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Craft Organization: Alcohol Ink Swatches

By KariV on September 15, 2022 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a new craft organization video for you all about alcohol ink swatches.

It’s been a while since I’ve shared craft organization videos, and it’s past due! I was working on catching up on swatching my alcohol inks, so I thought I’d share it with you.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

In my video I share the paper I use for swatching and why, as well as other supplies and my favorite practices.

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!

I hope you enjoy this short video of crafty organizing! Thanks for stopping by.

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Craft Room Organization: Paper Scraps

By KariV on June 30, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am sharing my original plan for storing paper scraps and why it didn’t work!! If you ever save scraps of paper for your cards or scrapbooks, you are going to want to watch this!

See the video below or watch it in HD on YouTube:

I always wanted a drawer set aside for scrap paper. I was in absolute heaven when I finally had the space to have this EXTRA drawer. I thought it was the best thing ever! I could just throw all my scrap paper in this drawer and have it ready and on hand when I needed it.

For a while, it was a dream. Until it got a little out of hand…

After a short while, the drawer got filled up, and overflowing so that it became hard to even close the drawer without paper falling out. It got so bad, that one day I decided this was NOT THE WAY!!

So I took the larger pieces of paper and cut them into card-size pieces (4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″). The rest of the smaller paper I made into piles of color families.

I now have a good size collection of patterned paper for cards. And I keep them at the top of my desk for ready access.

As for the scraps, threw away quite a bit. But I do like to keep scraps for easy die cutting (especially for my favorite layering flower die cuts)!

Watch the video to see how I keep it ready and organized now!! It’s my new favorite system. I love the change and now I have an empty drawer to organize my next obsession…which I will share very soon!

Thanks for stopping by! How do you keep your scraps organized?

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Ink Blended Tags for Inspiration

By KariV on May 22, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m up on The Hedgehog Hollow blog here to share these Ink Blended tags for Inspiration.

I love how these turned out! I used the quiet, unassuming line stamp in the lower left corner of this stamp set from the Hedgehog Hollow May 2020 Kit.

Check out my video for all the details, and a SECRET for getting almost any ink combination to blend well. Watch below or in HD on YouTube:

For all the ink combinations I used, head on over to The Hedgehog Hollow.

Here’s one of the backgrounds I created inspired by one of the tags…I can’t decide if it should be a vertical or landscape card! lol. So I haven’t attached the hello sentiment until I can decide.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed the May kit this year…it’s already sold out, it has been so popular.

See you next time!

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Craft Organization: Stencils and 6×6 Paper

By KariV on May 15, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello again! I’m back with another installment of my Organization in the Craft Studio Series! Today I’m talking about stencil organization and 6×6 paper organization. The May 2020 Hedgehog Hollow Kit had a really great product that inspired me to do this organizing!

It’s the 6×7 Storage Pocket, and it’s sturdy with a tab at the top for easy labeling! Oh, I think I’m really going to love this!

Check out my video below or in HD on Youtube, where I also talk about the easiest way to organize and store stencils:

And of course, while I was organizing, I was so inspired by the papers that I had to create a quick card! Lol…ever wonder why it takes so long to organize?!? I get distracted!

I took a piece of the 6×6 paper and cut it down to 4.25″ x 5.5″. Then, with the remaining pieces, I fussy cut some of the flowers and popped them up with foam tape on the top left and lower right side of the panel.

I added a hello die cut, colored with alcohol markers, into the center and added some black Nuvo drops. That’s it! The easiest, happy hello card!

I hope you enjoyed my organizing tips for stencils and 6×6 paper today! And my card made with minimal supplies. 🙂

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Craft Studio Organization: Embossing Powders

By KariV on May 7, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have the second edition of Craft Studio Organization ideas with Embossing Powders. I’m up on The Hedgehog Hollow Blog today with all the details, but I’m going to share a ton of pictures here and a video.

I was excited to get this done, and I have to admit, once I finished this organization project, I left this drawer open just so I could look at it all day! Lol.