You're a Lifesaver

 Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a beautiful card to share perfect for that loving nurse in your life. Here are all of the details.

Crackerbox Stamps Used:

Lifesaver
A Lady Scrub With Heart

Other Products Used:
Cardstock- White
Nurse Patterned Paper
Zig Clean Color Markers
Waterbrush
Archival Ink- Jet Black
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Foam Squares, E-Z Runner Grand

Cut a white cardstock card base and card front. Cut a large patterned paper mat for the card front. Adhere these layers together. Stamp the sentiment onto the right hand side of the card front. 

Stamp the scrub top into white cardstock. Add color to the image using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Let dry and then fussy cut out. Adhere the image to the card front using foam squares. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

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Pocket Card With Flowers

 Pocket Card With Flowers
Hello Stampers! Janet here with a simple pocket card. It can be for any occasion.

First, I stamped the  Pocket with Memento Black Ink on blue distressed paper. I cut the pocket out and stamped Hi Chick with Versafine Black Ink. Then, I stamped the Small Flowers with Memento Black Ink on white cardstock and colored them with watercolor pencils. I wrapped a twine around the white cardstock and tied a bow. I inserted a small brad in each corner of the pocket and layered the pocket on the white cardstock, making sure the flowers were peeking out. I layered that finished part onto light blue paper, then layered it onto polka dot paper and a layer of lime green.

Stamps used

 Pocket

Small Flower

Products used

Memento Black Ink

 Versafine Black Ink

Thanks for taking a look!
Janet

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Thank You Card Featuring Minions

Hello, everyone! Toni here with you today with a card inspired by minions and more minions!

I wanted to use a bunch of minions on my card but not so fussy that I had to mask each one so I used a diecut to create little apertures of them.  So cute!

Starting from the upper left and moving clockwise, we have Lucy, Bob, Kevin, and Carl.  The only one I personally recognize consistently is Kevin because he reminds me of a Twinkie. LOL.

I finished the card off by embossing the One in a Minion sentiment and adhering it to the middle of the card.

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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A Guy's Thank You Card

Vicky is here today with a thank-you card for a friend who helped us do some things outside.

It's been about 50-60 degrees here in Wisconsin. It's time to get started in the yard!

Remember to thank that handyman in your life.

I started with a printed piece of card stock that looked like wood and stamped the Tool Box. I darkened the edges with a little marker.

I stamped the Hammer, Pliers, and Wrench on separate card stock, colored, and cut them out. I made a slit in the front of the toolbox and tucked them in.

The Fasteners were added on the bottom.

I used wood-printed paper to back the saying, Just Wanted Thanks.

Stamps Used:

Tool Box

 Tool Set of 4

Fasteners

Just Wanted Thanks

Thanks for stopping by,

check out all of our tools!

Vicky

 

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Spring Minion Thank You Card

Hello, friends!  Toni here with a spring-themed Minion thank you/friendship card.

I used various coordinating designer papers and dies to create a cheerful background for Phil. He and all of the Crackbox Stamps Minions are simply adorable! I colored him up with Copics and fussy cut him out. 

  Notice I stamped him on the clouds layer so that I could ignore his hair when cutting him out.  Once I adhered him to the card front, it appeared like I had cut out each strand.  Sneaky!

To finish the card, I stamped and embossed the One in a Minion sentiment.

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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Petite Floral Thank You Card

Hello friends! Ericka here, and today I have a small thank you card.

I created using this petite Flower Pot & 3 Flowers set. School is starting up, and as a teacher, you can never have too many thank you cards. Thought using this one small flower along with the Can't Thank You Enough sentiment. I watercolored my petite flower and used some washi for the side of my card. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

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Pretty Flower Thank You Card

Hello Stamper friends. Vicky is here today to show you a card made with some of our flowers that are 50% OFF! We now have a 50% off category with hundreds of stamps.

On this card, I used both Button flowers that are on sale. I stamped the Button Flower Left and the Button Flower Right which are both on sale at 50% off for $2.13 each.

