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Make Your Own Gradient Colored Cardstock

By on February 8, 2022 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am excited to share one of my favorite projects so far this year… I love these sentiments, flower die, and stencil; and when you put them all together they SING!

I love a good sentiment set, and this one from Scrapbook.com is so so good. I have used all the sentiments so far and love the encouragement. I have created a video sharing the process, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

This was the first card I made using the Mum stencil from Scrapbook.com and some of their beautiful inks! I love combining green and blue together and these colors really look great.

I didn’t have gradient cardstock in the colors I wanted, so this inky secret made my flower work!! Watch the video to see how to do this.

The sentiments in Feel Better Sentiments 2 are really great… all of them! It’s so refreshing to find a stamp set with sentiments that I love and will be happy to USE THEM ALL!

I loved this combination so much, that I made a second card using a different set of sentiments. I changed the orientation for this one to make the sentiment fit just right.

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 cards today! Thanks for stopping by!

	

	

		
   
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Five Critter Valentines
By  on February 1, 2022  in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m up at the Maker Forte blog sharing five critter Valentines using a brand new stamp set.





I’m sharing a video with all the cards and the process for each; watch it below or in HD on YouTube:













I love this set and these cute critters! 





Card One: Bear Valentine






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Card Two: Llama Love






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Card Three: Cute Koala






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Card Four: Piggy Love






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Card Five: Bunny Kisses






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! 











Here’s a few more cards I’ve made with this set:






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you enjoyed these projects!

	

	

		
   
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Love Bugs
By  on January 24, 2022  in Uncategorized   

	

	    

Hello! I have a couple more cards to share today using the Hedgehog Hollow January Kit. This kit is full of Valentine goodies, and I couldn’t stop making cards.





Here’s my last 2 cards to share…I have just learned that this kit is sold out already. (sorry!)






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Aren’t these cats and love bugs just adorable! I’ll be back soon with more cards to share!

	

	

		
   
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Foiled Rainbows
By  on January 22, 2022  in Uncategorized   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m sharing a fun partial foiling technique using the Rainbow Builder stencil from Miss Ink Stamps.





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





This technique is so fun and so easy, too! 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!

	

	

		
   
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Froggie Valentine
By  on January 17, 2022  in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m up at the Hedgehog Hollow blog sharing the newest kit and 2 cards. I couldn’t resist that little frog in the kit, so I made a Frog Valentine!






		
		
			
			
		
	





I first stamped the images in Eclipse Black ink, then I stenciled that heart around the frog using Yellowstone ink (trying to avoid the frog image). I colored up the frog with Copic markers.






		
		
			
			
		
	





Don’t forget about the small images. The stamp set had a small envelope image and it looks so cute as a decorative background! I stamped this with Flamingo ink (a new favorite of mine!)





I added some extra dimension by outlining the hearts with a light green marker, and the envelopes with a light grey marker.





BONUS CARD:





But I couldn’t just stop there! I made another card using the same layout, but different colors and images.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! Thanks for stopping by.

	

	

		
   
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