Life Is Better With Cupcakes

Hello, Timothy here sharing a very sweet card. 

I started with a light yellow card base. I stamped the Cupcake Medium Swirl once in yellow ink and again in purple ink. I cut out the cupcake liner and glued it on top of the yellow image. I used dies to cut squares from pattern paper and the frame from purple cardstock. I popped the cupcake up with foam squares. I stamped the Life Without Cupcakes sentiment directly to the card base using purple ink. To finish the card I added three blue sequins. Have a sweet day,

Timothy

Stamps Used

Cupcake Medium Swirl

Life Without Cupcakes

Adhesive Used

foam squares

 

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Feelings? Absolutely Not.

 Hi everyone!  Dalis Here! 

You walked the line between anti and adorably unhinged and honestly… that’s a power move!

You’re right, it is cute, but it’s the kind of cute that’s slightly feral. The raining hearts set the trap. Sweet, romantic, very Valentine-coded. Then bam, Frog Being Crazy enters the scene, actively disrespecting a love letter with a full-body hissy-fit. That contrast is exactly what gives it anti-Valentine energy. It’s not “I hate love,” it’s “love showed up uninvited, and I reacted accordingly.”

Stepping on the letter is the key detail. That one choice flips the narrative from whimsical to rebellious. Without it, you’d have a quirky Valentine. With it, you have a tiny green manifesto against forced romance. The masking and stencil work disappearing into the background is actually a compliment to your design, because the story reads instantly, even though there’s a lot going on under the hood.

So did I succeed? Yes.
Is it still usable as a Valentine’s card? Also yes.
That’s the sweet spot.

It feels like an Anti-Valentine for people who still like hearts but refuse to behave about them. And honestly, that’s a whole demographic.

Supply List:

Candy Hearts Med. Words set of 4

Candy Heart Big and Snarky Sayings

Frog being Crazy

Letter with Rose

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Clear ink and embossing powder, glitter paste, 3D paste, stencils, stapler, metal embellishments, bling, and ribbon.

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis

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Sssomeone’s Feeling the Love

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here! 

Puns make my heart skip a beat, and when you add a snake into the Valentine’s Day mix? That’s a done deal. This card started with the pun because, honestly, when a sentiment is this good, the rest of the design just has to keep up. It’s no surprise this image and sentiment come as a bundle. They were clearly meant to live their best pun-filled life together.

I’ll admit, I was not in the mood to color for this one. Instead, I leaned fully into mixed media and let the background do the talking. Layers of texture, ink, and a little controlled chaos created the perfect surface to stamp the snake image directly on top. The result feels bold and a bit edgy, which pairs beautifully with the humor. Sometimes skipping coloring opens the door to a completely different kind of creativity, and I loved letting the background take center stage here.

This card is playful, punny, and just the right amount of unconventional for Valentine’s Day. It’s proof that love cards don’t always need hearts and flowers. Sometimes all you need is a clever pun, a sassy snake, and a mixed media background that says, “Yes, I meant to do that.”

Because really… if you can make someone laugh on Valentine’s Day, you’ve already won.

Supply List:

Snake Hug & Main Squeeze Set of 2

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Embossing Ink, gold embossing powder, bling, ribbon, and thread.

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis

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Emotionally Unhinged, Artistically Sound

Hello Everyone, Dalis here today.

I’m grinning over here already, so that tells you something. The humor lands exactly where you aimed it: delightfully off-kilter, not just cute-for-cute’s-sake.

The choice to dodge the expected “MAD about you!” and lean into weird feelings all around was the right call. It gives the focal stamp room to be unapologetically itself, like it’s leaning back in a chair saying, “Yeah, I’m strange. Sit with that.”

That ornamental die cut is doing some serious heavy lifting too. It grounds the image visually, but the “behind bars” vibe adds an extra layer of narrative. It feels intentional, like the character is contained but still very much in charge of the scene. Almost a playful tension between structure and chaos, which fits the humor perfectly.

Overall, it reads as confident and clever, not random. The weird is curated. 🖤
If this card were a person, it would make eye contact while telling the joke.

Supply List:

Weird Stalker

Crazy In Love

** BUNDLE DEAL ** Mad About You & Crazy In Love

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Embossing folder, inks, stapler, metal embellishments, ornamental dies, and thread.

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis

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Minion Valentine's Day Card

Hello Fellow Stampers.

