Crackerbox Stamps Blog: Fairy & Fantasy Cards

First, I inked the Fairy. I touched the tip of the wings with a light touch of Something Borrowed Ink, then dabbed Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on the body.

I added the Star Circle using Sauna Ink.

I positioned the saying, Fairies, Stardust Magic, so the stars were over the thicker words.

Last, I added Happy Birthday Big with VersaFine Clair Glamorous Ink.

Stamps Used:

Fairy

Star Circle

Fairies, Stardust Magic

Happy Birthday Big

Product Used:

Something Borrowed Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Sauna Ink

VersaFine Clair Glamorous Ink

Thanks for stopping by!

Vicky

Fairy Birthday to You!

By Toni May 11, 2024 // 2 comments

Hi, everyone! Toni here with you today sharing a summer-inspired fairy birthday card that was really quick to work up although you wouldn't know it to look at it.

I started the card by sponging the front with a variety of bright inks then spattered that with water.

Once it was dry I used Versafine Clair Nocturne along with Fairy, Dandelion & Fluff Set of 2, Branch Herb 2 and Fern to create a summer meadow scene. Notice the off stamping of the Fern to create depth? I also used a white pigment pen to highlight the fairy and dandelion seeds in the front.

On the interior of the card I stamped the Love & Happiness sentiment along with a smattering of butterflies from the Butterflies Solid Set of 2.

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!

Fairy Birthday Card

By Vicky Briggs March 07, 2024 // No comments

Hello Crafters. Vicky is here today with a fairy birthday card.

Who doesn't like a little chuckle on their birthday?

I used our cute little Fairy Godmother with the saying Birthday Fairy.

I used VersaFine Clair Blue Bell Ink for the saying.

Hope you have a great week!

Vicky

Triple Layer Winter Fairy Card

By Shanna Slater February 03, 2024 // No comments

Hello and Welcome! This is Shanna from Caffeinated Craftiness, and I am here with a new card to share today featuring stamps from Crackerbox Stamps! Ever want to just stamp?? I mean no coloring, no embossing--just ink--stamps--and paper! This card is the result of that.

STAMPS USED:
Fairy Blowing Stars
Pine Branch
Snowflakes (set of three) *also available individually*

This card uses a triple-layer stamping technique. That means you take a set of three different pieces of cardstock and stamp them on each other prior to stamping. My layers were: 4" x 5.25", 3.25" x 4.5", 2.5" x 3.75"

I stamped all of the stamping while these three layers were centered on each other. Then, I separated the layers and matted each with the following mats: 4.25 x 5.5", 3.5" x 4.75", 2.75" x 4"

All that was left was to adhere the layers to the mats and then on each other! I love how simple this technique is once all the math is done! LOL.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed today's project. See you all again soon!
~Shanna

A Fairy Funny Snarky Card

By Vicky Briggs July 30, 2023 // 1 comment

Hello Stampers. Vicky is here today with a funny fairy card using some of our new release stamps!

I stamped the Skeleton Dancing and the Don't Make Me saying.

I masked the skeleton's top part and Olesya's Butterfly's middle. Once I got the butterfly inked, I removed the mask and stamped it over the skeleton.

Did you get to the last stamp and almost mess up the card? I stamped the Wand Star Circle in yellow ink because of the stars. It was so light I could hardly see it. So I put Yellow Glitter Glue, and I couldn't see it. After the Glitter Glue dried, I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and stamped the Wand in black.

Stamps Used:

Both Stamps Set: Don't Make Me and Wand Circle

Check out ALL of the new stamps!

Thanks for stopping by!

Vicky

Unicorn Card by Martha Lucia

By Martha Lucia Gomez February 12, 2023 // No comments

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

Dragons In The Night Dragon Card

By Shanna Slater August 24, 2022 // No comments

Hello and welcome!! This is Shanna with Caffeinated Craftiness! I am here today with my next installment in my Fairy-Inspirational series all about the fabulous fantasy-themed stamps from Crackerbox Stamps.

Today's card is a slimline card that I used the Dragon Flying stamp and What's Life without Dragons stamps. I had this background in my drawer and thought it worked perfectly for a few flying dragons in a galaxy night sky! They were heat embossed in silver, as was the sentiment for a quick yet elegant look!

Do you keep a pile of backgrounds nearby that help inspire you when you are stuck?? I don't throw away much because inspiration strikes all the time!

