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Masculine Birthday Card by Martha Lucia

Hello there, Martha Lucia here to share a stamped birthday card featuring the Olesya's Car, the Shoe Prints, and the sentiment Know You're Getting.

On this card, I stamped all the images in the same layer. First, I created the card base using real red card stock. Then on a piece of smooth white cardstock, I stamped the Shoe Prints on the left side of the panel using the double stamping technique to obtain different shadows. Then, I stamped the Olesya's Car and colored it with alcohol markers from Spectrum Noir.

On the lower part, I stamped the Know You're Getting sentiment, but this time using a different color of ink, not just black.

STAMPS USED:

Olesya's Car

Shoe Prints

Know You're Getting.

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon with more inspiration!
Martha Lucia

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Father's Day Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with a Father's Day Card.

My card is featuring two different stamps. The Man of My Heart Sentiment and the Super Guy stamp.

I started the process to create my card, stenciling a piece of white Smooth Cardstock with two different tones of Yellow Distress Ink. Then, I stamped the Man of My Heart Sentiment on the upper part with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

On a separate piece of white smooth cardstock, I stamped the Super Guy stamp and colored it with Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir. Additionally, I fussy cut it with scissors.

To finalize the card, I pasted on the lower part of the background a piece of metallic gray cardstock and resized the entire layer with an embossed rectangle frame die cut. I pasted it over a real red card base using crafty adhesive foam and finally pasted the Super Guy stamp over both parts with crafty foam.

STAMPS USED:
Man of My Heart Sentiment

Super Guy stamp

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Recovery Flower Card by Martha Lucia

Hello there, Martha Lucia here to share a floral recovery stamped card. Today I am featuring the new Violeta and Eucalyptus flower, designed by Alex.

Let me share the process of creating my card. First, I created the card base using gray cardstock. Then, I created two layers with the same size. One in colored cardstock and the other in white smooth cardstock. I used the white smooth to stamp the Violeta and Eucalyptus flower. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with alcohol markers from Spectrum Noir. In addition, I cut the layer diagonal to create my design.

After cutting the white layer, I pasted it over the green layer with 3D Foam Squares to add more dimension to my card. Additionally, I stamped the sentiment Hope You're Back on the lower part of the green layer and decorated the diagonal line with a scalloped border.

Then, I finalized the card, pasting the decorated layer over the card base with crafty foam tape. And voila, my card is finished with a very special design.

Stamps Used:

Flowers by Olezandr Azarov

Violeta and Eucalyptus flower

Hope You're Back

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Inspirational Card by Martha Lucia

 Hello there, Martha Lucia here to share one of my favorites cards during the last weeks. Today I am featuring the Lotus designed by Alex and one of the best old sentiments, The Future Belongs. 

This is one layer card decorated with the Lotus stamp and a die-cut frame. First, I stamped the sentiment The Future Belongs on the center of the card base. I used colored cardstock at this time. Then, in a separate piece of smooth white cardstock, I stamped the Lotus and colored it with Alcohol Markers from Spectrum Noir.

I die cut out a decorative frame in a contrasting color and pasted it over the stamped sentiment with crafty foam tape. Then, I adorned one of the corners with the amazing Lotus stamp.

Stamps Used:

Lotus
The Future Belongs

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon with more inspiration!!!

Martha Lucia 

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2023 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

  Hello, and welcome to our blog! We are participating in the 2023 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

What does that mean for you? Lots of inspiration and an awesome sale!

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

Click here for all of our---> Coffee, Tea, & Cocoa Stamps

Our design team has created some cards using some of our coffee stamps to help inspire you. If you click on their name, it will take you to their blog post telling you how they created their card, or you can click on the stamp names that they used to purchase them.

Check out their beautiful cards below...

Nadine
Stamps Used: Shared With A Friend, Coffee Cup, Lotus

Cornelia
Stamps Used: After Coffee, Lady With Coffee, Coffee Cup 50's

Monica

Stamps Used: Coffee Murder, Coffee Bean Pile, Esther Lg.

