Showing posts with label DT - Tracy McLennon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DT - Tracy McLennon. Show all posts

October 18, 2024

Reindeer Games

 

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I thought I would start sharing some fun Christmas cards for this festive season. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Cardstock- White, Red
Vicki Boutin- Patterned Paper
Stickles- Diamond
Nuvo- Alcohol Markers
Archival Ink- Jet Black

Cut the cardstock and patterned paper layers for the card and adhere them to a white cardstock card base. Stamp the card sentiment onto the white cardstock card front using black ink. 

Stamp the image onto white cardstock using black ink. Add color to the image using alcohol markers. Fussy cut out the image and add it to the card front using foam squares. Add Stickles to the nose of the reindeer and let dry completely. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!

October 4, 2024

Spooktacular Halloween

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little Halloween card to share with lots of spooky personality. Here are all of the details.



Other:
Cardstock- White, Black, Grey
Orange Foil Cardstock
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Corner Rounder
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand

Stamp the images onto white cardstock, and add color to the images using alcohol markers. Fussy cut out the images and set aside for now. 

Cut the slimline card base from white cardstock. Cut the next largest layer from orange foil cardstock. Then cut the top card front layer from Black cardstock. Adhere these layers together. Cut piece of grey cardstock, and round just the top corners to create headstones. Adhere these across the card front after dusting the edges with black ink. 

Add the images to the card front using foam squares. Then inside stamp the halloween sentiment using black ink.  


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

September 26, 2024

I Want My Mummy Card

 Hello cardmaking friends! Tracy here, and today i am sharing another little Halloween themed card with a Minion twist. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Distress Oxide Ink- Black Soot, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch
Blending Bushes
Media Gloss Spray- Lime
Water Mister
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand
Cardstock- White

Cut a card base and a card front from white cardstock. Blend the card front background using Distress Oxide Inks and blending brushes. Splatter the background using a water mister and green ink spray. Stamp the sentiment on the right hand side of the card front using an embossing pad, add white embossing powder and heat. 

Stamp the image onto white cardstock and add color using Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the image and add to the card front using foam squares. Using the bat image and black ink, add bats around the image and sentiment. Adhere the card front to the card base. 



Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy




September 18, 2024

Halloween Stalker Card

 Hello, crafty friends! Tracy here. Today, I have a fun little spooky card to share with just a hint of love! Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Distress Oxide Ink- Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Black Soot
Blending Brushes
Embossing Pad
White Embossing Powder
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Cardstock- White
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Petite
Stickles- Diamond

I cut the card base and card front from white cardstock. Using Distress Oxide Inks, blend a dark and moody background. Using black ink, add the spider web in the top left hand corner of the card front. 

Stamp the 3 images onto white cardstock. Add color to the images using Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the images. Stamp the sentiment to the bottom of the card front using an embossing pad. Add white embossing powder and heat. Add the fussy cut images to the card front using 3D foam squares. Adhere the card layers together. Then add Stickles to the potion bottle and let dry. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!




September 4, 2024

Life is Like

 Hello card making friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little snarky card to share featuring some new stamps. here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Minion- Jumping Dave
Hashtag Poop Emoji
Life is Diarrhea

Other Products Used:
Distress Oxide Ink- Wilted Violet
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Stampin Up Ink- Elegant Eggplant
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand

Cut a white cardstock card base and card front. Blend the edges of the card front using the Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink and a blending brush. Stamp the sentiment to the right hand side of the card front. Then using dark purple ink, stamp the poop emoji image around the entire border of the card front.

Stamp the Minion image onto white cardstock and add color to it using alcohol markers. Fussy cut out the image and add to the card front using foam squares.



Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy





August 26, 2024

Another Birthday?

 Hello crafty friends!
Today I am sharing another fun card using the brand new Minion release. These little guys will say just about anything! Haha
Here are all of the details on how I created my card.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Minion- Stuart Smirking
Birthday Set 1
Birthday Set 2

Other Products Used:
Distress Oxide Ink- Peacock Feathers
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Nuvo- Alcohol Markers
Cardstock- White
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Petite

Cut a card base and card front from white cardstock. Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Set 1 onto the right hand side of the card front. Blend the edges of the card front using Distress Oxide ink and a blending brush. Then using the confetti image from the Birthday Set 2, stamp a border around the entire card front. Adhere the card front to the white cardstock card base. 

Stamp the Minion image onto white cardstock and add color to the image using Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the image and add to the card front using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

August 18, 2024

Magic Inside Us

 Hello cardmaking friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little card to share using one of the new release stamp sets from Crackerbox Stamps. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Other Products Used:
Harry Potter Patterned Paper
Cardstock- White, Kraft
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, Creative Photo Corners Gold, E-Z Runner Petite

Cut a white cardstock card base. Then cut a piece of patterned paper, and a layer of kraft cardstock. Adhere these layers together, and add gold photo corners to the top layer. 

