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Valentines made with The Ton

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     Hello, everyone! I had a snow day from work today. Buffalo is getting slammed with a nasty blizzard, so I've been crafting up a storm!       For today's project, I'm sharing a quick and fun way to make a bunch of Valentines at once, using my stamp set from The Ton. These are great because you can make so many different color combinations to personalize them to whoever you're making them for!  To make these cards, you will need:  -"Heart Diamonds" stamp set from The Ton (can be found here:  https://www.thetonstamps.com/collections/photopolymer-clear-stamps?pa ) -Sentiment stamps from Technique Tuesday -rhinestones (or sequins, etc., whatever shines float your boat) -colored ink pads (I used Ranger Ink's distress inks) -"love" dies (mine are from Memory Box) -glue (I always use Ranger's matte collage medium) -anti-static powder tool (mine is the bag from ranger) -stamp positioning platform, not necessary ...

Mass-producing quick thank-you cards

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Hey, everybody! Today I wanted to share how I make lots of cards at once for thank-you's. I frequently make large bunches of these, as I send a handmade thank-you to all the customers who purchase a car from me at work. So I need them to be unique, fun, and quick- selling cars means lots of thank-you's! This is a quick way I found to make lots of cards at once using the Triple-Step thank you stamp from  Concord & 9th. There are so many variations you can make with this stamp and die set- it's amazing! To make these, you will need: -White heavy-weight cardstock (whichever you prefer) -lots of fun colored ink pads, I used my Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Distress Inks and loved how they came out. -Concord & 9th Triple-Step Thank you stamp and matching dies (Available for purchase here: https://www.scrapbook.com/store/con-10427.html?w=Concord+and+9th+triple+step+thank+you however, I got mine from one of my favorite online craft retailers, Kraftgali. Shes not stocking ...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone out there! I hope everyone has a safe, happy day with their family and friends. Below are a few of my handmade cards that I gave away this Christmas, feel free to share yours, too! I love seeing everyone's handmade Christmas creations!  Ranger Ink Alcohol Ink background with polar bear stamps from Recollections that I colored with Spectrum Noir Markers.  Penguins from Recollections, pretty patterned paper I got on clearance after Christmas last year from Tim Holtz.  Stamps from Simon Says Stamp that I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  Another little penguin from Recollections stamps.  Stamps from Simon Says Stamp that I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers, and the flowers are from Queen and Co.  Stamps from Simon Says Stamp that I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers. And last but not least- this pretty layering stamp that I got from Altenew- I'm probably going to be using this ...