Retro Gossip Girl Card

Are you a fan of retro/vintage artwork?  I love it.  There's just something about the 1940s-60s--at least as portrayed through the media. The old ads and Hollywood movies with their sassy characters are so fun.

I took inspiration from Graphic 45 paper that I had forgotten I had (what a surprise!).  Those dots and cherries were perfect to pair with Betty with Question Variations.

I embossed her on a sturdy vellum and fussy cut her out.  Then, I adhered her to the dotty red paper using liquid glue but shouldn't have put any glue under her fingertip. 

The dots on cherry paper aren't white white but a bit gray so I chose a coordinating paper from my stash, stamping the Don't Repeat Gossip sentiment onto the banner and adding a contrasting banner beneath.

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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Aye Matey Pirate Card

 Hello Stampers! Vicky is here today with a card for anyone who likes pirates or Jack Sparrow.

I started with white cardstock for my card, then mounted it on blue cardstock. As I was placing the white cardstock on the blue, my cat jumped onto my table and knocked my card crooked.

I stamped J. Sparrow and colored him with Copic markers.

Next, I stamped the Treasure Chest and colored that with Copic markers.

I added glitter dots for the gems in the treasure chest (the glitter doesn't show on the pic).

The sand is made by markers. Water and sky were sponged with ink.

I stamped the saying, You're A Treasure on tan cardstock.

Before I took the die off, I outlined it with Copic Glitter Pen.

Stamps Used:

J. Sparrow

Treasure Chest

You're A Treasure

Arrr Matey, I hope you enjoyed the card.

Vicky

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A Lighthouse For Encouragement Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky is here today.

I made a card for encouragement. Do you know someone who needs a pick-me-up?

This is our Lighthouse stamp, which fits on a standard A-2 card.

The saying, Roughest Storms was stamped and cut out with a die.

I mounted the saying on blue cardstock and used a corner punch.

The Lighthouse By The Seaside was stamped, colored.

I used the same corner punch for the lighthouse image as the saying.

Stamps Used:

 Roughest Storms

Lighthouse By The Seaside

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Vicky

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Sweet Friendship Card

Hi, everyone!  Today's card was really simple to make but still packs a lot of detail (and cute details at that).

I first stamped and colored the Bee Girl image on a piece of Copic-friendly cardstock. Then, I masked the image and used a honeycomb stencil with a purple Catherine Pooler ink.

Originally, I had planned to place the white panel on a plain black card front, but decided it needed something more. I used a Lawn Fawn scalloped die to fancy it up and adhered the lot to a bright yellow cardstock. 

This was a great move, as now I had a colorful way forward with the sentiment die. So so cute!

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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You'll Always Bee My Sunshine

Hello, Timothy here today sharing a sweet bee card.

I started with a light purple card base. I layered it with a piece of

yellow plaid paper. I stamped the sentiment You Are My Sunshine

directly on the pattern paper. I used a photo frame and backed it with

some flower pattern paper. I colored the Girl Bee On Swing and

glued her to the center of the frame. I used a white gel pen to 

add some sparkle to her wings. Lastly, as usual, I added enamel dots.

Stamps Used

You Are My Sunshine

Girl Bee On Swing

Thanks for swinging by and have a sweet day.

Timothy

 

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Funny T-Rex Dragon Card

I've always been fascinated by dinosaurs, and it's amazing we can theorize so much about their lives, given fossils and such.  Now, do we know for sure that a T-rex's arms were relatively short?  Yes, BUT--now hear me out--what if it had tentacle fingers or something that didn't survive the fossil record, and overall its arms were proportionally the same as its legs? Yikes!

When I saw the Dragon with Fire stamp, I immediately noticed its little arms and just had to pair it with the I'd Hug You sentiment.  LOL.  Too cute.  I stamped Grass Set of 2 with Catherine Pooler ink.  I used CP inks for the colorful sky as well. A strip of washi finished off the ground.

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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A Sweet Saying For A Friend

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here today with one of my favorite sayings.

I started with 2 printed papers. I stamped the image of Betty and colored her.

The saying, Thought About You was stamped in VersaFine Ink.

The ink is ideal for fine detail lines, making it perfect for words.

Stamps Used:

Betty

Thought About You

I hoped you enjoyed the card,

Vicky

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A Friendship Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here with a sassy friendship card.

My base card is deep purple, followed by white, then the striped paper.

I stamped the Lady with VersaFine Claire on white and layered her with the deep purple.

After I stamped the saying, Friendship Must Be Built, I cut it out with a die.

Before I removed the die, I outlined the inside of the die with a Copic Glitter Marker.

Stamps Used:

Lady

Friendship Must Be Built

Product Used:

VersaFine Claire 

Thanks for taking a look!

Vicky

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Hello Greeting Card

 Hello, Janet here with a card that could be used for any occasion for anyone.

Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, I stamped two feathers on scrap paper, colored them, and cut them out. Next, using the Royal Texture Stipple Brush and Memento Expresso Truffle Ink, I added color to a piece of white cardstock. I attached the feathers, tied two pieces of brown string around them, and inserted 3 brown brads.  Hello is stamped in the lower left corner in VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. On a larger layer of white cardstock,  I stamped the feathers randomly and colored them lightly. I layered that on brown paper and onto the card. The smaller top layer is then attached.

Stamps Used

feather-decorative

Hello

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Memento Expresso Truffle Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for taking a look. Have fun cardmaking!

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Cute Fishy Hello

Welcome, friends!  It's quite appropriate that the fish in my card is called "Smiley," don't you think?  Toni here with you today.

