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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Funny Ladies Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here today with a funny ladies' card.

At the bottom of the card, I stenciled the floor or rug.

I stamped the Getting Ready image and colored it.

The saying, Oh Lord was stamped at the top.

I tied a small piece of ribbon on a bobby pin.

Stamps Used:

Getting Ready

Oh Lord

Thanks for taking a look at the card.

Vicky

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Paper-Pieced Clean and Simple Snarky Card

Hello, everyone!  Toni is back with you today, sharing a hilarious, clean, and simple card for any occasion.

I really enjoyed making this one, particularly choosing the "fabric" for Esther Variant's dress. 

I stamped and colored her with Copics using my MISTI/Memento/Versafine method.  I stamped her again on patterned paper and fussy cut the dress.  I colored up her necklace using red so I wouldn't have to trim out her necklace separately.

I stamped the FYI sentiment using Versafine Clair Nocturne and mounted the card front on a black base.

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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Sending Hugs Card

 Hello Stampers. Timothy has an adorable card idea to send some hugs.

Timothy used a plaid printed paper to mount on the blue card.

He cut out some picture corners and a frame for the center.

He stamped Bear With Heart, colored and cut him out.

Thanks for taking the time to check out Timothy's card!

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Ever Have One Of Those Days?

 Hello Stampers. Toni made this card to share with you.

Have you ever felt like this?

The Comic Man is the perfect stamp image for this saying.

The thought bubble is blank, and Toni added the WTF.

Dear Life was stamped on the lower left corner.

Toni masked the image and used 2 stencils for the background.

The swirls are perfect for this card.

Stamps Used:

Comic Man

WTF

Dear Life

Hope you enjoyed Toni's card!

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Spring Flowers Coming Up Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here sharing a flower card.

We are beginning to see some spring flowers here in WI.

I stamped the Dahlia Flower mostly on the left side of he card with yellow ink.

I sponged the same yellow ink all over the card.

I added a blue and yellow printed strip. I added a strip of blue on the left side of the card under the flower. Hello was stamped on the same blue, trimmed, and put on the printed paper.

The card was put on a dark blue card.

Stamps Used:

Dahlia Flower 

Hello

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are seeing some color in your yard.

Vicky

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Fairy Friendship Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here with you, sharing a friendship card featuring Fairy Godmother.

I started by trimming the hot-foiled card front down and adhering it to a pink base.

Next I stamped Fairy Godmother using Memento Tuxedo Black in my MISTI, leaving it there while I colored it up with Copics, then restamping with Versafine Clair Nocturne.

I used a scalloped circle die to cut her out then positioned her so that she's pointing toward the Fluff Your Tutu sentiment which I had embossed in black.  Fun, right?!

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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April Showers

 Good morning. Janet here with a Spring card for any occasion. A pretty umbrella and some dainty flowers enjoying a spring shower.

I stamped the Girls Umbrella and the Flower Border with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I stamped a few extra flowers on a scrap piece of paper and cut them out. I used Copic markers and colored the umbrella and flowers. I stamped the word Hello in the lower corner with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. Next, using a blue marker, I added some raindrops. I scattered the 3 flowers that I cut out on the card. I added a die-cut frame to the finished cardstock. Layered that on yellow striped paper and put that on top of a white brick embossed paper. A final layer of blue finishes the card.

Stamps Used

Girls Umbrella

Flower Border Small

Tiny Words Set 3

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you liked this card. Don't forget the sale!

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Friends Forever Card

 Vicky here with a humorous friendship card.

I mounted a dark maroon cardstock piece on light brown cardstock.

I cut out 2 scalloped die shapes from the same piece and mounted them behind the image and saying.

The Cameo was stamped on light tan and cut out.

New Friend Saying was stamped on the same light tan cardstock as the Cameo.

After I got the image and the saying mounted, I stamped the Chandelier on the printed paper.

Stamps Used:

 Cameo

New Friend Saying

Chandelier

Hope you like the humorous card that is supposed to look elegant.

Vicky

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Just Peeking In

Hello, Janet with a cute little piggy card. It could be used for any occasion

First, I stamped the pig three times with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto white cardstock. I colored them with colored pencils. I added some glare marks, like those on a window, using a teal-colored pencil. Next, I stamped Just Peeking In with  VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on the window. I cut small strips to frame the window using teal barn siding paper. I added small screw brads to each corner. I layered the framed window onto a larger piece of teal barn siding. The card is brown craft paper.

Stamps Used

Pig Hanging On

Just Peeking In

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking!

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