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Beautiful Anemone

By KariV on February 21, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a project that I have wanted to try for a while and I finally did! This card was inspired by the “Beautiful Details” class at Altenew Academy. This class is taught by Marika Rahtu and she is an inspiration! In one of the lessons, she stamped with Zigs on watercolor paper and added details with the same Zigs.

I was so in love that I wanted to try it myself. I love the way it turned out! Now, I know I need more practice, but I did take my time and spent quite a bit of effort….what do you think?

I only used four colors of Zigs for this project: Gray Tint, Gray Brown, Light Blue, and Shadow Mauve. I stamped the flower using the Shadow Mauve (I colored directly onto the stamp, then stamped it down using the Misti). Then I added details with the same color and then the light blue color.

For the center and the leaves, I used the Gray Tint and the Gray Brown. This took me some time as I kept adding layers and blending them out with my water brush.

I used the Wavy Grid stencil to add a subtle design to the background of the card. Then I popped up the flower with two layers of 3M foam tape, and the leaves with one layer of foam tape.

The last step was adding the congrats die cut sentiment to this card. I think the spacing on this die is perfect for this card.

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 this project today! Thanks for stopping by.

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Floral Heart with Gemstones

By KariV on February 20, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m back with a new card using the Hedgehog Hollow February 2020 Kit. I saw that floral heart stamp in the kit and I fell in LOVE!! So of course I had to create with that first AND add some beautiful gemstones. Yes!

This floral heart was designed by Sophia Caldwell, and you already know I’m a BIG FAN of hers! So I stamped it first with amalgam ink (perfect for coloring with Copic markers because it doesn’t smear).

Flowers: RV19, RV06, RV02
Leaves: YG05, G43
Small flowers & berries: BG13, BG11

I cut the banner and added the Special Friend Sentiment on using the original Misti. I used some acetate over the banner so I could bend that stamp to fit just right on that banner. The stamp will stick to the acetate so then you can pick it up with the Misti lid. Perfect.

I added that stamped banner with 1/4″ foam tape. Then I inked up around the card using 2 colors of Distress Ink.

I added the gemstones in a sort of diagonal line across the card front using my favorite new embellishment tool! (see the supplies listed below to check it out!)

I hope you enjoyed this floral card with gemstones today…you know those are two of my favorite things! Lol. See you next time!

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Your Existence Makes the World Better

By KariV on February 19, 2020 in Favorite Things, Paper Crafting

Yes it does! Hello again. Today I have the sweetest cards to share using a stamp set I’m completely in love with! I had the opportunity to meet the artist of this particular stamp and she is the greatest, too. You know how when you meet someone and you can just tell they are going to be a friend? Well, that’s how I feel about her.

When I saw this stamp I knew immediately what I wanted to create. First, a watercolor card. Then, a red/pink shaker card! So here’s what I made:

I’m loving these cards! I can already think of many, many people who I can send one of these to. Guess I need to make a few more cards with this one, right?!

I created a video to show you some tricks for pulling these cards together. Watch it below or on YouTube:

The first card is created using Zig clean color real brush markers. I used Bristol paper for this one because it seems to allow the watercolor to blend a little better. I can keep adding color and blending to add some darker areas, too. For some areas I used a waterbrush along with the Zigs, and for some I colored the Zigs on straight.

For the background on this one, I did some ink blending with Distress Oxides in matching colors. It really makes the panel pop, doesn’t it?!

I think these colors are so happy. I used a rectangle pierced die to cut out the panel before adding it to the background with fun foam.

The second card is colored with only pink and red Prismacolor pencils. I’m pretty sure I was inspired by Valentine’s day!

I cut the heart out on the center heart to create a shaker element to this card. And of course I had to add some glittery Stickles to all the lands in this world. That’s probably how my world would be, lol.

I hope you enjoyed these projects today! This stamp set is brand new from Trinity stamps, so be sure to head over to get one for yourself before they are all gone!

Thanks for stopping by! Your Existence Makes this World Better! (and a big thanks to Dani for creating this perfect stamp…I love it). See you soon!

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Happily Ever After…

By KariV on February 16, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello, I’m so excited to share these Happily Ever After cards with you. I used the Fairy’s Garden paper pack and the Sunny Studios Enchanted stamp set today from Scrapping For Less.

For my first card I created a castle home for the princess and her prince. I first ink blended a soft blue and green ink onto the background. I colored up the images with Copic markers. Then I added some clouds with a pink lining from the paper pack.

I think pink clouds are so dreamy! When they say every cloud has a silver lining, pink lined clouds are one step above that! Lol. I stamped the Happily Ever After sentiment on one of the clouds.

I added the images with 3M foam tape. That cobble stone walkway is made with Nuvo Stone Drops. These are so dimensional and dry with a matte finish to look like stones!

This stamp set is so inspiring, I couldn’t resist featuring that cute little frog in the stamp set for ONE MORE card! I chose one of my favorite papers from the Fairy’s Garden paper pack for the background. Then I added the frog and the Knight in Shining Armor to a circle die cut.

I added some solid paper stripes to the left side of the card, and stamped the sentiment “You’re So Charming” onto one of the blue paper strips.

How many frogs have YOU had to kiss to find your Knight?!

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. They were so much fun to create! Thanks for stopping by!
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Coloring With Glitter?

By KariV on February 14, 2020 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I’m over on the Hedgehog Hollow blog showing you some previously released stamps to make a Valentine card! I’m coloring with glitter and I’ll show you how.