Butterfly Heart

Vicky here, and happy Monday. This is another thank you card I made for a friend.

I stamped the image and colored it with Copic markers. I used a Martha Stewart corner punch for 3 sides around the image. The Thank You is a separate stamp.

The embellishment on the right side is a bracelet I found at the Dollar Store that I took apart.

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Thank You Swing

Vicky here. This is a card I made for a friend that had a birthday party for me.

She is one of our stamps and I colored her with Copic markers.

 

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Stampscapes cabin on land

Hi, Vicky here today to share some new Stampscape stamps.

I really like the new stamps from Stampscapes. Kevin has done a lot of great images.

This is his 343I Bayou Shack that would usually be in the water, but I wanted the shack on land. I did keep the cabin on the posts rather than putting it right on the ground. Some cabins in the northern part of our state has cabins on posts.

The hill on the left side is named Rocky Waterside, but it makes a great hill on land also.

That is one thing I really, really like about Kevin's stamps is that you can use his stamps and change them from land to water, or water to land.

I colored the scene with Copic markers, and stamped the clouds with Brilliance ink.

 

321 Mossy Rocks

323 Rocks and grass

 324 Rocky Waterside

 332 Cobbled Path

343 Bayou Shack

Hope you can stop by and take a look at Kevin's new stamps.

 

 

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Father's Day Grill

Vicky here today. What does your husband like to do on Father's Day?

John likes to grill out. He does the grilling since he doesn't trust me, and I am not sure why since he has never let me, but I haven't really argued to do it either. But he likes to grill and have the kids over.

The apron and the stamp on it are two different stamps. We have 4 stamps for the apron.

These are copied from the wood blocks but you can get them in cling foam here.

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Dad Sail Boat

This is another card that Currie made. She colored it with markers and added brads on the top of the sails. The black cardstock is distressed with Tim Holtz tool. Currie also used Distress ink around the edges of the image.

Hope you enjoy the idea.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Happy Father's Day Jeep

Vicky here today. But Currie Churchill did the Father's Day card.

She stamped the tires and spark plugs with Distress ink. The background was inked with Distress ink also. Currie colored the brad. I like that the cardstock the image is stamped on is not square, I think it adds interest. Currie also used Distress ink around the edges on the green cardstock with the sentiment.

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Stampscapes Buggy Ride

Vicky here today and I wanted to share some more of Stampscapes new stamps.

The barn, fence, stones at left and stone path at the bottom are the new stamps. I added the hill to the right behind the barn. The buggy is from Crackerbox. I colored it with Copic markers.

Here are the stamps I used:

The Soft Hill is one of my favorite stamps

 

 I used this stamp for the trees behind the barn.

 

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Happy Memorial Day

First, thank you to all of the vets for our freedom.

 

 Vicky here today and I hope everyone has a happy and safe Memorial Day.

This is a card I made for my daughter's boyfriend, Matt. He spent 15 months in Iraq. We will be going over to their house for a cookout later today. It's a BYOBM~Bring Your Own Beer & Meat. Here in WI. I do a lot of cookouts while we can. Usually the cookouts are BYOB.

I found this pin in one of my drawers, amazing what I find in there.

This is a custom stamp John made for me for this card for Matt.

If you would like one, just email John at Crackerbox here, or

crackerbox@crackerboxstamps.com

 

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ATC Stampscapes Cabin

Here is an ATC card made with Kevin's new stamps from Stampscapes.

Have you seen the new stamps from Stampscapes? You can see them here.

Some of the new stamps have a small image that are easy to use on ATC's or even on a standard card AND a bigger image. It is really nice to have the two sizes. You can see the new images here.

Here are the small images.

 

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Quirky Craft Challenge

Crackerbox Palace rubber stamps is supporting a challenge that Quirky Crafts is having. Their challenge is Myth and Magic. I hope you stop over and see the other great ideas the design team came up with, and join the challenge!
Here is one of the ideas of the design team

If you would like to see more and join the challenge go here.

 

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Happy Mother's Day

One of the better things about being a mom is someday being a grandma.

Hope all of you mothers have a wonderful day!

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ATC Stampscape New Barn

Have you heard that Stampscapes has some new stamps?

YUP! and there are some great images to choose from.

I colored this ATC with Copic markers.

I really love Stampscapes, you can do so much with them. It is so easy to use just a part of a stamp (which I will show in a couple of days) so I tell my stampers not to only look at the stamp as one stamp. There are more ideas that I will be sharing later this week.

Stampscapes has bigger images to use in a standard card or larger scene AND smaller images. The smaller images are perfect for ATC but can also be used on standard cards too!

Well, on to this ATC. The barn image is new and you can see them here.

Now, as I was saying, not to take them as one stamp.

The hill behind the barn is actually

361 Snowfield

and you can see it here.

You don't have to use it 4 months out of the year, color it green and it becomes a hill with or without a path. I hope you stop by Stampscapes  to check out the great stamps and Kevin also has done some great videos.