Stamp the sentiment onto the bottom of the kraft cardstock with black ink. Stamp the images onto white cardstock. Add color to the images using Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the images and adhere to the card front using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

August 4, 2024

You're a Lifesaver

 Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a beautiful card to share perfect for that loving nurse in your life. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Lifesaver
A Lady Scrub With Heart

Other Products Used:
Cardstock- White
Nurse Patterned Paper
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand

Cut a white cardstock card base and card front. Cut a large patterned paper mat for the card front. Adhere these layers together. Stamp the sentiment onto the right hand side of the card front. 

Stamp the scrub top into white cardstock. Add color to the image using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Let dry and then fussy cut out. Adhere the image to the card front using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy


July 26, 2024

Your Future is Golden

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have another fun little card to share. Here are all of the details on how I created it. 


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Stickles- Gold
Patterned Paper
Cardstock- White
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Petite

Cut the card front and the card base from white cardstock. Cut a large mat for the card front from patterned paper. Adhere these layers together. Stamp the sentiment to the top of the card front using black ink. 

Stamp the volcano image onto a separate piece of white cardstock. Add color to the image using Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the image and adhere to the bottom of the card front using foam squares. Add Stickles to the volcano image. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy



 

July 18, 2024

You're Tea-Riffic

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a refreshing summer themed card to share. Here are all of the Tea-riffic details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Cardstock- Yellow, White
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Stickles- Gold
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Crafty Foam Tape, E-Z Runner Grand

Cut the card base and card front from white cardstock. Cut a mat for the card front from yellow cardstock. Stamp the jar and lemons onto another piece of white cardstock, and add color using both Zig Clean Color Markers and Nuvo Alcohol Markers. Fussy cut out the images. 

Adhere the card layers together, and then add the Jar Drink image to the top of the card using foam tape. Stamp the sentiment below the image using black ink. Add the lemons below using foam adhesive and regular adhesive. Add Stickles to the drink image. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy


July 2, 2024

Pair of Snarky Cards

Hey crafty friends! Tracy here and today I have a pair of simple snarky cards to share. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Other Products Used:
Marble Patterned Paper
Heartfelt Creations Decorative Dies
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Pearls and Gems
Cardstock- White
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner Petite

Sometimes all you really need is a fantastic snarky sentiment to make a card great. I designed these two cards with that in mind. The card bases are cut from white cardstock, then cut card fronts from marble patterned paper. Adhere these layers together. Die cut the decorative pieces for the sentiments from white cardstock. 

Stamp the sentiments onto the die cut pieces using black ink. Add to the card fronts and then add gems and pearls for a little extra sparkle.


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

June 18, 2024

Who Left the Bag Open?

Hello card making friends! Tracy here, and today I have another fun little snarky card to share. I love to pair snarky saying with the cutest images. Here are the details on how I created my card.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Cardstock- White
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Nuvo Alcohol Markers
Unknown Patterned Paper

Cut a white cardstock card base. Then a patterned paper layer that is 4x5.25. Cut a piece of white cardstock that is the card front that is 3.5x4.75. Stamp the sentiment on the left hand side of the card front. Then adhere these layers together.

Stamp the image onto white cardstock and add color using the alcohol markers. Fussy cut out the image and then adhere to the right hand side of the card front using foam squares for a little dimension. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!


 

June 4, 2024

Sniff You First

Hello card making friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little card to share. Here are all of the crafty details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Nuvo Markers
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Authentique patterned paper
Cardstock- White
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Thin 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand

Cut the layers of the card from white cardstock and patterned paper. Adhere these layers together and then stamp the sentiment to the top portion of the white cardstock card front.

Stamp the dino image onto white cardstock. Add color to the image using Nuvo alcohol markers. Fussy cut out the image and then add it to the bottom of the card front using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

 

May 18, 2024

Send Him to KFC

 Hello stamp lovers! Tracy here, and today I have another fun and snarky little card to share. Here are all of the details on how I created it.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Cardstock- White
Simple Stories- Patterned Paper
Zig Clean Color Markers
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Distress Oxide Ink- Fossilized Amber
Blending Brush
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner Grand, Thin 3D Foam Squares

Start by cutting the card layers. A white cardstock card base, a patterned paper piece that is 4x5.25 and a white piece of cardstock that is 3.5x4.75. Blend one side of the card front using yellow ink. And stamp the sentiment on the other side using black ink. 

Stamp the image onto white cardstock and add color to it using Zig Clean Color Markers. Fussy cut out the image and adhere on top of the blended yellow ink using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!


