Scrappy Boy Stamps: Aliens and a Rocking Horse!

It's been a fun month creating cards with the two alien-inspired Scrappy Boy Stamps' stamp sets, We're Not Alone and Aliens Landed in Roswell. These two sets are perfect for making cards for any age. Also, I'm sharing a card I made using the new Rocking Horse Mini Album Die that coordinates with the Cute Kids Playground stamp set. This is a great die for making birthday, baby, and many other occasion cards, scrapbooks, and decorations. Please scroll down to see all three projects. 

Project 1: Take Me To Your Craft Supplies

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• We're Not Alone Stamp & Dies
• We're Not Alone paper packs
• Stitched Oval Dies

Supplies used:

• A6 white card base
• Black cardstock panel/mat
• White cardstock to cut oval die
• Bristol cardstock for ink smooshing
• Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot

Copic Markers used:

Man 1

• Skin: E55, E53, E51, E50
• Cheeks: R20
• Hair: E97, YR24, YR23, YR31
• White: N5, N3, N1, 0
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• Green: YG95, YG93, YG91
• Shoes: N7, N3

Man 2

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: E93
• Hair: E59, E57, E55
• Red: R39, R46, R24, R22
• Gold: Y38
• Black: C9, C7, C5, C3

Man 3

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: E93
• Hair: E09, E08, E15, E11
• White: C3, C1, 0
• Black: C9, C7, C5, C3
• Blue: B16, B14, B12

Alien Heads

• Green: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Tips:

• If you need instructions on how to do the ink smooshing technique, please go to one of my previous posts here: Ink Smooshing

Project 2: I Totally Spaced and Forgot Your Birthday

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Aliens Landed in Roswell Stamp & Dies
• A2 UFO Die

Supplies used:

• White slimline card base
• Black cardstock panel/mat and for UFO Die
• Heavy weight Yupo paper for alcohol inked background. 
• Pinata Alcohol inks in blue, purple, green, red, black, yellow, silver (use any brand).
• Glitter cardstock in light blue, salmon, dark blue, silver, white for die cutting UFO Die.

Copic markers used:

Alien in UFO

• Blue (glass): BG01, BG000
• Purple: V95, V93, V91
• Gray: N5, N3, N1

Alien 2

• Brown: E44, E41
• Blue: B12, B00
• Green: G14, G12

Tips: 

• If you've never created an alcohol inked background on Yupo paper, please check out my previous blog posts here: alcohol ink on Yupo

Project 3: Howdy

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Rocking Horse Mini Album Die
• I Love Playing Outside Paper Pack
• Oh My Word Dies: Greeting Phrases 

Supplies used:

• 6x6 white card base
• Lavender card stock for panel/mat
• Cardstock colors for rocking horse:  Lavender, light blue, green, dark pink, tan, black
• Glitter sparkle pens (I used Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens)

Tips:

• Use a glittle sparkle pen to give the rocking horse some sparkle. You can add the sparkle wherever you like.

Thank you for visiting today! Have a wonderful and creative day!

Scrappy Boy Stamps: More April 2025 release inspiration!

I have three more cards to share with you using Scrappy Boy Stamps' latest release! It's been so much fun playing with alcohol inks and creating galaxy backgrounds for my alien friends from the Aliens Landed in Roswell stamp set. While getting my alcohol ink galaxy to dry, I played with the Pirate Add On for Mouse Ears Die to create a couple cute mouse head square cards. 

Project 1: Our Friendship is Out of This World

Scrappy Boy Stamp products used:

• Aliens Landed in Roswell Stamp & Dies
• Aliens Landed in Roswell paper pack
• Stitched Circle Dies
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Supplies used:

• A2 white cardstock
• Heavy weight Yupo paper for alcohol inked background. 
• Pinata Alcohol inks in purple, green, red, black, yellow, silver (use any brand).
• Transparent vellum
• Vellum tape runner

Copic markers used:

Alien

• Green: BG13, BG34, G00
• Earth
• Blue: B14, B12, B00
• Brown: E33, E42, E41
• Green: G14, G12

Planet

• Yellow: Y38, Y35
• Blue: B14, B12
• Purple: V25, V22, V20

Shooting Star

• Yellow: Y38, Y15, Y13
• Orange: YR18, YR14, YR12

Tips:

• If you've never created an alcohol inked background on Yupo paper, please check out my previous blog posts here: alcohol ink on Yupo

Project 2: Magical Wishes

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Pirate Add On for Mouse Ears Die
• Mouse Ears Mini Album Die
• Oh My Word Die (used a combo): 1) Birthday Phrases and 2) Fairy Tale Princess
• Hello Everyone Paper Pack

Supplies used:

• 6x6 White card base
• Black, white, dark pink, light pink cardstock for dies
• Distress Ink in Worn Lipstick

Tips:

• Use the Distress Ink to ink the edges of the card base.
• Use a combination of words from the Oh My Word Dies to create your desired sentiment.