Looks like love is in the air. Stuart is playing a love song, and he is on sale!

Stuart also has some humorous advice.

I used a stencil for the hearts at the top of the card.

I used VersaFine Black for the Music Score.

Stuart Playing was stamped with Memento and colored.

The saying, Love Is Like A Fart was also stamped with VeresaFine Black.

Stamps Used:

Music Score

Stuart Playing ~ on SALE!

Love Is Like A Fart

It was nice of you to take a look at my card.

Vicky

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When Love Gets Its Fangs

Hi everyone, Dalis here!

BITE ME! Why not? This kid Dracula was practically begging to star alongside this conversation heart from Candy Heart Big and Snarky Sayings. It was fate. Or maybe just good snark.

I knew I wanted classic Valentine reds and pinks, but I also craved a jolt of something unexpected. Enter bright blue. Not shy blue. Not polite blue. BRIGHT blue. The kind that crashes the party and steals the cape. As bold and unapologetic as Dracula himself.

Texture was non-negotiable. Layers you can feel with your eyes, a little messy in the best way, because Valentine cards should have personality, not just polish.

Sweet, snarky, and slightly bitey. I hope you guys like it.

Supply List:

Kid Dracula

Candy Heart Big and Snarky Sayings

Candy Hearts Med. Words set of 4

Lips Small

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Additional Supplies: Clear ink and embossing powder, glitter paste, 3D paste, stencils, stapler, metal embellishments, bling, and ribbon.

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis

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Happy Valentine's Day, I Guess

Have you started on your Valentine's Day cards, or do you even celebrate?  I'd like to think my cat celebrates even if it's from under the bed when there are strangers in the house. LOL.  Toni (and her cat) here with a snarky little love card to share.

I stamped Annoyed Kitty on the front panel and watercolored the image with Zig Real Brush markers. 

I had stamped the Who You Are sentiment, thinking to leave the card clean and simple, but it felt incomplete.  Thus, I decided to add the shimmery pink border with glittery heart garland. Now it feels like a proper Valentine!

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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Looking for Mr. Coffee Valentine

Holiday greetings, my friends!  Toni here sharing a snarky Valentine although that Helen with Coffee certainly conveys my exhaustion during the holidays.  Whew!

I stamped Helen with Coffee and the Mr. Coffee sentiment on Bristol cardstock. I then watercolored her with Zig Real Brush Markers. I created flooring using washi. Wasn't that easy?!

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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Cute Minion Kevin Valentine

Not so spooky greetings, my friends! Toni here with you today sharing a cheeky Valentine card.

First, I masked the card front using blue tape, then sponged a lips stencil with a bright pink ink. 

I stamped Count Phil on a piece of scrap Bristol cardstock, then watercolored him using Zig Real Brush markers.  Next, I cut out the scalloped heart from white and sponged it using two shades of bright pink. I adhered Count Phil in the middle and trimmed away the excess paper.

Lastly, I embossed the Love Bites sentiment on black. How very fun!!

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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Fall Bouquet

 Hello, Janet here with a beautiful fall bouquet.

I stamped the bouquet of flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Using colored pencils, I colored the flowers and stems. I placed that on a piece of burgundy paper at an angle. The next layer is corrugated gold paper. 

The bottom layer is gold paper that I embossed. A piece of gold polka dot paper is placed on top of that. I wrapped a gold and white ribbon around the bottom two layers. I attached the top layers next. A piece of twine is tied around the bouquet.

Stamps Used:

Daisy Bunch

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I hope you enjoyed this card. It was fun mixing the different textures.

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Love Is In The Air This Fall

 Ericka has a very sweet saying on her beautiful Fall colored card. 

After making the background and mounting it on black cardstock,

Ericka stamped the saying, The Best Thing and embossed it in white.

The Blowing Leaves Tree was stamped at the bottom and embossed in white.

Stamps Used:

The Best Thing

Blowing Leaves Tree 

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Henrietta Is Back—and Louder Than Ever!

  Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

Henrietta on Her Nest is making a bold return, and this time she's bringing all the sass—and all the 90s vibes! Inspired by the bright, clashing colors of the '90s (think The Colors of Benetton meets farm chic), Henrietta is strutting her stuff as queen of the coop. With her vibrant feathers and feisty personality, she's ready to steal the show.