Shanna
Stamps Used: Greatest Perks, Coffee Pot & Retro Cup

Martha
Stamps Used: When I Dunk, Cookie Trio, Monkey Love

Vicky
Stamps Used: Shared With A Freind, A Gift For You, Coffee Bean Bag, Coffee Beans, Coffee Bean Pile, Coffee Cup Retro

Tracy
Stamps Used: Coffee Murder, Coffee Cup Top View, Violeta and Eucalyptus 

Ericka
Stamps Used: I'm Sorry Nice Button, Coffee Cup

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 Certificate to our Crackerbox Stamps Store. Commenting will close on Friday, May 12th at 11:59 pm Pacific, and the winner will be posted here on this post on Sunday, May 14th.

For the full list of sponsors and all the companies in the hop, visit the Coffee Loving Blog post HERE to hop along for a chance to win more prizes.

The next stop on the hop is Dare 2B Artzy.

Thank you for stopping by, and happy hopping!

CONGRATS TO....

Teri Kellum, you are the lucky winner of a $25 gift code to our store. Please email us by May 27th, 2023, to claim your prize. Our email address is on the top right of our blog.

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Kindness and Love Flower Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here! Today I want to share one of my favorite cards using Crackerbox Stamps. I am featuring the Apple Blossom designed by Alex and the sentiment Every Day with Kindness. This flower is part of the most recent release.

I love white cards, and for this, I used smooth white cardstock for the card base and for the top layer. It is a die-cut cover plate that includes a fun window in the center. I pasted the die-cut plate over the card base using crafty foam tape, and then I stamped the sentiment Every Day with Kindness with VersaFine Clair Onix.

On a separate piece of Whtie Smooth Cardstock, I stamped the Apple Blossom designed by Alex and colored it with Alcohol Markers from Spectrum Noir. Then, I fussy cut the flower and pasted it over the decorated card base.

Stamps Used:

Flowers by Olezandr Azarov

Apple Blossom

Every Day with Kindness

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Speedy Recovery Card by Martha Lucia

Hello there, Martha Lucia here with a Speedy Recovery Card featuring stamps from our most recent release.

On this opportunity, I decided to use colored pencils, and I started by stamping the new Violeta and Eucalyptus flower, designed by Alex, onto Colored cardstock. To stamp the image, I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then, I started the process colored with ColourBlend pens from Spectrum Noir.

After coloring the floral image of Violeta and Eucalyptus, I blended distress oxide ink around the flowers without touching the image, just creating a shadow around it. In addition, I splattered the layer with gold ink.

Then, I created the card base using white smooth cardstock. In a separate piece of the same cardstock, I stamped the sentiment Wishing Speedy Recovery. 

STAMPS USED:

Flowers Designed by Alex
Violeta and Eucalyptus
Wishing Speedy Recovery

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Happy Mother's Day Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends! Martha Lucia here with a Happy Mother's Day Card featuring the Lotus flower designed by Alex. This flower is part of the most recent release and part of the beautiful flowers created for a cause that you can see HERE.

To make this card, I used smooth white cardstock. I first stamped the Lotus Stamp several times and in different positions using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I tried to stamp only the upper part of the layer to have enough space for the sentiment. After stamping the flowers, I colored them with the new Tri-Color Blend Markers from Spectrum Noir. Then using two rectangle die cuts, I created a frame of the center of the layer.

Additionally, I stamped the sentiment Happy Mother's Day to My on the small rectangle with VersaFine Onix Ink. To finalize the card, I pasted the larger part of the card directly over a smooth white card base and then pasted the frame created with the two rectangle dies using crafty foam tape to add dimension and keep the inlaid technique. Then, I pasted directly the sentiment layer over the card base.

Stamps Used:

Flowers by Olezandr Azarov

Lotus Stamp

Happy Mother's Day to My

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Tulips For A Spring Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share some of our favorite Spring Stamps with you. Tulips symbolize the season, and on this card, the tulips are full of color.

To make this, I used pastel colors. First, I created the card base using Navy cardstock. Then, I splattered a So Saffron layer with a few drops of Fireworks in Cottage Ivy and Dandelion colors. I let it dry naturally before stamping the sentiment on the right corner. I used the Troubles Be Less sentiment with VersaFine Onix Ink. Then, I stamped the Tulips and the Large Bow with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a separate piece of White Smooth Cardstock. I colored the stamps with Classique Markers from Spectrum Noir before fussy cutting them out. Finally, I pasted over the decorated card base with 3D Foam Squares.

