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- baby cards
- Back to school card
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- Ballad of the Heart Hot Foil Plate
- Bar none
- Bar none slimline die
- be your own kind of cupcake dies
- Be your own kind of cupcake stamp set
- Belated Birthday Card
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- Bergenia
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- birthday tags
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- Blooming birthday stamp set
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- Blooming Noel Coordinating Dies
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- Blue Illusion Meraki Sparkles
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- Brenda
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- Carol Ornament Layering Dies
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- Christmas Miracle Stamp Set
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- Fangs for Being My Friend Stamp Set
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- Festive Flora Wreath EAP
- Festive Flora Wreath Stamp
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- Flamin' Birthday stamp set
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- Flirty Wings Die
- flirty wings Meraki para dies
- Flirty Wings Mini Slimline Para-Dies
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- For the Love of Flowers Paper Pack
- For the Love of flowers pattern Paper
- frame worthy slimline dies
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- Garden of Eden Stamp Set
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- happy ugadi stamp set
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- Have a nice day card
- have a sweet birthday
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- Heartful Greetings
- Heartful Greetings Stamp Set
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- Hug In A Mug Stamp Set
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- hugs stamp set
- Infinite Blooms
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- International Women's Day bloghop
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- Iris Meraki para dies
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- It's Playtime stamp set
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- I’m here for you
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- Jewel Bloom Mini Slimline
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- Jingle Jewels EAP
- Jolly Holly Hot Foil Plate
- Jolly Holly Stamp Set
- Joy
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- June Meraki Flora Para-dies
- June Para-dies
- Just A Note
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- Like Gnome Other Stamp Set
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- Lindys
- Little Green Thumbs Coordinating Dies
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- Little Green Thumbs Stamp Set
- Little things
- little things stamp set
- Live Story Para-Dies
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- Liz
- Lots of Love
- love
- Love All Around
- Love All Around stamp set
- love card
- love forever
- Love Forever Hot Foil Plate
- Love Forever Stamp Set
- Love Forever Stencils
- Love Furever Coordinating Dies
- Love Furever Stamp Set
- love like
- Love Like No Other
- Love Note Dies
- Love orbit Meraki Para-dies
- love portion stamp set
- Love Potion stamp Set
- love shadow word die
- love slimline tag
- Love slimline tag die
- Love slinline tag die
- Love Story
- Love Story Stamp Set
- love you
- Love You Card
- Love you Mom
- love you so much
- love you so much card
- Loving
- Loving Heart stamp set
- Luminous Leaves ESP
- Luna Butterfly Dies
- Luna Dies
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- Luxe Plaid pattern paper
- Madison Meraki Flora
- Magic crystal
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- Magical Christmas stamp set
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- Mama Bear Coordinating Dies
- Mama Bear Stamp Set
- Margaret Meraki Flora dies
- Maria Russell
- Masculine cards
- masking
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- May our friendship continue to grow
- Maya
- Maya Meraki Flora Para-Dies
- meraki
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- Meraki Craftober release
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- Meraki Hugs release
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- meraki hugs week-3 release