Thank you all for stopping by! For the complete supply list, please visit my blog, Caffeinated Craftiness

~Shanna

Life Is A Struggle Card

By Cornelia (fun stamping) August 13, 2022 // No comments

Hi Everybody! Cornelia is here today. Some of the products I have used have been provided to me by various companies I design for.
Crackerbox Stamps had a new Harry Potter themed release, which is fabulous, as you probably know!

I first stamped the books and then added the Sorceress. Colored the books with Copics. Sponged the background. Added a rectangular mask and sponged the frame. Added the sentiment. This is a one-layer card. I also added some sequins for some sparkle.

The stamps I used:

Sorceress

Life is a Struggle

Books of Magic

I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

Harry Potter Stamps by Martha Lucia

By Martha Lucia Gomez August 02, 2022 // No comments

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share two of my cards created with the new Harry Potter stamps.

My first card is a card created with tons of dimension. First, I created the card base using white smooth cardstock. Then, I embossed a second layer with a 3D embossing folder and inked some of the raised parts with White Pigment ink.

In a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped the Glasses included on the set Glasses & Lightening Bolt using VersaMark Ink. I let the ink dry naturally before continuing with the process. Then, I stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne two of the stamps recently released. I used the Owl With Scroll and the sentiment Don't Let The Muggles. I covered the stamped images with clear embossing powder and melted it with the heat tool.

As a final touch, I colored the Owl with Scroll image with colored pencils, resized the layer, and mat it with colored cardstock.

More Magic Cards

My next card is a clean and simple design. I didn't want to compete with the magic of these fantastic images.

First, I inked the top of a layer created with white smooth cardstock using distress ink. I let the ink dry naturally before stamping the Castle of Hogwarts. Then, I stamped the sentiment Way to Go to complete the design.

Thanks for stopping by, and if you want to see all the details about the products I used to create today's card, you can find them HERE in my STAMPARTPAPEL BLOG.

STAMPS USED:

Glasses & Lightening Bolt

Owl With Scroll
Don't Let The Muggles
Castle of Hogwarts
Way to Go

Fairy-Inspirational Mermaid Scene Card

By Shanna Slater July 24, 2022 // No comments

Hello and welcome! This is Shanna today with another fun installment in my Fairy-Inspirational series.

I had a lot of fun creating my mermaid card this month!

The stamps I am using in my scene today are:

Mermaid with Pearls

Believe in Magic

My scene was created with my gel press, a seascape stencil from my stash, and some acrylic paints! I always love pulling out my gel press--and these stamps were a great reason to play! After my background was dry, I heat embossed my stamps directly onto the panel. For larger silhouette images like the mermaid, I like to heat emboss twice for an ultra-smooth finish! The perk to red rubber stamps is they hold ink beautifully, so I never have to worry about missing spots for embossing!

How do you like my Fairy-Inspirational series so far?? I am having a blast creating with all the fabulous stamps for sure! Here are some quick links to the other cards in the series:

A Friendly cup of Fairy Tea

Fairy-Inspirational Moon Fairy

Fairy Notecard

Fairy-Inspirational Birthday

Believe in Magic Unicorn card

Thank you all for stopping by! For the complete supply list, please visit my blog, Caffeinated Craftiness

~Shanna

Distress Ink Inspirational Fairy Card

By Ericka Strange July 19, 2022 // No comments

Hello crafty friends! Ericka here with a blue fairy card I made using distress inks and this pretty Fairy With Flower stamp. I love this pretty fairy and thought it went perfectly with the sentiment The Future Belongs.

I created my card by taking a Bristol Smooth panel, a thin acrylic stamping block, and smooshed Distress Ink in Salvaged Patina, Mermaid Lagoon, and Uncharted Mariner. Then, I lightly spritzed the block with water and applied it to my paper. Using a wet wide paintbrush, I brushed the ink down the page to smooth out the patches. I love the textured look this made.

Once my background was dry, I stamped the Fairy With Flower in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and used some sparkle embossing powder to add some shine. I also stamped The Future Belongs sentiment, and clear heat embossed it. I finished my card by adding a white gel pen around the fairy and some Glossy Accents along with the wing. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week.

Believe in Magic Rainbow Unicorn Card

By Shanna Slater June 14, 2022 // No comments

Hello and welcome! This is Shanna today with another fabulous red-rubber inspired card project featuring Crackerbox Stamps!