I stamped Leaves Open between the flowers. I did cut this stamp apart.

Just Wanted Thanks was used for my thank you stamp.

Thank you for stopping and taking a look.

Vicky

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A Sunny Single Layer Thank You Card

Hello and welcome! This is Shanna today from Caffeinated Craftiness, and I am here to share a fun new card featuring stamps from Crackerbox Stamps!

I am SO READY for some warmer weather to head my way!  This winter has been uncharacteristically cold where I am, and I am #overit.  So until the weather warms up--I will craft my own sunshine!

STAMPS USED:
Rafferty The Giraffe

Happy Sunshine with Cloud - Set of 2

My card features a single-layer design, meaning I masked A LOT to achieve my scene. The perk to creating all those masks, though, was already having everything covered when I went to ink blend my background!  Totally worth it!

After I finished ink blending, I removed the masks and colored the giraffe and sun with my Copic markers. You can't help but smile while coloring Rafferty--I mean, LOOK at him! LOL. Once my coloring was completed, I added my sentiment using black ink directly onto the panel.  I adhered the card panel to a mini-slimline card base (3"x6"), and the card was finished!

What's the weather like where you are at??  Do you stay seasonally accurate while you craft, or do you dream of different seasons at the craft table like me??  Let me know in the comments below!

I will be back soon with another red-rubber inspired project. Until then, you can always follow along with my crafty adventures on my blog or Instagram.  

See you all again soon, Shanna

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Elegant Floral Card The Easy Way

Hello and welcome!  This is Shanna today from Caffeinated Craftiness, and I am here to share a beautiful floral card featuring new stamps from Crackerbox Stamps.

 For the month of April, Crackerbox Stamps is donating all profits from their brand new florals released at the beginning of the month to help support an artist from Ukraine who illustrated the designs.  You can read more about Alex at the end of my post, but please consider taking a peek at the release and seeing if any of the gorgeous floral designs catch your crafty eye!

STAMPS USED:
Lupin Leaves - Set of Three
Can't Thank You Enough
Frame Square

My card was created using a piece of pattern cardstock that is created to look like an alcohol ink panel. One might call it cheating--but for someone who loves the look but has yet to invest in the supplies, I call it smart!  LOL. On top of the paper, I staggered all three Lupin Leaves images across the center, stamped them with embossing ink, and then heat embossed them in gold detail embossing powder. To keep with the colors, I matted the panel onto navy cardstock, then heat embossed the frame square and Can't Thank You Enough sentiment in the same gold embossing powder on navy.  I fussy cut out the frame and then adhered it to the panel with foam tape.  All that was left was to attach the panel to a card base, and the card was complete!  

This simple technique works well for elegant yet easy-to-make cards! If you want more details on the card and a full supply list, please visit my blog!

I will be back soon with another red rubber inspired project, until then---Shanna

As promised, here is more about Alex---our fabulous floral artist!

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Thank you cards- a Quick and Easy Technique

Hello and welcome!  This is Shanna today from Caffeinated Craftiness, and I have a super quick and easy card set featuring some of my favorite "go-to" stamps from Crackerbox Stamps! This technique can be done with basic stamping supplies you have in your crafty stash.  A variety of inks and then embossing powder.  I used black embossing powder and clear embossing powder in my projects today---but any color would work!! To make the cards, start with an A2 panel and stamp and heat emboss the Thanks Big stamp in the center.  After the embossing has cooled, move the card into a stamp positioner such as a Misti, and lay the Tulip Background over it.  You can choose a single color--like I did with the light gray background, or you can do a multicolor background too!  To create the multicolor background, ink up one section of the Tulip Background stamp, then clean off the stamp and add the second section of color and stamp---repeating until complete!

STAMPS USED:
Thanks Big
Tulip Background

If you are like me, Thank You cards are the card you reach for most often---these are the perfect way to quickly build your stash up a little!