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- Meraki Iris Saprle Gems
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- meraki moments Hello Die
- Meraki Moments Hello Stamp Set
- Meraki Moments Hey
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- Meraki Moments Hi Stamp Set
- Meraki Moments Hugs Para-Dies
- Meraki Moments Hugs Stamp Set
- Meraki Moments Just A Note
- Meraki Moments Just A Note Dies
- Meraki Moments Just A Note Stamp Set
- Meraki Motifs
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- Meraki Sparkle Blue Lagoon
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- meraki stamp set
- Meraki Summer
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- Merakulous Mini Slimline die
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- mermaid para-dies
- Mermaid slimline die
- Merry Christmas Card
- Merry Slimline Tag Die
- Merry tag dies
- Mertini on the Rocks
- Metaki hugs week 3 release
- Metali Sparkle Bluebell Wonder Opal Gems
- Metalic Sparkle Magic Crystal
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- Mini Slimline Craft A Round die
- Mini Slimline Dies
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- minialbum
- Miss You
- Miss You Card
- mod stripes hot foil plate
- Monet's Garden Stamp Set
- monochromatic card
- Mother’s Day
- Mother’s Day Card
- My favorite things
- my favourite things
- My Hero Stamp set
- Natalia Meraki Flora Para Dies
- New Beginnings Stamp Set
- new release
- new year
- New Year Card
- New Year’s Card
- newrelease
- no line coloring
- No-line Copic coloring
- Note cards
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- Nutty Friends Stamp Set
- Oh Baby
- ohuhu markers
- Olga
- OLO markers
- On Your Bird-Day
- one layer card
- One of a kind
- One products three ways
- one stamp 3 cards
- one stamp two cards
- Orchid Opulence
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- outside the box
- Outside the Box slimline die
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- Over the Rainbow Mini Slimline Die
- owl yours
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- Pagoni Mania Hot Foil plate
- Pagoni Mania Para-Dies
- Paint a flower
- Paper Hugs
- Paper Hugs Stamp Set
- PAper piecing technique
- papercrafting
- Parisienne background die
- party balloons mini slimline dies
- Party Balloons Stencil
- Party Prism Effortless Paper
- Party Time 6x6 Stencil
- Passion Posies Coordinating Die
- Passion Posies Stamp Set
- pattern paper
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- patterned paper
- Paws-itively Yours stamp set
- Pearl Opal Gems
- peekaboo cards
- Penelope Meraki Flora Para-Dies
- Penelope's Garden
- Peony
- Peony Artisan Flora Dies
- Peony Parade
- Peridot Opal Gems
- Petunia dew drops
- Pile on the hugs
- Pinkfresh Studios
- Pixie perfect
- plaid
- poinsettia card
- poinsettia flower
- polar opposites
- Pool Party
- Poppy
- popup card
- Praying for You
- Praying for you card
- Present Time Die Set
- Protea Paradise
- puff to the beach
- quill you be mine
- Quillish
- Rachel Meraki Flora
- Radiance
- Rainbow Butterfly embellishments
- Rainbow Card
- Rainbow Christmas Card
- Rainbow Foil
- Rainbow Reverie Patterned Paper
- Rainbow Sparkle
- Rakhi card
- Rakshabandhan card
- Reason to Smile
- Retro Blooms Paper Pack
- Rose Artisan Flora Para-Dies
- rose garden Meraki sparkles
- Rose Rhapsody
- Rose Rhapsody Paradies
- Rose Rhapsody Stamp Set
- Rosy Life Hot Foil Plate
- rosy Radiance opal gems
- Rouge Opal Gems
- samamtha
- samantha
- Saprkle Unicorn Magic
- Scarlett Meraki Flora Dies
- Scarlett Meraki Flora Para-Dies
- scarlett meraki flors dies
- Scene Card
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- season’s greetings card
- sending happy thoughts
- sending hugs
- Sending Hugs Card
- sentiment cards
- shadow box card
- shaker card
- shaker cards
- Shape Shifters Stencil
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- shine on stamp set
- Silver Opal Gems
- Sindhu
- slider card
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- slimline tag die
- slinline die
- sneak peek
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- Snug Bug Dies
- snug Bug EAP
- Snug Bug Stamp Set
- Snug Bug stamps set
- space explorer
- Spade flora dies
- Sparkle Divine Illusion Gems
- Special Delivery
- Special Delivery Stamp Set
- Special Edition
- spinner card
- spotlight blending
- spotlight stamping
- Spring Blooms stamp set
- Spring cards
- Spring Wonder
- Spring Wonder EAP
- Spring Wonder Stamp Set
