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Stamping on a Budget

Posted on May 14, 2020November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

A running list of stamp and craft companies offering payment plans

Posted in CraftingTagged art, art supplies, card makers, craft store, Crafts, Frugal Crafting, payment plans, stamping2 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Barry & Jay from Mitosu Crafts

Posted on April 7, 2020November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the card making power couple Barry and Jay

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Featured artist, Meet the maker, social media, stampingTagged art, artist interview, artists, blog series, card maker interview, card makers, Card making, CoyKoiCrafting, crafters, Crafts, crafty guys, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, England, Featured artist, International, international artists, interview, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Men of Stampin' Up!, Mitosu Crafts, paper crafter interview, series, social media, Stampin' Up!, stamping, UK artists, United Kingdom7 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: The Stampin’ Steve Interview

Posted on February 11, 2020November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the exceptionally talented Stephen Kropf

Posted in Card making, Copic, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Featured artist, Male Card Makers, Meet the maker, social media, stampingTagged blog series, Canadian artists, card makers, CoyKoiCrafting, Dudes Craft Too, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, series, Stephen Kropf2 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Peter of Peter’s Treasury

Posted on November 21, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the amazingly talented Peter of Peter's Treasury

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, social mediaTagged art, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, crafters, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, International, international artists, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Peter's Treaury, series, social media, stampingLeave a comment

Dudes Craft, Too: Trevor Thompson

Posted on November 19, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the guy behind Turquoise Boy Art

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, social media, stampingTagged artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, crafters, Crafts, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, Featured artist, interview, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, series, social media, stamping, Trevor Thompson, Turquoise Boy1 Comment

Dudes Craft, Too: Jeff Lindberg

Posted on November 14, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with Mr. Jeff Lindberg

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, social media, stampingTagged art, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, CoyKoiCrafting, crafters, Crafts, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, Featured artist, interview, Jeff Lindberg, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Mr. Jeff Lindberg, Self confidence, series, social media, stamping2 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Michael Sikler

Posted on November 12, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the crafty guy behind Top Dog Design Studio

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, Masculine, social media, stampingTagged art, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, CoyKoiCrafting, crafters, Crafts, creative, creative community, creativity, diy crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, Featured artist, Finding purpose, interview, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Michael Sikler, Self confidence, series, social media, stamping, top dog studios, topdogstudios

Dudes Craft, Too: Antonious Maximus

Posted on November 7, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the one and only Ant Max

Posted in crafting, Crafting, Male Card Makers, Personal, social media, stampingTagged Antonious Maximus, art, artist problems, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, coping, crafters, Crafts, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, interview, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Self confidence, series, social media, stamping2 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Ricky Burton-Romero

Posted on November 4, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the creative force of nature that is Bromero Cards

Posted in Artist Issues, Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, Masculine, social media, stampingTagged art, artist problems, artists, BromeroCards, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, CoyKoiCrafting, crafters, Crafts, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, interview, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Ricky Burton-Romero, series, social media4 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Martin Stone

Posted on October 24, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the incredible man behind Martin's Mayhem

Posted in crafting, Crafting, Male Card Makers, social mediaTagged art, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, CoyKoiCrafting, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, International, international artists, interview, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Martin Stone, Martin's Mayhem, men, Self confidence, series, social media, stamping, UK artists, United KingdomLeave a comment

Dudes Craft, Too: Richard Breaks

Posted on October 21, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with Mister Card Maker himself

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, Masculine, social media, stampingTagged card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, CoyKoiCrafting, interview, Male Card Makers, Richard Breaks, series4 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Daniel West

Posted on October 18, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the creative genius behind Del and Artie

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, Masculine, social media, stampingTagged card makers, Card making, CoyKoiCrafting, crafters, Daniel west, del and Artie, delandartie, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, social media, stamping4 Comments

Dudes Craft, Too: Jaycee Gaspar

Posted on October 15, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with the master of floral cards and someone I am proud to call my friend

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, Masculine, social media, stampingTagged art, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, Cardmaking, CoyKoiCrafting, crafters, Crafts, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, Featured artist, interview, J Gaultier, Jaycee Gaspar, makers, male artists, Male Card Makers, male crafters, Meet the maker, men, Self confidence, series, social media, stamping5 Comments

Dudes Craft Too: Andrew Granick

Posted on October 10, 2019November 20, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

An interview with a card maker whose work I've long admired

Posted in Card making, crafting, Crafting, Dudes Craft Too, Male Card Makers, Masculine, social media, stampingTagged Andrew Grannick, art, artists, card makers, Card making, Cardmakers, creative, creative community, creativity, Dudes Craft Too, Encouragement, interview, makers, Male Card Makers, Meet the maker, Self confidence, series, stamping2 Comments

Social Media and Makers: Creating for Self vs Creating for Others

Posted on April 20, 2019November 21, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

Have you ever had an idea for something you've wanted to create but didn't make it for fear of the reaction you'd receive?

Posted in Artist Issues, Card making, crafting, Crafting, instagram, Personal, social media, stamping, UncategorizedTagged card makers, creativity, social media6 Comments

Social Media and Makers

Posted on April 18, 2019November 21, 2021 by Samantha Ziegenfuß

The not so pretty side of social media and creative people

Posted in Artist Issues, Card making, crafting, Crafting, instagram, Personal, social media, stamping, stress, UncategorizedTagged card makers, makers, social mediaLeave a comment

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