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New never-before-seen product showcase

By on May 3, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m excited to be sharing a brand new never-before-seen product from Crafty Meraki! Crafty Meraki is celebrating 3 Years, and we are having a big celebration with a YouTube Hop (and many Instagram hops, too!)

The new product called Effortless Artistry and I show you exactly what it is in my video below or on YouTube:

Be sure to follow the hashtag #merakiversary on YouTube to see all the videos for lots of inspiration! You have a chance to WIN the new product as well, by following the instructions in the YouTube description (good luck!)

Today I’m sharing 3 card projects in honor of the 3 year anniversary!

I just LOVED using this new product, especially for some QUICK birthday cards! Who doesn’t need quick birthday cards, right?!

While I can’t easily share the details of the new product here on my blog, I do show the entire bundle in my video! Hop on over and check it out!

You can also visit Crafty Meraki HERE to see the new products and lines!

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 today!

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5 Cards, 1 Kit with Bees and Hummingbirds

By on April 25, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello, today I have special video with 5 cards & 1 kit. This kit is filled with Bees and Hummingbirds (some of my favorites!)

Watch the video below, which includes a preview of all the contents of the kit, and 5 cards (plus a bonus card)! I also share how I do some Copic Coloring and curly hair coloring.

Bee Cards

There are many ways to create the cutest bee cards with this kit. The paper is fantastic! The ephemera is awesome! And the stamp sets are just so good!

This card uses the stencil included in the kit, along with ephemera and paper from the Bees paper pack. I only added a few pearls in lime green and yellow to finish off this card.

For this card I used LOTS of paper from the paper pack. Aren’t these papers just fantastic!? I love all the designs and the colors. I stamped that sentiment and added lots of ephemera for the images. I did alter the flower ephemera to make it work for my card (don’t be afraid to to that to make it work for YOU).

More fantastic patterned paper on this one! I used the leftover black cardstock strips (from the previous card) to mimic the bee stripes. Then I added a gold metallic “HI” using a favorite alphabet die set from my stash.

For this one, I used only stamps and colored them in with Copic markers. Here I used Black and Purple Copic markers for the hair, and I show you just how to do that in the video.

Hummingbird Cards

I used both stamps and ephemera images for this card. That watercolor paper is from the Hummingbird paper pack included in this kit.

As a bonus card, I made this box card! I used a “no-line” coloring technique on the images from the stamp set. Then I used some acetate to raise those hummingbirds up above the flowers.

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 these projects today! I sure loved making them. I will be back with more to share soon!

	

	

		
   
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Dancing Bear
By  on April 22, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a new video to share with a SNEAK PEEK of a new stamp set coming soon! Occasionally I am lucky enough to get to do these sneak peeks and today is a favorite of mine: Dancing Bear.





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:













This is the sweetest little 4×4 stamp set, with the Dancing Bear & Bunny image, lots of music notes, and two sentiments to choose from. Today I’m using my favorite “Life is better when you’re dancing.”






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





This set will be available soon, so keep your eyes open for it! I’m so excited for the new release!





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Beautiful Spring Butterflies
By  on April 18, 2023  in Holidays, Mother's Day, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have some Beautiful Spring Butterflies to share…with cards 3 ways! I love it when you can stretch your dies in this way…and I still have more ideas for this die set. I fell in love with it even more when I started working with it.





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	





This die has so many possibilities! It’s an A7 size (so quite large!) and here I have created a Pop-Up Stand card, an A2 card with the butterfly “Flying off the card”, and a shaped card. I love that it is large enough to create a shaped card on it’s own!






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





For this card I used an alcohol inked panel for the background. I think it has just enough interest but not so much that it takes away from that gorgeous butterfly. I added gems and liquid pearls to embellish it.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Here is the shaped card! I just love a shaped card, don’t you?






		
		
			
			
		
	





And here is the pop-up pedestal card! Oh this is such a great design…if you add a rubberband to the center of the pedestal, it will “pop-up” every time. You can put this in an envelope because it folds completely flat, and then when you take it out of the envelope it will pop up into shape! Watch the video to see exactly what I mean.





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 loved these projects like I do!

	

	

		
   
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Shaker Tags
By  on April 9, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have some Spring Shaker Tags using some new products from Heffy Doodle.





I love how easy these tags are to create with this set! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	





I first used the Funhouse Diagonal Stripe Stencil to ink on some light yellow ink, then I turned the stencil the opposite direction and inked on some pink…VOILA! A beautiful Spring Plaid design!





I also create a blue/purple plaid for Spring:






		
		
			
			
		
	





I love the Flock Star Stamp set for these fun flamingoes! I also stamped and colored up some Easter eggs and a little bunny.






		
		
			
			
		
	





The Tag Shaker Die set also includes 4 different hole reinforcer designs, as well as a mini bow. I used all of them on my tags today.





I hope you will watch my video to see how to create these tags, how to make that diagonal background, and how to make sure your acetate doesn’t stick to the Sparkle mixes.





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 today! Happy Easter!

	

	

		
   
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