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Happily Ever After…

By KariV on February 16, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello, I’m so excited to share these Happily Ever After cards with you. I used the Fairy’s Garden paper pack and the Sunny Studios Enchanted stamp set today from Scrapping For Less.

For my first card I created a castle home for the princess and her prince. I first ink blended a soft blue and green ink onto the background. I colored up the images with Copic markers. Then I added some clouds with a pink lining from the paper pack.

I think pink clouds are so dreamy! When they say every cloud has a silver lining, pink lined clouds are one step above that! Lol. I stamped the Happily Ever After sentiment on one of the clouds.

I added the images with 3M foam tape. That cobble stone walkway is made with Nuvo Stone Drops. These are so dimensional and dry with a matte finish to look like stones!

This stamp set is so inspiring, I couldn’t resist featuring that cute little frog in the stamp set for ONE MORE card! I chose one of my favorite papers from the Fairy’s Garden paper pack for the background. Then I added the frog and the Knight in Shining Armor to a circle die cut.

I added some solid paper stripes to the left side of the card, and stamped the sentiment “You’re So Charming” onto one of the blue paper strips.

How many frogs have YOU had to kiss to find your Knight?!

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. They were so much fun to create! Thanks for stopping by!
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Coloring With Glitter?

By KariV on February 14, 2020 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I’m over on the Hedgehog Hollow blog showing you some previously released stamps to make a Valentine card! I’m coloring with glitter and I’ll show you how.

You can head on over to read all about it on the Hedgehog Hollow Blog, or watch my short process video below (or on YouTube):

It’s such a fun way to add extra glittery shine to your cards!

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 my Valentine card today! Thanks for stopping by

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You Are Loved

By KariV on February 13, 2020 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! I have some cards to share in different colors today. I recently took the Altenew Course called “In The Mood For Color” and it was so interesting. She talked about the different feelings we get from color and how it changes the whole feeling of a card.

So today, I made two of the same card in different colors. First, I chose red/pink for Valentines Day! This color evokes love, passion and energy.

The Second color I chose was blue/green. Blue evokes tranquility and green is soothing & natural feeling. These are some of my favorites and I couldn’t resist pairing them together.

To start, I inked up the backgrounds with Distress Oxides and other hybrid inks. Then I stamped on the Leaves with a similar color. I added the dots with glitter embossing powder for more of a subtle sparkle for these cards.

I cut the sentiment with mirror cardstock as well as some hearts. The sentiment is also backed with a black shadow.

Can you tell the different feelings you get from each card? The pink card definitely has more energy, while the blue/green is more calming.

Below you can see more of the shiny mirror cardstock on the sentiment:

I hope you enjoyed a look at my different color cards and hearing about the feelings color gives to a card! Thanks for stopping by!

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Love Love Love

By KariV on February 11, 2020 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! It IS Love week, with Valentine’s Day sneaking up on us soon. Today I am sharing a card I love with some new stamps I love!

These are the Bold Caps Outline stamps, and I offset the Bold Caps Solid stamps in reds and pinks on the top. It’s such a fun look!

I added some enamel hearts and a red glitter background frame.

Hope you enjoyed this project! See you soon with more love cards. 🙂

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Easy Ombre Valentines

By KariV on February 8, 2020 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Can you believe Valentines Day is less than a week away? Today I have some Valentines cards to share with some of my favorite techniques.

I have a video of the easiest Ombre tricks to share, watch it below or on YouTube:

Which card is your favorite?

For the Ombre card I used the pink hybrid inks in four colors. These are already in Ombre order to make things extra easy. I love that! Each ink gets progressively darker, and when you use a large stamp (like the XOXO stamp) with a MISTI stamping tool, you can produce the easiest Ombre Valentine card ever!!