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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Happy Belated Birthday Card

 Yippee Yahoo! Timothy has created a belated birthday for you, in case life has been a little busy to get one done before the birthday. Anyone getting a card this nice wouldn't mind if it were a little late.

Timothy started with a dark brown card. He distressed a printed card.

You can distress paper by rubbing it on your scissors or using a distress tool. 

He stamped the Tin Star on the background.

The saying, Birthday Fun was stamped and cut out with a die. He sponged an Ocure color around the edges.

Horse Hanging On was stamped, colored, and cut out. He hung this cute horse behind the Happy Birthday. How can you not smile looking at him?

The Little Behind saying was stamped and sponged on the edges.

Stamps Used:

Tin Star

Birthday Fun

Horse Hanging On

Little Behind

We hope you like the card and find it inspiring!

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A Farm-Themed Card for a Big Weekend

   Hi Everyone, Dalis here!

It’s very possible that our upcoming trip to Iowa State University is behind my sudden streak of farm-themed cards! We’re heading into a new chapter with our daughter, and I created this special card just for her as we kick off orientation weekend.

“Geezer,” our wild cowboy stamp, takes center stage on this one—he’s just the right kind of character to make it clear that this weekend is all about her. I did a bit of masking magic to customize the sentiment, stamping “It’s Your Day” on the front and saving the punchline—“Milk it for all it’s worth!”—for the inside, alongside Bridgette the Cow, of course.

The background paper has this perfect worn-denim texture that instantly reminded me of a good ol’ pair of cowboy jeans. All the cowboy details and the barn were colored using alcohol markers for a rich, vibrant finish.

It’s a playful, heartfelt card for a moment full of excitement, nerves, and so much pride. Off to new adventures we go!

Supply List:
Your Day
Cow Bridgette
Geezer
Barn Variations
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

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

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

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Supportive Brother Card

 Hello Stampers.

Timothy has made a card for his brother, assuring him that he will always be there for him.

How sweet is this card? Cards can be a good way to express your feelings.

Timothy has laid some blue and yellow strips down on a card.

He stamped the saying, Fix Your Problems and used a die to cut it out.

He also stamped the two Minions, Stuart Smirking and Dave Jumping, colored and cut them out, and used Pop Dots to pop them up.

Brother was stamped, cut, and also popped up. Check out all of our family names.

Stamps Used:

Fix Your Problems

Stuart Smirking

Dave Jumping

Brother

Family Names

Product Used:

Pop-Up Squares

Memento Black Ink

We hope you like the supportive card that Timothy made.

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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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Ride Em Cowboy Western Card

 Hello Crafter. Timothy has a Western cowboy card for you today.

Timothy stamped Bucking Bronc on woodgrain-looking cardstock.

He used a die to cut out the image, as well as the black trim on both sides of the image and the saying.

The saying, Count My Blessings was stamped on the same cardstock as the image.

The image and saying were mounted on a light blue cardstock.

Black dot embellishments and rope colored string around the card.

Stamps Used:

Bucking Bronc

Count My Blessings 

We hope you like this rootin' tootin' cowboy card!

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Up, Up and Away!

Hello, Janet here with a birthday card for my pilot friend.

First, I used  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Airliner stamp on white cardstock. Using Copic markers, I colored the plane. Then I used a soft brush to add some light blue to the cardstock. It's Your Birthday is stamped with VersaFine Ink in the upper left corner.  I layered that onto light blue paper.  A gold star brad was inserted into each corner. I cut a piece of light blue star paper and wrapped a wide twine ribbon around it. The stamped image is put on at an angle. Shiny gold foil is the bottom layer.

Stamps Used

Airliner

It's Your Birthday

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! It is always nice to find new card ideas for the guys!

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Cheeky April Fool's Day Card

Hello, everyone!  Toni here. April Fool's Day is upon us, and thus, I thought I would create a funny card with a bit of humor.

I die-cut my card front with a trail of stars, then stamped the Fairy Godfather Patrick image so that they emanated from his backside (yes, think farts--such a man joke).

The smile on his face is perfect for this--LOL.  I stamped the Leave a Little Sparkle sentiment with Versafine Clair Nocturne, then added a yellow glitter backer behind the stars before adhering the front to the card 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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Minions March Birthday Card

 Hello Stampers.

Monica has dressed our Minions in green and has them toasting to celebrate birthdays in March.

Monica stamped the Spotlights at the top of the card.

Bob Minion was stamped on the left side of the card.

The beer mugs were stamped with Birthday Polymer Set 1.

Minion Phil was stamped on our Mirror Image Rubber.

Birthday 1 was added to the bottom.

