Stretch your Christmas stamps beyond the holidays! See how simple color changes turn one festive stamp set into handmade cards for any celebration.
I have a new technique obsession to share today!
Example of what I used to create airbrushed backgrounds
I’ve been experimenting with my Copic markers and an air compressor attachment, and I LOVE the soft, blended backgrounds I can create. Even better? This technique is easy to customize simply by changing your colors.
Yes, it’s designed for Christmas—but who says it has to stay there?
🐱 Same Stamp. Different Celebration.
For one card, I embraced Christmas with festive reds and greens.
❤️ 💚 🤍 CHRISTMAS
Then I took the same MERRY MEOWMAS image, changed my Copic colors and added a few elements from my stash to create a Hanukkah-inspired card.
💙 🤍 💛 HANUKKAH
The air compressor attachment made it easy to coordinate each background with my Copic coloring. I simply sprayed light layers of color and gradually built the intensity until I was happy with the result.
No complicated blending—just spray, layer and have fun!
💙 Why This Project Is Personal
We are a blended family. My husband’s children from his first marriage were raised Jewish by their mom while also celebrating Christmas with us. Today, they have families of their own who continue to recognize both traditions.
That makes creating for different celebrations especially meaningful to me.
It also reminds me that our stamps don’t have to be limited by the holiday printed on the package!
❤️ 🖤 💚 KWANZAA
❤️ 🩷 🤍 VALENTINE’S DAY
🧡 🤎 💛 THANKSGIVING
🖤 🤍 💛 NEW YEAR’S
❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 BIRTHDAYS
Change the colors. Add something from your stash. Change the sentiment.
Make it YOUR celebration!
🎨 Try It Yourself!
Grab a stamp that was designed for one specific holiday and ask yourself:
“What ELSE could this become?”
For me, MERRY MEOWMAS went from Christmas kitties to a completely different celebration with little more than Copic color choices, some airbrushing and a few creative additions.
That’s exactly the kind of crafting I love—using what we have in unexpected ways!
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There is something I absolutely love about taking the same stamp collection and seeing just how different I can make it look simply by changing the colors, papers and card design. My latest projects featuring A Spoonful of Sweetness from Scrappy Boy Stamps were the perfect opportunity to do exactly that!
For these two cards, I went in completely different directions while keeping those adorable characters front and center.
Soft Blues, Toile & Shaker Windows
For the first card, I chose a soft blue and white palette with beautiful toile-style floral patterned paper.
I created a grid-style background with several sections transformed into shaker windows. The soft neutral shaker areas help break up the floral pattern while adding movement and just a little sparkle.
The sweet carousel character became the focal point, colored in coordinating blues, purples and warm golden tones. I added the “You Are A Spoonful of Sugar” sentiment on its own blue panel so it could overlap the grid and become part of the overall design.
The result is soft, feminine and a little bit vintage.
Rosy Vintage Florals
Then I completely changed directions!
For my second card, I pulled out warm vintage floral paper and paired it with black cardstock for much stronger contrast.
Instead of creating one large focal image, I divided the characters into individual stitched panels and layered them together over the floral background. Soft peach and rosy inked backgrounds tie the separate pieces together while allowing each character to have its own little moment.
And that penguin! 🐧
I couldn’t resist making him a prominent part of the design with the sentiment divided between the layered panels:
You Are A Spoonful of Sugar
A few sparkly embellishments, dimensional layers and white gel pen accents finished everything off.
Same Collection — Completely Different Personalities
This is one of my favorite things about stamping. Your patterned paper and color choices can completely change the personality of an image.
The first card feels soft, blue, elegant and whimsical, while the second feels warm, rosy, vintage and playful—but both began with the same adorable Scrappy Boy Stamps collection.
Products Featured
A Spoonful of Sweetness Stamp & Dies
Sweet Stroll Carousel Background Stamp
Scrappy Boy Stamps patterned papers
Stitched and layering dies
Shaker embellishments
Alcohol markers
White gel pen
Dimensional adhesive
You can find Scrappy Boy Stamps products directly at ScrappyBoy.com and through Scrapbook.com.
I would love to know which version you prefer: the soft blue toile shaker card or the rosy vintage floral card?
Get ready for the Scrappy Boy Stamps Mystery Box 2026! I’m sharing five nostalgia-inspired card projects featuring goodies from this year’s boxes, along with a few creative twists from my Scrappy Boy stash. The Mystery Box Event runs August 13–17, while supplies last—and these limited-edition goodies won’t be around forever!
There is something extra fun about a mystery box—especially when you know it is packed with exclusive crafty goodies! The Scrappy Boy Stamps Mystery Box Event is coming August 13–17, 2026, while supplies last, and I had the opportunity to create five projects inspired by some of the products you may find inside.