Stamps Used:

Tulips

Large Bow

Troubles Be Less sentiment

Have a good day!

Martha Lucia

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Safari Birthday Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here! Today, I want to share a Safari Birthday Card. I am combining several animal stamps with a birthday sentiment on this card. Take a look at my card:

The animal stamps I used on my card are Rafferty the Giraffe and the Monkey Swinging. First, I stamped both images onto a piece of White Smooth Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then, I colored them with TriBlend Markers from Spectrum Noir.

Additionally, I stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment that you can find in our store as Birthday 6. I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I resized the stamped layer and pasted it over a red card base using crafty foam tape to continue with the card. As a final touch, I die cut a scalloped frame a little smaller than the decorated card base and pasted it over the card with foam tape to give more dimension.

Stamps Used:
Birthday 6
Rafferty the Giraffe
Monkey Swinging

Thanks for stopping by, and remember that Spring is around the corner. You can find a huge collection of stamps perfect for any season and celebration!

See you soon!

Martha Lucia

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St. Patricks Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with a St. Patrick's card combining several stamps from our store. Let me share the card:

To create this card, I used a whisper white piece of cardstock. I sprayed it with Fireworks in green tones and a few touches of Dandelion. I let the paper dry naturally before stamping the Shamrock Open in different places of the lower part. I used New Sprout Fireworks and a pencil to color them.

Additionally, I stamped the Happy St. Patrick's Day Shamrock sentiment on the upper corner, using VersaFine Onix.

I pasted the decorated layer over a textured green card base using Crafty Foam Tape and set this piece aside for a while. Then, in a separate piece of smooth white cardstock, I stamped the Leprechaun Patrick and colored it with Memento Markers. I fussy cut the image with scissors and pasted over the decorated card with 3D Foam Squares.

Stamps Used:

Shamrock Open

Happy St. Patrick's Day Shamrock

Leprechaun Patrick

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon!

Martha Lucia

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The Color of Spring Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share a spring card with you. Have you visited our store looking for spring stamps? OMG, you will love all that we have!

This is one of my favorite stamps. First, I created the card base using smooth white cardstock. Then, on a separate layer of the same cardstock, I stamped the Boot & Roses image. I colored it with the new Tri-Color Brush Markers from Spectrum Noir. I pasted the colored layer directly over the card base.

I stacked some frames I kept when I resized my layers to create a special frame over the entire card. In this case, I used four whites and one in a different color to create a big contrast. Then, as a final touch, I stamped the sentiment Color of the Spring in a strip of white smooth cardstock and pasted it over the colored Boot & Roses. Finally, I added tiny black enamel dots.

Stamps Used:

Boot & Roses

Color of the Spring

See you soon with more inspiration!

Martha Lucia

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Unicorn Card by Martha Lucia

Hello there, Martha Lucia here to share a Unicorn Card created with the Stop Me Sentiment and the beautiful Unicorn Sweetie.

First, I stamped the Unicorn Sweetie and the Stop Me Sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored the unicorn with Tri-Color Brush Alcohol Markers from Spectrum Noir. In addition, I used a cloud stencil to create the background with distress oxide ink.

To finalize the card, I resized the stamped layer and created a faux frame with crumb cake card stock over a real red card base.

STAMPS USED:

Unicorn Sweetie

Stop Me Sentiment

Thanks for stopping by, and I will see you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Because You Are Special Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share a new card with our wonderful collection of stamps. This is a Because You Are Special Card created with two different stamps. Let me share the card first, and then I will give you the details.

First, I created the card base using smooth white cardstock and a second layer of Old Olive Cardstock. Then, on a separate piece of White Smooth Cardstock, I stamped the Large Honey Pot with Flowers and the sentiment Bee-cause You Are Special with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the images with Tri-Color Brush Alcohol Markers from Spectrum Noir.

After coloring the Large Honey Pot with Flowers, I placed a honeycomb stencil on top of the image and, with distress ink, created a faux texture on one of the corners. Additionally, I resized the layer to coordinate it with the card base.

Stamps Used:

Large Honey Pot with Flowers

Bee-cause You Are Special

Thanks for stopping by, and I will see you soon with more inspiration.

Martha Lucia

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Best Friends Stamped Card by Martha Lucia

Hi friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you a Best Friends Stamped Card created with a combination of a stencil, sentiment, and cute stamps.

