Joan Koeppel - Articles

Do You Know What is the Cricut Gypsy?

So people have been asking, what is the Cricut Gypsy? In a nutshell, it is a handheld cricut design studio, but better. Better because the cricut gypsy is portable and does not need a computer to design your layouts. I was one of the lucky ones to get a Cricut Gypsy, and it arrived on my doorstep last Thursday and I Love it! It is lighter than I thought it would be which is great since it will be in my hands a lot. I posted on the message board yesterday that I am starting to like... Read

By: Joan Koeppel | 08/10/2009 | Crafts

Wild Card Cricut Cartridge Review

If you are a hand-made card maker like me, you are going to love this cricut cartridge. That is why I thought it would be cool to do this wild card cricut catridge review. The Wild Card cricut cartridge allows for so many possibilities. With really cool shaped cards and coordinating envelopes with envelope liners for every occasion, this cricut cartridge is every card mak... Read

By: Joan Koeppel | 07/09/2009 | Scrapbooking

How Many Different Rubberstamps are There in the Big World of Art Stamps?

For me it all started with these rubberstamps. That's right this cute little butterfly art stamp and this set of alphabet stamps. I can remember my first rubberstamps. My brother gave them to me for my birthday. It was a butterfly art stamp, and an alphabet stamp set, that was 15 years ago. I can remember thinking to... Read

By: Joan Koeppel | 06/08/2009 | Crafts

Selecting Stamp Pads and Stamp Ink For Your Rubber Stamping Needs

I received some questions regarding what kind of stamp ink and stamp pads that I use. And it all really depends on what I am making.Here is a picture of just some of the stamp pads and stamp ink refills that I own and use in my rubber stamping projects. My Stampin' Up spots are all the dye ink classic stamp pads and the larger ones are the pig... Read

By: Joan Koeppel | 03/08/2009 | Crafts

Using Craft Stamps and Some Fun Rubber Stamping Techniques to Create a Handmade Greeting Card

It's been a while since I made a greeting card with my craft stamps. I have been using my Cricut Expression machine to make my greeting cards lately and I wanted to go back and use some of my craft rubber stamps that I have, and boy do I have craft stamps. One day I will post some pictures of all the craft stamps that I have.Anywa... Read

By: Joan Koeppel | 29/07/2009 | Crafts