Celebrating Memorial Day with Creativity: A Versatile Spin on the Mad Hatter Card Die Set

As we celebrate Memorial Day, I’m excited to showcase two unique card projects that highlight the versatility of the Mad Hatter card die set from Scrappy Boy Stamps. While this die was originally designed for whimsical, themed projects inspired by the tale of the “Mad Hatter”, I decided to take a different approach and customize it for today’s patriotic holiday.

Project 1: Patriotic Themed Card

A mash up between Scrappy Boy & Pajama Crafter Stamps

For my first project, I focused on a vibrant red, white, and blue palette to create a heartfelt card honoring our fallen heroes. By changing up the colors and incorporating relevant embellishments, I transformed the Mad Hatter die into something truly special for this occasion. The combination of thoughtful design and color allowed me to create a meaningful tribute that resonates with the spirit of Memorial Day.

Project 2: Celebrating Birthdays with Pinup Girls

In contrast, my second project features the same Mad Hatter die set, but this time paired with the brand-new Pinup Girls Birthday set that was released earlier this week. By simply adjusting the colors and the sentiment, I was able to create a fun and festive birthday card! This demonstrates just how adaptable these products can be, allowing for endless creative possibilities.

The beauty of crafting lies in the ability to innovate and personalize your projects. With a little imagination, you can repurpose any die set to fit a specific occasion or theme, proving that your creativity is your only limitation.

I hope my projects inspire you to think outside the box and explore new ways to utilize your crafting supplies!

Happy crafting, and enjoy the rest of your Memorial Day!

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Score Big with a Hand-Stamped Baseball Card! ⚾️

Pajama Crafter Stamps’ Design Team Day

I am excited to share a fun project featuring their latest release! ⚾️ Hand-stamped greeting cards are a fantastic way to blend your creativity with a love for baseball, and the new supplies from Pajama Crafters are perfect for crafting unique cards.

Introducing the Latest from Pajama Crafters

This month, I’m thrilled to introduce & showcase the Champion in the Making stamp set, complemented beautifully by a coordinating stencil called, Legends Born. These, paired with the 6×6 paper pack, are ideal for creating personalized cards that any baseball fan will cherish!

Crafting Your Card

Here’s a simple guide to making your own baseball-themed greeting card:

Gather Your Materials: You’ll need the Champion in the Making stamp set, the Legends Born stencil, a variety of inks, and the Let’s Play Ball 6×6 paper pack. This pack boasts 48 double-sided sheets featuring 12 unique designs, so you’ll always have a great pattern to choose from! Very versatile, too!
Design Your Card: Start by selecting a few sheets from the Let’s Play Ball paper pack as your background. The vibrant patterns provide the perfect stage for your stamped images.
Stamp & Layer: Use the Champion in the Making stamp set to create your baseball motifs and sentiments. After stamping, use the Legends Born die set to cut out your images, and layer them on top of your patterned papers for an eye-catching look.
Assemble & Personalize: Once your card is layered, don’t forget to add a personal touch! Write a heartfelt message inside or include additional embellishments to make it truly unique.

Crafting as Stress Relief

Crafting is not just a fun activity; it’s also a fantastic way to relieve stress! Engaging in creative projects like card-making allows you to focus your mind, express yourself, and take a break from daily pressures. So, gather your supplies and let your creativity flow!

Final Thoughts

Hand-stamped baseball cards are a wonderful way to express appreciation or share a thoughtful message with friends and family. With the Champion in the Making stamp set and Legends Born coordinating stencil, and 6×6 paper pack, you can create cards that are sure to hit a home run!

Happy crafting, and may your creativity continue to soar!

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Build A Caring Bear….Kisses??!!

Belly Badges from set fit perfectly to bottom of all standard size Hershey’s Kisses.

The Build a Caring Bear set will certainly be a great addition to any paper crafter’s stash. This is a versatile set that is great for cards, planners, scrapbook pages and even party decor and favors!!!