May 4, 2024

As You Get Older

 Hello card making friends! Tracy here, and today I have another instalment of snarky card to share. Here are all the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Distress Oxide Ink- Spiced Marmalade
Blending Brush
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Stickles
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Cardstock- White
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner Grand

Cut a white cardstock card base and card front. Stamp the Sassy Cindy image into the left hand corner of the card front using black ink. Next, stamp the sentiment on the right hand side of the card front. 
I used orange ink and a blending brush to blend the border of the card front. Then I created a star border around the remainder of the card front. 

Add color to Sassy Cindy using markers and a waterbrush. Adhere the card front to the card base. Add Stickles to each of the stars in the border and let dry completely.


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy




April 26, 2024

Day Without Coffee

Hello Crackerbox Stamps friends! Tracy here, and today I have another fun little caffeinated snarky card to share. Here are all of the details. 


Crackerbox Stamps Used:
Coffee Set 2
Coffee Set 1

Other Products Used:
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Distress Oxide Ink- Fossilized Amber
Blending Brush
Cardstock- White
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner Grand

From white cardstock cut the card base and a white cardstock card front. 
Stamp both the lady image and the sentiment onto the card front using black ink. Then stamp a border of coffee beans up the right hand side of the card front. 

Add color to the images using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Then using yellow ink and a blending brush, do a light blend around the entire card front. Adhere the card base and voila!


Thanks so much for stopping by!



April 18, 2024

Solid Friendships Card

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little snarky card to share. Let's share some more laughs. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:


Other Products Used:
Distress Oxide Ink- Cracked Pistachio
Media Gloss Spray- Fuchsia 
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Glossy Accents
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner Petite, Thin 3D Foam Squares

Start by cutting a white cardstock card front and a card base. Do a simple blend around the card front using light green ink. Then splatter the pink mister around the edges. 

Stamp the sentiment to the right hand side of the card front using black ink. Adhere this to the card base. Stamp the Lucy image onto white cardstock and add color to the image using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Fussy cut out the image and add Glossy Accents to the goggle lens. Let dry completely. Add the Lucy image to the card front using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

 

April 4, 2024

Happy Beer-thday!

Hello Crackerbox friends! Tracy here, and today I have another fun birthday card to share featuring one of the new stamp sets from Crackerbox Stamps. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Other Products Used:
Distress Oxide Ink- Tumbled Glass
Blending Brush
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Stickles
Cardstock- White
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner Grand

Cut a card front and a card base from white cardstock. Blend just the edges of the card front using blue ink and a blending brush. 
Stamp the beer glass image along the bottom of the card front using black ink, and stamp the sentiment in the middle of the card front using black ink again. Add color to the beer images using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Adhere the card front to the card base. Add Stickles to each of the beer mugs and let dry. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!



 

March 26, 2024

Coffee- Adulting is Hard

 Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I Have a fun little coffee themed card to share. This card is created with one of Crackerbox Stamps' newest sets. Here are all of the details.


Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Coffee Set 1

Other Products Used:
Cardstock- White
Distress Oxide Ink- Vintage Photo
Staz On Ink- Timber Brown
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush

Cut a white cardstock card front and a white cardstock card base. Stamp the coffee cut image onto the middle of the card front using black ink. Then stamp the image onto a separate piece of white cardstock. Stamp the sentiment in the cup portion of the second stamped image. 

Blend the outside edges of the card front using a blending brush and brown ink. Stamp the coffee bean image around the edges using a darker brown ink to create the border.

Add color to the images using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Fussy cut out the cuff from the second image and adhere it to the card front using foam squares. 


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy


March 15, 2024

2024 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Hop & NEW STAMP RELEASE

Hello and welcome to our blog! We are participating in the 2024 Spring Summer Coffer Lover Hop. What does that mean for you? There is lots of inspiration and prizes, and we also have a new stamp release.
Plus, all our Coffee, Tea, & Cocoa Rubber Stamps are 20% OFF!

Make sure to scroll through our entire post for info on the hop and how you could win a
$25 gift certificate to our store.


Our design team has created some great coffee card inspiration using stamps from our brand-new photopolymer coffee stamp sets.

Tracy used Coffee Set 2

Cornelia used Coffee Set 1 & Frog Set 1

Timothy used Coffee Set 2


Vicky used Coffee Set 1

Nadine used Coffee Set 2


Shanna used Coffee Set 2

Monica used Coffee Set 2

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.
Commenting will close on March 22nd. The winner will be added to this post the next day.

Several companies are involved in this hop, so make sure to hop along to them all.
If you are already hopping along, you should have arrived here from Copictopia Creative, and your next stop is Close To My Heart by Chris Franco. For the full list of all companies involved in the hop, visit the Coffee Lovers Blog post HERE.

Click the button below to shop all of our coffee, tea, & cocoa rubber stamps. A 20% OFF discount will automatically be added to all stamps from this category.

CONGRATS TO....
Bonnie Lynn, you are the lucky winner of a $25 gift code to our store. Please email us by April 7th, 2024, to claim your prize. Our email address is on the top right of our blog.