Cut Above the Rest Fandom Friday Card with Stamp Anniething

For this week's Fandom Friday I am featuring the Wonderfully Forever Weird stamp set and coordinating dies from Stamp Anniething, and if you know this fandom you already know that the topiary stencil that comes with this collection was a must use for the background! I created a stenciled hedge and tree scene on white cardstock using Later Gator and Ivy League Stellar Inks, then added a blended sky background going from High Tide at the bottom through Clear Skies and up to Midnight Snack at the top for a beautiful ombre effect, finishing with opal pigment watercolor splatter for a subtle shine. I die cut the scene with a rectangle die from the Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #2, grounded everything with a Kelly Green grass border die cut from the Popsiclesticks border die set shaded with Ivy League and Later Gator inks, then stamped and colored the focal character with Ohuhu Honolulu markers, with a members only coloring video if you want to see that process in detail!

To assemble the card I used a horizontal A2 card base, layered a black cardstock panel cut with the larger rectangle die to the center, then added the stenciled scene on top before adding the grass, popping up the adorable little topiary, and the character with 1mm foam adhesive for lots of dimension. I white heat embossed the "You're Cut Above the Rest" sentiment from the stamp set onto pitch black cardstock using Brutus Monroe clear embossing ink and Ranger Super Fine Detail white embossing powder, then cut it out with the coordinating die and placed it in the upper left corner to balance out the taller character on the right side of the card. On the inside I stamped "In a World of Ordinary, Be Extraordinary" in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink using my A2 Card Maker T Square to get it perfectly centered, and I think that sentiment is just the most perfect finish for this card!

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Happy Fall Bear Hug Fun Fold Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I followed a fun fold sketch from Sara Lihz that she shared on our Crafty Besties Live, and you can head to the embedded video below to get all the dimensions and details to recreate this fold yourself! I built the card base out of kraft cardstock and used Oak Lane and Wildside patterned papers for the card, then stamped the "Happy Fall" sentiment from the Oak Lane stamp set and heat embossed it in gold embossing powder before die cutting it with a banner shape from the Nested White Arches Decorative Die Set. The band across the card was cut from pink cardstock, and I die cut the Cozy Wreath from yellow patterned paper, then used Wild Honey Distress Ink to darken the center of the wreath once everything started coming together for a little extra depth and warmth.

For the bear I die cut the Bear Hugs die set out of brown and pink cardstock, used a black marker to color small pieces of brown cardstock for the nose and eyes, and added white gel pen highlights to give the little guy some dimension before assembling him onto the wreath. On the inside of the card I used one of the Nested White Arches dies to cut an arch from that same yellow patterned paper and glued it to the inside of the card, then added a die cut "Hugs" sentiment using the same papers I had been using throughout the card to tie everything together. Watch how this whole fun fold came together in the Crafty Besties Live replay embedded below!

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Sprinkled with Love Banana Split Card with Scrapbook.com

For this card I die cut all the pieces from the Banana Split die set from Scrapbook.com, using solid cardstocks from the Sugar Rush A2 Patterned Cardstock Pad for most of the elements, the sprinkles patterned paper from that same pad for the bowl, and the lightest yellow from the Yellows A2 Smooth Cardstock Pad for the bananas. The stems were die cut from blue cardstock and colored green with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and a blending brush, the chocolate was cut from brown cardstock, the shadow from vellum cardstock, and the whipped cream from white cardstock, then I layered everything together to build the full banana split scene on top of the vellum shadow piece.

I transferred a frame rub on from the Sugar Rush Rub On Transfers onto white cardstock and cut around it, then stamped "Hope Your Birthday Is" at the very top of the frame interior and "With Love" at the very bottom using Pinecone VersaFine Clair ink so the sentiment would wrap around the focal image. I glued a pretty floral sheet from the Sugar Rush A2 paper pad to a top folding card base, glued the stamped frame on top, then used thin foam adhesive to pop the banana split up between the two sentiments in the center of the card. To finish everything off I stamped "Sprinkled" from the Sugar Rush Clear Stamp Set in a soft baby pink VersaFine Clair ink, cut it out with the coordinating die, and glued it right on top of the bowl so the full sentiment reads "Hope Your Birthday Is Sprinkled With Love!"

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This Is The Way Gate Fold Card with Craft Roulette Episode 335

For this Craft Roulette Episode 335 card I built a gate fold card base out of black cardstock cut to 8-1/2 x 5-1/2”, scoring at 2-1/8” from both the left and right edges so the two outer panels fold into the center to create an A2 sized card. I cut a galaxy themed patterned paper panel to 4 x 5-1/4”, then cut it in half at 2” so each piece would fit up to the inner fold edge of the gate fold with a black border showing all the way around.

I die cut a circle from vellum cardstock and a slightly smaller circle from more galaxy themed patterned paper, glued them together, and popped them up with thin foam adhesive so the adhesive only touched the left panel of the gate fold, then stamped two images from the Sassielorian stamp set, colored them with alcohol markers, fussy cut them out, and attached them to the center of the layered circles with that same thin foam adhesive.

Because some of the glue showed through the vellum, I die cut a small black cardstock circle and glued it to the back of the vellum on the inside of the card so nothing would be visible when the card was opened. I cut a piece of white cardstock to 4 x 5-1/4” and glued it to the inside of the card to create a writing surface for when the card is ready to send, then trimmed three 1/4” wide strips from a scrap piece of galaxy patterned paper and glued them along the bottom of that white panel for a fun decorative touch. I finished by stamping "This Is The Way!" in black ink on the inside of the card, and then I scattered silver sparkle stars across the front for a little extra galaxy magic!

