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Shaped Birthday Card & Video Hop

By KariV on March 22, 2023 in Gift Ideas, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m creating a Shaped Birthday Card as a part of a GIVEAWAY Video Hop!

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:
(Please check out all the giveaway information and hop instruction in the video description)

I’m creating a SHAPED card (birthday cake) with an interactive element with that Birthday Cake Chapstick gift!

I created a Rainbow Cake with Vanilla Frosting and a Caramel drizzle:

A Strawberry Cake with real-looking frosting and fresh fruit on top:

And a Chocolate frosted Yellow cake with Chocolate Chip cookie and candle:

To see how I created all these, including the inside of these cards, please see my video! Don’t forget to follow the hashtag and instructions in the video description for the hop!

Congratulations to my friend, Maranda for reaching 10K subscribers!

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!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Rainbow Clover Cards (and ink comparison)

By KariV on March 17, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, St. Patrick's Day

Hello! Today I have three Rainbow Clover cards to share! It’s appropriate for this St. Patrick’s Day, right? I LOVE these sets today from Colorado Craft Company.

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I made three different cards with three different ink companies: PinkFresh Studios, Catherine Pooler and Maker Forte. I chose some nice, light colors to create the rainbows.

Card 1: Pinkfresh Studio Inks

I made all these cards at the same time, stamping the first arc of the rainbow on three different panels (using a different ink company on each panel). Here is the Pinkfresh Studio Ink rainbow:

2. Catherine Pooler Inks

3. Maker Forte Inks

Which one is YOUR favorite?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for stopping by!

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Hoppy Pond Shaker Card

By KariV on March 12, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m back to share a very “Hoppy” card using some NEW products from Heffy Doodle! This is a Hoppy Pond Shaker card and it was so, so fun to put together. I am just so happy at how they thought through all the details to make it easy for the creator.

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I love the Build a Pond dies: there are so many details like vines, grasses, cattails, lily pads and flowers you can add to your scene. There are also two sizes of ponds you can choose from! Here I used the smaller pond die, and it has a nice stitched detail around the edge.

The frogs are from the Be Hoppy stamp set and I just adore them! They are happy, hoppy frogs!

Watch the video to see how easy this card was to put together. I used the new Funhouse Diagonal Stripes stencil to add some interest and design to the panel background. This stencil can also be added in the opposite way to create a nice plaid! Love that.

Did you enjoy this project today! Let me know in a comment below or on the YouTube video comments! Thank you for stopping by.

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Sending a Little Luck

By KariV on March 11, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, St. Patrick's Day

Hello! Today I’m sending you a little luck with this green rainbow card! I love making St. Patricks Day cards with green and a touch of gold. Today I’m using the Rainbow Builder Stencil from Miss Ink Stamps.

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I love the look of green with gold! Here I used some Mirror Cardstock to cut out the word “Luck.”

I used the Rainbow Builder stencil for this, and instead of adding the included heart, I changed it for a clover from the Pick A Card stencil!

For the second card, I used some Lunar Paste for the touch of gold.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you feel blessed!
Thank you for stopping by.

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Perfume Bottle Cards!

By KariV on March 9, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello. Today I’m excited to bring to you TEN cards that were a blast to create. I’m working with alcohol inks today to create some beautiful perfume bottles. These are beautiful new dies from Scrappytails crafts and I just fell in love!

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I just adored creating all these, but you will have to watch the video to see them all come together! I had fun naming all the perfumes, too. Maybe I missed my calling to become a perfume namer! LOL. Enjoy as I share a few pictures here:

I turned this last one into a gift 3D shaker box! This would be fun as a place setting for a Spa Day or Girls Night. I loved creating it (and shaking it, too)!

I hope you enjoyed these projects today! Thanks for stopping by. I’d love to hear what perfume scents you would make…and what would you call them? Leave me a comment below. See you soon with more cards!

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