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A Very Merry (Caffeinated) Penguin

By on December 14, 2024 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello, today I have a Very Merry (Caffeinated) Penguin card and video to share! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I love that crested penguin from the Caffeinated Critters stamp set from Miss Ink Stamps! But indeed it looks angry…so I thought it would be funny to have a bunch of little penguins (from the Ice Day stamp set) all huddled around. Lol.

The sentiment is so perfect for this. But I also think it would be funny to build a sentiment that says “So Very Merry” with an alpha die set. (That was my original idea…then it morphed into this card).

I used the Punny Farm die set to cut the stitches around the entire panel. This is an A2 sized card (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″).

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 hope you enjoyed this project today! Happy Holidays,

	

	

		
   
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Christmas Cakes Card set
By  on December 13, 2024  in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a beautiful Christmas Cakes Card set and video to share! I love a hot foiled background with a glittery cake, so today I decided I could create that on a card.





There’s only 12 days to Christmas and I’m celebrating with Crafty Meraki! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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 hope you’ll stop by to see the video! Happy Holidays!

	

	

		
   
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Free Floating Shaker Card with Greetings from Mars
By  on November 23, 2024  in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I am creating a Free Floating Shaker Card with Greetings From Mars! Watch the video below or on YouTube:













This is a fun stamp set, and I just love those little creatures. You should see how funny they look when they are “floating” around with this shaker card!





I created a foiled star background to give a nod to the “Mars” reference (like a galaxy). Don’t worry– there’s no heat involved in this foiling effort!






		
		
			
			
		
	





I hope you’ll check out the video to see the full process and how to put this card together.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





This could be a Christmas card for one of your weird relatives! Lol. Thanks for stopping by today! See you next time with more cards to share.

	

	

		
   
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Hot Foiled Gift Box
By  on November 22, 2024  in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a new project and video to share…a set of Hot Foiled Gift Boxes! I am super excited to share the secret to getting this to work (because I wasn’t sure it WOULD work until I tried it!)





Watch the video here or on YouTube:













This is a project  you really need to see! It is so much easier to explain it in the video, so go ahead and watch that first.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I started off with the beautiful hot foil plate called Jolly Holly from Crafty Meraki. I love this foil plate! I foiled some green onto a lighter green cardstock, some gold foil onto red cardstock AND some darker green cardstock. 






		
		
			
			
		
	





Then, I put these boxes together and added a Metallic Bow from the Take A Bow Again die set. I just love how these little boxes turned out. They fit a good amount (5 or 6 easily) of Lindt Chocolates inside!






		
		
			
			
		
	





These little bejeweled boxes are so fun! I hope you can see some of the shine from the foil and the bows.






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this project! See you soon with more to share!

	

	

		
   
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Ink Smooshing with Mica Sprays
By  on November 9, 2024  in Paper Crafting, Uncategorized   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a fun project using Mica Sprays for Ink Smooshing! I’ve never used this medium for ink smooshing before, but found that it adds some fun pearl shine to a background.





Watch the video below or on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	





I love this set from Miss Ink Stamps…these Axolotls are so fun! I used the coordinating dies for this one, and this time I was SOOOO happy to use them…cutting these critters out would have been a bear! See how the dies cut out the inside pieces too? So perfect.






		
		
			
			
		
	





For ink smooshing I used Distress inks and then Mica Sprays. See the video for how I did this. The EIEIO Frame die set has four frame dies and I used them ALL on this card. I also used the included alphabet dies to spell the word “ALOTL.” I just love creating my own sentiments like this.





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 hope you enjoyed this project today! Thanks for stopping by!

	

	

		
   
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