Thanks for stopping by today!  See you all again soon,

~Shanna

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Thank You For The Harry Potter Bag

Hello Stampers, Vicky here today to share with you a gift I got from a friend who used our stamps to make a beautiful bag. This is the card I made for her to thank her for her outstanding work. I mostly talked with her on the phone, so I used a phone on the card.

Here is the phone out of the pocket. I used the Hydrangea Lg. and stamped it all over the background. I used jeans-printed paper for the Pocket, but it turned out dark in the picture. I added brads in the corner of the pocket and restamped the tag on red card stock, and printed Levi. I stamped the Phone, cut it out, and put Thank You Very Much Script.

Nicki asked John to make a few custom stamps for the bag below. The "I Love Rubber Stamps rubberartstamps.com," and the wood blocks are all the stamps we custom-made for her. She also used our phone, and all of the Harry Potter stamps came from our store too. I am so excited to get this bag. It is made SO well and has many pockets inside for all my stuff.

You can find all of the Harry Potter stamps here.

Stamps Used:

Hydrangea Lg.

Pocket

Phone

Thank You Very Much Script

All Harry Potter stamps

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Thank You Very Much Card

Hello, thanks for stopping by. Vicky is here today with a couple of similar cards. Both quick and easy. I needed a couple of thank you cards for a couple of sweet people. They are a little late, so I needed to make them quickly.

I stamped Thank You Very Much Script for this card and used a circle punch to cut the saying out. I edged the circle with green ink. I put the circle on the white sheet and used a pencil and lightly raced around it so I knew where to stamp the vines. I stamped Branch Herb 1 with light green around the circle. Bush Herb 3 was stamped in medium green. The Viney Vine was stamped in dark green. I used a corner punch and rounded the corners.

This card I stamped Pot Leaf Set Of 2 with light green ink all over the card. I stamped the saying Thank You Very Much Script and punched it out. The tan cardstock was cut slightly bigger than the circle and used the corner punch.

Stamps Used On First Card

Thank You Very Much Script

Branch Herb 1

Herb Bush 3

Viney Vine

Stamps Used On Second Card

Pot Leaf Set Of 2

Thank You Very Much Script

Thank you very much for stopping by and taking a look. 

Hugs, Vicky

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Thankful Fall Leaf Card by Martha Lucia

Hi friends, Martha Lucia here to share my favorite fall stamps in a single card. Yes, on this card, I used several stamps over a simple layer. Let's take a look:

These stamps were released a few years ago, and since then, they have been some of my favorite stamps because of the amazing textures of these stamps.

I stamped mine onto white smooth cardstock using Kaleidacolor Ink in Tomato Vine colors on this card. It let me give different tones to each image. I stamped the sentiment Thankful using VersaFine Onix Ink.

The stamps used on this card are:

Maple Leaf

Skeleton Leaf 1

Skeleton Leaf Maple

Sentiment: Thankful

Thanks for stopping by, and I wish you a blessed Thanksgiving Day for you and your families!

Martha Lucia

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Thank You Card For A Guy With Tools

Hello Stampers, Vicky here today with a thank you card.

I stamped the saying Thank You Helpful and mounted it. I added the Bent Nails from the set of Hammer Nail & Nail. I stamped the tools on light gray cardstock and colored them, and added the shading. There is a set of Tools Set Of 4, which include a hammer, screwdriver, pliers, and wrench. And I used the Saw. The nut and bolt and in a set called Fasteners. It also has a screw and nails.

Here is where you can see all the tools.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Thanks A Minion Card

Hello crafty friends! Ericka here and today I have a thank you card featuring Phil the Minion. I love these fun minion stamps at Crackerbox and there are so many ways to use them.

I created my card by masking off my card base and blending distress ink in Salvaged Patina, Mermaid Lagoon, and Uncharted Mariner. I then used the top of my Uncharted Mariner and dipped it in the ink, and placed it on my card base to create lines. I also splattered some water on the paper to lift off some ink.

I stamped and colored Phil with watercolor markers and cut him out to add him to my card base. I finished my card with the Thanks a Minion sentiment, and clear heat embossed it. I lined it up a little sideways to match Phil's waving hand. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week.

