Category Archives: border punches
Black and White Zentangle
Hello blog readers, it’s time for another inspiration post here on the Cropstop blog. Today I’m sharing a black and white card I created using one of Cropstop’s Zentangle stamps. Actually I made two cards with slightly different designs on … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings
It’s hard to believe that the Thanksgiving holiday is already behind us and we’re quickly heading into Christmas, but it’s true! Maybe it’s just me, but this first year of working for Cropstop as a designer seems to have passed … Continue reading
Elegant Pearls
A friend of mine (from college days) is getting married this month, so I wanted to create a somewhat simple/somewhat elegant looking card to send her. Since it’s fall, I used a deep coral colored cardstock as my main color … Continue reading
Patriotic – 3D Star Template
Since tomorrow is Independence Day here in the USA, I have a patriotic card to share with you today. It features a fun 3D star and I’m sharing both the template and a mini tutorial for creating your own. Step … Continue reading
Dryer Sheet Texture
A few years ago there was technique going around that featured stamped scenes with a used dryer sheet glued over the top and glitter added. I tried it, but found it dulled my stamping more than I liked. After experimenting … Continue reading
Pocket Card
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
Valentine Teddy — Free Printable
Hello Everyone! I’m back today to share another Valentine card with you and a free printable! I made two of this card in slightly different color schemes. I started with white cardstock as my base and added a stip of … Continue reading
My favorite punch
We all have them, haven’t we? Favorite punches, that is. Mine is this one by Martha Stewart, Deep Edge Daisy Fan. Besides punching paper and cards, I frequently use it as a mask with Distress Inks or Glimmer Mists. I … Continue reading
More uses for your border punches
I thought that since we all have them why not use them to their full capacity, right? Here in this close up you can see how we used the corner punch “LOOP EDGE” by Martha Stewart to punch around a … Continue reading
Negative FuN with your punches!
Elisabeth’s brain started spinning while punching a border with her new MS punch – the negatives were so nice! So she ended up with a pile of negatives on her table. Wanna see what she came up with… it is … Continue reading