About KariV

Author Archive | KariV
Kari-V-Alice-notebook-1

Personalized Mini Notebooks (for New Years!)

By on December 31, 2025 in Christmas, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some personalized Mini Notebooks for New Years goals, positive affirmations, or just writing down some dreams. These are great little gift sets, especially for office supply lovers (like me)!

Watch the video below or on YouTube:

These are super fun to make and to personalize. I made SIX sets of these little notebooks for my family and I used some images that reminded me of them. So have fun and use stamps & stencils that will inspire or represent your recipients!

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 run through most of the other colors of notebooks and their designs in the video…so go check it out! I hope you enjoyed this fun project. Thank you so much for everything this year, I love the support. I’ll be back next year with more to share. Happy New Year!





Kari

	

	

		
   
			Comments { 0 }		
                        	
	



Kari-V-Dear-Santa-penguins-3
Dear Santa…Love Penguin
By  on December 13, 2025  in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a Dear Santa Card from the penguins! Watch the video below or on YouTube:













I love these little penguins and the accessories and details that come with this stamp set. Look at those little antlers and candy canes!!





To mask off the ribbon, I used the Hi Swirl Die placement stencil with the Diagonal Stencil on top…then I was able to create those peppermint stripes! I cut the ribbon from red glitter paper using the Hi Swirl Frame die. It’s such a beautiful die set.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I cut the sentiment from the EIEIO Frame Die set (with alphabet dies), and the mini envelopes from the Lots of Letters die set. I just love those mini envelopes!






		
		
			
			
		
	





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 holiday card today. Thanks for stopping by,





Kari

	

	

		
   
			Comments { 0 }		
                        	
	



Kari-V-BOTH-green-stamps
Gilding Flakes on Designer Postage Stamps
By  on November 22, 2025  in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I am so happy to share a new video creating Designer Christmas Postage Stamps with Gilding Flakes accents!





Watch the video below or on YouTube:













I love creating postage stamps, and these Christmas inspired stamps hold extra glitter and shine! Today I used silver Gilding Flakes, but you could use gold or any color you want! Take a close look at the inside frame of the postage stamp….that’s where I added the silver gilding flakes. So beautiful.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I used a few stencils and the Postage Seal and Shaker Collection for each of these postage stamps. I also brought in some smaller dies: like the Lots of Letters mini dies, and the SWAK postage heart dies. For the full tutorial, watch the video above.





I think you can see how much I just LOVE putting these together. I can’t wait to create more!






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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 designer Christmas postage stamps today! Thanks for stopping by!





Kari

	

	

		
   
			Comments { 0 }		
                        	
	



Kari-V-Christmas-potion-bottle-tags-ALL-3
Christmas Gingerbread Syrup
By  on November 20, 2025  in Christmas, Holidays   

	

	    

Hello! I have some new cards and a Christmas Gingerbread Syrup video to share today…with some of my favorite new products.





Watch the video below or on YouTube:













This gingerbread syrup bottle is made with a die that came out at Halloween: the Potion Bottle die set. But this can be altered and decorated to use for Christmas and other holidays, too!





Here’s a bunch of cards I created with these bottles and the NEW Christmas Washi Labels. I love all these products, and it’s so fun to mix them up to create new looks.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





You can even make shaped cards or TAGS with these potion bottles. Here are some shaker tags I created using my favorite Mix & Mingle Alphabet die set to create the Joy and Merry words. The blue one features the Christmas Washi labels.






		
		
			
			
		
	





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 really had a great time creating these.

	

	

		
   
			Comments { 0 }		
                        	
	



Kari-V-Smores-plus-dies-terrific-tickets-card-2
Pink S’mores
By  on November 10, 2025  in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a charming Pink S’mores card to share. Watch the video below or on YouTube:













These new S’mores stamps are soooo cute! I loved creating this card using the Terrific Tickets die set and some coordinating stamps. The Christmas Washi stickers fit on these tickets!! I was so happy to find that out.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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!





Kari

	

	

		
   
			Comments { 0 }