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Christmas Wish List and Deals

By KariV on October 27, 2017 in Gift Ideas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Here are some shopping ideas for Stampers. I will continue to update this list for deals and sales! Enjoy.

White Dividers to Organize Stamps
Avery Elle Stamp Storage Dividers
Deco Foil Transfer Gel
Darice Ultra Fine Applicator Bottle
Birch Wood Paper
Cherry Wood Veneer Paper
Glossy Accents

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Fight Like A Girl (Breast Cancer Awareness) Cards

By KariV on October 26, 2017 in Paper Crafting

I just have to give a shout out to Amuse Studio Stamps for offering a beautiful Breast Cancer Awareness stamp set called “Fight Like a Girl.” I received these stamps last week and purchased the die to go with them. Right now they are still offering this stamp set for free (you just have to pay shipping & handling). (The die is already sold out when I checked tonight.)

Here’s the cards I made to honor my friends and family for October Breast Cancer Awareness month:

I used the Hope stamp and the Pink Ribbon stamp (and die) on this card. [The flowers are from a Waffle Flower set called Wild & Free.] Of course, I had to add some diamond Stickles to the ribbon…I love a little sparkle! To add some pink highlights around the edges, I inked on some Distress Ink in “Spun Sugar.”

This card has some irridescent pink sequins. They look purple in this picture, but in real life they are beautiful and pink! I love this “Think Pink” sentiment! I used the negative of the ribbon die to make this card…I love it when you can make two cards with the same die!

Here is a link to the stamp set by Amuse Studio if you are interested: Fight Like A Girl.

I love these stamps and I hope you enjoyed my projects!

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Merry Making Class Day 5

By KariV on October 16, 2017 in Paper Crafting

Today I was inspired to try my hand at a holiday watercolor card. Debby Hughes is the master at watercoloring a scene, and she made a glorious card to show us her technique. Here, I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to watercolor my scene.

I adore this Stamping Bella image…so cute! That carrot is just waiting to be put on the snowman as a nose! Well, that wraps up the class projects this time around. I will take more time to finish up a few more projects I really wanted to try…soon! I really enjoyed this class and can recommend any of these classes they offer. Enjoy!

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Merry Making Class Day 4

By KariV on October 14, 2017 in Paper Crafting

I’m back with a great card using all die cuts, inspired by Nichol Spohr! Ok, ok, there is ONE stamp on this card: the greeting! But other than that, this is mostly die cuts colored up with some Distress Inks. I love how it turned out! These are some new stamps and dies from Right At Home Stamps and I love the car and that sentiment!

See you again for the last day of class projects tomorrow!

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Merry Making Class Day 3

By KariV on October 13, 2017 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I was inspired again by Kristina Werner in the Merry Making Course. She showed us a method of using non-holiday stamps and coloring them up using holiday colors for a beautiful card. So I used a background stamp by Simon Says Stamp (Cora background). I thought it looked a little like a wreath. It just needs a red bow!

I used Copics only on the center part (wreath) and added a popped up sentiment. I also added some Nuvo drops in green, but you may not be able to see them in the picture. In real life, it adds a fun dimension to the project. See you again tomorrow with another card!

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