Before we jump into the projects, here are the important Mystery Box details:
🎁 Mystery Box A
$95, including shipping Includes 3 limited-edition 6×8 stamp sets with coordinating outline dies, plus extra goodies. The stamps and dies alone have a stated retail value of $156.
🎁 Mystery Box B
$95, including shipping Includes 7 limited-edition card/album die sets, plus extra goodies. The dies alone have a stated retail value of $150.
Each box contains approximately $225 in retail value, and if you purchase both Box A and Box B, you will not receive duplicate products between the two boxes.
These are FINAL SALE and available only while supplies last, so August 13 is definitely a date to put on your crafty calendar!
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A Creative Note: My projects feature products from the Mystery Boxes, but I mixed in some dies, papers and supplies from my personal Scrappy Boy Stamps stash. That’s part of the fun—seeing how these new goodies can work with products you may already own!
🐶 Project #1: The Cutest Toy
“THE CUTEST TOY / A TRUE LIMITED EDITION” CARD
This one immediately took me back to childhood! I created a fun retro toy-inspired card with the adorable tiny-armed pup front and center.
And there is an important detail about this project: the toy-inspired frame is NOT a special die included in the Mystery Box. I created that look by combining simple geometric dies from my existing stash.
I love finding unexpected ways to stretch basic dies and turn them into something completely different. The bold red, white and black palette gives this card that classic toy-box feel, while the sentiments “The Cutest Toy” and “A True Limited Edition” couldn’t be more perfect for a Mystery Box project.
Copic Color Combos
Dog – C3 & C5 Airbrushed on white
You can achieve the same look ink blending with gray pigment ink or stamping on solid gray paper with black ink. I made this card with scraps. These circle knobs can be found on the following products:
Quick & Easy – No Color Made with simple geometric shapes
🦖 Project #2: Big Hugs From a Tiny-Armed Friend
Dinosaur Birthday Card
How could I resist this little guy?
This project became a bright, cheerful birthday card filled with rainbow stripes, colorful dots and one very happy green dinosaur. I layered different shapes and patterns to give the card lots of movement without taking attention away from the image. I used my new favorite die from my stash called Tri-Fold Card Die w/ stitched layers.
“Big Hugs From A Tiny-Armed Friend” makes me smile every time, and I paired it with “Birthday Adventures Await” to make this one ready for a celebration.
Copic Colors
Dinosaur – light green – YG01, YG03, YG05
Dinosaur – medium green – YG06, YG09
Deep green shadows – G07, G17, G28
Belly/highlights -YG21, YG23
Mouth – R20, R22
Teeth – C0, C1
Grounding/deep shadows – C3, C5
🥔 Project #3: Perfectly Put Together
Sweet Potato Card
This might be one of my favorites simply because it is so wonderfully silly!
I turned my card into a playful “Sweet Potatoes” design featuring a familiar pair of spud-inspired friends. The bold letters, glitter, hearts, polka dots and layered elements make this card feel like pure childhood fun.
The “Perfectly Put Together” sentiment was the finishing touch.
This is also a great example of why I love Mystery Box events. The new products can be the starting point, but you can pull out your existing Scrappy Boy supplies and completely run with an idea.
For this project, I went with a dramatic black space background so the green, purple and white coloring of my space ranger would really pop. The stars, splatters and circular galaxy-inspired sentiment element give the card plenty of dimension while keeping the character as the focal point.
This one is another fun nod to childhood memories without needing the entire card to be literal. I used the stitched nested rectangles and the stitched scalloped nested A2 card dies.
Copic Colors
Suit whites – C0, C1, C3
Green accents – YG03, YG06, YG09
Purple accents – V04, V06, V09
Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21
Hair/brows – E23, E25, E27
Blue accents – B23, B26, B28
Shadows – C3, C5
🌸 Project #5: Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After Door Card
My final project takes the Mystery Box inspiration in a completely different direction.
Instead of a character-focused design, I created a whimsical door card filled with soft pastels, flowers and a little bit of magic. The pink and purple door details contrast beautifully against the soft background, while the dimensional flowers add a sweet, playful finish. Flowers are from the Sweet Rabbit Back Pack Add On Die Set.
The Scrappy Boy Stamps Mystery Box Event runs August 13–17, 2026, while supplies last. With only a limited quantity available, I would not count on these boxes lasting through the entire event.
