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Extra-Terrestrial Investigation

By KariV on April 25, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello, today I have a fun card that’s a murder mystery turned extra-terrestrial investigation! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I had a little fun with this one when I saw the glasses stamp in the Whodunnit Stamp set. I colored them up to look like sunglasses and then put them on one of the characters.

This Hello From Mars stamp set is so cute…and perfect for when an investigation turns to a Roswell situation. I know, I know…those footprints look like HUMAN footprints. They are very good at the element of mimicry. Lol.

Once he’s done with THIS investigation, he will definitely need a new package of hand sanitizing wipes!

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 card today. It was so much fun to create. See you soon with more cards!

Kari

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Spring Wildflowers Faux Shaker

By KariV on April 11, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m excited to share a Spring Wildflowers Faux Shaker. This card is so simple to make and yet has such an impact! I share the video how to below or on YouTube:

I just adore this Layering Stencil because you can get a really stunning result with very little effort. Today I chose a color palette by searching for “Spring colors” online. Then I chose some inks to match. I challenged myself to use only these inks (now, granted, I picked a lot of inks! LOL…see my video!)

I cut out a frame using the Punny Farms Frame die from Miss Ink Stamps, but instead of using the inside panel, I used the outer piece of the die cut to frame my wildflower panel. I added some Spring colored inks to the frame. I could have easily make this into a shaker card by adding acetate behind that frame. But today I decided to make a FAUX shaker and added a few matte gold pearl embellishments and a sentiment to finish it off.

I hope you enjoyed this project and video today! Happy Spring,

Kari

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Portrait Frame Cards

By KariV on April 10, 2026 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m happy to be sharing some Portrait Frame Cards with the new Whimsy Stamps release! I have a video sharing the details below or on YouTube:

The new Portrait Frames dies come in three sizes, a larger frame that fits on an A2 card (see the card below) and 2 smaller sizes. For my first card, I combined the Portrait Frames with the new Fairy Special stamp set and Pastel Plaid paper. Isn’t this the cutest fairy?

Next, I made a mini slimline card using the medium sized Portrait Frame. Again, I used the new Fairy Special stamp set (I love these fairies!) and the Gulliver’s Garden paper. I added a few gems to her wings, and some ink blending to the woodgrain paper on the frame.

For the next card, I used the largest frame AND the smallest frame to make a fun spring card. The sentiment is from the Hello, Friend stamp set and I found a cute bee and snail for my mini portraits. I have linked everything below for you!

Whimsy also has a new sticky note set you can use on your cards, to write your sentiment and allow your recipient to pass the card along!

This gallery wall card is the card I made in my video to show you how fun it is to build up a gallery wall with mini portraits. So so fun!

I hope you enjoyed all these projects today! I sure had fun making them. See you soon with more cards to share,

Kari

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Hello, She Wrote

By KariV on April 1, 2026 in Paper Crafting

I am absolutely loving the new sets from Miss Ink Stamps, including this Hello, She Wrote stamp that’s included with the new Whodunnit Stamp set! I have a video sharing how I created the card and the file folder card base below.

Watch it here or on YouTube:

This card was a blast to make, and I thought the crime scene file folder worked nicely with the theme! I created the file folder using the envelope punch board (watch my video to see how it’s done). Then I used a variety of stamps from the Whodunnit and True Crime stamp sets.

I love the “allegedly” on the file folder label, but the inside sentiment *might* be my favorite! Lol.

I hope you enjoyed this card & video today. Thanks for stopping by!

Kari

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Spring Chipboard Shakers

By KariV on March 31, 2026 in Easter, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! I recently received some new Chipboard Shakers from Cobblestone Creek Studios! Come along with me as I unbox them and create 3 cute Spring Shakers…

Watch the video below or on YouTube:

These Chipboard Shakers are fun to personalize and paint! For some, I even used oxide Inks! Watch the video to see the tricks for using inks on these.

I love to create these and try new strategies for coloring them. I even used some patterned paper on a few of them! These are the 3 I create with you in the video, but there are soooo many more options:

The Bunny Silhouettes look so cute for this mini postage shaker…I added some beautiful Pastel Plaid paper in the background for this one. This bunny set is a new die set from Whimsy Stamps, and I love it! You can add tails in different colors and patterns (here I did chocolate bunnies with little pink tails!)

Who can resist a sweet Highland Cow Shaker?! I made this one with my granddaughter (who is 6 years old) and she loved choosing the colors and the shaker bits for it!