I love all things fantasy (which is why I have been doing a fantasy series, right?!?). I have my nice visiting for a week right now and she LOVES unicorns! She leaves for summer camp next week so I decided to grab one of my favorite unicorn stamps and make this card to send her while she is there.

Crackerbox Stamps in this project I used:
Unicorn Sweetie
Believe in Magic
Clouds
Star Twinkle

The Unicorn was Copic-colored and fussy cut out. I used a pale pink ink to stamp the clouds and star twinkles in the background for some interest. The sentiment was kept simple and bold with black ink. All in all this card came together really quickly! I think my niece will love it, don't you?

Fairy-Inspirational Moon Fairy Card

By Shanna Slater March 24, 2022 // No comments

Hello and welcome!! This is Shanna today from Caffeinated Craftiness here today with another installment in my monthly Fairy-Inspirational series!! Last month I debuted my first fairy card, and you can find it here. Today I am sharing another magical card using Crackerbox Stamps Moon Fairy

This card panel is actually a lot of fun to create and not nearly as difficult as you'd think. I will have a full supply list on my blog if you'd like more information on it. The basic idea is to start with a fun starry stencil and add a foiling gel in order to heat foil the design. Then you can ink blend over it--I chose Blueprint Sketch and Seedless Preserves oxide inks to create a beautiful night sky type of blend. After the ink blending was dry (very important!!) I was able to heat emboss my sentiment, Life Knocks You Down, and my Moon Fairy both in black embossing powder! I LOVE how this all came together! All that shimmer and shine makes my crafty heart happy!

I am absolutely having a blast creating for this series!! Do you have any favorite fantasy stamps from Crackerbox Stamps or inspirational ideas you'd like to see me try?? I would love to hear from you!

Fairy Wishes Notecard

By Shanna Slater February 03, 2022 // 1 comment

Hello and welcome! Thank you for stopping by today! This is Shanna with Caffeinated Craftiness here today with a CAS single-layer card project featuring Crackerbox Stamps!

I am always in need of notecards. You know, those cards you can add any sentiment or handwritten message inside for any occasion? Yep---those ones. I am a lover of fantasy, so I decided I am going to try and create a series of notecards that are easily reproduced but can be used for any occasion.

This card was a quick single-layer design with no layering and no coloring! Say What?!?!?! So out of my normal comfort zone! It was a lot of fun to create and I think I will make more of them soon as well!

I started off by cutting a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock 8.5"x4/5" and then folding it in half to create an A2 card base. I used light tack tape to mask off a rectangle and then ink blended Distress Oxides in Prose Ribbon, Villainous Potion, and Kitsch Flamingo. I splattered a bit of clean water and more purple over it for more interest.

Then I grabbed my Versa Clair Nocturne ink and stamped my solid silhouette fairy Moonlight Fairy Crackerbox Stamps has some GORGEOUS fairy stamps, and you will be seeing more of them from me soon!

After I stamped the fairy, I decided to add a bit of sparkle and extend her pixie dust off the masked rectangle some with stickles. After that was dry, my card was complete!

Do you like to make single-layer cards?? I see myself making more in the near future for sure!

You can find more inspiration, and share your own fabulous projects in the Crackerbox and Suzy Flaunt it if You Made it Facebook group! That wraps up my post for today, I will be back here soon with another dose of red rubber inspiration! Be sure to follow along with me over on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all my caffeinated adventures! Till next time, bye!

Fairy Happy Dust Card

By Nadine Carlier January 16, 2022 // No comments

Hello, Nadine here today with a fun fairy happy dust card.

I used the Fairy with Attitude Card and colored her in with Copic Markers. For her wings, I used a VersaMark marker and then heat embossed them with some sparkle embossing powder and then fussy cut her out. I used and cut out the Fairy Dust Bag and added some sparkle embossing powder to it too.
On my card front using the edge of a piece of paper to create a mask, I ink blended on some blue ink towards the bottom of the card to create a floor for the fairy. Then I adhered her and the fairy dust to the front of my card.

Then I stamped the Happy Dust sentiment and heat embossed it with the same sparkle embossing powder and added a little bit of glitter around it.

Stamps Used:

Fairy with Attitude

Fairy Dust and Wand

Happy Dust

For the full list of supplies used, click HERE

Swinging Fairies Cards

By Nadine Carlier December 16, 2021 // No comments

Today we are sharing guest designer Kat Wubbenhorst second project for the month. She has created several cards using our Swinging Fairies Stamp.

