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Critters in the Woods

By KariV on December 24, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a card and video to share using the critters from the Hedgehog Hollow December Kit. I love these critters and so today I’m featuring FOUR of them as well as some fun techniques. I’m sharing ink smooshing, glitter, and gel techniques in todays card!

For the tutorial, watch my video below or in HD on YouTube:

To begin, I put four colors of Distress ink on my craft mat and spritzed it with water. Then I “smooshed” the bristol cardstock into the ink. I did this several times, drying the card with my heat tool in between each time.

Once I got it to a pretty stage, I allowed it to dry completely and then added some Metallix gel in Pearl White through the tree stencil. This gives a fun pearly shine.

I colored up the critters very simply and used some of the glitter in the box to add to their scarves and clothing. To do this, I simply added some liquid glue to the spots I wanted and sprinkled on the glitter. I allowed it to dry for a time before I shook off the excess glitter.

I cut out one of the toner sentiments from the kit, and added some NEW foil in the color Glass Slipper. I love this color! I ran it thru the Minc machine on the setting of 3.

Once the gel was dry, I added some green to the leaves using a Copic marker. Then I attached all the critters and sentiment to the card with foam squares.

Thanks for stopping by 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!

Have a wonderful Holiday season!

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Santa Claus is coming to Town

By KariV on December 23, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! It’s THE week…the week that Santa Claus is coming to town! So today I have a special Santa Sleigh card, using TWO stencils that fit together perfectly! These are from Maker Forte and they are a dream to work with.

I started with Perfect Blend paper because it’s so smooth and makes it SO easy to ink blend. I added some Kaleidoscope powders in the new colors Yellowstone & Asteroid. These look so awesome and dreamy!

Check out the short video below, or in HD on YouTube to see how this all comes together:

Just look how that powder shines on this card:

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Altenew Educators “Floral with Geometric Elements” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

By KariV on December 14, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m delighted to be a part of the Altenew Educators Floral with Geometric Elements Blog Hop today. There’s also a giveaway and a Linky Party for another chance to win by participating!

If you have arrived here from Nanette Madero’s blog, you’re on the right track! I have a full list of the blog hop links listed near the end of this post.

Today I’m sharing TWO cards. I started out with the stamped geometric background (shown below) and had my poinsettia already die cut, but this background really needed some red tulips for that Christmas vibe I was going for.

This card uses a favorite of mine: Spheres and Spirals stamp set. I stamped these in black and added some glitter embossing powder for extra sparkle. I used Evergreen Bough to ink up the background and then colored in a few spots of the spirals with various green shades of marker. Then I added some red tulips from another favorite of mine: Craft A Flower Tulip!

Then I just HAD to use my poinsettia for another card, so I made a different background using another beautiful stamp set.

That poinsettia is die cut with a very fun technique (adding versamark ink) so I could silver heat emboss those veins in the petals! For a video on how to do this, watch below or in HD on YouTube:

Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 12/21/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/23/2020.

There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew “Floral with Geometric Elements” creations. We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!

Hop list:

Altenew Card Blog
Nenette S. Madero
Kari VanNoy **YOU ARE HERE
Helen Kalb <<——- NEXT DESIGNER
Teresa Litchfield
Colleen Balija
Rachael Shedeed
Pam Boedeker
Nandini Karmarkar
Amber Rain Davis
Neha Aggarwal
Amy Hill
Teri Wilson
Terri Marie Koszler
Eva Bussom
Sandra Woodson
Irina Fonina
Jaycee Gaspar
Roteja Galvan
Teri Stokes
Michelle Ochoa Murray
Rosie Neustaedter
Patty Mello
Virginia Lu

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know your favorite card. Happy Holidays!

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Who Wants a Hippopotamus for Christmas?

By KariV on December 12, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am turning some regular hippos into Christmas hippos and making TWO cards! These cute hippos are from Miss Ink Stamps, and I’ll bet you can guess the song that inspired me to make these cards.

I have a video on the process and I’m sharing some more tips on stretching stencils and stamps to create more with your supplies! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

Aren’t these hippos cute! I’ll bet you would never guess that the red ribbon is really seaweed from that set. Lol. Another great trick to stretch your stamp sets!

I colored up so many of the hippos that I decided to make a slimline card, too!

That glitter is the beautiful Dazzle Dust from Miss Ink that changes colors in the light! This one is blue and it has a green shift to it. So pretty!

Well, I really hope I didn’t cause that song to run through your head (like it did for mine the entire time I was making this card). But really, if the hippos are as cute as these stamps, count me in for having one on my wish list!

Happy Holidays! I’ll be back soon with more cards.

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Santa’s Sleigh

By KariV on December 11, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays

Hello! Today I have a fun card with the Sleigh Bouquet stamp set designed by Alex Syberia. This is a beautiful set and I loved working with it. I started with a watercolored background.

Then I stamped the sleigh TWICE. The first image I colored up with Copics. The second image I colored only the poinsettia and Fussy cut it out. I added it to the sleigh with foam tape to give it more dimension.

I positioned the sleigh and the presents on the background to make it look like the presents were falling out of the sleigh.

That sentiment was stamped on white cardstock that I colored with a matching green Copic marker. If you don’t have matching cardstock, it’s a great trick to get the shade you are looking for!