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A Golden Hello

By KariV on June 27, 2019 in Classes, Paper Crafting

Hi there! I’m on Day 4 at the Altenew 3D Floral Focus class with a fun card share today! The topic was to use less layers of the die cuts to create a modern vibe.

Believe it or not, I was going for a modern look here, but it absolutely turned into FANCY! Lol. That happens sometimes.

Before I die cut the flowers, I ink blended some Distress Inks in ombre fashion onto some 80# cardstock, then I splattered some of the same color of paint and gold watercolor paint onto the panel. I then die cut some flowers, reserving the darker portion of the panel for the furthest back florals.

I layered them up, but I didn’t use a complete floral layer for each of them..only 2 or three layers each. After I found an arrangement I liked, I adhered them down with liquid adhesive and splattered the entire panel with gold watercolor paint.

I die cut the hello sentiment out of gold foil paper and adhered it to the center of the card. Only two corners got the corner-rounded treatment before I added the entire panel to a gold glitter 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2 panel. Then the whole thing was added to a 110# card base.

I absolutely love how it turned out, but it really took on a life of it’s own!

For the colors of this card, I was inspired by the photo below, so I’m also entering the June Altenew Challenge with this card.

I’ve linked the supplies below, as I get asked often about what products I used. Affiliate links are used when possible, so if you make a purchase through these links, I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up my blog and bring you more fun projects like this one. Thanks for your support!

I hope you enjoyed my modern/fancy floral card! lol.

Thanks for stopping by!

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A Card for Dad

By KariV on June 27, 2019 in Father's Day, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a fun card using a floral set to make a masculine card. Yep, you heard that right. You can use florals on your cards for men, too!

I used the Flowers from the May 2019 Hedgehog Hollow Kit (sold out) and paired it with a sentiment and a Dad die from the June 2018 Hedgehog Hollow Kit. This kit was a favorite of mine, packed with dies and stamps for masculine cards…including a “jeans pocket” stamp & die. There are currently only THREE left (at the time of writing this post). Check it out here.

I used the Dad die cut to cut some chipboard and then I heat embossed it three times with Nuvo Copper Blush embossing powder. This is a beautiful coppery metallic color!

I chose a paper from my stash that had both teal and copper and looked a little bit like watercolor. You could also achieve this look yourself with a watercolor wash, but sometimes patterned paper is such an easy way to go!

Then I heat embossed the floral stripe on the bottom of the card using a softer embossing powder in Ranger metallic.

I finished it off with some Nuvo Jewel drops. Such a great card and I think it still looks masculine. Anyway, my Dad DOES like flowers! Lol.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Inlaid Die Cut Peony

By KariV on June 24, 2019 in Classes, Paper Crafting

Hi there! Today, as a part of my 3D Floral Focus class, I am trying a new technique called Inlaid Die Cutting. I have to admit, inlaid die cutting hurts my head! I rarely include inlaid die cutting on my cards…because it takes too much brain power…Lol!

But today I braved it, and here is my card:

Everything but the center pieces are INLAID!

This card took me about 800 hours to complete. Well, maybe not quite that long, but a really long time! Most of it was thinking about how to cut those pieces to fit into each other.

Now, it is not perfect. And I can’t believe I’m showing you this close up, but in full disclosure I thought you should know that everything didn’t line up PERFECTLY. In retrospect, I wish I listened better to Therese Calvird when she suggested having a colored background that would disguise that. I could’ve done a blue background and you wouldn’t even have noticed! (maybe?! Lol)

I’m not going to even point out all the other things that went wrong with this card. We are our own worst critics, right?

I used a polka dot embossing folder to add some fun to the background, but all in all I kept this card a bit simple. No sequins, No gems, No Nuvo drops. (crazy, right?)

Just a simple heat embossed sentiment on a popped up flag.

Here’s a list of the supplies I used on this one. For the peony, I only used the largest of the flowers this time. I really like that peony.

Thanks for joining me in this fun flowery journey!

And now, for the grand finale photo…I added some fun with a polka dot backdrop! Lol.

Ok, I’m having way too much fun with this class. 🙂 See you next time.

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Neutral Monochromatic Hibiscus Card

By KariV on June 23, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hi there! I’m back with my second card for the Altenew 3D Floral Focus card class. This class is fantastic, but I have to admit that I struggled with this monochromatic card.

I suppose I could have chosen one color in varying shades, but I decided to REALLY test my skills by doing a neutral card!! (WHAT?!) I know, I know, it’s not like me at all!

I do think that it turned out rather striking. But I had to add some pizzazz somehow! So I cut the main portion of the hibiscus in PEARL paper (it has quite a beautiful pearl sheen in the light)! And I added some silver glitter leaves. There! That’s more like it.

Silver glitter paper adds some extra drama!

When I had this arrangement of flowers and leaves all laid out on my black cardstock, I used the Glad Press ‘n Seal trick to pick them ALL UP and put glue on the back. Then I took the entire arrangement that was still attached with the Press ‘n Seal, and glued it right onto the card. I let the glue dry for a minute, then pulled off that Press ‘n Seal to reveal my grouping of flowers & leaves. It works like a charm!

I’m often asked what supplies I’ve used, so I’ve compiled a list here. I have to say…it’s quite a NEUTRAL list of supplies today (except that Press ‘n Seal…Lol)! I’ve used affiliate links when possible, at no extra cost to you. When you purchase through these links I may get a small commission, which helps me keep up with blog costs and bring you more and more fun projects! Thank you.

Check out the Floral 3D class if you are interested in learning more about these 3D flower dies. I’m having a blast!

Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

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Create Happiness | Altenew 3D Peony Dreams

By KariV on June 22, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! The Altenew 3D Floral class just started yesterday and I’m already loving it! This is my very first time using any 3D flower dies and I’ve learned lots so far.

For my first card with the Peony Dreams 3D flower die, I found some random cardstock lying around by my paper cutter. Please tell me I’m not the only one to save all the little pieces of leftover cardstock? Anyway, I found three purples in different shades to cut out the flower; and two shades of green for the leaves.

I love that with this die, you can create smaller flowers OR layer them up with the larger dies to create a much larger flower! For this card, I just used the smaller flowers. But I know there’s a lot more I can do with this die set.

You might be able to see the texture on that flower…for the base I used a textured cardstock and I love the extra that it adds!