To build the scene, I brought back the ever-handy Haystacks stamp to ground the layout and added a large cut-out heart for a little extra love (or a cheeky “HAY!” for someone special). I had a blast coloring Henrietta—she's dressed in the loudest hues I could come up with, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

For added texture, I sprayed the haystacks with three different shades of dye spray ink, giving them a grungy, mixed-media flair. And of course, no card of mine is truly finished without a few touches of white gel pen highlights to bring everything to life.

Henrietta is all attitude and color—just how we like her.

Supply List:
Chicken on Nest Henrietta
Hay Stack
Hay! Sentiment
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Other Products:
Alcohol Markers
Pattern Paper (Project Life 4x6 card)
Die-cut Shape
White Gel Pen
Bling

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis

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Hey! HAY!

 Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

For this card, using Henrietta on her Nest was a no-brainer—honestly, is there a cuter (or sassier) chicken out there? Whether she’s still searching for love or has already found it, one thing is certain: she’s stealing the spotlight in this fun, farm-inspired scene.

I created a simple sky backdrop and added a few haystacks (including masking some to create depth) to set the scene, giving Henrietta a cozy and lively setting. To add some balance, I combined two different sentiments and included a few extra elements to ground the entire composition. As a final touch, I carried the theme onto the envelope by stamping and masking the haystacks right on the front—because who doesn’t love a little sneak peek before opening the card?

Supply List:
Chicken on Nest Henrietta
Hay Stack
Hay! Sentiment
Hey Sentiment
Dot Splatter
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Other Products:
Alcohol Markers
Paper Flowers
Die-cut Shape

Until next time— Stay colorful, stay crafty! -- Dalis

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Love Is All You Need Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky here today with a spreading love card.

I used a border die-cut and placed it on yellow cardstock.

On a piece of white cardstock, I stamped the images and colored them.

The Flower Flourish Heart is a larger image from the Flower Flourish. And there are other images taken from the large Flower Flourish.

It is a nice addition to use with the larger flower.

Stamps Used:

Love Is All You Need

Small Feet

Flower Flourish Heart

Flower Flourish~a large flower that can be used with the Heart flower.

Thanks for checking out my card!

Vicky

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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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Any Occasion Shaker Card

Today I have this Any Occasion card featuring some of the fun fish stamps in the store. 

I created a fun slimline underwater shaker scene. The middle window features the baubles that reminds me of underwater bubbles. 

Stamps Used

Fish in the Sea

Smiley

Lyle

Fish School 

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Hogs and Kisses

 Hello, Janet here, and I have a cute pocket card and an adorable pig. It could be for a birthday, thinking of you, or get well. It would be a happy greeting for almost any occasion.

First, I stamped the pig hanging on and the pocket with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Next, I colored them with Copic markers and cut them out. I inserted a gold brad in the top corners of the pocket. The pocket is layered on designed paper that looks like straw. I inserted the pig hanging on in the pocket. Next, I layered that on dark blue cardstock and then onto red bandana printed paper. I stamped the sentiment, hogs, and kisses with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink on a scrap white cardstock. I cut around it, trying to keep the shape, and attached it to the pocket, making it look like the pig is holding it.

Stamps Used

Hogs and Kisses

Pocket

pig hanging on

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for taking a look! Happy card-making!

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Nuts About You Valentine's Day Card

 Hello Stampers. Vicky is here today to share a Valentine's Day card with a cute squirrel.

The blue cardstock was mounted on the brown card. I used 2 scraps of printed paper for the strips.

Stamps Used:

Chuck The Squirrel

I'm Nuts Saying

Discount

Chuck The Squirrel and Acorns~Set of 2

I hope you like our shy, cute Chuck.

Vicky

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A Valentine's Day Love Card

Hello Stampers. Vicky here with a Valentine's Day card for a loved one.

I stamped the Two Cats In A Tree at the bottom of the card.

I mounted the white card on red, green, and black cardstock.

Love was stamped in the corner.

The Heart Plain was stamped and colored a little over the corner of the white cardstock.

Stamps Used:

Two Cats In A Tree

Love

 Heart Plain

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Vicky

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You're One In a Minon

 Timothy has a Valentine's Day card featuring Lucy to share with you today.

Pretty easy card for you to make and a way to use some of your smaller pieces of cardstock, and we all have those.

Stamps Used:

Lucy

One In A Minon

Other Stamps:

One In A Minon and Thanks A Minion -discount

All of the Minions

Thanks for taking the time to look!

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