Amanda the Hoppy Stamper

Amanda the Hoppy Stamper I love stamping and making cards and sharing them with others. Come join me for some stamping inspiration.

Sometimes, when you're ✨ Hot Foiling ✨, there is a transfer of the metallic foil to the cardstock in places you don't wa...
08/23/2026

Sometimes, when you're ✨ Hot Foiling ✨, there is a transfer of the metallic foil to the cardstock in places you don't want.

I need to read up more on what causes that (possibly oils from your fingers?), but one remedy is to use a simple adhesive eraser.

You can see in the image on the left that there's foil residue along the left-hand side, bottom, and top of the cardstock.

I used my adhesive eraser and it easily removed the excess foil! I was skeptical it would work but you can see the results 😎

I highly recommend adhesive erasers for removing... well, adhesive! They are inexpensive and very useful! And now another use 😀.

Thanks to Rachel Tessman for sharing this important tip!

Stay tuned for more ✨ Hot Foiling ✨ adventures!

Have a hoppy Sunday! 🐸

Today I finally cracked open my new ✨ Hot Foil System ✨ for the first time.Wow 🔥 Here are my first two cards, essentiall...
08/22/2026

Today I finally cracked open my new ✨ Hot Foil System ✨ for the first time.

Wow 🔥

Here are my first two cards, essentially the same design, using the Botanical Glow bundle. How many differences can you spot 👀 ?

It's fun to use, and the gold foil adds a bit of shine to any card. I used two-tone Garden Green cardstock for the card front (the extra smoothness helps get a great foil impression). I used both the lighter and darker side of the same Garden Green cardstock, which provides flexibility for your creativity. 🌟

I chose to reuse the gold foil several times, since the leaf design is open and has breaks in the leaves already... and why not at least try? It's JUST PAPER. 📄

In addition to the gold foil on the inside of the card, repeating the same design on the envelope would look FABULOUS!

Which card do you prefer?

Have a hoppy Saturday! 🐸

Baking brings me joy ✨ After a dreary walk in the rain 💦, I decided a quick dessert was in order.Are you familiar with B...
03/27/2026

Baking brings me joy ✨

After a dreary walk in the rain 💦, I decided a quick dessert was in order.

Are you familiar with Brownie Pudding? My mother and grandmother used to make it, and I love the simplicity.

For those who are unfamiliar, it's a cake with a pudding sauce underneath. But the real magic 🪄 is that the cake is put in the bottom of the pan, then brown sugar mixed with cocoa and hot water are placed on top. You're convinced something is VERY wrong 🙃. After 45 minutes, the cake rises to the top, and a luxurious sauce is underneath. 😎

✨ Try it! ✨

Brownie Pudding
1 cup sifted flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp melted butter
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cups hot water

- Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa, and salt. Mix in the milk, vanilla, and melted butter. Add chopped nuts. Pour into a greased 8"x8"x2" pan.
- Mix brown sugar with 1/4 cup cocoa. Spread evenly over the batter. Pour hot water over the sugar mixture.
- Bake in the oven at 350 deg F for 40 to 45 minutes.
- ENJOY!

I've always had a soft spot for sheep 🐑 This spring card features the Woolly Friends stamp set and I think this trio is ...
03/26/2026

I've always had a soft spot for sheep 🐑

This spring card features the Woolly Friends stamp set and I think this trio is adorable.

To give the sheep more dimension (and wool!) I used a cotton pad to stamp on instead of paper, then fussy cut out the sheep.

Blending brushes with a little ink provides a quick and easy background for my woolly friends.

This stamp set also has some adorable tulips and a little butterfly.

If this doesn't say spring 🐑 🌷 🦋 , I don't know what does!

I am compelled to say... this card came from my brain 🧠! Small victories 🏆 !!!

Have a hoppy 🐸 Wednesday!

🐝 Bee Happy! 🐝 There's nothing like getting a thank you card in the mail 💌I love hearing from the recipients when they r...
03/24/2026

🐝 Bee Happy! 🐝

There's nothing like getting a thank you card in the mail 💌

I love hearing from the recipients when they receive a card... it was for them, but it also brings me joy. 🤩

Recently, I received a photo from my cousin of the card I had sent his wife, and she loved the card so much that she FRAMED it and put it on the wall. 🤯

Since she loves bees 🐝 , I knew I needed to make a few bee cards for her.

