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Dragonfly & Hummingbird

By KariV on July 8, 2022 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have the new July Hedgehog Hollow kit to share along with 2 cards. I loved the large stencils included in the kit: one is a dragonfly and one is a Hummingbird. I paired them with the wildflower background stamp for some beautiful cards.

I created a process video for you, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

I used the foilable ephemera in the kit on both of these cards. I love this concept because they include both the positive and negative ephemera to use up all your foil! This is difficult to explain, so watch the video to find out how to really use 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!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Patriotic Flip Flops

By KariV on July 4, 2022 in 4th of July, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello and Happy 4th of July! Today I have some patriotic flip flops to share…inspired by a pair of flip flops I actually own.

I die cut the flip flops from white cardstock and then inked up the blue one with Vegas Strip ink. I used a stripe stencil from my stash to ink on the red stripes with Telephone Box ink. I used these same colors to ink up the straps.

Then I used a mini star stencil from my stash to add embossing paste on the blue flip flop. I set this aside to fully dry.

To assemble the card, I used a background paper from Honeybee stamps. I layered 3 sets of straps per flip flop and attached them with liquid adhesive.

Of course I had to add a gemstone! Then I stamped the sentiment with the same blue ink and die cut with matching dies.

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy 4th of July!

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Fun Fold Card with Nesting Dolls

By KariV on June 27, 2022 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m featuring the new Nesting Dolls stamp set from Maker Forte. I made 2 cards to share, the first one is an A2 card and the second card is a fun fold card that opens in an accordian style.

Here’s my first card:

Just look at that floral detail on those nesting dolls! For the background I simply clear heat embossed Vintage Damask over the blue cardstock.

For the fun fold card, I first used a button embossing folder and spread on some foundry wax with my finger. Then I heat set that and cut down the panels to fit perfectly on each section. I also used a belly band that says “With Love” to keep this card together for gifting.

I love how this turned out! I put the largest nesting doll on the front, with a medium sized one in the center, and the smallest one in the back.

If you want to recreate this card fold, start with 1/2 of a sheet of cardstock long-wise (4 1/4″ x 11″).

Then, score the long panel at: 1.5″, 3″, 5.5″, and 8″

Here are the measurements for the 3 red panels:
Panel 1: 1 1/4″ x 4″
Panel 2: 2 1/4″ x 4″
Panel 3: 2 3/4″ x 4″

I hope you enjoyed these projects! Thanks for stopping by!

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“Clean and Simple” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

By KariV on June 27, 2022 in Paper Crafting

Welcome to the Clean and Simple Blog Hop & Linky Party and GIVEAWAY!! Today I have a very easy (simple) and quite white (clean) card to share ALONG with a video!

I used the mini Flamingo stamp set & die and a favorite stencil for this card. (all supplies are listed below)

I have created a short video for you with an easy 3-step FORMULA for Clean and Simple Cards, check it out below or in HD on YouTube:

Clean and Simple cards aren’t always so Simple…I find that I even have to take a SNACK BREAK sometimes while making them! (You might see a glimpse of my snack of choice in the video this time. LOL)

Prizes:

$130 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 4 winners! To win, please comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/03/2022.

There’s MORE! Join our party! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your beautiful, Altenew “Clean and Simple” creations.

We will pick one of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party, and they will receive a $10 Altenew gift certificate!

Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each blog hop stop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/04/2022.

Hop list:

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Add Flock to your Card

By KariV on June 25, 2022 in Paper Crafting

Hello, today I have a fun video share on how to add flock to your cards. I used some SUNSHINE yellow flock with a bananas stencil to create some fuzzy dimension.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

The great part about using flock sheets, is you get TWO panels you can use to create cards! See…here’s the first panel and then I used the negative piece to create another card, below:

Watch the video to find out just how this magic happens! Lol…it’s really fun to use these flock sheets. They can also be die cut! Oh, the possibilities!