Crafty Copycat Creations

This month, we’re diving into a playful, interactive technique that adds movement and surprise to your crafting: the waterfall mechanism. With just a few simple folds and a pull tab, this technique creates a cascading “flip” effect that reveals a series of images or sentiments one at a time. It’s one of those projects that looks impressively complex but is surprisingly approachable once you unders...

This month, we’re diving into one of the easiest “wow” techniques you can add to your crafting toolkit: alcohol ink on vellum. With just a few simple supplies (vellum, alcohol markers, and rubbing alcohol), you can create stunning, marbled backgrounds that look far more advanced than they actually are. The magic happens when the alcohol interacts with the ink, pushing and blending the color in une...

Can one card sketch really do that much? In this month’s Crafty Copycat Creations podcast, we’re wrapping up last month's card sketch challenge and showing how one simple layout can transform into multiple designs. Barb focused on building confidence with sketches, starting with the original layout and then resizing it into a 5x7 and a slimline card. If you’ve ever felt intimidated by sketches...

In this episode, Barb (Nola Stamping) and Kristina (SunnyDay Memories) take one folding concept and turn it into four different projects: from hand sanitizer wraps and homemade dog treats to bundtlet cakes and seasonal chocolate gifts. It’s all about clever folds, beautiful pattern paper, and making the wrapping part of the gift. We also share our takeaways, compare our very different creative pro...

In this month’s episode of Crafty Copycat Creations, Kristina and Barb take a closer look at one clever design idea and prove just how many different ways it can be interpreted. Starting from the same basic concept, we each created a coordinated set of projects, from interactive cards and gift card holders to pocket-style designs and elegant seasonal pieces. You’ll see how changing the paper, colo...

In this first episode of Crafty Copycat Creations , Kristina and Barb transform those decorative Stampin’ Up! kit boxes we all have stacked in our craft rooms into something brand new! You’ll learn how to repurpose these sturdy boxes into gift sets, embellishment storage, or personalized keepsake boxes—perfect for the holidays or any time of year. We share our own takes on the challenge, what insp...