Where in the World Fandom Friday Cards with the Perfect Heist Kindred Stamps Release

For this week's Fandom Friday I am so excited to be featuring the brand new Perfect Heist stamp set from Kindred Stamps, because this world traveling detective character was literally one of my favorite computer games to play at my grandparents' house growing up and I squealed when I saw this set was coming out!

I stamped both versions of the character in InkOn3's Blackout ink and colored them with my Ohuhu Honolulu alcohol art markers, using warm grays for the hair so it wouldn't feel too cold or flat, and being careful with my skin tone choices so I could do justice to the streaming reboot version of the character who is a woman of color. I colored two different outfit styles to represent both the classic computer game look and the newer streaming reboot, finished both with white gel pen highlights and pink stippled cheeks for a fun cartoon feel, then fussy cut both images before moving on to building the cards.

For the first card I wanted to recreate the feel of the original game logo, so I ink blended Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides onto white mixed media cardstock, activated the ink with a little water spritz for texture, then die cut it into a circle using the largest stitched circle from the Card Basics die set from Kindred Stamps to create a planet Earth.

I stamped "I've Searched the World For" in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink onto a white sentiment panel and "The Perfect Gift" onto a yellow die cut banner from the Sentiment Strip dies in Tulip Red VersaFine Clair, keeping everything clean and graphic to match that classic logo energy. I layered the whole design onto a top folding A2 card base using my Card Maker T Square for centering, popped up the earth circle and the character with 1mm foam adhesive, and tucked the yellow banner just under her feet to finish off the design, then stamped "Where in the World Have You Been" on the inside for the perfect finishing touch.

For the second card I went for a moody night sky vibe by blending Tumbled Glass and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxides together on white mixed media cardstock, then added large water splatters to activate the ink, followed by opalescent white pigment watercolor splatter from my Starry Colors palette and bold bleedproof white fine art paint for that starry night look. I die cut the cityscape from the Kindred Cityscape die set out of soft gray cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse, leaving about a half inch of ground at the bottom and adding a little Pumice Stone Distress Ink along that bottom edge so it would feel more grounded and dimensional rather than just a flat die cut floating on the card.

I glued the cityscape directly onto the night sky panel rather than popping it up so the attention would stay on the character, stamped "I've Searched the World For You" on a white sentiment strip and placed it in the top right corner, then added my character with one millimeter foam adhesive in the bottom left to balance everything out before attaching the whole panel to a side folding card base for a fun horizontal layout, and stamped "You Make Every Day Feel Like a High Stakes Heist" on the inside!

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Black, White & Red Selective Color Hugs Card with Scrapbook.com

For this month's Oh So Inspired collaboration hop hosted by Call Me Crafty Al, our group was inspired by the gorgeous set of cards from Jill Hawkins, and I immediately fell in love with her black and white look with that bold pop of color for the sentiment. I used the Decorative Easter Egg die set from Scrapbook.com to die cut a bunch of leaves and floral pieces twice out of black smooth cardstock, skipping the egg itself since I wanted to focus on the botanicals, and arranged them all across one side of a landscape A2 card base.

Once I was happy with the placement, I used my Scrapbook.com liquid glue and tweezers to carefully adhere all of those delicate little pieces one section at a time. For the sentiment, I die cut the word "Hugs", each layer from the same sheet of the Ombre A2 paper pad so all three layers would coordinate beautifully together, then stacked the word, the drop shadow, and the full outer shadow with liquid glue to create one really dimensional and color rich sentiment.

To finish the card, I stamped "love, love, love you" from the All Heart photopolymer stamp set directly onto the card base in Stupid Cupid Stellar Ink, doing it in two parts so the "love you" portion would nestle right inside the Hugs die cut and the two extra "loves" would sit above it on the upper half of the card. I used 1mm foam squares from Scrapbook.com on the back of the layered Hugs sentiment to pop it up off the card base with just the right amount of dimension, then placed it so it overlapped both the stamped sentiment below and some of those black botanical die cuts.

