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Alice & the Giant Moon

By KariV on September 9, 2023 in Halloween, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a fun card to share with Alice & the Giant Moon. I will share how to create a moon with very little supplies, and how to color Alice with the moonlight behind her. This is not necessarily a Halloween card, but the techniques could be used for any Halloween images you have!

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

This kind of coloring with the moon from the background is a really fun challenge. The moon will glow around the outside of the image, with a darker face. Notice the yellow glow on Alice below:

I used the new Rattan stencil from Miss Ink Stamps for the texture in the background. It really reminded me of a chair, so that is how I came to use the image of Alice sitting in a chair!

I love these extra little die cuts from the Oh Happy Day Frame die set…those dandelions and “weeds” look perfect for this sweet card. I love that Alice also brought the cupcakes! Cupcakes can fix about anything.

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I hope you enjoyed this project today! I can’t wait to share more ALICE cards with you (soon)!

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Mixed Media Harlequin Cards

By KariV on September 2, 2023 in Halloween, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have another episode in my Halloween Card Series with these Mixed Media Harlequin cards. I love the look of this harlequin stencil and it has 3 different areas on this stencil for different looks!

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

These harlequin cards are similar, but different. I started out with some light cardstock in green, purple and blue. Then I ink blended a darker shade around the perimeter of each panel. Then I cut a different pumpkin for each of them using patterned paper and white cardstock.

For the green card, I stacked up that pumpkin before adding it to that harlequin background. I used some black ink to ink on those diamonds and stretched it out with a stencil trick that I share in my video.

Then I added some additional elements: a moon, web, and spider along with the Happy Halloween die cut in green and black. I offset the green to create a black shadow on the sentiment.

For the purple card, I used some Texture Paste and a different area of that harlequin stencil. I added some Antique Linen Distress ink around that white pumpkin to add more of a round look…and I do think it looks like it’s glowing! The spider, web, and Chills Word dies finish off this one.

For the blue card, I added the distressed harlequin portion of the stencil with some Crackle paste! I love this look! Then I added a pumpkin that was cut out of the BOOkeh paper. A simple sentiment and spider finish it off.

This little witch and cat are from the Wicked Cute stamp set. Aren’t they cute. I think they look great with the Pumpkin and Mini Jacks die cut set. For the background I added some black Paper Glaze. Once that dried, I stamped on some stars and dots with silver ink.

One last card I have to share uses the Harlequin stencil in a different way: as a design for the sky, grass, and pathway.

I love that spooky house on this slimline card! I heat embossed the “Wicked Cute” sentiment and added some jack-o-lanterns along that pathway.

I hope you enjoyed these projects today! Don’t forget to go check out my Halloween Card Series on Youtube. See you soon with more cards!

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Beautiful Spring Butterflies

By KariV on April 18, 2023 in Holidays, Mother's Day, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some Beautiful Spring Butterflies to share…with cards 3 ways! I love it when you can stretch your dies in this way…and I still have more ideas for this die set. I fell in love with it even more when I started working with it.

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This die has so many possibilities! It’s an A7 size (so quite large!) and here I have created a Pop-Up Stand card, an A2 card with the butterfly “Flying off the card”, and a shaped card. I love that it is large enough to create a shaped card on it’s own!

For this card I used an alcohol inked panel for the background. I think it has just enough interest but not so much that it takes away from that gorgeous butterfly. I added gems and liquid pearls to embellish it.

Here is the shaped card! I just love a shaped card, don’t you?

And here is the pop-up pedestal card! Oh this is such a great design…if you add a rubberband to the center of the pedestal, it will “pop-up” every time. You can put this in an envelope because it folds completely flat, and then when you take it out of the envelope it will pop up into shape! Watch the video to see exactly what I mean.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you loved these projects like I do!

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Birds and Birdhouse Pop-Up Cards

By KariV on April 4, 2023 in Easter, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have the brightest Spring Birds and Pop-Up Birdhouse Cards to share. I really fell in love with these birds and I couldn’t stop making colorful birds (patterned after REAL birds)!

I made so many birds and card samples, that I separate them into TWO videos! Watch them below or in HD on YouTube:

Just how cute are these birds?! I really loved to make them and I share a tip for choosing colors and creating your OWN in my video.

I love the little chubby birds and the smaller birds! And there’s a die for Blue Jays, too! Of course I couldn’t stop at just Blue Jays, I made two variations on that bird including a woodpecker.

In the second video I share how to make these pop-up birdhouses! The one on the left is completely foldable and fits in an envelope to mail if you want. The yellow one is more of a decor piece….and I’m using it for a place setting for Easter!

EVEN MORE CARDS!
I also share an A2 shaped card and another A2 card idea using this same die! I love it when you can stretch your dies like this.

I hope you enjoyed all these projects today! Thanks for stopping by!

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Rainbow Clover Cards (and ink comparison)

By KariV on March 17, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, St. Patrick's Day

Hello! Today I have three Rainbow Clover cards to share! It’s appropriate for this St. Patrick’s Day, right? I LOVE these sets today from Colorado Craft Company.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I made three different cards with three different ink companies: PinkFresh Studios, Catherine Pooler and Maker Forte. I chose some nice, light colors to create the rainbows.

Card 1: Pinkfresh Studio Inks

I made all these cards at the same time, stamping the first arc of the rainbow on three different panels (using a different ink company on each panel). Here is the Pinkfresh Studio Ink rainbow: