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Grand Fortune New Release

By KariV on October 3, 2026 in Halloween, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m excited to share a new video and some cards featuring the Grand Fortune New Release at Scrappy Tails Crafts. This is an amazing collection, see the unboxing below and my first creations using some of the new products:

I looooove the ghost with the sunglasses. He looks like he’s flying around the sun!

There are so many cute images for these sets: the cats, the ghosts, the sun, the moth….these are my favorites.

Check out the new release below.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

I created fronts AND backs for these mini tarot cards, and that embossing folding is absolutely amazing! Here I added some black ink to the raised side of the embossing folding to get even MORE detail to show up on my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Click the links above to see the entire new release and collection. Thank you for using my links.

See you soon with more to share,

Kari

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Extra-Terrestrial Investigation

By KariV on April 25, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello, today I have a fun card that’s a murder mystery turned extra-terrestrial investigation! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I had a little fun with this one when I saw the glasses stamp in the Whodunnit Stamp set. I colored them up to look like sunglasses and then put them on one of the characters.

This Hello From Mars stamp set is so cute…and perfect for when an investigation turns to a Roswell situation. I know, I know…those footprints look like HUMAN footprints. They are very good at the element of mimicry. Lol.

Once he’s done with THIS investigation, he will definitely need a new package of hand sanitizing wipes!

I hope you enjoyed this card today. It was so much fun to create. See you soon with more cards!

Kari

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Spring Wildflowers Faux Shaker

By KariV on April 11, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m excited to share a Spring Wildflowers Faux Shaker. This card is so simple to make and yet has such an impact! I share the video how to below or on YouTube:

I just adore this Layering Stencil because you can get a really stunning result with very little effort. Today I chose a color palette by searching for “Spring colors” online. Then I chose some inks to match. I challenged myself to use only these inks (now, granted, I picked a lot of inks! LOL…see my video!)

I cut out a frame using the Punny Farms Frame die from Miss Ink Stamps, but instead of using the inside panel, I used the outer piece of the die cut to frame my wildflower panel. I added some Spring colored inks to the frame. I could have easily make this into a shaker card by adding acetate behind that frame. But today I decided to make a FAUX shaker and added a few matte gold pearl embellishments and a sentiment to finish it off.

I hope you enjoyed this project and video today! Happy Spring,

Kari

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Portrait Frame Cards

By KariV on April 10, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m happy to be sharing some Portrait Frame Cards with the new Whimsy Stamps release! I have a video sharing the details below or on YouTube:

The new Portrait Frames dies come in three sizes, a larger frame that fits on an A2 card (see the card below) and 2 smaller sizes. For my first card, I combined the Portrait Frames with the new Fairy Special stamp set and Pastel Plaid paper. Isn’t this the cutest fairy?

Next, I made a mini slimline card using the medium sized Portrait Frame. Again, I used the new Fairy Special stamp set (I love these fairies!) and the Gulliver’s Garden paper. I added a few gems to her wings, and some ink blending to the woodgrain paper on the frame.

For the next card, I used the largest frame AND the smallest frame to make a fun spring card. The sentiment is from the Hello, Friend stamp set and I found a cute bee and snail for my mini portraits. I have linked everything below for you!

Whimsy also has a new sticky note set you can use on your cards, to write your sentiment and allow your recipient to pass the card along!

This gallery wall card is the card I made in my video to show you how fun it is to build up a gallery wall with mini portraits. So so fun!

I hope you enjoyed all these projects today! I sure had fun making them. See you soon with more cards to share,

Kari

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Hello, She Wrote

By KariV on April 1, 2026 in Paper Crafting

I am absolutely loving the new sets from Miss Ink Stamps, including this Hello, She Wrote stamp that’s included with the new Whodunnit Stamp set! I have a video sharing how I created the card and the file folder card base below.

Watch it here or on YouTube:

This card was a blast to make, and I thought the crime scene file folder worked nicely with the theme! I created the file folder using the envelope punch board (watch my video to see how it’s done). Then I used a variety of stamps from the Whodunnit and True Crime stamp sets.