Remember:
Box A: 3 limited-edition 6×8 stamp sets + coordinating outline dies + extra goodies
Box B: 7 limited-edition card/album dies + extra goodies
$95 per box, shipping included
Approximately $225 retail value in each box
Purchase A + B and there are no duplicates between the boxes
Final sale — no returns or exchanges
Mystery Boxes may also contain previously released products, colored die cuts, papers, show-exclusive products and kits.
“PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING”
I will be sharing more detailed looks at these five projects, including the Scrappy Boy products I mixed in from my stash, but because these Mystery Boxes are available for such a short time, I wanted to share all five projects together first.
If these projects have you wondering what might be hiding inside those boxes…well, that’s exactly what makes a Mystery Box so much fun! 💗
One pair of glasses, two iconic music-inspired cards! 🎶👓 See how I stretched the Scrappy Boy Stamps Silly Creature Backpack Add-On Dies to create playful nods to John Lennon and Ozzy Osbourne while mixing and matching some of my favorite dies.
Sometimes my favorite cards start when I stop looking at a die for what it is supposed to be and start wondering, “What else could this become?”
That is exactly what happened with the Silly Creature Backpack Add-On Die Set from Scrappy Boy Stamps. Those oversized glasses immediately got my attention—and before long, I was using them to create two completely different cards inspired by iconic musicians.
🎶 IMAGINE…
For my first card, those big round glasses immediately made me think of John Lennon.
I combined dies from several of my favorite Scrappy Boy Stamps sets to build the scene, including the Stitched Scene Building Dies. The oversized black glasses became the focal point, while the colorful background, clouds, sunshine and musical notes helped bring my little tribute to Imagine together.
Of course, I had to add plenty of white gel pen details. Those tiny highlights and stitched accents really make black die cuts pop!
🦇 From Lennon to the Prince of Darkness
Then I started looking at those same glasses again…and went in a completely different direction!
This time they became the foundation for my playful Ozzy Osbourne-inspired “Prince of Dorkness” card. 😂🦇
I combined the glasses with additional Scrappy Boy dies, added those unmistakable blue lenses, bats, wings and lots of white gel pen detailing. The result is definitely silly, a little spooky, and exactly the kind of unexpected card I love making.
👓 One Die—Completely Different Looks
This is one of my favorite things about die cutting: you don’t have to use a die exactly as it was intended.
🎵 John Lennon’s signature round glasses 🦇 Ozzy-inspired violet / blue shades ✂️ A starting point for combining pieces from completely different Scrappy Boy sets
And now I’m wondering…which music icon should I try next? Can you see my next music inspired card??? 🤔🎸
You can find the Silly Creature Backpack Add-On and lots of other dies perfect for mixing, matching and stretching your stash at Scrappy Boy Stamps.
Thanks for stopping by StampedbyKelly! I hope this inspires you to pull out some of your own dies and look at those little pieces in a completely different way.
Celebrate Dinosaur Week with a fun Halloween shaker card featuring the Close to Extinction Stamp Set, creative Flash Card Surgery, and spooky interactive details from Pajama Crafter Stamps.
I’m closing out Dinosaur Week with one last dino-mite project—and this little guy from the Close To Extinction Stamp Set decided he was ready for Halloween! 🎃🦖
For this card, I did what I’m calling a little Flash Card Surgery! ✂️ I cut into two Halloween Flash Cards, using the skeleton/spiderweb design to create my circle shaker and borrowing the witch hat and “Make Your Own Magic” sentiment from another card.
I love finding ways to stretch products beyond their original design. A little cutting, mixing and matching turned these Flash Cards into something completely different—and gave my dinosaur the perfect spooky-season makeover!
🛍️ What I Used
Close To Extinction Stamp Set
Halloween Flash Cards
Dino Celebration 6×6 Paper Pack
Marshmallow Cardstock
SpinCycle Micro Rotators
🦖 Has This Dino Already Gone Extinct?
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And that’s a wrap on Dinosaur Week! I think sending this little guy into extinction dressed for Halloween was the perfect way to end it. 😂
Until the next crafty adventure—Make Your Own Magic! ✨
Who says seashells have to stay at the beach? In today’s card, I’m transforming shell images into beautiful flowers with a fun, unexpected twist using the SHARK-UTERIE stamp set from Pajama Crafter Stamps! Stop by for step-by-step details, close-up photos, and a creative technique that will have you looking at your stamps in a whole new way.
Sometimes the smallest stamp in a set becomes the biggest surprise!
When I was first designing this SHARKuterie Board stamp set from the July Pajama Crafter Stamps’ Release, I added this cute little shell, which is perfect for beach scenes. But after playing around with it, I discovered that stamping three shells together created the sweetest little flowers!
I loved this concept so much that I designed two completely different cards using the same shell flowers—proving that a single stamp can inspire so many creative possibilities.
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