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CAS Card by Martha Lucia

Hello friends, Martha Lucia here with a CAS Card. This is a friendship card created with some of our stamps and keeping in mind, the simplicity of the creation.

If you know me,  white has been my always and forever color of cardstock. I love the idea of adding touches of colors over it and on this opportunity, I created the card base and the second layer with this in mind.

After cutting the second layer with Loopy Rectangle Mini Slimline Die, I stamped the sentiment Good You Do on the right corner. Then, in a separate piece of white smooth cardstock, I stamped the Fancy Butterfly and colored it with Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir.

As a final touch, I added some flowers on clay in coordinating colors and pasted all the layers with crafty foam tape. 

You can find more details, colors, and products used on my card, HERE in my STAMPARTPAPEL BLOG.

PRODUCTS USED:

Good You Do Sentiment

Fancy Butterfly

Happy shopping!

Martha Lucia

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Girl On A Summer Swing Pretty Card

Hello, Stampers! Vicky is here today to share an adorable summer thank you card. This is a pretty easy card since it was only 2 stamps. Isn't this a pretty image?

I stamped Girl On A Swing on Ex-Press card stock and colored it with Copic Markers. I mounted it on dark blue card stock as if the sky was all around her as she was swinging.

The Thank You Very Much was stamped and cut out.

Stamps Used:

Girl On A Swing

Thank You Very Much

Thanks for stopping by! 

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Thank You Gift Card Holder

Hello, Stampers! Vicky is here today. I had a friend help me, so I wanted to thank him for his time. I made a gift card for a restaurant that has many different kinds of beer and a good menu. This card is 6 3/4 inches long and 3 3/4 wide. I folded it at 2 1/2" and 5". the short one is the front flap. I stamped Thank You Very Much on gold card stock, centered it on a die, and cut it out.

On the inside of the card,  I stamped Cheers and cut it out with the die.

I stamped Beer Can Lg. and Beer Mug Lg. on X-Press and colored them with Copic markers and cut them out.

When I folded up the bottom, I just put 1/8" tape on both sides so you can slip a gift card in there.

STAMPS USED: 

Thank You Very Much

Cheers

Beer Can Lg.

Beer Mug Lg.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Thank You For All You Do Card

Hello crafty friends! Ericka here and today I have a CAS (clean and simple) thank you card I created for my daughter's teachers. The end of school is coming near and I wanted to make sure that both of my girls had some thank you cards to write to their teachers.

I stamped the Daisy Bunch and the Thank You All You Do sentiment in black Versa Claire ink and clear heat embossed them. I then took out my watercolor markers and lightly colored up these pretty daisies.

I finished my card by adding some light purple Nuvo drops. And there you have it, a quick and simple thank you card that is easy to make a bunch lol. You can even get your kids involved and have them color up the flowers for their teachers. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

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Thank You Friend using a Slider Card

Vicky here today and I hope you are having a great day. Today I needed to make a thank you card for a friend. I didn't have a lot of time so I went with the Slider card. They are quick and fun to make. I usually put something fun inside but this time I went with flowers since she was a florist and has beautiful flowers in her garden.

The card pulled open.

There are 2 secret spots, one on the front and one on the back.

I started with the front panel. I didn't put the front panel on until the end.

I stamped Thank You Very Much Script.

I used the Flowers and Butterflies and masked the butterfly and stamped it on white card stock. I also stamped it on the yellow card stock so I didn't have to cut out the antennas and tiny legs.

I stamped the flower on white card stock and cut it out.

First, When the card was laying flat, I brushed on blue ink over the card to give it some color.

I stamped the Flowers and Butterflies on X-Press card stock to color with Copic markers.

Then I positioned the image within the window. 

The pull card was also brushed with blue ink. I attached it and also put a circle pull on the end. 

I stamped Friends Like You.

The last thing I did was put the front panel on.

This completed my Slider card. There are a lot of ways you could decorate it for any occasion.

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