KariV | Sunshine in my pocket

About KariV

Author Archive | KariV

SUNSHINE-all-4-lanterns-with-large-lantern-close-up

Light Up Lantern (Mailable!)

By KariV on November 11, 2022 in Christmas, Holidays

Hello! Welcome to the Collab Hop with Scrappy Tails Crafts and Pear Blossom Press! As you hop along with us, you’re going to see some of the prettiest light-up holiday cards, all featuring your favorite stamps and dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts, and lights from Pear Blossom Press. Get ready for lots of inspiration, and be sure to comment as you hop along, for your chance to win a $25 store credit!

Today I’m excited to share a Light Up Lantern card that is completely mailable! This is a genius die set and I really couldn’t stop creating. I have FOUR projects to share with you today.

Watch the video below or on YouTube:

I was inspired by a lantern I have in my home (see that big one in the back?) and so I started out with a cream colored Mini Lantern with black accents. This is the one I share how to add EZ Lights to, so it becomes easy to fold and is completely mailable! You do need a larger envelope to mail it, however: it is so cool and so unique.

Next, I created a BLUE JAY lantern using the Birch Die add on panels and the Cardinal Layering Die set. Yes, I turned the Cardinals into BLUE JAYS! I love this die set so much, and look how you can change up the colors to create an entirely new bird!

You have to check out the video to see how beautiful the sides are using that Birch Tree Add-On die set! I cut the trees out of silver glitter paper and added a blue frame by simply cutting out the inside pieces of the Basic Shaped Lantern Panels. I added some vellum to the inside of each panel to diffuse the light.

The Carolers together with the Holiday Lantern Panel (Christmas Tree) might be one of my favorite combinations! I adore the layering caroler dies…there’s even a caroling DOG in this set! LOL.

For this red lantern, I used the new Lumberjack Plaid Distress Spray Stain for the lantern itself. I cut a striped paper for the topper (hello, candy cane!). The leaves are gorgeous sprayed with Mica Spray Stains in a variety of greens. I loved adding the Red Pearl embellishments. This would also look so pretty with a Cardinal!

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!

Watch the video for all the details! I hope you enjoyed these projects today. I cannot wait to create centerpieces with these…and also a Slimline card! I still have yet to use the reindeer panel and also build a cardinal. Check out the rest of the beautiful designs that are available for these lanterns, too!

Every good hop has prizes, right? So Scrappy Tails Crafts, and Pear Blossom Press are each giving away a $25 store credit! Comment on this post by November 18, 2022 to be entered to win. Winners will be posted on the Pear Blossom Press Blog on November 21st.

HOP LIST:

Thanks for stopping by!

Comments { 11 }

SUNSHINE-Window-to-Winter-gingerbread-house-card-3

Sweet Gingerbread House

By KariV on November 10, 2022 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a Sweet gingerbread House in a snow globe! I just love this sweet image and I couldn’t resist coloring it up in pinks and light greens in a no-line colored look.

I used quite a bit of masking for this project…stamping one image at a time then masking off to stamp the next. I first stamped the lollipops, then masked them off. Next I stamped the gingerbread house and masked that off. Then I stamped the snowflakes.

After the scene was completely finished, I masked off the ENTIRE snow globe so I could add those starlight mints!

I love the A2 Starlight Mints stencil! I used pink and light grey ink here, but you could ink in a traditional red color OR try a light green for a wintergreen mint!

Next I heat embossed the sentiment with metallic embossing powder. I couldn’t resist adding a little deer from the What’s Up, Deer stamp set. He’s so cute!

I matted the entire panel onto some metallic silver cardstock and I love how it plays nicely with that embossing powder!

I hope you enjoyed this sweet project today! Thanks for stopping by.

Comments { 0 }

Little Deer

By KariV on November 4, 2022 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello, today I am up at the Maker Forte blog HERE with some sweet little reindeer cards!

If you want more details, be sure to visit their blog. But I will share the video and some photos here!

How cute are these? There’s absolutely NO fussy cutting or masking involved! I think that’s an absolute plus when you’re working with small images like these.

I hope you enjoyed these tricks (like turning the word YOU into the word JOY!) Thanks for stopping by today!

Comments { 0 }

A Sad Farewell…

By KariV on October 28, 2022 in Halloween, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello, today I have a sad farewell to the Hedgehog Hollow Subscription kits. It’s appropriate that my last card is a Day of the Dead card featuring a Panda bear!

I lost my father the day after Christmas 2020 and I’ve been thinking about him a lot recently. His favorite animal (which is also my favorite animal) is a bear. So this card has extra meaning for me!

If you look closely at the background paper, you will see that I chose some of the same colors to color up my panda bear. All these papers (except the metallic) are from the last Hedgehog Hollow kit.

I added some Liquid Pearls in blue and green and pearl to the panda in various spots. When dry, the liquid pearls add such an interesting texture.

How perfect is that sentiment? I love the theme and the bear. One of my paper layer is a gold paper, to add a metallic element to the card.

Well, I will definitely miss the Hedgehog Hollow Kits! But there is still a lot going on over at Maker Forte, which is the new company Alexandra founded. So I hope you will continue to visit!

I’ll be back soon with more cards to share.

Comments { 0 }

Light Up your Card

By KariV on October 22, 2022 in Halloween, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a Light up Jack-O-Lantern Card video to share. This is an easy way to create a Jack-o-Lantern (easier than carving it!) that lights up. I couldn’t love this interactive card any more than I already do. I hope you enjoy!

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

When I told my husband I wanted to color this pumpkin house PURPLE, he was skeptical. But I had a vision in my head and to make it come to life was such fun! I used some darker shades of Copic markers in purple and I just love the effect.

I used some EZ Lights again and they are so easy and fun! I think the coloring on this card took LONGER than making it light up. LOL. I share just how to do this in my video.