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Cherry Blossoms in Bloom!

By KariV on February 25, 2023 in Easter, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! It’s Kari with a new video to share. Today I’m creating a spring card using the Magnolia Sympathy stamp set from Miss Ink Stamps. These flowers make perfect cherry blossoms.

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I love this set for spring…you really can have a lot of fun building up any bouquet look. Here I stamped the branches and extra flowers and leaves to create my bundle.

After I stamped on the flowers, I used the Diagonal Stripes stencil to add some shades of blue.

I added some Grit Paste through the Heirloom Blooms stencil. It reminds me of pollen…and that’s a perfect nod to Spring!! LOL.

Then I added some of the extra flowers and leaves with foam tape for some dimension. This was a fun card to create! I hope you enjoy!

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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Stealing a Kiss under the Umbrella!

By KariV on February 14, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I have a card with a couple stealing a kiss under the umbrella! I’m using the new J’Adore card Kit from Scrappy Tails Crafts.

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This card kit has so much included: a large stamp set, a die set, a 6×6 paper pad, a layering stencil, and two packs of embellishments! Watch the video to see all that is included in the kit.

For this card I used the die set, the stamp set and some of the embellishments out of the kit. This die set is such a delight to work with! There is a base layer that allows you to add on each of the details of the die. I used ink blending to color up the elements this time, except for the skin…for that I colored with Copic markers.

That Scooter is from the stamp set…and I colored it up with blue markers. I love the idea of a scooter on a cobblestone path!

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Thanks for stopping by! See you soon with more cards!

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Sending All the Bug Hugs

By KariV on February 12, 2023 in Uncategorized

Hello! It’s Kari and I’m sending all the Bug Hugs today with this shaker card. I love a sweet shaker card, especially when it has happy bugs! Lol.

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How happy are these bugs?! They certainly make me smile! This could be used as a Valentines card, but it also really could be for any occasion. I started with a panel that was already on my desk. I had cut 2 squares out of it for another card, but I didn’t want to throw the rest of the panel away. Unfortunately, the square cuts were SO CLOSE to the edge that I wasn’t sure I would be able to use it for anything.

No worries! To fix this, I cut two additional square frames from Hot Pink cardstock and glued them to the back of the cut squares in the panel. It fixed it so I was able to get skinny foam tape around the squares to make this shaker card!! Yay!

I show you just how to make this shaker card in my video, I hope you’ll go take a look!

I love the colors of the Unicorn Dreams Sparkle Mix, I think they complement this card perfectly.

I hope you enjoyed this project today! I’ll be back with more cards to share soon. Until then, Big Bug Hugs to you!

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Sweet Spa Valentine with Vellum

By KariV on February 11, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I have a Sweet Spa Valentine with Vellum featuring some stencils and stamps from Miss Ink Stamps.

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How cute is that furry doggie?! I love the colors pink and grey together so I went with that color scheme for this card.

This card was so fun to make! I started out by stenciling on those large paw prints with some Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. Then I die cut a heart from some light pink cardstock. I stenciled on the heart paw prints from the Pawstome Stencil using Picked Raspberry Distress Ink.

I cut a vellum heart just larger than the pink heart. This will diffuse the background and draw the eye to the center of the card.

After coloring the image and stamping the sentiment, I put it all together using foam tape and liquid adhesive. For all the details, enjoy the short process video.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Valentine Heart Box

By KariV on February 7, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! I’ve got the sweetest Valentine Heart Box to share with you today. I love a good heart box that fits plenty of chocolates, and this one is perfection!

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I actually made one of these boxes last year, but THIS YEAR I added the heart add-on to my collection and I couldn’t wait to make a see-through box top!

How sweet is this box?! I used a clear acetate-like sheet for this box topper. The Heart add-on set is what allowed me to cut that opening for this box! So sweet. I added some paper chocolate truffles on top and REAL chocolates inside. I am really in love! <3

I also tried some Ferrero Rocher chocolates inside and they work just as well! You could easily fit more than five inside (like pictured below), but I loved the addition of shredded paper to snuggle those chocolates inside.