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Snapshots from the beach

By KariV on July 19, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m so happy to share a card that I’ve had in my mind since I got the Hedgehog Hollow July 2018 box! This is such a cute stamp set, and I just knew I needed a card that I’ve since titled “Snapshots from the beach.”

I used the fun bright paper as the background of my “snapshots” and colored up those cute girls with Copic Markers. I used the Ric Rac dies, also included in this July box, as a background for the entire card. I also used the Ric Rac dies on yellow paper and placed a portion of them in the upper right corner of one of the “snapshots” to represent the sun; and some blue Ric Rac to represent the water.

Doesn’t this just remind you of a beach vacation? So bright and fun!

One of my favorite things about these boxes (beside all the amazing content) is that there is also a coupon included for a couple companies, so I can add to my collection if I choose! This month there was a coupon for Sunny Studios stamps (the maker of these cute stamps I used on this card) and you know I will be getting some more goodies! Lol.

To learn more about the Hedgehog Hollow subscription boxes, visit her site here. And please share and tag your projects so I can see them too!

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How to make Quilted Cards with Our Daily Bread Designs

By KariV on July 13, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! What have you been up to lately? I’ve been QUILTING. But not with fabric. Noooooooo…..with PAPER of course! I had some questions on just how I created beautiful quilted cards using these dies, so I thought I would prepare a video to explain how they are used:

These are the Quilted Window Squares from Our Daily Bread Designs. And they are cute. And little. And they JUST look like a circle with some scored lines and a square. WHAT?!?

But when you put them together just right, you get a beautiful quilted look on your cards!

I have a video to show you just how this is done because it is not easily described with words! But it really is simple and I find myself wanting to make a variety of quilted cards All. The. Time. Lol.

Watch the video here or on YouTube:

Here are a couple more cards I made this week with these Quilted Window Squares:

This one reminds me of Aladdin’s flying rug. Lol. I made some homemade tassels with embroidery thread to add a little bit of fun!

And this one has a double seam binding. Not sure if you would do that in real life (as a fabric quilter, I should say), but I really like how it turned out on paper! On these last two cards, I used this die to emboss the quilted look over the top of the design.

I hope you enjoyed these cards today! I really had fun making them and bringing you this video. As always, I appreciate your kind comments and thumbs up on my videos! 😉

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You are the Pot of Gold at the end of my Rainbow

By KariV on July 12, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have two sweet cards to share using the Ric Rac Die from Sunny Studio Stamps (exclusive to the Hedgehog Hollow July Subscription box).

I’ve had so much fun with this July release, and today I want to show you a few creative ways to use these products.

The first card is this Pot of Gold shaker card where I used the ric rac die as a scenery backdrop:

I made this into a shaker card and added gold sequins…I thought it was completely appropriate with that sentiment! I did shape the sentiment to fit around the circle using my Misti.

You may recognize that little girl as the innertube girl…she did not have legs!

Yes, I did a little “paper surgery” and drew her a skirt, cut off the innertube, and used the legs from the other girl image to let her stand!! Hooray! I think she turned out cute. And I only feel a little bit bad about cutting the legs off the other stamped image (ugh!) But it was worth it to get this cutie!

She also had goggles on her head, so I colored over them to create a black “headband” and added a flower. Then I gave her a denim skirt and matched the yellow of her shirt to the rainbow sentiment.

I was going to add some shoes on her…but I chickened out! Hey, you can only do so much, you know what I mean?! Lol.

My second card is a card where I used the ric rac border dies as a MASK to make a beautiful sunset and ocean scene.

The glitter of the Nuvo Glitter Accents is a dreamy copper color! I thought it would look fun as a shimmery sand beach in the sunset.

I have a video showing how I made this one, watch it here or on YouTube:

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. I had a blast, and I will have a few more to share with you throughout the month!

If you have any questions about the subscription boxes, visit The Hedgehog Hollow. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at these boxes and content. I love that she changes up the companies and stamps/dies that come each month. And U.S. shipping is only $3.99…still don’t know how she does it!

See you next time!

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Follow Your Rainbow

By KariV on July 5, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m sharing a project with the brand new July Subscription box from The Hedgehog Hollow! I love this month’s box, it’s filled with cuties from Sunny Studios Stamps. If you didn’t see the unboxing video showing everything included in this month’s box, see below to view it!

Here’s my project using some of the bright rainbow paper, the cute stamps of the little swimmers and the rainbow die.

Notice the swim suit on the girl in the intertube…I paper pieced her pink suit with paper in the kit. I colored up the rainbow die with copics in a rainbow of colors. And the “foam” from the waves is made with chunky glitter.

This is such a bright, fun, summery kit! There are three exclusive products from Sunny Studio Stamps, available only in The Hedgehog Hollow box. The last box sold out very quickly, so don’t wait! I know you will love this month’s kit.

Here’s the unboxing video you can view here or on YouTube:

I hope you enjoyed my first project from this kit! I have lots more to share this month…Until then I wish you lots of crafty time!

For more information or to order a box for yourself, visit The Hedgehog Hollow shop here.

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Happy Patriotic card

By KariV on July 4, 2018 in 4th of July, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m stopping by real quick to share with you a Happy Patriotic card. Can you believe I don’t have a single STAR die or stencil in my stash?! So here I used polka dots and colored up a beautiful red flower from Gina K. Designs.