This is one layer card. The card base is White Smooth Cardstock, and I stamped the sentiment Good Friends In Tune with VersaFine Clair Nocturne. Then I placed a stencil from my stash, and I inked a lower free area with Distress Oxide Ink. On a separate piece of smooth white cardstock, I stamped the Cat Friends stamp and colored it with TriBlend Markers from Spectrum Noir. Afterward, I fussy cut it with scissors and pasted it over the stenciled area with 3D Foam Squares.

Stamps Used:

Cat Friends Stamp

Good Friends In Tune

You can find a lot of friendship stamps in our Crackerbox Store. It's the perfect time to create your valentines cards and more cute things for all our friends!

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon with more inspiration!

Martha Lucia

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Have You Ever Thought ...funny card!

Hi there, Martha Lucia here to share with you a new card. Have you ever thought about creating a funny card for Valentine's? Well, this is my version of one!

To make this, I used smooth white cardstock. First, I created the card base, then stenciled a white layer with the striped stencil and distress oxide ink. In a separate piece of smooth white cardstock, I stamped the Emu Adele with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with the Antique Delicate Marker by TriColor Brush Markers from Spectrum Noir.

With a circle die, I cut the center of the stenciled layer and pasted behind it the colored Emu Adele. As a final touch, I stamped the sentiment Have You Ever and decorated it with a moon die in a dark color.

Stamps Used:

Emu Adele

Have You Ever

Thanks for stopping by, and remember that you can find more inspiration and valentine's stamps HERE.

Martha Lucia

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Winter Card by Martha Lucia

Hello there, Happy New Year! It's a pleasure to have you here, and I wish you the best for the new 2023! Today I have a winter card created with several stamps from our store. Let's take a look at the card. 

For the background, I used Snowflakes. I stamped them onto smooth white cardstock with Seafoam Ink. Then, I stamped the sentiment Life Knocks You Down and the Bear & Penguin Stamp. With Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored the Bear & Penguin Stamp with a few touches of Illustrator Markers. I resized the stamped piece and made a mat with basic black cardstock to paste it over the stamped background with crafty foam tape. I added a few rhinestones over the snowflakes as a final touch.

Stamps Used:
Life Knocks You Down
Bear & Penguin Stamp
Snowflakes

You can find these stamps HERE in Crackberbox Store. They have a huge collection of Winter Stamps, and if you plan your Valentine's projects, it is just the perfect moment to find all you want! 

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon with more inspiration!

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A Grinchy Christmas Card and Poem

Hi friends, Martha Lucia, is here to share a Grinchy Christmas card and poem with you. These stamps were part of our most recent release and are perfect to close this Christmas season!

My card is an easel design created with cardstock and designer paper. First, I stamped the Grinch Standing on the right side of the white smooth cardstock. Then, I stamped the Grinch Saying Long on the left side of the same layer. I colored the image with TriBlend Markers from Spectrum Noir. 

I continue, resizing the layer to mat it with a scallop square.

To hold the easel panel, I used two different elements. For the right side, I stamped the Candle 3 Lit. Then, I colored it with TriBlend Markers and fussy cut it with scissors. For the left side, I just used a dot in clay.

Stamps Used:

Grinch Standing

Grinch Saying Long

Candle 3 Lit

Thanks for stopping by, and see you the next year with more inspiration!

Martha Lucia

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hi there, Martha Lucia here to share a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year card. I love this type of card because they are wonderful for massive production.

To mass-produce cards effectively, my first tip is to set up all the pieces or products you want to use to create a productive chain. For example, I die-cut the card bases on the above card. Then, I die-cut the top layer of 3-3/4"x 5". Using a stamping tool, like the Misti, I positioned and stamped at the same time the sentiment Merry Christmas Brush and the beautiful Side Reindeer. I used Memento Tuxedo Ink to can colored the Side Reindeer with TriBlend Markers from Spectrum Noir. To finalize the cards, I pasted the decorated layer over the card bases using 3D Foam Squares. No scissors, no nothing. Just peel out and paste!

Stamps Used:

Merry Christmas Brush

Side Reindeer

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope this helps you to create a mass production in less time!

See you soon,

Martha Lucia

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