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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Do I Smell Jellybeans Easter Card

Hello everyone!  Nadine here again today with a sweet Easter card.

I created my card base and then folded the top corner down. Adhered some patterned paper on the folded down corner and on the card front, then adhered the folded corner down. I stamped the Smell Jellybeans sentiment on the inside of the card so it showed in the folded down corner. Then I stamped the solid Jellybeans in several different ink colors and fussy cut them out. I stamped and colored the Bunny Standing with Copic Markers, fussy cut him out, and then adhered the Jellybeans and Bunny to the front of my card.

STAMPS USED:

Bunny Standing
Smell Jelly Beans
Do I Smell & Jelly Beans Set
Jelly Beans

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Go Bananas Minion Card

Hi Everybody! Cornelia here today. Time to ink up the Minions again - at least one of them. I just love them, those silly little creatures!

I used blue cardstock as the background. I used the banana stencil and I inked it up with yellow distress oxide ink, but I didn't get the coverage I wanted, so I heat-embossed the bananas with yellow embossing powder. Added some shading with a Copic marker. I then die-cut the scalloped rectangle and stamped the sentiment and the minion. The extra bananas I stamped on scrap paper. I colored with alcohol ink markers. Cut out the bananas and assembled everything.

STAMPS USED:

Carl being happy

Go Bananas

Banana Bunch

Banana single

I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

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A Dinosaur Valentine's Day Card

Hello crafty friends, I am Vicky, and I made a kid's Valentine's Day card. Do you have any kids you want to wish a Happy Valentine's Day too? There are more fun dinosaurs and kid's stamps. This could also be used as a birthday card.

I stamped with Memento and colored it in with Copic markers. I also used some potting soil for the dirt because I didn't want to color the dirt, and this added texture, not to mention easy.

Stamps Used:

Happy Valentine's Day

Palm Tree

Triceratops

Thanks for taking a look!

Have a great day, Vicky

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Favorite Muggle Harry Potter Card

 Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a fun little Harry Potter themed card to share. I love the Harry Potter series of images. Here are the details on how I created this card.

Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Crest of Hogwarts

Favorite Muggle

Be sure to check out all of our Harry Potter themed stamps HERE.

Create a simple layered background using rich-toned cardstock on a cream cardstock card base. I added gold photo corners to the top layer for a little shine. Stamp the large Hogwarts Crest onto white cardstock using black ink, and add color to them using Zig Clean Color Markers. 

***Did you know that the Harry Potter Crests now come in 2 sizes. I used the larger size on this card, but they now come slightly smaller. 

Fussy cut out the image and attached it to the card front using foam squares. Stamp the sentiment onto cream cardstock using black ink. Cut out and add to the bottom of the card front using foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

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Box of Monkeys PopUp Card

Hi everyone! Monica here, and I am back again, sharing another fun card using the amazing yet oh-so-snarky Crackerbox Stamps!! Today I have a fun box full of the monkey's box card.

 

Such a fun set of stamps! My monkey is swinging from his vine while the other one is snacking on bananas 🍌

I am showing different angles to show the design of the box. I hope everyone enjoyed my card.

🙊 🙉 🙈

STAMPS USED:

Banana

Monkey w/Banana

Monkey Swinging

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Shoot For the Moon Galaxy Card

Hi Everybody! Cornelia here today. It has been a while since I have made a galaxy background. It just felt right with those dark, long nights we are having in January......

I sponged green, yellow, blue, and pink distress inks onto a white card base and then sponged over my background with black soot distress ink, sponging less over the colored areas. That way, you get a nice galaxy background, although there are several different techniques. I stamped the rocket and the moon onto scrap paper. I colored them with alcohol ink markers and cut them out. Added water drops and white splatters to my background. Let it dry well. Stamped the sentiment and stars with Versamark ink and heat embossed them. Mounted the back panel onto a slightly larger card base.

The stamps I used: 
Rocket 
Moon Full 
Star Twinkle 
Shoot for the Moon 

I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting, and happy stamping!