To finish everything off I added Cherry Pie Pops of Color around the sentiment and tapped the back of each one so they settled into more of a flat enamel dot look rather than a raised dome, and that little touch of pearlescent shine was exactly what the card needed!

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Music Man Scene Cards with Kindred Stamps

For this week’s Fandom Friday project, I created two classic movie inspired cards using the new Music Man stamp set from Kindred Stamps, and I had so much fun building these little dramatic window scenes! I started by stamping the character image twice and coloring both versions with my Ohuhu alcohol markers. I kept the coloring pretty simple with mostly two and three color blends since the image is on the smaller, detailed side. I used warmer red grays for the hair, soft gray tones for the boom box and sneakers, and blue leaning gray greens for the pants. I tested two different jacket color combinations because I could not decide between a more khaki brown or camel toned jacket, and honestly I still think both versions work depending on the mood of the card. Once everything was colored, I fussy cut the images and started building the scenes for each card.

For the first card, I created a bedroom window scene using patterned paper from the Nanny paper pad as wallpaper for the room. I die cut and stacked several window frames together to create dimension, then ink blended a dusky outdoor forest scene behind the window using Distress Inks and the Forest Stencil from Kindred Stamps. I layered darker blues around the trees for the evening sky, added greens for the tree line, and blended a soft path underneath the character to ground the scene.

After assembling the layered window frame, I added softly ink blended white curtains and attached them with a combination of foam adhesive and liquid glue so they framed the character without covering him up too much. I finished the inside of the card with the “I’ll always be right outside your window” sentiment, which worked perfectly with the whole scene. For the second card, I used the same outdoor blended background but skipped the dimensional window frame to create more of an outside perspective instead. I added the “You’re Beautiful In My Eyes” sentiment to the front and stamped “You’re My Jam” on the inside. I love that both cards feel connected while still telling slightly different versions of the same nostalgic scene!

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Rose Blossoms Floral Thinking of You Card with Scrapbook.com

For today’s card, I wanted to create something soft, layered, and full of texture using Scrapbook.com exclusives and the gorgeous Heirloom pattern papers. I started by stamping the large floral image from the Rose Blossoms clear stamp set using a brown alcohol marker friendly ink and colored everything in with OLO markers. Once the coloring was complete, I restamped the image in Weeping Willow Stellar Ink using my MISTI so the outlines would stay crisp and clean, then used the coordinating die to cut the floral image out. For the background layers, I die cut the largest stitched heart from the Nested Stitch Hearts die set using a pale blue floral paper from the Heirloom A2 paper pad. I paired that with a pale pink patterned paper panel trimmed to 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches, misted it lightly with water, and embossed it using the Polka Dots 3D embossing folder for lots of texture and dimension.

To build the rest of the card, I layered the embossed pink panel onto a vellum mat and added everything to an A2 card base covered with another brown patterned paper from the Heirloom collection. Before assembling, I stamped a repeating stitched pattern from the Background Builders 3 stamp set onto the brown paper using Cookie Dough ink for a subtle tone on tone look, then blended Cookie Dough and Weeping Willow ink around the edges for extra depth. I also added Cross My Heart Solar Paste around the edges of both the brown and pink layers and sprayed the embossed panel with the coordinating Solar Spray for a soft shimmer.

For the focal point, I cut the floral image in half and arranged the pieces around the blue stitched heart so the flowers framed opposite corners of the card. I popped the heart and florals up with foam adhesive for dimension and added the “Thinking of You” sentiment cut from dark brown patterned paper with a vellum shadow layer. To finish everything off, I brushed a little gold shimmer onto the sentiment and scattered Unicorn Tears Glitter Pops of Color around the design for the prettiest soft pink sparkle. I love how elegant and dreamy this card feels with all the layered textures and subtle shimmer details!