Project 3: Happy Birthday

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Pirate Add On for Mouse Ears Die
• Mouse Ears Mini Album Die
• Oh My Word Die: Birthday Phrases
• Pirates Paper Pack

Supplies used:

• 6x6 White card base
• Black, white, red, gold cardstock for dies

Thank you for stopping by. I just love the April 2025 new release. The card making dies are so fun!! 

Scrappy Boy Stamps Sneek Peeks: April 2025 New Release

This month's Scrappy Boy Stamps new release is HUGE! There are 3 new stamp sets, 4 card making dies, and 5 sets of word dies! I'm sharing a sneak peek of the 3 stamp sets and 2 of the card making dies today. Please scroll down to see all four projects. Throughout the next four weeks, the Design Team will be sharing more projects in the Scrappy Boy Stamps Inspiration Group on Facebook. 

This is the April release that will be available on Friday, April 18, 2025:

We're Not Alone: The stamps were inspired by a science fiction TV show that focused on fictional FBI special agents that investigated unexplained, mind-bending cases.

• We're Not Alone 6x8 Stamp & Dies
• We're Not Alone 6x6 & 4x9 paper packs
• We're Not Alone Colored Die Cut Pieces

Cute Kids Playground: A fun and cute stamp set where kids are having fun at the playground.

• Cute Kids Playground 6x8 Stamp Set & Dies
• I Love Playing Outside 6x6 Paper Pack
• Cute Kids Playground Colored Die Cut Pieces

Moments In History: The stamps are inspired by the Roswell incident, where there was a supposed crash of an UFO.

• Aliens Landed in Roswell 6x8 Stamp & Dies
• Aliens Landed in Roswell 6x6 paper pack
• Aliens Landed in Roswell colored die cut pieces

Card Making Dies:

• A2 UFO Die
• Rocking Horse Mini Album Die
• Love the Mouse Mini Album
• Pirate Add On for Mouse Ears Die
• Oh My Word Dies (5 sets)
• Fairy Tale Princess
• Greeting Phrases
• Birthday Phrases
• South in Your Mouth
• Crafty Phrases

Project 1: I Want to Believe

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• We're Not Alone Stamps and Outline Dies
• We're Not Along Paper Pack
• UFO Die
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Stitched Circle Dies

Other Supplies used:

• A6 white card base
• Bristol cardstock cut with 3-1/8"W x 4-3/8"H Stitched Rectangle Die
• Distress Inks for ink smooshing  the galaxy on Bristol cardstock: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot, plus white acrylic paint for splattering stars.
• For UFO and Sentiment: Metallic cardstock in Silver, Brass, Green, plus black cardstock.
• White or white with blue cloud pattern vellum for UFO window.
• White embossing powder for sentiment.

Copic markers used:

Man

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: R20
• Hair: E49, E25, E21
• Gray: N7, N3, N1
• Brown: E49, E47, E44, E43
• Red: R39, R37, R35, R32
• Yellow: Y15, Y13

Woman

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: R20
• Lips: R29, R22
• Hair: E18, E08, YR18, YR14
• White: N3, N1
• Blue Violet: BV25, BV23, BV20, B91
• Earrings: Y38
• Gray: C3, C1
• Red: R29, R22
• Blue: B95, B91

Alien

• Green: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Tips:

• Die cut the Bristol cardstock before ink smooshing. 

Project 2: Living the Playground Life

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Cute Kids Playground stamps and outline dies
• I Love Playing Outside Paper Pack
• Stitched Circle Dies
• Stitched Rectangle Dies

Supplies used:

• White cardstock for card base: 12"W x 5"H. Scored at 1", 2", 4", 6", and 9", folded as shown to form stair stepper card.
• Light blue cardstock for sentiment: Use the 2-1/8" x 7/8" Stitched Rectangle Die to cut and stamp sentiment.
• One small brad to attach the interactive seesaw (seesaw goes up and down).

