Category Archives: prima

Quilted Sympathy

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Esther Asbury

Today I have a quilt themed sympathy card to share with you. I keep my paper scraps organized in pockets according to color, so it’s fairly easy to pull out some matching pieces and create a background like this one. … Continue reading →

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Dictionary Page Background

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Esther Asbury

Today I’m sharing a somewhat funky style of card created with an old dictionary page and some Tim Holtz distress products. To create my card I: Rubbed some Salty Ocean Distress Ink randomly across my old dictionary page Added some … Continue reading →

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November Challenge – Link Party #34

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Today I have a handmade journal to share with you. I started out to create a gratitude journal, but decided to make it do double duty by adding currently journal pages to it as well.  I sent this fun little … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, canvas, challenge, cropstop, distress crayons, distress paint, distress stain, flowers, freebie, gesso, Linky Party, petaloo, prima, ranger, ribbon, stamping, stencils, texture, tim holtz, tutorial | 13 Comments

Jack o Lantern

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Fall is here and with it comes all things pumpkin! Today I’m sharing a fun Jack o Lantern card with you as well as a free template for creating the face. To create my background: I started with a 4 … Continue reading →

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Prima Dolls

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Happy October to you!! Today I’m sharing a slim card I made using one of the Prima doll stamps from the Holiday Bliss Planner Stamp set. Cropstop currently has two of their dolls in stock – Betty With a Hair … Continue reading →

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May Challenge – Link Party #28

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Esther Asbury

It’s the second week of May, and time for another challenge here on the Cropstop blog! I’ve been enjoying playing with some new products from the Cropstop store. Today I’m sharing a mini tutorial that uses the Gelli Printing Plate, … Continue reading →

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DIY Cardboard Buttons

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Hello fellow crafters! I have another mini tutorial for you today. I’m going to show you how to make cardboard buttons so you’ll never have to worry about not having just the right color to match your project ever again!  … Continue reading →

Posted in cards, chipboard, circles, cropstop, cuttlebug, die cuts, distress ink, embellishment, embossing folders, inkpad, nestabilities, prima, ranger, spellbinders, stamping, stitching, texture, tim holtz, tutorial | 1 Comment

Pocket Card

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Today I’m sharing a lovely little pocket card I created using some of the awesome products found in the CropStop store! DIRECTIONS: Step One: Cut a piece of kraft cardstock into a 4.25 x 9.75 inch strip.  Step Two: Score at … Continue reading →

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Inked Embossing Folder

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Today’s card features the fun technique of inked embossing folders. To create a background for your project you can apply ink to your embossing folder a) with a brayer or b) directly from the ink pad. Load your paper in, … Continue reading →

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December Challenge – Linky Party #23

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Karen Letchworth

Hello, everyone!  Welcome back to the CropStop Blog for our December Anything Goes Challenge.  We’re SO glad you’re here, and we hope that you have a great time playing along with us this month using some of your favorite CropStop products. … Continue reading →

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