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Magical Newspaper Card with The Sassy Club Sasstastic Beasts

Today’s card was all about fandom fun and bringing a little bit of the magical world into my craft room! I pulled out the older Sasstastic Beasts stamp set from The Sassy Club and colored all of the adorable critters and wizard images with my Ohuhu alcohol markers. I wanted the coloring to feel soft and cartoony, so I leaned into visible marker strokes for the fur and hair instead of blending everything completely smooth. After coloring, I restamped the images with darker ink to sharpen the outlines, but things shifted a little in my MISTI and I was honestly devastated for a minute. Thankfully, I was able to recover the images with a white gel pen and some thicker highlights, and in the end I actually think it added even more personality to the finished card. Sometimes crafty accidents turn into happy little style choices! At least that's why I'm telling myself...

For the card design, I created a magical newspaper layout using The Sassy Club News Print die set and several coordinating sentiments and stamps. I embossed the main sentiment in gold because I loved the idea of the shiny gold lettering attracting all of the little gold stealing critters around the card. To give the newspaper background more texture and age, I blended distress inks around the edges and added watercolor splatter for an old magical paper look. Once everything was stamped and assembled, I layered the critters around the sentiment with thin foam adhesive so they looked like they were all reaching toward the shiny gold words. I finished the card by layering the newspaper onto patterned paper from the Wizard House paper pad and attached everything to a trimmed down 5x7 card base. I kept the embellishing pretty simple because I really wanted the cute characters and embossed sentiment to be the stars of the show, and I had so much fun putting this magical little scene together!

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Rainbow Sparkle Fandom Cards with Kindred Stamps

Hi friends, today I am finally sharing this colorful fandom-inspired card trio using the Sparkle Friends stamp set from Kindred Stamps. I started by ink blending two A2 panels with one of my favorite rainbow combinations of Distress Oxides using Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, and Shaded Lilac. Once I was happy with the blends, I layered the Half Tone Circle stencil over each panel and spread different Astro Pastes through the stencil for lots of shimmer and texture. One background used a silver paste for a bold metallic look, while the other used a more translucent sparkle paste that allowed the rainbow underneath to really shine through. After everything dried, I trimmed the panels down slightly to leave a crisp white border around each finished card.

For the first card, I used the sparkly silver-haired character and layered him onto a vellum circle with a stamped sentiment banner. I hid the foam adhesive behind the character and banner so the vellum would stay clean and transparent against the glittery background. For the other two cards, I split the second rainbow panel in half and added holographic cardstock strips along the sides for extra shine. I stamped coordinating sentiments directly onto the card fronts and popped up the characters with thin foam adhesive so they stayed the stars of the design. I love how simple these cards ended up being while still feeling bright, happy, and full of personality. Sometimes rainbow ink blending and a little sparkle are all a card really needs.

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You're a Scream May SheetLoad Fandom Cards with Miss Ink Stamps

Hi friends, today I am diving into the May 2026 SheetLoad of Cards using products from Miss Ink Stamps with a little spooky fandom twist. I started by choosing bold splatter pattern paper from my stash and layered in even more texture using the Drips and Drops stencil. I first tried a lighter pink ink but quickly switched to a deeper lipstick shade for that dramatic, drippy effect that really pops against the paper. Once all of my pieces were stenciled, I followed the SheetLoad sketch to trim everything down and began assembling my panels onto black card bases to really ground all of those bright and bold elements.

Next, I created the focal point using layered circle dies, cutting a white base and a smaller black circle for the sentiment. I heat embossed the phrase “You’re a scream” in white on the black circle for a crisp, high contrast look, then adhered it to the white layer before popping it up onto the card front with thin foam adhesive. I stamped, colored, and fussy cut my character image, added a few white gel pen highlights, and adhered it to the circle for dimension. To finish everything off, I scattered pink heart embellishments around the sentiment for a playful contrast to the spooky theme. This design is easy to repeat across the full SheetLoad layout, making it perfect for creating a whole set of bold, fandom-inspired cards.