Copic markers used:

Kids in the Sandbox

• Girl
• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks and Tongue: R20
• Hair: E09, YR18, YR14
• Purple: V17, V15, V12
• Yellow: Y38, Y35, Y32
• Boy
• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks and Tongue: R20
• Hair: E49, E47, E44, E42
• Blue: B24, B23, B21
• Red: R39, R37, R35, R32
• Balls
• Blue: B24, B23, B21
• Red: R37, R35, R32
• Yellow: Y38, Y35, Y32
• Purple: V17, V15, V12

Kids on seesaw

• Girl
• Skin: E25, E23,E13, E11
• Cheeks: E95
• Tongue: R22
• Hair: C7, C5, C3
• Red: R29, R17, R14, R12
• Blue: B26, B24, B21
• Boy
• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: E95
• Tongue: R22
• Hair: E59, E47, E55, E53
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• Green: YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91
• Seesaw
• Yellow: Y38, Y35, Y32, Y11
• Blue: B26, B24, B23, B21
• Red: R29, R17, R22

Tips:

• Adhere patterned papers on each of the 3 panels, leaving a 1/8" border.
• Cut two 2-5/8" Stitched Circles from the dies using two different patterns.
• Using the brad, attach the see saw onto one of the circles. The seesaw should move up and down freely. Adhere the circle onto the back panel. 
• Adhere the second image onto the second circle then adhere to the middle panel.
• Adhere the sentiment to the front panel.
• This card will fit into an A2 envelope.

Project 3: Beam Me Up

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Aliens Landed in Roswell stamps and dies
• Aliens Landed in Roswell Paper Pack
• Stitched rectangle dies

Supplies used:

• A2 white card base
• Heavy weight Yupo paper for alcohol inked background. Die cut with Stitched Rectangle die 3-3/4"W x 4-7/8"H.
• Pinata Alcohol inks in purple, green, red, black, yellow, silver (use any brand).

Copic markers used:

Alien in spaceship

• Blue (glass): BG000, BG01
• Silver: C5, C3, C00
• Red: R39, R46, R32
• Green: YG09, YG06, YG03, YG01
• Blue (Light Beam): BG01, BG000, BG10
• Yellow: Y02, Y13, Y000, YG01

Cow

• Pink: R85, R83, R81
• White: C5, C3, C1
• Black: C7, C5, C3, C1

Tips:

• If you've never created an alcohol inked background on Yupo paper, please check out my previous blog posts here: alcohol ink on Yupo

Project 4: LOVE Card

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Love the Mouse Mini Album
• Filigree/Grimmerie Background Stamp
• Briar Rose Paper Pack
• I Love Games Paper Pack
• I Y'Am What I Y'Am Paper Pack

Supplies used:

• 6x6 white card base
• Black cardstock for card panel/mat and dies
• White cardstock to stamp Filigree/Grimmerie Background Stamp and dies
• Your favorite black dye ink pad

Tips:

• Great way to use your scraps from different paper packs.

Thank you for stopping by to see the April 2025 sneak peeks! I have many more project to share in the next few weeks, so please come back!

Have a wonderful and creative day!

Stamp Anniething: Phone Home

Today is my design team day at Stamp Anniething where I share a card using the current release. This month's awesome release was inspired by one of my favorite family-friendly alien movies, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. This card uses the Phone Home stamps and outline dies; Over the Moon Builder Die; and part of the Speak and Spell Builder Die. 

Other Stamp Anniething products used:

• Stitched Scalloped Edge Die

Supplies used:

• A2 white card base
• Yupo paper for alcohol inked background
• Alcohol inks in blue, violet, silver
• Black cardstock for trees
• White Bristol cardstock for moon
• Distress inks for moon: Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin.
• Orange cardstock for fence

Copic markers used:

Boy

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks: R20
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: E49, E47, E44, E43
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• Brown: E79, E77, E74, E71

E.T.