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Christmas Cocktails SheetLoad of Cards with Sassy's LLC Card Kit 112

For September 2026's SheetLoad of Cards collaboration hop with Call Me Crafty Al's creative team, I used printables from Sassy's LLC Card Kit 112 Christmas Cocktails and Merry Mocktails to make a grand total of 18 holiday cards following Alicia's sketch! I printed three pattern papers to fill a full 8.5x11" sheet and scaled the sentiment and image panels to fit the SheetLoad dimensions, so you will want to head over to Call Me Crafty Al's channel to download the free sketch and do a little math to figure out the scaling percentages for yourself.

I layered all of my pattern papers onto Speckletone Kraft cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse, then paired the sentiment and image center panels with the Holiday Sparkle cardstock from Lawn Fawn in gold, shimmery red, and shimmery green, giving six cards to each color and mixing up the pattern paper pairings so each set felt a little different from the others.

Instead of adding an extra sentiment for the banner element from the sketch, I die cut the Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip die in each patterned paper and trimmed the banners in half so they would tuck behind the center panel and extend out both sides, giving that banner look without covering any of the adorable cocktail imagery. I used my A2 Card Maker T Square to get the banners centered and straight, added foam adhesive just where the center panels would touch the white A2 card bases for a little dimension without bulk, and repeated the whole process across all 18 cards while mixing up the banner colors so nothing felt too matchy matchy.

I have to say that using 8.5x11" printables as an adaptation to Alicia's sketch was such a fun way to stretch this kit, and I ended up with the most cheerful little set of holiday cards featuring cocktails, mocktails, hot chocolate, and the funniest margarita sentiment that brought me way too much joy while assembling! These are going to be so fun to send out to my crafty friends this holiday season and I cannot believe I made 18 cards in one sitting!

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Trick or Treat Bucket Halloween Card with Pretty Pink Posh

For this Halloween card I used the brand new Halloween Treat Bucket stamp set and coordinating dies from Pretty Pink Posh, and I had so much fun coloring up three of the four buckets using my Ohuhu Honolulu alcohol art markers, going with orange for the jack o lantern, a moody purple for the cat, and a bright green for the ghost bucket! I used the tip to tip blending method to smooth out any jumps between my marker shades, leaving a little white edge on each bucket to give them a rounder more dimensional feel, then arranged all three in a quadrant style layout to mirror the color progression of my cloud stenciled background. For that background I used the new Pretty Pink Posh Clouds stencil with Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron, Dusty Concord, and Black Soot Distress Inks layered in cloud sections, then finished with a Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz splatter for shimmer.

To put the card together I die cut the background panel with the largest Eyelet Rectangle die, layered it onto a black A2 card font, then white heat embossed the scripty "Trick or Treat" sentiment from the stamp set onto black cardstock and popped it up in the lower right corner with 1mm foam adhesive strips. I arranged the three colored and die cut buckets clockwise around the sentiment, then finished everything off with a few orange and purple Candy Corn Carnival Clay embellishments from Pretty Pink Posh scattered across the background for the most perfect Halloween finishing touch!

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Happy Halloween Spider Web Card with Trinity Stamps

For this card I was inspired by Trinity Stamps Presents Card Sketch of the Month #001 and used a mix of Trinity Stamps products to build this spooky layered Halloween card! I started with a sheet of purple solid cardstock from the Ghostly A2 Patterned Cardstock Pad from Scrapbook.com and stamped the spider web from the Trinity Stamps Caught My Heart stamp set in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink, then heat embossed it with holographic embossing powder from Ranger for a gorgeous shimmer.

I splattered Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Spray, Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz, and Wilted Violet Distress Spritz all over the panel, let it dry, then die cut it with the middle rectangle die from Trinity Stamps Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #2. Before setting it aside I blended Villainous Potion Distress Oxide around the edges with a dome foam blender and then used my finger to add Black Widow Stellar Paste from Ranger around the edges for an extra moody finish. Using the scraps from die cutting I flipped the paper over to reveal the black and purple pinstripe side and cut two strips with the thin scallop die from Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #1, darkening half of each strip with more paste for a gradient look.

I die cut a circle slightly smaller than the scallop circle die from the small spider web patterned paper in the Ghostly pad, added Stellar Paste around the edges, and set it aside to dry while I worked on my sentiments. I stamped "Happy" and "Halloween" from the Trinity Stamps Simply Sentimental Halloween stamp set in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink onto Vanilla Malt cardstock from Lawn Fawn, embossed both with holographic embossing powder, then used the coordinating Halloween die and a Simply Sentimental strip die to cut them out before blending a little Villainous Potion Distress Oxide along the bottom of each piece for a soft shadow ombre look. For the spider I die cut it from the Caught My Heart coordinating die twice in black cardstock and once in holographic sticker sheet layered onto black cardstock, then layered all three together with the holographic on top and added purple eyes cut from the purple die cut for the most fun little detail.

To assemble everything I glued the spider web patterned paper circle cutout to the card base, layered the purple spider web panel on top, tucked the two scallop strips off the right edge and trimmed the excess, then attached the circle with thin foam adhesive slightly lower and to the left so the spider web design could still shine through. I glued the "Happy" sentiment and the spider onto the circle with liquid glue, then attached the "Halloween" sentiment so it was level with the circle using a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive, centering it to the purple panel to balance the whole design, and finished with a few sparkle spots, rhinestones, or sparkle stars for a final touch of Halloween magic!

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