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Never Grow Up Jungle Cards with Kindred Stamps

For this Fandom Friday, I am sharing two cards using the newest release from Kindred Stamps and I had so much fun creating a playful jungle scene with these adorable little characters. I stamped all six images from the “Get Lost” stamp set using InkOn3 Blackout Ink, colored them with Ohuhu Honolulu alcohol markers, and fussy cut them out. I wanted the background to feel lush and layered, so I used tropical patterned papers from my stash and die cut a jungle scene, separating out leafy details and wood textures to build dimension.

To add depth and texture, I inked the edges of the wood elements with warm tones and splattered both brown and green watercolor across the panels. Once everything was dry, I layered the die cut greenery over coordinating background panels using liquid glue so I could adjust all the little details and tuck pieces together. This created a full jungle scene that feels rich and slightly wild, which was perfect for these characters.

I created two versions using the same supplies. For the box card, I assembled the base, added the inner steps, and adhered the jungle panels to the inside and back of the card. For the A2 version, I attached the same style panel to the front of a standard card base. I stamped “never grow up” on banner strips for the front and “I’d be lost without you” for the inside and back using a brown ink. I added three characters to each card, using foam adhesive for the A2 card and liquid glue for the box card to keep the dimension balanced. Together, the two cards feel like one continuous scene full of movement and personality.

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Kiss Your Brain Shaker Card with Trinity Stamps

Today’s card is a fun shaker design using Trinity Stamps and a playful take on this week’s Craft Roulette parameters. I started by die cutting a white cardstock panel using the largest rectangle from Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #2. I created my background by stamping the No Brainer stamp set repeatedly with Rosy Cheeks ink from Simon Hurley, then softly blended over the panel with a blending buddy to give it a light pink wash. To add texture and interest, I splattered the panel with leftover ink, graphite watercolor, pink pearl watercolor, and bleedproof white paint, then set it aside to dry completely. Once dry, I turned it into a shaker panel by adding acetate and adhesive, then filled it with a mix of Trinity embellishments including Blue Sky Sparkle Spots, Polished Sea Glass Confetti, Polished White Confetti, and Iridescent Snow Cone Pop Beads before sealing it closed and adhering it to an A2 card base.

Next I built the focal point by die cutting a small trapezoid from powder green cardstock using Emergency Card Essentials Die Set #1 and adhering it toward the top of the shaker panel. I stamped the brain image from the No-Brainer set with InkOn3 Blackout Ink, added the kissy face detail, colored it with OLO markers, and die cut it with the coordinating die. I also die cut a small white circle and stamped the sentiment “kiss your brain” using Loch Ness Stellar Ink. I adhered the brain to the circle, then popped the entire piece up with thin foam adhesive for dimension. To finish the card, I added a few Perfect Pink Heart Bubbles around the focal point for extra shine. This card checks all the boxes for Craft Roulette with a funn tagline, aquarium inspired colors, a March connection, and a twisty brain element.

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Love You Floral Card with Sizzix and Vicki Boutin

Hi friends, today I am sharing a bright floral card using Sizzix and Vicki Boutin products. I started by trimming a piece of white cardstock to 4 x 5-¼" and placed one of the Buildable Backgrounds #1 stencils over the panel. Using Simon Hurley create. Stellar Ink in Shooting Star and Fore!, I blended color through the stencil to create the base pattern. Once the stencil was removed, I sprayed the entire panel with Trust Fund Solar Spray to add a beautiful shimmer. I set the panel aside to dry completely, then came back with the leftover ink on my blending tool to lightly add more green and yellow tones into a couple corners to deepen the color.

Next I die cut several flowers from the Floral Layers #1 die set from white cardstock and assembled them with liquid glue. I also die cut a decorative border using one of the Double Edgers Thinlits dies and cut the sentiment “love you” from black cardstock using the Vicki Script #1 Thinlits. I adhered the flowers to the stenciled background and added the decorative border with foam adhesive on the center of the panel. I trimmed the excess border with scissors so it stayed flush with the background piece. Then I layered the panel onto a black cardstock mat trimmed to A2 size and glued the sentiment across the center, overlapping the border. Finally, I added Olive and Sunshine Gloss Pops of Color from Scrapbook.com to bring in more of the yellow and green tones.

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