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Does Perfect Blend Paper blend perfectly?

By on October 15, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m over at the Hedgehog Hollow blog sharing a post about Perfect Blend paper. This paper came in the October Hedgehog Hollow Kit and it has some really nice qualities!

But I did have a BIG MISTAKE and I’m here to share it with you (so maybe it doesn’t happen to you!) I also share how I fixed it and turned it into a card after all.

Watch the video below to learn about blending on Perfect blend paper, and how I saved this card!

It sure is fun to try out new products, but sometimes there’s a bit of a learning curve. That’s why I’m sharing this with you today!

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!

Pop on over to the Hedgehog Hollow blog to read more, and let me know which card you like the best! Thanks for stopping by today.

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Christmas Gift Cards

By on October 14, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have three cards that look just like presents! I’ve combined a few of the new sets from Maker Forte to create this great look.

I just love the embossed ribbon AND the inked ribbon on these cards! Today, I have a video showing you how to create all three of these cards fast, as well as some tips for Copic coloring and adding detail to put these cards over the top!

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

For the colored cardstock, I chose some of my NEW FAVORITE holiday red & green cardstock. Then I heat embossed the ribbon. For the white cardstock, I used a dark red ink.

The “bows” for these presents are the new Christmas Roses and they are gorgeous!

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 really hope you have as much fun as I did creating these cards. Be sure to check out all the new goodies at Maker Forte!

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Merry Christmas Tags

By on December 25, 2019 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! I wanted to stop by to wish you a very Merry Christmas! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday.

I have a few tags to share with a stamp set I have never used…so I thought it was time! How cute is this little elf?

That’s it for me today. I’m off to prepare our Christmas dinner for the family. Merry Christmas!

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Crazy Neighbor Holiday House

By on December 23, 2019 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a fun card inspired by my neighbor’s holiday decorations. This year they have gone all out with lights, lawn decorations, and blow-up characters. It’s fun to see!

That is what gave me the idea to create a Holiday House on a card.

This house is decked out with glittery lights, Christmas trees in candy cane pots, a holiday wreath and door frame decor, and even a holiday welcome mat. The porch light has been changed to green…and I think whoever lives here just loves this time of year!

I had a great time putting this together and it made me feel a little better to create a decorated home on a card since we didn’t put up any Christmas lights this year! We wanted to, of course, but work and other things got in the way until (I thought) it was just too late to pull out all the lights.

I have a video to show you all the fun, watch it below or on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/oADFcuBA4Vo

Did you decorate for the holidays this year? We DID decorate inside with our tree, ornaments, and stockings for all the kids and grandkids….it’s just OUTSIDE that looks a little grinch-ish. Lol.

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!

Wishing you a very happy holiday season. I hope you feel so much love this time of year, whatever your traditions and decorations are. See you soon with more inspiration.

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Freezer Paper Snowflakes

By on December 10, 2019 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! I have a great new tool for the craft studio to share today. You might think this is a kitchen item, but today it is working GREAT on a card or two! It’s Freezer paper…a little trick I learned in a recent class from Altenew.

For my cards, I first die cut some snowflakes out of the freezer paper. Then I ironed them onto the paper with a warm iron. Then I did a little ink blending with my new favorite blending tool.

Ink blended background on the right

I splattered the background with more ink, and some pearl watercolors. Then I carefully removed the snowflakes…and look at those beautiful white snowflakes left behind!

The “Merry” sentiment is die cut from glitter paper, and added along with a silver foil frame. What an awesome technique! Who would’ve thought to use freezer paper? I love this and think it might even work better than masking paper.

I have a quick video to show you on how to do this, watch below or on YouTube:

Of course, once I removed the snowflakes (cut from the freezer paper), I couldn’t let them go to waste! So I made a second card on Neenah Desert Storm paper. I was interested to see if I could get them to still iron-on to this second card. Did it work?…yes and no. Lol.

Most of them DID iron back on, but I had one problem snowflake. So what did I do?! I used a little liquid adhesive and Nuvo drops to help keep it stuck down!! Lol. There’s more than one way to make a card work.

I added some extra Nuvo drops and white gel pen to this one, to finish it off. Which one do you like better?

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 absolutely love these colors for a holiday card. Thanks for stopping by!

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