• Skin: E79, E77, E74, E71
• Yellow: Y17, Y15, Y11
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91

Notes:

• To create the alcohol inked background, follow my instructions in a previous post. Here is the link: Alcohol Background
• To create the distress inked smooshed moon, follow the instructions for ink smooshing and then use the Moon Die to cut one out. Ink Smooshing
• Cut out the trees using black cardstock.
• Cut out the fence using the orange cardstock and the keyboard die from the Speak and Spell Builder Die.  
• Assemble as shown in the sample card.

Thank you for visiting. It's a fun card to make, so I hope you give this a try. Have a wonderful and creative day! 

Stamp Anniething: You're Mer-mazing

I love playing with alcohol inks to create fun backgrounds for my cards. This background was perfect for this adorable stamp called Adella-Part of Your World from Stamp Anniething. I used the sentiment and bubbles from the Kevin-You're Mer-mazing stamp set to create this many-occasion card. 

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Adella-Part of Your World stamp and outline die
• Kevin-You're Mer-mazing bubbles stamp & outline dies and sentiment
• Bubble Card Mat

Supplies used:

• Pinata alcohol inks - blue, purple, green
• Yupo paper
• Dark Blue cardstock
• A2 top folding white card base
• White pigment ink (sentiment)
• White embossing powder (sentiment)
• Karin white gel pen

Copic markers used to color stamps:

Mermaid:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks: E93
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Green: YG67, YG63, YG61
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91

Bubbles: BV00, G00, B00, BG0000

Thank you for stopping by! Have a creative day!

Stamp Anniething Sneak Peek Day 3: Prince-Let's Go Crazy

Welcome to Day 3 and the final day of Stamp Anniething's sneak peeks! It's been such a fun release to create projects with my three favorite iconic musicians! Today's celebrity is my favorite stamp, Prince-Let's Go Crazy! I got to go see Prince in concert in 1985 in San Francisco. I still remember to this day how great the show was. I am VERY excited for this release! I had to put Prince on a shaker card using the new A2 Shaker Pouches. 

The entire new release is available at the Stamp Anniething webstore.

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Prince-Let's Go Crazy! stamp and outline die
• A2 Shaker Pouches
• Retro Triangle Stencil
• Annie's Alphabet Dies
• Card Mat Dies
• Swirly Twirlies Adornments
• Itty Bitty Beads

Other supplies used:

• Alcohol inks in various colors (purple, violet, blue, black, silver)
• Yupo paper
• Distress Inks in Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet
• Black Embossing Powder

Copic markers used to color the stamp:

• Skin: E57, E25, E23, E13
• Cheeks and tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: BV29, BV25, BV23, BV11
• White: N3, N1, 0
• Black: C7, C5, C3
• Purple: V17, V15, V12

I first created the background using Yupo paper and alcohol inks. I let this dry overnight. I wanted to make sure it was completely dry since this is a shaker card. I then used Annie's Alphabet to cut out his name "prince" and adhered it at an angle. I took off the protective film and the release paper from the A2 Shaker Pouch then added the shaker bits and carefully placed the back of the card over it. 

I created the frame using by inking Bristol paper with Distress Inks in Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves, and Wilted Violet. Then I used the 

Retro Triangle Stencil and black embossing power to add the design. I the largest Card Mat Die to cut out the A2 mat, then used a smaller rectangle die to cut out the inside to make a frame. Save this piece for a future card. I adhered the frame onto the Shaker Pouch with 1/4" double sided tape.

Lastly, stamp and trim the sentiment and adhere it to the card. I added a few of the twirly shaker bits to the sentiment.

I hope you loved this week's sneak peeks and the new releases. It is one of my all time favorites! 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a creative day! 

Stamp Anniething Sneak Peeks Day 1: Boldly Go

Welcome to Day 1 of Stamp Anniething's October 2023 Sneak Peeks! This month's theme is Star Trek inspired! Today's peeks are our handsome James - I Don't Believe in a no Win Scenario stamp, the amazing NCC 1701 Ship Builder Die, and the Boldly Go Word Die. Such a fun and fabulous set to make cards, tags, and gifts for all your Trekkie family and friends!

Other Stamp Anniething products used: Slimline Basic Frame

Copic markers used:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Cheeks: R20

Tongue: R22, R20

Hair: E59, E57, E55, E53

Yellow: YR23, Y26, YR20

Black: C9, C7, C5, C3

Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91

Background was created using alcohol inks on Yupo paper.

Please come back tomorrow for Day 2 of sneak peeks! Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day!