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BFF Friends Card

Hi everyone, well Christmas has come and gone, and soon it will be 2023 how time flies as you get older.  Today I am sharing a card using these cute buggies yea… bugs can be cute, right?  Ok, maybe these guys are up to no good, but nonetheless, they are pesty besties… 

I started to make them cutesy but decided to hold off.  I have an idea, but you will have to come back to see next time.  Hope you enjoyed these guys 

Stamps Used:
Bug Set
BFF

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Christmas Thumbprint Mice Cards

Hello and welcome!  This is Shanna from Caffeinated Craftiness, and I have a fun kid-craft to share today that doubles as Christmas cards!  Perfect for sending to those fabulous grandparents!

For today's cards, I used the following products:

Wide and Tall Mouse set

Merry Christmas Brush

Wishing Wonderful Year

I did these with my two boys by having them ink up their thumbs' pads and then put them on a pre-cut white card base.  Next, we made them into scenes by cutting snowy slopes and adding some patterned paper to one!

These cards whipped up fairly quickly, and the kids had a lot of fun.  Whereas I did these for Christmas--you could totally switch up the sentiments and colors and make them for almost any occasion!
Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you are having a fabulous holiday season!  I will be back soon---Shanna

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Halloween Card by Martha Lucia

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with a Halloween Card. Today I am featuring the Boo Bug and the sentiment Boogie Nights. These two stamps work wonderfully together!

To make my card, I used white smooth cardstock. First, I created a card base in orange color using CenturaPearl cardstock. Then, I cut a second layer to the card in white smooth cardstock and a little small than the card base.

I inked the white layer with Distress Oxide Ink and let the ink dry naturally. Then, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, I stamped the sentiment Boogie Nights over the inked layer and the Boo Bug onto white smooth cardstock. I added a few touches of color to the Boo Bug and fussy cut it with scissors. Then I pasted the card over the decorated layer using crafty foam tape. As a final touch, I added some stars created with the E-Z Runner Stars and Metallic Transfer Foil in gold color.

Stamps Used:

Boo Bug
Boogie Nights

Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon!

Martha Lucia

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Pluto The Octopus Birthday Card

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the infamous Crackerbox stamps blog.  Today I am here to share a fun under the sea card using the adorable Pluto, and yep he's an octopus!

I created my card using a distressed background in fun colors to brighten up Pluto.  Then stamped a birthday wish sentiment to complete my card.

Stamps Used:
Pluto - Octopus
Birthday Wishes

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Bowtruckle Harry Potter Card

Hello stamping friends! Tracy here, and today I have a pretty little Harry Potter themed card to share. Crackerbox Stamps has a brand new Harry Potter release with some fabulous new stamps if you hadn't heard. You can check them all out HERE.
Here are all of the details on how I created my card. 

Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Bowtruckle
Bowtruckle Other Pet
Bowtruckle and Other Pet Set of 2
Skeleton Leaf 3

I cut a card front and card base from white cardstock. Take the card front and do a simple blend using Distress Oxide Ink and blending brushes. Next, stamp the leaf image around the card front using dark green ink to create a border. Add the sentiment to the bottom of the card front using brown ink. Adhere the card front to the card base.

Stamp the Bowtruckle image onto white cardstock using black ink. Add color to the image using Zig Clean Color Markers and a water brush. Fussy cut out the image and add to the card using foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

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Gumball Machine Birthday Card

Hello! Nadine here today with a gumball machine birthday card.

I first started by using the Gumball Machine Sm. Stamp and then coloring it in with Copic Markers and fussy cutting it out. I used a clear glitter pen on the silver part of the machine to give it a metal look and glossy highlights over the glass part of the machine.

I stamped the sentiment using the Blowing Good Wishes Stamp and then cutting it into a banner. I added some fun polka dot patterned paper and die-cut out some circles to create a focal point behind the gumball machine.

STAMPS USED:
Gumball Machine Sm. Stamp
Blowing Good Wishes Stamp

For the full list of supplies used, click HERE

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Believe in Magic Rainbow Unicorn Card

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?

