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What A Catch! Gone Fishing

By on April 12, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a quick post and video for you sharing the new April 2021 Hedgehog Hollow Kit and a card. There is so much adventure in this new kit! I almost couldn’t decide what to make first…and I ended up making a Fishing card.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

For my card, I started out with a BLUE cardstock and inked around the edges. Then I used the fishing silhouette stamp, masking off the bottom portion of that stamp. I used a few of the sentiments for the center. (And yes, I did CUT A STAMP APART! I thought it would be easier this way!)

I used the fish stencil to add some fish to the bottom portion of the card panel in grey. Then I finished it off with some iridescent sequins.

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! 








		
		
			
			
		
	





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Building a Scene with Stencil Fade
By  on April 10, 2021  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a fun video to share using the Stencil Fade technique to build a scene. I’m using Miss Ink Stamps for these cards, and they work so well together.





Take a look at the video by watching below or in HD on YouTube:













I really love this technique for fun backgrounds, and I started by inking up the background softly using an ergonomic blending brush. Then I built up the scene using the Meadow Scene builder set.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





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Geode Builder
By  on April 9, 2021  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m up at the Maker Forte Blog sharing 7 Ways to Add Bling to your Geode Builder cards. What’s a geode builder, you ask? It’s the newest, coolest stencil introduced by Maker Forte and I LOVE it!





Head over to the Maker Forte blog to read all about it: HERE. I also have a video sharing all the details! Watch below or in HD on YouTube:













I have to say, I really enjoyed making all these cards. This is a fun new stencil!






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! 












		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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Fairy Cards with Gel Press Backgrounds
By  on April 1, 2021  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m up on the Hedgehog Hollow blog again sharing some Fairy Cards with Gel Press Backgrounds. I share the details over there, but I do have a video showing all the details!





This is a fun layering process to these cards, watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:













I hope you will take a look! I love adding multiple layers to a card when it makes sense. These techniques all lend themselves well to a fairy card.






		
		
			
			
		
	





Since I was already doing a gel press technique, I went ahead and took an extra pull for the second card. I LOVE the soft look!






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





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Spring Birdhouses
By  on March 30, 2021  in Holidays, Mother's Day, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! I’m so happy to share these Spring Birdhouses with you today. These can be made into slimline cards OR Pop-up cards and I’m going to show you how easy they are to make! Of course, once I started making them I just had to make a rainbow of birdhouses. (That’s the logical thing to do, right?!)






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





I have a video showing how to put these together and how to make both the card AND Pop-up card. I love them both…and you can stand them up to make a Spring decor piece, too! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:













For most of these birdhouses, I used the Woodgrain die cut…but sometimes I only EMBOSSED that woodgrain into the paper. It really creates a great look and it’s a bit of a variation from the die cut itself.






		
		
			
			
		
	





See that woodgrain embossed on this purple card? It is my new favorite background! I added some Layered Daisies dies on this one and the You Are Beautiful medallion, which is an incentive die when you purchase a qualifying amount at the Scrappy Tails shop.





The Mother’s Day sentiment dies are also among my favorites and I used them on these cards:






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	
Left to right: embossed woodgrain background, White woodgrain die on cream cardstock, kraft woodgrain die on cream cardstock.





I love all the variety you can get with these Birdhouses and the Woodgrain background. Imagine all the colors you could die cut these from, OR emboss multiple colors of cardstock! I just couldn’t stop with these birdhouses!






		
		
			
			
		
	





The hummingbirds are from the Mama Birds Stamp set, and the other colorful birds are from the Spring Birds stamp set.  I’ve listed and linked them all below if you want to check them out.





All the flowers used in all these cards are from the Layered Daisies dies. I love these because there are such a variety of flowers. You get some front facing flowers like the ones on the pink card, and some reaching up to the sun like the ones on the orange card! So many to choose from.






		
		
			
			
		
	





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. Check out the video for more details on how to put these together and make them stand up! Thanks for stopping by.

	

	

		
   
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