I stamped Smiley directly onto the card base then used a wavy stencil to create the water using my favorite color of Distress Oxide, Salvaged Patina. I like that it adds a bit of interest without making the card too fussy. 

Now I didn't bother masking the image as I knew the Copics I was using would cover any blue overage, but I did try to avoid overlapping.

The last step involved embossing the Swimming By sentiment on a black strip then laying that over a hello diecut that I sponged with Catherine Pooler inks.

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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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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You Lucky Duck Card

 Stampers, Timothy, is sharing a friendship card with a lucky friend.

Timothy had some printed cardstock that he mounted on a dark brown cardstock.

He cut out some of the letters, but used the Small Horseshoe for the 'U's'.

The Duck was stamped, colored, and cut out.

Stamps Used:

Small Horseshoe

Duck

If you have a friend with something special, this is a good card sample.

Enjoy your day!

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Give Me Coffee And Wine Card

 Timothy made this card to share today. I hope I am not the only one who has had this thought.

Timothy made this card look like a kitchen. I should make this sign for my kitchen.

A strip of light tan cardstock was put on the bottom of the card. 

Light marks were made, so it looks like a wooden counter.

He mounted a printed paper that looks like wallpaper on red cardstock.

The saying, Wine Prayer was mounted on wood-like cardstock.

String was attached to the back and hung on a decorative brad.

The Retro Coffee Pot was stamped, colored, and cut out.

Stamps Used:

Wine Prayer

Retro Coffee Pot

Hope you have a great day!

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Life Is A Picnic Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here today.
Happy Summer! It's time for picnics.
We have some cute ants that are carrying someone's picnic away to have their own picnic.

The 2 Ants that are carrying Picnic Basket and Watermelon come in a set of 3.

They are mighty healthy ants and can carry a wide variety of things.

The saying, Life Is A Picnic was cut with a die.

The saying, Grilly Great Summer was stamped in the center of the inside of the card.

The Ants were stamped on the front of the card and on the inside.

Stamps Used:

Set of 3 Ants

Life Is A Picnic, Picnic Basket, Blanket and Pie-set of 4

Ant Picnic Sign and Grass-set of 6

Ants

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Snarky Day Drinker Pirate Card

It's summer and time to hit the water if you're able. Toni here serving as your captain today. 

I stamped and colored up J. Sparrow using Copics. I had originally planned to just use the Makes You a Pirate sentiment, but it seemed lonely on the card front. I love clean and simple, but sometimes a card calls for a bit more decoration, you know? 

So, I searched my stash and found a gold-flecked parchment-like paper that went well with the Treasure Map stamp, which balanced out the image nicely.

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.

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Missing You Pig Card

 Hello, Janet here with a heart-warming card for a friend.

I stamped the pig with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap piece of cardstock. I colored him with colored pencils and cut him out. Using a soft brush with yellow and blue ink on white cardstock, I made a sky background with sunshine in the upper left corner. The brick wall was made from an embossing folder and brown ink. I have the pig peeking over the wall. Miss You is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on a white scrap and die cut. I added a dragonfly brad in the upper right corner. The card front is layered on brown cardstock and then onto the card.

Stamps Used

Pig hanging on

Cell phone hashtags sweet

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you liked the card. I think the pig is adorable.

 

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A Positive Snarky Funny Message Card

 Thomas has a positive message with a bit of humor card for you today.

This is a nice layout using some scrap pieces you might have lying around.

Timothy mounted the printed paper on light tan cardstock.

The Barbwire Circle was stamped on the same light tan cardstock.

Bridgette The Cow, comes in 2 sizes. Timothy used the small size to fit into the Barbwire Circle.

The saying, Amazing Things, was stamped with VersaFine Black Ink and mounted on the tan cardstock.

Stamps Used:

Barbwire Circle

Bridgette The Cow

 Amazing Things

Product Used:

VersaFine Black Ink

We hope you liked the funny message card.

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Extra Crispy Miss Prissy

My kid sister gave me the idea for this card. She's brilliant and so very creative!

I stamped Miss Prissy onto the card front so I'd know where I would be placing her after coloring and fussy cutting her out. 

I then used a honeycomb stencil with Catherine Pooler and Lisa Horton metallic inks.  I love how that blended and wish I could show you the shimmer, but you know how finicky cameras can be.

I added the die-cut sentiments and had Miss Prissy popping up from behind.  On the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment from the Miss Prissy set: "Live today like you're getting fried tomorrow."  Perfect!

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, you can visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your day!

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Inspiration Card

 Hello Stamping Friends. Ericka has a beautiful inspiration card.

This would make a great graduation card or be used for any other occasion.

For the background and flower, Ericka used Lindy's Magical powders by adding water.

The saying, The Future Belongs was stamped with VersaFine Black.

The Peony was stamped with Staz-On Snowflake White and embossed.

Stamps Used:

The Future Belongs

Peony

Product Used:

VersaFine Black

Staz-On Snowflake White

We hoped you liked the inspiration card!

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Humorous Cupcake Friendship Card

Any strawberry lovers out there?  They're my favorite fruit. Toni here with you today sharing a strawberry lemonade cupcake card.

And, yes, I do mean a strawberry lemonade cake with lemon frosting and strawberry topper. Yum! 

I used a die as a press plate to create the string art background with a bit of light sponging in the open area.  I then colored up the Cupcake with Strawberry using Copics, adhering it to the center of the card front.

Next, I stamped the Beautiful Cupcake sentiment using Versafine Clair Nocturne.

For a full list of products used and to see my other projects, feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft.  Have a great rest of your week!

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