The retired Ladybug builder punch was perfect for creating most of these bees (using scraps!) plus the Bee Mine Valentine stamp set and punch created the cartoonish ones.

I hope she likes these cards, and sends them to her friends. Cards 💌 are meant to be shared and bring a smile to someone!

Have a hoppy Tuesday! 🐸

03/24/2026

A few bee cards I made recently... they make me happy!

Good People 🤩With all the turbulence in the world today, it's always good to be reminded that there are good people out ...
03/23/2026

Good People 🤩

With all the turbulence in the world today, it's always good to be reminded that there are good people out there.

Long story short, my cousin's wife sent me a gift in January to remind me of my visit. I wasn't expecting anything until she asked if I'd picked up the parcel.

No.... what parcel 📦 ? The shipping confirmation showed that it had been delivered. Hmmmm.

Then I asked what address she had sent it to... turns out it was our previous house 🏠 that we moved out of 19 years ago 😬

At this point, I don't have much to lose. I sent a handwritten letter (in a card, of course) to my old house, explaining what had happened. I left my contact information and crossed my fingers.

Less than a week later, I got a text from the recipient saying they still have my parcel 📦! They didn't want to return it to Canada Post because they were worried it would never get to me.

Apparently, they've also received Christmas 🎄 cards from my cousin and his wife.

I feel so fortunate that this family held on to the package long enough for me to reach out and pick it up.

Here's Angus, the Highland Cow 🐮 Hot Water Bottle.

Let's spread more positivity in this world! ✨

Spring is here at last! 🌿Here's a vibrant card I created as a swap to celebrate the arrival of spring 🌈 I combined the ...
03/22/2026

Spring is here at last! 🌿

Here's a vibrant card I created as a swap to celebrate the arrival of spring 🌈

I combined the Greenery Lane bundle with the Paradise Garden suite, and I love the embossed leaves 🌿. I made the dark green leaf using the Garden Textures foil. It adds a little sparkle ✨ to the card.

This layout is very simple:
* 2" x 4" embossed layer
* 2" x 4" designer series paper or stamped cardstock
* 1" x 4" cardstock with sentiment
* 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" layer (optional)
* 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cardstock base

Embellish ✨ as desired!

Curious about the supplies? A list is shown in the comments.

Have a hoppy Sunday! 🐸

✨ Sunday Tip - Organize Your Reinkers ✨If you struggle to find the right re-inker in a sea of little bottles that all lo...
03/22/2026

✨ Sunday Tip - Organize Your Reinkers ✨

If you struggle to find the right re-inker in a sea of little bottles that all look the same, try this quick and easy tip:

* Using a hole punch and the coordinating cardstock, create little colour 🌈 dots and attach to the top of your ink bottles.
* Glue dots are the perfect size for the little circles
* Use cardboard cut 2 1/2" tall to separate the colour families (Brights, Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, and In Colours)

Now they're all lined up neatly, and I'll be able to find them quickly 😀

During the winter ❄️ months, I find my ink pads are a bit dry, and I think it's weather-related. Re-inkers to the rescue!

There are also lots of fun techniques that use re-inkers (baby wipe ink pad, mixing into embossing paste, painting with Wink of Stella 🤩...)

It's best to buy the re-inker at the same time as the ink pad, so you don't have to worry about it later.

Or you can be like me and find that you have TWO Strawberry Slush 🍓 ink pads & TWO re-inkers... oops! 🤦‍♀️

How do you store your re-inkers?

'Tis the season to send cards, and remind those around us that we're thinking of them. 💞 I confess that I didn't send ca...
12/22/2025

'Tis the season to send cards, and remind those around us that we're thinking of them. 💞

I confess that I didn't send cards out last year... and I regret it, but we have to give ourselves grace. 🎄

This year, the cards are going out! The last ones are hitting the post office today and many more went out last week. 📫 This is later than I would have liked but better late than never. 🙃
My box of Christmas cards still has a few left, ready for next year. I enjoy looking back at my previous creations.

Have a hoppy holiday! 🐸

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