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I Am Groot Any Occasion Card

Hello, cardmaking friends! Tracy here and today I have the ultimate all-occasion card to share. If you know the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, you will know that the character Groot only says one thing more of the time and that is I Am Groot. This can mean anything haha
Here are all of the details on how I created my card.

Crackerbox Stamps Used:
Baby Groot
I am Groot
Small Bow
Viney Wreath

Cut the card front from kraft cardstock. Stamp the wreath and sentiment onto the card front using dark brown ink. Ink the edges of all of the edges on all of the layers. Mat the card front in green cardstock and then adhere to the white cardstock card base. 

Stamp the Baby Groot and Small Bow onto white cardstock using black ink. Add color to the images using Zig Clean Color Markers and a water brush. Once dry, fussy cut out the images and adhere them together using Thin 3D Foam Squares. Adhere the image to the card using foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

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Super Dad Father's Day Card

It's Marcia with a fun super dad card for Father's Day. These stamps are part of the new April release; be sure to visit the New Stamps category to see all the funny new sentiments and images.

Supplies used:
Super Guy
Best Dad Ever

I stamped and colored Super Guy with Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers and fussy cut out.  Next, I stenciled inside the card and stamped Best Dad Ever.  For the front card panel, I added stenciling with distress oxides and gold glitter gel, inking the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.  I think this stamp is so fun -- the dad's expression is perfect!

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Easter Bunny Interactive Wobble Card

 Hello, Nadine here today with an Easter Bunny interactive wobble card.

I colored the Bunny Butt stamp and Carrots stamp with colored pencils and then fussy cut them out. On a cream colored piece of cardstock, I stamped the Shake Your Cottontail stamp. Then I attached the carrots and attached the Bunny Butt with an action wobble so he truly shakes his cottontail.

Watch the cute little bunny butt shake...

Here is a closeup...

For the complete list of supplies used click HERE

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Happy Valentines Day Friend Card

Hi Everybody! Cornelia here today, I made this card with some of the older stamps from Crackerbox Stamps and one of the new Valentine's stamps from the recent release.

I made a background with reinkers - just wet the card base with water and dropped distress ink reinker on it and moved it around and dried it with my heat tool.

I stamped the fish onto scrap paper and colored them with Copics. Fuzzy cut them. Stamped the sentiment onto vellum and heat embossed it in black. Tore the vellum and attached it to the card. Added the little hearts. 

The stamps I used:

Fish Snooper

Fish Nibbles 

Fish Sally

Happy Valentines Day Friend

I hope you liked this. Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

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Spaceman Birthday Pop Up Card

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Ericka here, and I have a birthday card I made for one of my nephews, who will be celebrating his birthday in January. He loves spaceships, so I created a box card using some pattern paper in my stash along with the Spaceman, Rocket, & Moon stamps and the Out of This World Birthday, Shoot for the Moon,  and Birthday 7 sentiments.

I started with a popup card and cut some pattern paper to fit the panels. Then, I stamped the Spaceman, Rocket, & Moon images on a separate piece of card stock and colored them up with some sharpies.

 

I stamped the sentiments around my box for some fun birthday messages.

After cutting out my images, I used double-sided tape and assembled my box, adding in my images to make a fun space scene.

 Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week and a very Happy New Year.

For a list of all supplies used, click HERE.

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Funny Alien Birthday Card using Card Kit

Hello Crafty Friends! Vicky here with a funny alien birthday card that was fast and easy to make. The space category is a great one for kids too! I used this month's, Card Kit. The Card Kit is 10 Semi-Funky Fold Accordion cards.

For the card, I blended 2 shades of blue around the edges and 1 light shade for the center.

The Moon Full and the Spaceship were stamped on X-Press and colored with Copic markers.

The silver stars were glued on. The saying, Didn't Forget Your Birthday was stamped with VersaFine.

When you open the card you get all of this area to create with. I added a funny, snarky saying, Never Too Late and then added Na Na Na. To add to the humor the Alien Funny Face. The way the card is folded, he is almost like a sweet surprise.

This is what the card looks like laid out.

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Check out the rest of our fun and fabulous stamps!

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