Stamps Used:

Spotlights

Bob Minion 

Beer Mugs

Minion Phil 

Happy Birthday

Mirror Image Rubber

We hope you enjoyed Monica's card as much as we did.

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Western Cowboy Card

 Howdy Stampers! I have a Western theme card for you today.

I stamped the Barbwire Looped for the background,

then mounted on 2 shades of brown cardstock.

The Saddle On Fence was stamped, die-cut, sponged around the edges and colored.

I mounted the saddle on light brown and rounded the edges.

Saddle Up, and the Barbwire Frame was stamped on the same light brown and fussy cut.

I smashed an old bottle cap, stamped the Tin Star, and used a 1" punch.

I had a horse charm that I hung from the Tin Star.

Stamps Used:

Barbwire Looped

Saddle On Fence

Saddle Up

Barbwire Frame

Tin Star

I hope you liked my Rootin' Tooten' Cowboy card!

Vicky

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Cute Bunny Hugs Card

 Hello Stampers.

Here is an adorable Easter card with a cute bunny. Timothy had a great idea to stamp this bunny on plaid paper.

Timothy put a ribbon around the yellow printed paper mounted on the blue cardstock.

He cut out a large egg with gold paper and popped it up. He added the grass to the bottom of the egg.

Bunny Hugs was stamped in blue ink and mounted.

Timothy stamped the Standing Bunny on printed paper and cut him out.

Stamps Used:

Bunny Hugs 

Standing Bunny

I hope you enjoyed Timothy's idea on a gingham-checked patterned paper.

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School Of Magic Card

 Hello Stampers.

Do you like magic? Here is a school of magic and mystery.

I put the castle on the cardstock to find out the position.

Then, I stamped the Books Of Magic masked it, and stamped the Castle.

I colored the grass and just flicked the marker for the grass clumps.

The Dragon was stamped last.

Stamps Used:

Books Of Magic

Castle

Dragon

Thanks for taking a look at my card,

Vicky

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Masculine Winter Sucks Card

Hello, Crackerbox Stamps fans! 

Toni here sharing a funny card suitable for all the winter haters out there!

I think we've all reached the point in the year when we're so done with winter, including Guy Shovelling.  

I layered him on top of an embossed snowflake background, then masked the Winter Sucks sentiment and embossed it on a black banner.

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 day!

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St. Patrick's Day Drinking Card

 Hello Stampers.

I made a card with our happy leprechauns singing and having a good time.

This card can be used for St. Patrick's Day, but I gave it to my dad for his birthday.

Stamps Used:

Wood Poster

Reasons For Drinking

Leprechaun Singing

Thanks for taking a look at my card,

Vicky

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Pirate Jack Sparrow Sailors Delight Card

Hello Stamper. Timothy made a fabulous Pirate card for you today.

Timothy has some great papers to use as his background. This would be a good way to use some snippets and leftover printed paper pieces.  J.Sparrow was stamped, colored, and cut out.

The saying, Sailor's Delight, was stamped and trimmed. Ocure-colored ink was sponged around the saying. The edges were distressed, torn, and curled.

Stamps Used:

J.Sparrow

Sailor's Delight

 

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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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Happy Valentine's Day Friend Humorous Card

 Hello Stampers. Timothy has brought out the humor in our Minion for Valentine's Day.

Instead of a lampshade, Timothy put boxer shorts on Phil's head.

Looks like he is having a fun Valentine's Day!

Timothy stamped Happy Valentine's Day Friend on pink cardstock and mounted it on white and red.

Phil and the Heart Boxers were stamped, colored, and cut out. They were mounted on white cardstock with a strip of glitter on the bottom and then on red cardstock.

The two pieces were mounted on white, red, and pink cardstock and added embellishments.

Stamps Used:

Happy Valentine's Day Friend

Phil

Heart Boxers

Thanks for looking at Timothy's funny Valentine's card.

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Snarky Nerdy Anti-Valentine Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing a one-layer anti-Valentine, perhaps one you'd send to a friend who recently ended a relationship.

I stamped the Brain image on a Copic-friendly cardstock and colored it up.  I then stamped the Follow Your Brain sentiment and spattered the lot with a shimmery black ink. 

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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Masculine Valentine Shaker

               Hello, friends!  Toni here sharing an interactive Valentine's shaker card.

I stamped the Big Head Ed image within the Cell Phone & Hashtags Snarky phone, coloring both with Copics.

I then fussy cut out the center of the phone, sponged it lightly with blue, and adhered it to the card base. I added a piece of acetate behind the phone and built a brim with foam tape to contain the Buttons Galore Sweethearts Sprinkletz.  

Lastly, I stamped the Like a Fart sentiment on the inside of the card.  LOL!

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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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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