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Valentine Postage Stamp designs

By KariV on February 14, 2026 in Holidays, Valentines

Hello! Today I’m sharing some Valentine Postage Stamp designs and of course they are perfect to share on this day…Valentine’s Day! Watch the video below or on YouTube:

I’ve been designing my own postage stamps for a while now and I might be obsessed! Ha, ha! I try new techniques and themes each time, but one thing they all have in common? They all start with the Postage Seal and Shaker Collection from Miss Ink Stamps!

Then I brought in some of my favorites from the Alice Collection, and some great stencils: the Filigree Card Suits stencil, the Handdrawn hearts stencil, and Hug in a Mug Layering Stencil. All these products brought together help with the creativity in bringing these designs to life!

I hope you will watch the video to see the process.

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 Valentine Edition of Postage Stamps today! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Kari

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Foxy Square Shaker for Valentine’s Day

By KariV on February 10, 2026 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I have a Foxy Square Shaker for Valentine’s Day. This is a fun one and I just love this fox image! Watch the video below or on YouTube:

This shaker is unique because I used a RECTANGLE frame die and did some selective die cutting to make it a square. I love a square shaker….and it’s the perfect size to frame those trees.

The frame is cut from a copper glitter cardstock, which is a great compliment to the vibrant foxes! I share how I colored up those foxes in the video, so I hope you’ll take a look.

The happy smiling foxes are my favorite! I used some pink irridescent shaker pieces for the shaker part to coordinate with my pink trees, pink grass, and blush pink hearts on the frame. So fun!

Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon with more cards!

Kari

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Llama Letters

By KariV on February 4, 2026 in Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! I have a Whole Llama love card to share with this Llama Letters card! Watch the video below or on YouTube:

I love this little llama image…isn’t this sentiment just perfect for a Valentine card?

I started with the little envelopes from the Lots of Letters die set. They are extra cute in maroon and pink with a little gold heart, right?! I just adore these envelope and I’ve used them a lot. I cut a square the perfect size to fit 9 envelopes.

Next, I stenciled the background with Pumice Stone Oxide ink. I love grey & pink together.

Sending a Llama Love this February! See you soon,

Kari

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Socks Valentines (Perfect Match!)

By KariV on January 24, 2026 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I have some punny Valentines for you with SOCKS! I really love socks and I thought a good valentine with socks would be fun.

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I love building my own sentiments and with alphabet stamps and dies you can create any sentiment you want! Today I’m using a favorite die: EIEIO Frame Die (which also has this alphabet). I cut out the letters with glitter foam and also cut a black shadow.

The socks stencil was the perfect stencil to create my punny Valentines today. I created multiple panels using inks and pastes.

For this second card, I used the panels that had the glitter paste on the final layer of the stencil. I share all the details in the video. I love the SWAK postage Hearts die for a sentiment!

I hope you enjoyed these cards today. Have a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

Kari

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Your Next Chapter with Alice

By KariV on January 10, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m excited to share this card that’s a Mini Shaker card….and Alice is looking at your next chapter. Spoiler alert: It’s going to be great!

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I really wanted a mini shaker card that looked like a mini book. So today I’m sharing how to make a mini book with no special dies! Then I add a keyhole glimpse into the “next chapter” using the Nested Keyhole dies from Miss Ink Stamps.

The Pick A Card stencil looks great stenciled with Oxide ink on black cardstock. It adds a subtle design to the front of the card panel! I also added some mini glitter heart keys and card suits in a dark red cardstock.

For the spine, I gold heat embossed the sentiment: “Your next chapter is going to be great!”