Category: Toni M Maddox

Underwater Hugs | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, everyone! This underwater scene was so fun to create. I love seahorses. And that jellyfish–look at it!

My first step was to sponge the blue card base with Catherine Pooler inks and one layer of the two-part Light Ray Stencil. I spattered this with water and set aside.

Next I fussy cut the sand layer using a piece of scrap kraft cardstock and sponged it with CP Sand Castle ink.

I cut a few of the Block Print Sea Kelp & Mini Fish from a shimmery green and silver cardstock. I sponged the Sea Kelp with CP ink for a bit of shading.

I diecut the Block Print Proud Seahorse, Block Print Floating Jellyfish, and Block Print Dancing Crabs from a few Memory Box cardstocks with shimmery cardstock scraps for highlights.

I sponged the cardstocks, including the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment, with CP inks. I assembled the final scene, tucking the creatures in among the greenery. So cute!

Do visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57616 Block Print Proud Seahorse

57626 Block Print Dancing Crabs

57629 Block Print Floating Jellyfish

57628 Sea Kelp and Mini Fish

57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

42049 Light Ray Stencil Set

SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

SH44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

August 20, 2025
Origami Asian Cranes | by Toni M Maddox

Hi, everyone! Today’s card has an Asian flavor with its papers and cranes.

I chose an origami paper from my stash that reminded me of lily pads and lotus pods. It’s a rather busy pattern so I cut an arch from vellum and layered that on top to soften the area behind the birds.

Next, I cut Corner Waves in two neutral colors to represent sand and two from shimmery blue for water.

With the background set, it was time to work on the Block Print Seaside Crane and Block Print Standing Crane.

I used a shimmery orange for the flashy bits of the herons and a glittery gold cardstock for the legs and beaks to pull in the gold from the origami paper.

I pulled one of my favorite Vintage Everyday Greetings sentiment stamps out and embossed it in Ranger Princess Gold on vellum. I accidentally overheated it just enough to create a sandy texture. A good oops!

Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, to see the full list of supplies used as well as check out my other projects.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57612 Block Print Seaside Crane

57615 Block Print Standing Crane

57607 Corner Waves

CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

August 6, 2025
Floral Hummingbird Notecard | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, everyone! Toni here today sharing a floral notecard with a colorful hummingbird.

I embossed the card front and sponged the top with a little blue then added a frame.

Next I cut out some Jovial Blooms and Leaves then nestled the lot into the bottom portion of the card along with one of the Vintage Everyday Greetings.

My favorite part was sponging up the Block Print Hummingbird and sponging it with a bit of gold to make it iridescent. So very pretty!

Be sure to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of ingredients and to check out my other projects.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57579 Block Print Hummingbird
57588 Foliage Bunch
57502 Jovial Blooms and Leaves Contour Layers
8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set

August 4, 2025
A Whale of a Day | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a a cute birthday or any occasion card that’s perfect for summer.

To start my card I used one of the two-part Light Ray Stencils along with Catherine Pooler ink to create a sunny backdrop.

I then cut out the Corner Waves from two different shades of shimmery blue cardstock and loosely adhered them to a third piece of shimmery cardstock.

Next I cut out the Block Print Whale Duo, sponging them to create shading on that fun orange. I particularly love the spout and plume–so cute.

My last step was to stamp the Vintage Everyday Greetings directly onto the card front using Versafine Clair Medieval Blue.

Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies and to check out my other projects.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57630 Block Print Whale Duo

57607 Corner Waves

42049 Light Ray Stencil Set

CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

July 28, 2025
Flashy Fintastic Hello | by Toni M Maddox
Hello, everyone! It’s summer and the water’s fine! Toni here with you today sharing a card made using some cute fishies from the new release. I love them so so much!

I wanted a school of fish, like what you might see in a giant aquarium. To achieve that I cut out a variety of fish using Memory Box cardstock.
- Block Print Pond Fish, Striped Fish, & Angelfish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash
- Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle right): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Lavender Bloom
- Block Print Swimmer Fish (middle): Orange Peel, Summer Squash & Key Lime
- Block Print Glider Fish: Key Lime, Lavender Bloom, Summer Squash, Orange Peel & Powder Blue
I used Catherine Pooler inks with the cardstock to create variations in color for each fish.

For the sentiment I used the Sugar Script Big Hello die and outline in Summer Squash and sturdy black. The sentiment embossed on vellum is Lawn Fawn which coordinates so perfectly.

I added some glam with a no-shed aqua glitter cardstock as the card front. Swoon!

Feel free to visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, for a full list of supplies and to check out my other projects.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57611 Block Print Glider Fish

57620 Block Print Angelfish

57621 Block Print Swimmer Fish

57623 Block Print Pond Fish

57631 Block Print Striped Fish

57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

SH44011 Powder Blue Paper Pack

SH44013 Lavender Bloom Paper Pack

SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
July 18, 2025
Rainbow Heart Hello | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here with the first of two cards using the Linear Stripes stencil.