#1 For You Fairy Card

I decided to play with my pearl alcohol inks. The colors were tranquil, intriguing, and sublime and were perfect colors for fairies. I then used a fine detail black embossing powder. Then added lots of bling, because fairies do like shining treasures.
In the photo below, I used a battery flickering candle behind the card to give it a glowing effect.

#2 Rocking Swinging Fairies

1 diecut 7.25" spellbinding circle die. 1 - 4" circle die. I used Distressed Oxide ink, Chipped Sapphire around the edges of both circles.

Stamped with Versa-fine Black Oxide and outlined with a white gel pen

#3 Night-time Swinging Fairies

I started out with ivory cardstock. I masked off for the moon. Used scattered straw and squeezed lemonade Distressed oxide for the glow around the moon. Then I applied more Distressed Oxides for the background, starting with the BluePrint Sketch. Next, I'll be bringing Faded Jeans. Last I used the Chipped Sapphire to finish up the edge. I used a white gel pen for highlights on the Fairies and stars. Used black and silver metallic cardstock.

Flying High!

By Maria Pilar January 19, 2021 // No comments

Hi everyone! Maria Pilar here featuring a new card with the Flying High sentiment accompanied by the sweet Swinging Fairies stamp from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps

To create this card I used kraft card stock to stamp these two stamps and make hot embossing using white Wow embossing powders. Then I glued this card onto another red one and all together on a kraft cardstock as a base card.

Once I had my composition done, I made a frame with a red Copic marker.

And the last touch was a few small droplets of red liquid pear all over the surface of the card.

It is the first time that I stamp rubber stamps on kraft cardboard and also hot embossing.

I have to improve but I liked the experience.

The stamps I used you can found at Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps store by clicking HERE

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Maria Pilar

The magic of fairies

By Maria Pilar September 04, 2020 // No comments

Hello everyone! Here Maria Pilar starting September for Crackerbox&SuzyStamps with a CAS magical card.

I love fairies and I chose Flying Fairy to make this birthday card. In the middle of the cardboard I glued a strip of decorated paper, leaving the other half blank. On the composition I stamped this fairy with black Stazon ink and then I pasted the message Birthday Fairy. I ripped the cardboard with the scissors to later pass a black marker.

And, acording the message, I added a few drops of golden liquid pearls coming out of my fairy wand.

I invite you to visit my blog for more details.

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Happy shopping and stay safe!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maria Pilar

Masking with Freezer Paper

By Lindsay A July 10, 2020 // No comments

Hi everyone! It's Lindsay here from Crafting While Caffeinated Blog and YouTube Channel. I am so excited to share today's video tutorial with you all!! It's all about masking with freezer paper! It's super easy and you only need a few supplies. Watch the video tutorial below for all the details!

The video above contains products that were sent to me free of charge for design purposes. I only ever design for companies I can stand behind 100%! This post also contain affiliate links.

To start, let me say that you need two things for this technique. You need freezer paper, not parchment, not wax, FREEZER PAPER. You also need an iron (or a flat iron).

The first thing you need to do is cut your freezer paper into the shape you want to mask. I actually die cut mine and it worked out really well. To die cut I used my big shot and oval die cuts. Then, I ironed the "masks" onto watercolor paper. You can use whatever cardstock is suitable for your project. For one project I used the oval and on the other I used the area around the oval.

Be sure when you iron the mask you have the shiny plastic side towards the paper and you are ironing on the paper like side. You don't want to do this backward!

Once your masks are in place you're good to go! I ink blended around the oval and then sprinkled it with a bit of water for a bleaching effect. On the second project, I watercolored inside the oval die cut. Then, you just peel the mask off, carefully. Once you get it started it does peel right up! The mask held up so well and left such crisp lines!

Inside the masked oval on the ink blended background, I stamped the "Thanks Big" stamp from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. I absolutely love this stamp. It is the perfect size to be the focal point on your card!

On my second card, I used a few stamps from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. The silhouette image is called "Moonlight Fairy" and the sentiment is "Look for Rainbows". I love the silhouette stamps from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. They are such a great addition to so many backgrounds where I want to use fun techniques!

Before I go here's a look at the categories that are on sale this month! So if you have any on your wishlist from these categories, be sure to scoop them up while you can!!

And if you are interested in any of the supplies I used today, you can find them all linked below! Until next time, happy crafting!!

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