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Geometric Love

By KariV on January 10, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Happy New Year! I took a little break between Christmas and New Years for some much needed time off! But I just got the new Hedgehog Hollow January Kit and I couldn’t wait to share! I have two videos for you today, the first one is the unveiling of the kit!!

And the second one is the first set of cards I made with this kit.

Check out the video below for the unveiling, or watch it on YouTube:

I really really LOVE this kit! The geometric shapes are a dream!

I just had to make some projects first using those chipboard pieces. Watch my video below or on YouTube for two ideas on using those chipboard cut outs:

Oh yes…I made a GOLDEN UNICORN! Perfect for the sentiment: “Follow your dreams, they know the way.”

I also created a sparkly, colored butterfly and I show you just how to do this in the video. I hope you will take a look!

Thanks for visiting today! Happy New Year! I really do hope you will follow your dreams….

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Happy New Year, Foxy!

By KariV on December 27, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello again! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to focus on a few more New Years cards for me…how about you?

Today I’m over on the Hedgehog Hollow blog sharing this fun Faux Shaker card! I used products from the Hedgehog Hollow December box, and added a couple foxes from the Pretty Pink Posh Woodland Critters set.

I used embossable plastic for the sentiment because I wanted to see through to the beautiful iridescent fireworks!

For all the details on how to make this card, head on over to my Hedgehog Hollow post here.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy New Year!

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Owl Always Love you and Winter cards

By KariV on December 21, 2018 in Christmas, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am sharing my last cards as a Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs. I have absolutely loved designing for ODBD, and I will certainly miss all the fun!

My first card is for my friends at ODBD, using the Winter Greetings stamp set with that beautiful owl. (I’ll always love you, ODBD friends and team! And a big thank you to Kelley for having me!)

I love that this set has a variety of greetings for both winter cards and other sentiments! I used the Pine branches and Pinecones dies on this card (some of my favorites).

My next card shows the beautiful snowy trees from the December release called Peaceful Wishes.

I added some glitter to those snowy trees and used Distress ink to ink around the edges of this card. If you don’t have a tag die, never fear…you can use a rectangle die in a smaller size to make a tag! I love how it looks with some grey pine branches and a blue thread bow. The frame is from this set.

My last card is a favorite:

I cut out that PEACE word from this die, then colored it with Copic markers in a variety of violets. I added dots using a white gel pen.

Then I cut out the Snowflake Sky die and used it as a stencil. To make it feel soft and dreamy, I used Clarity brushes to add the Distress ink in Salty Ocean, and Tattered Jeans. Those Clarity brushes are wonderful!

I hope you enjoyed my projects today. I hope you have a very happy Holiday season and a Merry Christmas!

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Glitter Embossed New Year

By KariV on December 20, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a New Year card to share that’s full of glitter…but never fear! This is the kind of card that won’t get glitter all over the place. It’s a fun embossing technique and I have a video to show you just how easy it is.

Here’s the front of the card. Those glasses are popped up on an Action Wobble!

Here’s the inside of the card:

Watch the video below or on YouTube to see just how it’s done.

I hope you enjoyed this project today. Here’s one last look at that beautiful glittery embossed background:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Flourish Tree Three Ways

By KariV on December 14, 2018 in Christmas, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have three very different cards using the exact same die, the Flourished Tree Inset die from Our Daily Bread Designs.

The first one is very simple, just showing off that beautiful die:

After I finished, I thought it needed a little more pizzazz, so I added some green sequins.

There! That’s better. Just a few simple touches and you have a beautiful card. I used the Pierced Rectangle Dies to create a frame for the middle piece. The fun foam creates even more dimension behind that middle panel.

Then, I thought it would be fun to create a STENCIL from this die cut. So I cut two trees out of white heavy cardstock, and used one for the green tree stencil and one for the red tree stencil. Here’s my card:

It creates a beautiful stencil and I just alternated the colors and the direction of the tree! I added a white heat embossed sentiment from this set on black cardstock and a few clear gem stones to dress it up a bit.

After I was finished with this card, I saw those cardstock stencils and decided to create a card out of them, too! Nothing goes to waste around here! I simply cut around each of those tree stencils (they were already red and green from creating the last card) and added them to a Snowy Sky backdrop.

I added some vellum before adhering the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Holiday Words dies. I hope you were inspired by all the ways you can use this Flourish Tree Inset die!

For more inspiration on the December release products, visit the Our Daily Bread Designs blog here.

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