Little bit of Crabbie! Snappy Birthday Card

Crab-Snappy Birthday

Here is a card I (Bobbi) created using a few scrapbook items, some you might already have!

I used an old Stampin Up set called (I think) Under the Sea.  I really think if you have a beach theme set it would work just as nicely too!

I stamped my clam and crab on red cardstock and cut the outline of each image.  I used my hole punch to create the eyes of the crab.  White pen to color the clams eyes.


I used a sandy brown paper and a darl brown ink with a stipple brush to create the sand texture on the card and a simple tear of the paper to give it more depth.


Now the sand castle was fun!  I really love it when I can create an image with just using a punch.  

I used my index card punch to create the sand castle, Martha Stewart carries a punch similar to what was used as seen on card.  

I cut the brown card stock 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 and punched only the top section.  I cut another piece 1/2 x 1/2 and punched the topm stippled in a dark brown ink and layered.



I just created a cute card in a snap!

Turning Crabby Into Happy!
Christine and Bobbi
Crabby Cakes Studio

 

See You are the Witches Convention! Card

WITCHES!  BROOMS!  BATS!  OH MY!

Here is a very cute Halloween Card I made for a girl friend and believe me she is a real witch indeed!  Just kidding!

When I saw this brass template from Lasting Impressions, I just had to have it!  The brass template is called Silly Witch. 

It can be purchased thru the Lasting Impressions Store at:
http://lastingimpressions.com/shop/product.php?productid=36598&cat=680&page=1

I dry embossed each part of the witch:
Hair-gray paper
Face and nose -Green
Hat-Black
Hat trim-Purple
Eyes-White with black brads

The stars were created with a star punch and the moon was just hand cut and chalked with bright yellow and orange to add dimension!


I just kept thinking of great cards to make with her!

• Best Witches
• Witch you were here!
• Free Broom Rides!
• The Witch is In!
• The Witch is Out!
• Witch way to the candy?
• Witches have the best hats.

Share with us your favorite "Witch" tagline!  

We would love for you to leave a comment or share your Witch and Halloween Cards with us!

Witching you a Happy Halloween!

~Bobbi

Crabby Cakes Studio

Slumber Party Cricut Lite Rockstar Card

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ROCKSTAR CARD

So I wanted to do a little something different for my niece, Kelly, who is having a graduation party next week.  I am known in the family as being "a little different" so I created this cute little card for her letting her know she is a ROCKSTAR in my book!  I wish nothing but success to her as she pursues her dream of becoming a register nurse.

To create this I used the new Slumber Party Cricut Lite.  I am focusing on creating new cards this month with just this one to show versatile it really is!

Secondly, all I can say is congrats to Provo  Craft  for listening to your customer's feedback!  The instructions breaking down all the layers is the best yet!  And I love the plastic VHS storage box!  Super easy to use!

The image used was the girl skull and I did nothing but press the buttons...since my niece is all about the bling, I added 2 crystal gemstones for the eyes.  The stamp I used was from My Favorite Stamps set Chica.

I do come across an size maxium, for creating a card and custom envelop, you can only go as high as 4 1/2 inches, otherwise the sizing will be to big for the custom envelop.  IF you are not going to create an envelop using the Cricut Lite you can create the image as big as you like!

Enjoy my Punky Friends!
Bobbi Hickman
Crabby Cakes Studio
Where Crabby Turns Into Happy!

Treasure Box Designs Digi Stamp Birdies Card

 

Treasure Box Designs New Digi Stamps Makes Creating A Homemade Card A Breeze!

We love Treasure Box Designs! We use their paper templates for lots of albums we create.  They have now made it easy for every craft level  by creating digi stamps!  LOVE THEM!  They are easy to download to your PC.  The best part is that they colored images for all those last minute cards you need!  Simply print, cut and paste and you can be on your way! Also included in your purchase is a black and white image, this is great for coloring with your favs...like Copic markers, watercolors, and color pencils!  Here at Crabby Cakes Studios we are always wanting to share budget ideas...so these digi stamps can be purchased at  www.treasureboxdesigns.com for only a $1.00!!!  

GREAT DEAL!

Oops, one more thing to add to my gushing....you can customize the size!  When was the last time you purchased a stamp that you could according to your project...like NEVER!

This card example was created in 10 minutes using only scraps!  Even the printed digi stamps was printed on a left over white paper....it would have been faster if glitter was not used.  The Birdies stamp was used to create this card.  

Directions:

We printed "A  Little Birdie Told  me..."  

We used water color to paint in the the image and cut the image to be in portion of the card.  (We used left over scraps too!)  Covered the entire front of image with glitter glue and added Prisma Glitter.  Add a few blue brads. Complete!

Sending Hugs and Kisses using a digi stamp from Treasure Box Designs

This adorable card was made using a digi stamp from the brand new Digi Stamp line offered by Treasure Box Design.  The image was colored using Prismacolor Colored Pencils and the Gamsol method.  This was a really fast and fun project!  To see more of the digi stamp line, check out Treasure Box Designs website.

http://www.treasureboxdesigns.com/