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Spring Birdhouses

By KariV on March 30, 2021 in Holidays, Mother's Day, Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m so happy to share these Spring Birdhouses with you today. These can be made into slimline cards OR Pop-up cards and I’m going to show you how easy they are to make! Of course, once I started making them I just had to make a rainbow of birdhouses. (That’s the logical thing to do, right?!)

I have a video showing how to put these together and how to make both the card AND Pop-up card. I love them both…and you can stand them up to make a Spring decor piece, too! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

For most of these birdhouses, I used the Woodgrain die cut…but sometimes I only EMBOSSED that woodgrain into the paper. It really creates a great look and it’s a bit of a variation from the die cut itself.

See that woodgrain embossed on this purple card? It is my new favorite background! I added some Layered Daisies dies on this one and the You Are Beautiful medallion, which is an incentive die when you purchase a qualifying amount at the Scrappy Tails shop.

The Mother’s Day sentiment dies are also among my favorites and I used them on these cards:

Left to right: embossed woodgrain background, White woodgrain die on cream cardstock, kraft woodgrain die on cream cardstock.

I love all the variety you can get with these Birdhouses and the Woodgrain background. Imagine all the colors you could die cut these from, OR emboss multiple colors of cardstock! I just couldn’t stop with these birdhouses!

The hummingbirds are from the Mama Birds Stamp set, and the other colorful birds are from the Spring Birds stamp set. I’ve listed and linked them all below if you want to check them out.

All the flowers used in all these cards are from the Layered Daisies dies. I love these because there are such a variety of flowers. You get some front facing flowers like the ones on the pink card, and some reaching up to the sun like the ones on the orange card! So many to choose from.

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 these projects today! I sure loved making them. Check out the video for more details on how to put these together and make them stand up! Thanks for stopping by.

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Dreams are Magic

By KariV on March 30, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a fun card to share, with a new technique too! This is using the Hedgehog Hollow Kit from March. There are some truly magical stamps in this Kit.

I’m sharing ALL the details of how to make this card over at The Hedgehog Hollow blog HERE. I’m using a gel press and some Perfect Blend paper to create this magical background.

If you haven’t tried this paper, you might fall in love like I did…it’s so smooth and easy to blend ink on. And it also works SO WELL for techniques like this!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Altenew Educators “Favorite Old/New Altenew Stamp” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

By KariV on March 29, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Thanks for stopping by the Altenew Educators’ Favorite Altenew Stamp Blog Hop. Today I am sharing some of my favorite stamps (and Morning Glory Dies!) and creating THREE cards.

Altenew has some wonderful stamps and dies to create some stunning cards. Today I want to share an easy way to create the Craft-A-Flower Morning Glory dies and combine them with favorite stamps!

I have a video showing all the details, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

Take a look at some of the ways you can easily put together cards using these dies and stamps. I used the Stone Wall Stencil as a background…I thought those morning glories would be great “Climbing” up the wall. I added some gems in different colors to finish off the look.

Aren’t these flowers just gorgeous?

Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 4/4/2021 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 4/6/2021.

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 “Old/New Favorite Altenew Stamp” 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!

Your next stop is the talented Teri Stokes!

Hop list:

Altenew Card Blog

Bridget Casey

Colleen Balija

Teresa Litchfield

Katrina Howe

Rosie Neustaedter

Terri Marie Koszler

Tenia Nelson

Pam Boedeker

Nandini Karmarkar

Nenette S. Madero

Teri Wilson

Rachael Shedeed

Neha Aggarwal

Kari VanNoy **YOU ARE HERE

Teri Stokes <—– Go Here Next

Amber Rain Davis

Virginia Lu

Sandra Woodson

Thanks for stopping by!

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Make the Card Challenge #10

By KariV on March 29, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m participating in the Make the Card Challenge #10. It is a color challenge this time of purple, pink, teal, and lime!

Now, you probably think that I would make an Easter card….and that’s what I thought I would do, too! But I am surprising us ALL with this beautiful cupcake card:

I made a strawberry cupcake (PINK), with a (TEAL) cupcake liner, added some (PURPLE) frosting with a blackberry, and a slice of lime (LIME)! What a bright and fun cupcake, right?

I’m imagining there is a lime filling also. YUM! This could be an Easter cupcake, really…with all those spring colors.

I stamped this beautiful cupcake onto Bristol Smooth cardstock so I could use my Zigs to color it. I love these markers, so easy to blend on this smooth cardstock. I used these colors and a waterbrush to blend them out:

Cupcake: 200 S.Almond Pink, 230 Pale Rose, 026 Light Pink, 027 Dark Pink
Liner: 036 Light Blue, 042 Turquoise Green
Frosting & Blackberry: 803 English Lavender, 080 Violet, 084 Deep Violet, 027 Dark Pink
Lime: 041 Light Green, 045 Pale Green, 047 May Green, 051 Lemon Yellow

To finish it off, I added some Lavender cardstock as the frame and some pink enamel dots!

If you’d like to see just how EASY this is to watercolor, check out my video here:

Check out the challenge and see all the details about participating yourself HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Stenciling the Mad Hatter

By KariV on March 27, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m sharing a fun project with a new stencil paired with the Mad Hatter from Miss Ink Stamps. Have you ever tried stamping over a stenciled pattern? This is fun and offers some interesting looks to your stamp.

I have a video showing you how this is done successfully, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

This was a fun project to finally complete. This idea has been in my head for weeks! I love how the stencil design shines through on the tea pot and his clothes and face. This may not be the ideal technique for some stamps…but We’re All Mad Here and this crazy look works!

I finished off this card with black pearls, which I thought was kind of fitting. Here’s the conversation I had in my head about this: Johnny Depp played the Mad Hatter in Alice and Wonderland, and he also played Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Carribean. The pirate ship was called the Black Pearl…so these definitely belong on this card! Lol. I had lots of fun with this card. Hope you enjoyed!

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