- spruce up
- Spruce Up Layering Tree Dies
- squadgoals
- Square Card
- Stacey Yacula
- stacked die-cuts
- stamping
- stamping double stamping
- Stargazer Mini Slimline Para-Dies
- Starry Night Para-dies
- stencil
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- Stenciled Card
- stitch-a-cross slimline die
- stitched college frame Die-namics
- stitched slimline trio dies
- stretch your stash
- stretch your supplies
- sunflower card
- Sunny Sparkle gems
- Sunny studio stamps
- Sweet friendship
- Sweet frweetship
- sweet safari
- Sweet Tweets Coordinating Dies
- sweet tweets EAP
- Sweet tweets Sta
- Sweet Tweets Stamp Set
- tag card
- tag shaped card
- Tags
- Take a Bow Again Dies
- Take a bow dies
- Tatiana
- Thank You Card
- thank you cards
- Thanks Bunches Stamp Set
- thanks card
- Thanks shadow word die
- Thanks Slimline Die
- the legend
- There’s No One Like You
- Thinking of You
- Thinking of You Card
- Tiffany
- timeless elegance hfp
- timeless frame slimline die
- timeless frames
- Timeless frames slimline die
- Times Square Slimline dies
- tinsel ornament dies
- Tips to use pattern paper
- Tis the Season
- Tis the Season EAP
- Tis the Season hot foil plate
- To-tail-ly awesome
- today is your day
- Today is Your Day Card
- tone on tone foiling
- Toner Foiling
- Tou the Tropics
- Transfer Foiling
- Treat Box
- Treat Box Dies
- trendy circle
- trendy circles
- Trick or Treat
- Trick or Treat Card
- Tropical Finesse stencil
- True Chimpion
- tulip card
- Turtle-y Awesome stamp
- ugadi
- Under the Mistletoe Stamp
- underwater scene
- Unicorn Magic Sparkle
- unicorns
- valentine
- Valentine Box
- Valentine Coordinating Dies
- Valentine Stamp Set
- Valentine's Day cards
- valentines card
- Valentines tag
- Vellum
- Vellum Shaker
- Veronica dew drops
- video
- video design team
- video tutorial
- view from my window
- view from my window slimline die
- Vishu
- Waleska Galindo
- Wanderlust
- Wanderlust A2 Para-dies
- wanderlust slimline Meraki Para-dies
- Warm Winter Wishes
- water color
- watercolor
- Watercolor card
- watercolor markers
- Watercolor Whimsy Paper Pack
- Watercolor Whimsy Patterned Paper
- watercolored die-cuts
- watercolouring
- Weaved Die-cut Background
- Wedding Bouquet Para-Dies
- Wedding Bouquet stamp set
- week 2 meraki hugs release
- whimsical magnolias
- whimsical Magnolias EAP
- White heat embossing
- whole heartedly mini slimline die
- whole heartedly slimline die
- wingman
- wings of hope
- winter song birds
- Wishes Slimline Tag die
- Wishes Tag die
- Wishes tag Para die
- with Love
- woof pack
- Work of Heart
- World’s Greatest Mother
- Wreath Card
- Year of the ox
- Year of the Tiger
- You Are Amazing
- You are incredible
- You Are My One and Only
- you are my sunshine slimline die
- You are sweeter than cupcakes
- You Are the Best
- you brighten my day
- you inspire me
- You Inspire Me Layering Stencils
- You Inspire Me Stamp Set
- You Snailed It
- Your Kindness Made My Day
- YouTube tutorial
- you’re purr-fect fur me
- Yule Wonder
- Yuliya
- zig clean color markers
Hi friends! I'm happy to be back on the Crafty Meraki blog today. I created a cute slimline birthday scene using My Favorite Things stamp set and Crafty Meraki dies. First I stamped all the ima...
Hello crafty friends! Gladys here and I'm happy to be back on the blog today to share this slimline shaker card. To start I ink blended the panel with salvaged patina, salty ocean, and blueprin...
Enjoy the little things by Gladys
Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Today I have a soft watercolor floral card using a new stamp set from Crafty Meraki called You Inspire Me. First I heat embossed the huge fl...
Don't worry be hoppy by Gladys
Hello friends! I'm so excited to be back on the Crafty Meraki blog to share one of many new products releasing this month as part of Crafty Meraki's one year anniversary. There is something for ...
Today we are celebrating Mother's Day in the US so I would like to wish all the moms out there a Happy Mother's Day! I hope you all have a relaxing day and have some me time to enjoy the things y...
Hello friends! I'm back on the Crafty Meraki blog today sharing a cheerful and colorful slimline card. I started with coloring the adorable images from the Balloon Rides by Sunny Studios. I s...
Hello! Today I'm sharing a space scene slimline card using Blastoff Buddies from My Favorite Things and the Twinkle slimline die from Crafty Meraki. The background was quite simple to create....