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Heffy Friends Inspiration Blog Hop

By KariV on October 19, 2021 in Uncategorized

Welcome to the Heffy Friends Inspiration Blog Hop! For today’s special Blog Hop, you can win a £50 voucher to the Heffy Doodle store! (See details at the end of this post to see how you can win!)

Today I have THREE cards to share with you using some of my favorite new products from Heffy Doodle.

CARD ONE: You are LLamazing!

This card was a blast to make with the new ARIZONA stencil! I love that stencil so much…you can change it around to get the look you want to make cactus and 2 styles of mountains! I also colored up those llamas using my favorite “curly hair” technique.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube to find out how easy it is!

I love those happy llamas!

CARD 2: Alpaca my bags

For this card, I used the llamas again with more of a “traveling” theme. Those little suitcases are the cutest! I used the Fiesta stencil to ink up three colors of cardstock, then cut them at an angle and used one of each color to create the background. (this technique is also shown in my video!)

The sentiment is perfect for this card, don’t you think? For these “alpacas” I colored them up using more of a dot technique, rather than the curly hair technique.

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!

CARD 3: Mole Lotta Love

This last card features an easy interactive mechanism made with the mini double slider die from Heffy Doodle. I couldn’t resist these little moles (which are currently a gift with purchase)

Card closed…what is lurking behind that grassy hill?

Card opened to reveal the mole with a rose!

I was inspired by some Halloween colors for this one (and my fingernails…LOL!)…and made it with dark purples, greens and blacks. To see how easy that interactive die is to put together on your card, watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I can just imagine all the possibilities for this die!

BLOG HOP DETAILS:

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop before October 24, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will be announced on the Heffy Doodle Blog on October 25th at 10:00 AM EST!

Blog Hop Lineup:

Kari VanNoy **YOU ARE HERE

Amanda Stevens <—— GO HERE NEXT

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Koren Wiskman

Elise Constable

Let me know in the comments which card is your favorite, or which Heffy Doodle set you have your eye on! You are LLamazing!!

GOOD LUCK!

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New Hedgehog Hollow Kit Unboxing

By KariV on October 11, 2021 in Uncategorized

Hello! Today I have the new Hedgehog Hollow October Kit to share with you. This Kit is filled with stamps, stencils, papers, and a white rubber background stamp! The theme is Medical Heroes and it is fabulous.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

First I stamped that yummy background stamp with a light gray ink (Fog…my favorite!), then I stenciled the rainbow stethoscope stencil over the top using neon inks from Maker Forte. I love that you can still see the stamped designed behind those inks.

I used some Metallix gel on the stethoscope and added some glitter while it was still wet. Some Limewired gems added even more sparkle to the card.

I also have to shout out to The Rabbit Hole Designs for their new mini blending brushes…I could ink on the rainbow arcs without having to mask off the other arcs! I have a feeling I’m going to use these a lot.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Halloween Color Combos

By KariV on October 9, 2021 in Uncategorized

Hello! Today I have a video sharing my favorite Halloween ink Color Combos. I have the most amazing Halloween Mandala stencil from Miss Ink Stamps and I will create 3 easy cards!

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

Take a look at the detail on this Halloween Mandala stencil! So beautiful. For this card I used some purple and black Distress Oxide inks.

I heat embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder (3 times) to create a metallic looking embellishment. Then just a few silver sequins finished off this card.

I watercolored the cat for this card (using a blue undertone). Watch the video to see the watercoloring tips!

I used 2 sentiments stacked together to finish this card.

The large “Spooky” sentiment is perfect to fill up a card front. Just add a few ghosts with foam tape to complete this one!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Altenew Educators “Alphabet Name Game” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

By KariV on October 4, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m joining in the Alphabet Challenge along with other Altenew Certified Educators! The Challenge was to use the FIRST LETTER of your FIRST NAME and share a card technique with that letter!!

My first name starts with a “K” and let me tell you…there are not many card techniques starting with that letter! But I did come up with a good one to share: KISSING!!

So today I have four cards to share using the KISSING technique.

The idea of this technique is to take a solid stamp and “KISS” it to another stamp to add some design.

The best way for me to share this technique is through a video, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

This is a really fun technique, just search for some solid stamps and stamps with a design you can combine together. I think this would be a really fun technique to try on a large flower, too!

Prizes:

$200 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $35 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/09/2021 for a chance to win.

There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew “Alphabet Name Game” creations. We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!

Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/11/2021.

Here’s the Blog Hop List:

Altenew Blog
Virginia Lu
Joylita Dsouza
Fiona Duff
Michelle Ochoa Murray
Irina Fonina
Penny Pynnonen
Anna Patricia Mahtani
Kari VanNoy ***YOU ARE HERE
Bridget Casey <—- VISIT HERE NEXT
Rachael Shedeed
Ann Taylor
Neha Aggarwal
Annemarie Caister
Helen Kalb
Sandra Woodson
Nancy Souza
Nandini Karmarkar
Pam Boedeker
Eva Bussom
Terri Marie Koszler
Karen Brown

I hope you enjoyed this KISSING technique today! If you try it out, please tag me on Social Media so I can see! Don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know which card was your favorite for your chance to win a prize!

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Ghosts that Trick or Treat

By KariV on September 25, 2021 in Halloween, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Just popping by to share a Halloween card that I love! These little ghosts are new from Miss Ink Stamps and they are the cutest trick or treaters.

I created a video to show you how to easily put a card like this together, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

I just adore these products I’m sharing today. If you’ve been following me, you might notice this stencil is a favorite…I used it before on THIS Alice in Wonderland Card.