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Watercolor & Keep Believing card

By KariV on May 9, 2014 in Paper Crafting

I’m still having a great time in the online watercoloring class! Today I played with a new Stamping Bella stamp, distress inks, and some silver stars. I used a technique to splatter on some ink to the background. I think it looks a little magical.

I actually tried this a couple times. Here’s my second card:

This time I made her blonde and added a silver glittery “hi” with a few more splatters by her wand. I just love this magical fairy stamp.

Which one do you like better?

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Dude, it’s your birthday card

By KariV on May 8, 2014 in Paper Crafting

My brother’s birthday required me to veer away from all girly-ness and focus on a making a more masculine card. This is good practice for me! I pulled out my Paper Smooches stamps and found just the right pup from a Christmas stamp set!

I love this little dog and bird and I thought it would be fun to create a distress background on just a small portion of the card. So here’s the sequence: Stamp, mask, tape, distress, remove, color, emboss, adhere, VOILA!

I used inktense pencils on the little characters and a Kelly Purkey stamp set for the “Dude!”

I am going to enter this into the Paper Smooches Anything Goes contest.

So what do you think…more masculine card? I hope so. My brother liked it (right, Jon?!) Ha!

Well, I’m off to make a few more cards! See you next time.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Paper Smooches “Santa Paws”; Kelly Purkey “Dude”; Simon Says Stamp “Happy”
Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Forest Moss, Mowed Lawn
Colored Pencils: Derwent Inktense Pencils
Paper: Neenah Solar White
Embossing Powder: White, Snow

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Watercolor with Distress Inks

By KariV on May 7, 2014 in Paper Crafting

You might find it funny that I created this “watercolor” card without using any watercolor or brushes! Instead, I was inspired by Laura Bassen and used Distress Inks and an acrylic block!

Oh, these distress inks create a beautiful and vibrant watercolored background! I used these colors of Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, and Peacock Feathers. I love the results. And of course I had to add a glittery die cut “Hello.”

I’m loving this watercolor class right now, learning lots. I’m sure I’ll have more watercolor practice up soon!

Oh, and that beautiful sentiment is from My Favorite Things…cut 5 times in black, and 1 time in glittery silver.

It creates a beautiful pop of dimension. The heart is cut from the Reverse Confetti Love Note die.
I’m really excited for the next class!

Joining up with the Simon Says Stamp Challenge.

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Hello Friendly Flower card

By KariV on May 2, 2014 in Paper Crafting

Today I have a very happy card to share with you! I created this card to participate in the Paper Smooches Designer Drafts challenge.

I used the Paper Smooches Friendly Flower stamp set, which has that great plaid flower AND the hello outline sentiment. So great for Spring. I tried out some Zing pink embossing powder for the hello…it’s so vibrant! And to match that great color, I used some Inktense watercolor pencils for the flower and to create a border around the tag.

Here’s the challenge designer draft:

Great design, gals!

I heat embossed that little heart on the flower, so it has a great pop and dimension to it. Sometimes a card takes on a life of its own, and this time the pink really took over. 😉

Doesnt this card just make you happy?!

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Dinosaur Shaker card

By KariV on April 28, 2014 in Paper Crafting

This is my very first shaker card! I was inspired by Paulina over at Pretty Pink Posh to give it a try. So, my first instinct was to start with my Paper Smooches Cuteasaurus stamps. I mean, these guys are just plain adorable!

I used my (new!) Big Shot to die cut that hello five times in black, then die cut one more time with my green safari paper to put on top of the stack. Awesome.

I used the most natural colored sequins I had (in this case light green and blue) and threw in some silver stars just for fun!

Doesn’t this card just make you want to shake! Ha, ha…ok, maybe it’s just me. But I was so excited about this FIRST shaker card. Here, I’ve attached it to some dinosaur coloring pages for my nephews in Utah. And look, if you shake the card just right you can make the dinosaurs look like they are EATING those sequins. Oh my goodness, will the fun never end?!

Well, I did have a great time with this shaker card, I see many more in my future. Practice, practice, practice. I think my Arizona nephews just may love a card like this too…