 

 

 

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April Showers and Birthday Bird Card

Hello Stamper,

April Showers is the first card I want to share with you.

Here in WI. We have been under a rain cloud for over a week. We should have a lot of beautiful May flowers!

I stamped Girl In Rain on X-Press card stock and colored the image with Copic markers.

I cut out the frame with Spellbinders. I wanted to make it shiny or wet-looking so I cut a piece of acetate in the exact shape of the frame and put it over top. 

I remember the rain boots I had when I was young were really shiny, and the hats were too ( I didn't have a hat ), so I put clear lacquer over the hat and boots. There is a small reflection of the flash on top of the hat.

I used Stickles over the raindrops.

 

  The second card is Birdy Birthday. 

I used our Branch and Bird Standing and colored them with Copic markers.

I cut out the folded frame. I stamped the first saying, Bird Told Me Birthday set of 2. 

The inside of the folded card, is the second stamp from the set.

Thanks for taking a look!

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Happy Easter Cross

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter.

 

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Easter Bunny and Eggs

It is hard for me to believe it is almost Easter. I hope after Easter Spring will come. When I was little Easter was also the time when I could wear white shoes and then had to put them away on Labor day, anyone remember the Summer colors and Winter colors?

I did use Crackerbox Palace stamps. The die cuts are Spellbinders and was colored in with Copic markers. I did use pop dots under the bunny. On the saying, I tacked it down on the top and used a pop dot at the bottom.

I am not sure where I put the Easter grass, I will probably find it after Easter.

But I did have fusible fibers and Copic refils. This fiber was white and I added a couple of drops of Copic markers and mushed it together and the fibers took it. OH good. I found some little eggs in a drawer and added those.

Thanks for stopping by

hugs, Vicky

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Two Easter Cards

Hello Stamper,

Can you believe that Easter is just in a couple of weeks?

The cards I made this week are CAS and made for mailing, so there are no flowers or any oversized embellishments.

I heat-embossed the Eggstra saying in the middle of a Spellbinder die. 

I stamped the Eggs Decorated in another Spellbinder frame. 

I outlined the inner part of the frame with the Spica glitter pens from Copic. The eggs are colored in with the Copic markers. The daisy is a button that I cut the shank off of.

This card is another CAS. The blue background was cut out with a Spellbinder and then embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

The oval is another Spellbinder die. Before I took off the die, I sponged Brilliance Sky Blue around the edges. 

The image, Bunny Butt & Ear, was stamped with VersaFine Clair Acorn on light tan and embossed with clear embossing powder, and then stamped again on white to cut out the words. I added the eyes with white pearls, then black.

Happy Easter Fancy was stamped with VersaFine Claire.

Hope you have a happy Easter!

 Vicky

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Pat St. Martin's Train Card

Hi, I just noticed that Pat did a really great card with one of our stamps. To read what she wrote about the card, stop by Pat St. Martin's blog. She just did a couple of bright and really cute cards after she did this one so I hope you stop by and see all of her great cards.

The card she made doesn't look as yellow on her blog, as it does here.

And look, she completed her card by doing the inside, it's it great?!

I really hope you stop by her blog and see all of the wonderful cards.

 

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A Sweet Thank You And A Bird Birthday Card

Hello Stamper,

Here is a sweet and beautiful Thank You card. All dies are Spellbinnders.

I stamped the Right Rose with Memento Tuxedo, and then the May The World saying was stamped with VersaFine Clair.

I left the stencil on the vine and brushed VersaFine Clair Verdant over it.

Here is a goofy bird named Bird Peeking. She is sitting on our Branch With Leaves.

I stamped the Bird House With Leaves on scrap card stock, and cut it out. I tied it to the branch with string.

I tied a string around the branch to the birdhouse.

I hope you enjoyed the cards.

Vicky

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Chick's Birthday

Have you ever been to a stamping birthday party?

My friend Chick had a Stampin' Up birthday party. She didn't want any gifts but you could make a Stampin' Up order. Your order would be her gift. Plus she had about a dozen cards for everyone to make. Win, win! This is the card I made her for her birthday.

 And this is one of the cards she made for her party from our stamps. I thought this was a neat idea. The square around the bunny she made, she just drew a rectangle around. I am not that good, so I cut out a deckle rectangle from Spellbinders and traced around it, then colored it in. The solid color jellybeans are Brillance ink. A CAS card. I don't do the CAS cards very well, so I was happy to get this sample.

Like I said, I don't do CAS cards very well. I just had to add something, so I added a button. I cut the shank off of the button and colored it with Copic markers. I think Chick did a real nice job on the card even without the basket.

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Get Well Soon Flip Card

Hello Stampers

This is an A2 card. I stamped the Circle Get Well Soon And Vitamin Bottle set of 2 and then cut it out with Spellbinder die. The Bandaid is stamped, colored, and cut out.

This is the first flap open. I put Two-Way Glue on the tab.

The last flap is open, and Your Best Real Soon is the inside.

 smiles,

Vicky



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