The belly badge goes in the middle of the bear’s tummy, but these badges are also the perfect size to adorn the bottom of a Hershey’s Kiss!

If you’re looking for a fun and unique way to personalize your treats inside your treat bags, look no further than the soon to be restocked BUILD A CARING BEAR set from Stamp Anniething. These fun images can be stamped in all black, stamped with your favorite color and are the perfect size to decorate the bottom of a Hershey’s Kiss, and with a wide variety of themed emblems in the set, you can customize each treat to fit your holiday, event or celebration.

Circle size stamps can be easily fussy cut out or use a small circle die or punch

Build a Caring Bear belly badge stamps have a variety of different emblems to match the themes of your party or event. Here are just a few ideas:

Sunshine – Get Well, Be Happy, Don’t worry
Heart – Love, wedding (emboss in gold or silver), Anniversary, Valentines
Clover – St. Patricks Day, sending luck
Graduation Hat – Graduation of any kind
Stormy Clouds- Wedding Shower, Bridal Shower, Baby Shower
Cupcake – Birthday
Tree – Christmas
Star – Job Well Done, Memorial Day, Patriotic

Once you’ve chosen your badges, it’s as simple as attaching them to the bottom of each Hershey’s Kiss using a dab of frosting or melted chocolate. You can also adhere using double-sided tear/paper tape. Not only do these badges add a colorful and fun touch to your treat bags, but they also make each treat feel more personalized and thoughtful.

So the next time you’re planning a party or event, consider adding Build a Caring Bear belly badges to your list of decorations. With their colorful designs and customizable options, they’re sure to be a hit with guests of all ages! Happy Crafting!

Scrappy Boy Stamps April Release: Pretty Little Things

I am so excited to be a new Design Team Member for Scrappy Boy Stamps, a new and very whimsical line by my friend Sean Covert. The newest release from April 2021 is entitled, ” Pretty Little Things.” This stamp set gets its inspiration from the ballet, The Nutcracker Suite. While this ballet may be typically associated with more of a Christmas Theme, the different elements Sean has included in his set lend themselves to a variety of different occasions.

I chose to use the ballerina and some of the smaller toy images in this set to create this little girl’s bedroom dresser scene for a birthday card. I also utilized one of the background stamps from Keep it Simple’s Hello Adventure Bundle, the 4×6 woodgrain background stamp, which Sean presented in the fall on the Stamp and Scrapbook Expo channel.

To make this modified slimline card, I stamped the ballerina, music box, teddy bear, rocking horse and train on Hammermill 100 lb. cover cardstock with Ink on 3 fadeout ink and used Copic markers to do some no-line coloring. In the future, I am going to make sure I keep track of all the colors I use and will include them in future posts; however, you can use any combination of colors that suits your fancy. This set is amazing and I can’t wait to see everyone’s creations.

The dresser is a simple 3×3 inch square that I cut out of kraft-colored cardstock and stamped with the woodgrain background stamp from Keep it Simple. I then cut two smaller rectangles to form the drawers and popped them up with dimensional foam tape after ink blending the edges to give extra dimension. I then used some of my enamel dots in a coordinating color to serve as “knobs” on the drawers. To make the bottom of the dresser look a little fancy and give the furniture a nice set of legs, I used a label punch that I centered in the middle and cropped out some of the cardstock forming the bottom of the dresser.

To make the mirror above the dresser, I used an oval die and scallop oval die from my stash. The oval was cut out of mirror card and the scallop oval was out of coordinating cardstock to tie everything together. If you don’t have oval dies, you can simply cut out a rectangle, too. Use what you have and get creative.

For the sentiment, I used another sentiment strip banner die from my stash after embossing using Versafine pigment ink and clear embossing powder for a finished look. With smaller sentiments, I love the clarity that Versafine ink provides.

Thank you for stopping by and don’t forget to get crafty!!!