Category Archives: distress ink

Zentangle Butterfly

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Esther Asbury

Cropstop has several different Zentangle stamps in stock right now, and I just love all the detail included in them. Today I’m showcasing the beautiful Zentangle Butterfly set from Woodware Clear Stamps. To create my card I: Stamped my Zentangle … Continue reading →

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February Challenge – Link Party #37

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Esther Asbury

It’s time for a new challenge here on the Cropstop blog, and today I’m sharing a Valentine card I created with a pretty stenciled background. Here’s how I put this card together: Using sponge daubers, I applied Worn Lipstick Distress … Continue reading →

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Winter Wonderland

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Esther Asbury

Today I’m sharing a winter wonderland card I created in whites and blues. Instead of using all of one brand of product, I combined several to create the bright winter sky behind my snow scene. To create my sky I: … 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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January Challenge – Link Party #36

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Esther Asbury

Happy New Year everyone —Welcome to 2018! Just in case you missed the December announcement I’ll re-post it again: Every time we get 100 or more links we will draw TWO random winners and give away TWO prizes The Challenge … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Merry Christmas to all of you from all of us! Today I’m sharing one last Christmas card. This card features one of the 5 x 7 embossing folders from Couture Creations. To be honest I was a bit “stumped” when … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Esther Asbury

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 →

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Ghirardelli Treat Holders

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Esther Asbury

I recently made these Ghirardelli Treat Holders for the ladies in a card-making group I’ve started attending this year. I think they’d make great favors for a fall party or maybe for your Thanksgiving table. With a different color scheme … Continue reading →

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Color burst Leaf Wreath

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Esther Asbury

Autumn is one of my favorite seasons of the year. I enjoy everything about it, the crisp mornings, the colorful leaves falling everywhere, all things apple and pumpkin, long cozy nights, homemade soup simmering on the stove, wood fires, etc. … Continue reading →

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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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