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Quilts Have Feelings Too…

By KariV on July 27, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Let me just explain that blog title! When you make a quilt, the colors and styles of the fabric (or paper) give the quilt a certain feeling. So today I am going to show you three very different quilts that evoke different feelings…

This first one reminded me of hunting (or safari) so I decided to use some die cuts in black to add the details. Some deer and trees make for a great hunting feel! Then I added some embroidery floss in green and attached it to the needle from the Sewing Kit die…that needle was die cut from some silver foil paper.

Now compare the feeling of that quilt to this next quilt card:

This one is definitely brighter and very happy! I love the vibrant colors of these papers from this pack. The flower is the Aster die and I added the new Hugs die with a green shadow to match the leaves. I added some color to the flower with Distress Oxide inks and a finger dauber.

And my last quilted card to share is using these dies to create those Quilted Squares.

I used different papers from this paper pad to add a pop, and the Lattice Background die to emboss the background. The sentiment is heat embossed in white on a black background and is from the Walk By Faith stamp/die duo.

I really love all the looks you can get from these sets! The first one is definitely more of a masculine feeling, don’t you think? Hope you enjoyed a look at these projects today!

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Have a Rainbow Kind of Day!

By KariV on July 26, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some fun rainbow themed cards for you using the Hedgehog Hollow July box. I am just loving this box so much, and I couldn’t stop creating with the cute images and papers that are included!

For my first card, I used the Ric Rac dies in the box and created a rainbow element on my card:

I used the papers to create the purple background and to paper piece her hat! I love a rainbow hat. Lol. I colored that little girl up with Copic markers, then attached her to the card using foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is white heat embossed on black paper.

This second card also uses many of the papers included in the box. They are so bright and fun so I had to make the rainbow die striped! (notice it matches her innertube!) This card came together so easily…I just took some Distress Oxide ink for the background, added the girl with foam tape, and stamped on some of the water droplets that are included in the stamp set! Some white Nuvo drops finished it all off.

I die cut the background using a frame die from my stash out of two different papers in the kit. And I really DO wish you a rainbow kind of day!

This last card was one I made FIRST from the kit, but I’m just sharing it today! I loved the idea of a rainbow color of those innertubes and swimsuits, floating along a ric rac river! Aren’t they cute?

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. I sure enjoyed making them. I cannot WAIT for the next box to arrive. For more information about these jam-packed subscription boxes, visit the Hedgehog Hollow here. Thanks for visiting!

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Rainbow Hugs for You

By KariV on July 20, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some rainbow hugs for you!! Yes, I am taking a closer look at the Hugs Stamp/Die Duo from Our Daily Bread Designs and I just knew they would look great with a rainbow of colors.

I used Distress Oxide to ink up the backgrounds in a variety of colors and then I added the Hugs die cut in a diagonal pattern. Isn’t it cute? This hugs die cuts AND embosses…which adds some great interest to the card.

That sentiment is oh-so-true! You can never have too many hugs! This sentiment comes in the stamp/die duo and I love all of the sentiments included.

On my second card I also used a rainbow of colors, and this time I masked off the stripes to leave some white space. Then I added the Art Deco Border Die over the inked portions. This is my first time using this die and I’m so pleased with how smooth it cut…it’s just beautiful!

I used spray adhesive on this one (my first time!) and it adhered like a dream. I recommend using a box to spray in and a well ventilated area!

I popped up the hugs sentiment on black craft foam to give more dimension and really make that “hugs” die pop!

I hope you enjoyed these fun, bright cards today. For more inspiration and to see more products from the July release, be sure to visit the Our Daily Bread Designs blog post here.

Rainbow hugs to you!

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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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