For this first card, I used the stencil along with Catherine Pooler inks to color up a white card base. I allowed the inks to blend every few lines to create a rainbow effect.

I then repositioned the stencil so I could repeat the process, creating a gorgeous gradient. I love the blending of the colors so very much!

I applied ink in a gradient pattern on the Block Print Garden Heart leaves as well as the Sugar Script Big Hello to blend in a bit with the stripes behind it.

I used vellum behind as the Block Print Garden Heart base because obviously more rainbow showing the better!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57589 Block Print Garden Heart

57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

42041 Linear Stripes

SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

July 3, 2025
Dot Painted Butterfly | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, friends! Toni here with you today. You may recall I said I’d made a second card using the Linear Stripes stencil. Let’s dive right in!

Once I’d sponged up the card front of my previous card shown below, I noticed I had a LOT of ink left on the stencil. I certainly didn’t want all that inky goodness to go to waste so I spritzed the stencil with a bit of water and used it to smoosh a piece of Strathmore Bristol.

Once that had dried, leaving me with subtle rainbow lines, I embossed the panel with a textured linen embossing folder. I also cut it out using a deckle edge rectangle die.

Next I constructed the Block Print Radiant Butterfly using a black glitter cardstock as the base.

I had recently seen a video about dot painting on canvas and thought I would try it on the butterfly using Art by Marlene neon acrylic paints and a stylus I had from ancient times when you had to emboss by hand (gasp!). Neat!

I diecut the Sugar Script Big Hugs sentiment from the same black glitter cardstock as the butterfly then topped it with an embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57600 Block Print Radiant Butterfly

57138 Big Hugs Sugar Script

42041 Linear Stripes

CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings

SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack

SH44008 Deep Turquoise Paper Pack

June 20, 2025
Blue Honey Hello | by Toni M Maddox

Blue honey? What’s going on here, Toni, you might be thinking to yourself. Well, a few years ago I read an article about some beekeepers who discovered their bees had made blue and green honey. It turns out the hives were just a couple of miles from a candy factory that had inadvertently left some product accessible to bees. Apparently bees gonna eat.

So, I took inspiration from that and used glossy photo paper with Adirondack alcohol inks to create a randomly colored blue-green base panel.

I cut the Honeycomb Plate from Memory Box Summer Squash cardstock, adhering that to the top.

I colored up the large Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee using Copics and applied Clear Wink of Stella to the vellum wings.

I cut the Sugar Script Big Hello from black cardstock and popped it on top.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

57593 Honeycomb Plate

57201 Big Hello Sugar Script

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack

June 6, 2025
Buzzworthy Bees | by Toni M Maddox

Greetings, friends! I love this time of year when it’s warming up, flowers are blooming and bees are happily buzzing along. Heavenly!

Thus, I was so excited to receive the latest release which is all about the bees!

I think my favorite is the Honeycomb Cut Out die. Just imagine patterned paper or sponging different colors–swoon.

I used Memory Box Golden Wheat cardstock behind the cut out, sponging some Catherine Pooler inks and spattering white for added interest.

To coordinate with the background honey colors, I used Memory Box Key Lime for the Abundant Branch with sponged Golden Wheat flowers. The way the branch pops is amazing.

I colored up the Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee with Copics. I applied a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to the vellum wings.

I used the same vellum for the backer behind the embossed Vintage Everyday Greeting.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57594 Honeycomb Cut Out

57598 Block Print Buzzing Bumblebee

57575 Abundant Branch

8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set

SH44019 Golden Wheat Paper Pack

SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack

May 23, 2025
Layered Floral Thank You | by Toni M Maddox

Hello, my friends! Toni here with a heavily layered floral thank you.

I especially enjoyed making today’s card because I used up some leftovers, including the sentiment and the background coverplate, in addition to working with fabulous new dies!

To start, I adhered the Flora Layer Plate to a white card base.

Next, I assembled the Block Print Brilliant Butterfly and Block Print Tapestry Blooms using Memory Box Key Lime, Leaf Sprout, Orange Peel, Pool Party & Summer Squash cardstock with Catherine Pooler Inks.

I decided the bottom of the card needed a bit of filler behind the embossed Vintage Everyday Greetings sentiment. So, I cut out Foliage Bunch from Memory Box Key Lime and sponged it before adhering it to the bottom of the card front.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a great rest of your week!

Supplies

57596 Block Print Brilliant Butterfly
57590 Block Print Tapestry Blooms
57588 Foliage Bunch
57437 Flora Plate Layer Set
8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings clear stamp and die set
CL8168 Vintage Everyday Greetings
SH44005 Key Lime Paper Pack
SH44006 Leaf Sprout Paper Pack
SH44018 Summer Squash Paper Pack
SH44017 Orange Peel Paper Pack
SH44009 Pool Party Paper Pack

May 9, 2025