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Very Very Complimentary

By KariV on September 17, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m popping in with some ideas on making a card filled with compliments! I’d love to get a card like these…and I hope you like them, too.

I’m using a stamp set from Scrapbook.com that I just love called “You Are”…it has so many complimentary words you can choose from. Today I have a video showing you the process, watch it below or on YouTube:

I love the idea of incorporating lines of compliments…so here I have a rainbow look and two sentiment strip looks (one using patterned paper for some extra pizzazz).

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You really are the best! Thanks for stopping by.

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Once Upon a Dream

By KariV on March 17, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello…I’m here with one more card for the Lawnfawnatics card challenge: inspired by a book, movie, or song!

Today I was inspired by Sleeping Beauty and I have a TALL card to share. I had to make this a tall card just so I could fit all the elements onto my card. Lol.

Do you recognize Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather? There’s also of course, Malificent at the top! And the owl with his animal friends represents the prince! If you have seen the animated version, you know that she is dreaming of her prince and her animal friends create this rendition of the perfect man!

I drew the boots and the cape myself, but the rest of the characters are from the following Lawn Fawn sets:

Screen Time (for Malificent)
Life Is Good (for the castle)
Fairy Friends (for Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather)
Critters in the Arctic (for the owl)
Open Me (for the birds)
Coaster Critters (for the small rabbit and squirrel)
Cole’s ABCs (for the die cut letters that spell DREAM)

Not Bad….only 7 sets this time! Lol.

Extra points if you guess why I did the background with pink and blue!!
It’s a nod to the end of the animated Sleeping Beauty when the fairies couldn’t agree on what color dress she should have, so they kept changing it to BLUE then to PINK and back to BLUE… Lol.

I know you…I walked with you Once Upon A Dream

For the background I used Distress Oxides, then I splattered on some white paint. Then to make the “magical sparkles” I used a white gel pen to add a million little dots. Lol.

I hope you enjoyed my Inspired By….Sleeping Beauty card today. I just realized how ironic it is that there is no sign of Sleeping Beauty herself on this card. I guess she’s inside the castle!

Linking up to the Lawnfawnatics Challenge here.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Pirate Owl Cards with JLO

By KariV on February 26, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a couple cards to share using the adorable Brentwood Owl from Jessica Lynn Originals. I love this little owl with his pirate outfit and parrot resting on his shoulder!

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Here are my Pirate Owl cards:

I used this stamp for the background woodgrain using Distress Oxide ink in Vintage Photo. Distress Oxide ink really stamps nicely, but I did use my MISTI to get the best impression. Then I added the porthole die (found here) and put antique finish brads around the entire circle.

I colored up that owl and his parrot with Copics. The background is inked using three colors of Distress Oxide Ink in Picked Raspberry, Orange Marmalade, and Fossilized Amber.

Here’s a close-up:

That sentiment is just so cute, and is included in the stamp set! “Shiver Me Timbers! I hear it be ye birthday!” I white heat embossed it on black cardstock and cut it out with a fishtail end.

For my second card, I created a map background using tea-dyed paper and added some inking around the edges with the Vintage Photo ink:

I cut into the edges a bit and roughed up the paper on the edges using this tool by Tim Holtz. It works like a charm! I also bent up some of the corners to give more dimension and interest.

I used copics on the Owl, the anchor, the seaweed, and the cute little octopus. I really like this sentiment too: “I treasure you.”

I hope you enjoyed these projects today! I think these are going to be perfect for my nephews. Thanks for stopping by!

For more information about Jessica Lynn Original Stamps, visit her website here.

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Bee Happy Rainbow card with the HH February Kit

By KariV on February 21, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a cheerful card for you using products from the Hedgehog Hollow February kit. It starts with a rainbow of colors of Distress Ink so you know it’s going to be cheery! I used Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Orange Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers, Denim Jeans, Shaded Lilac, and Wilted Violet. With all those colors, you are sure to smile! (at least they made me smile)

I used some die cut hexagons that would normally just be thrown out! But they were perfect for my project today. To adhere these in perfect alignment, I put all the colored hexagons into the die cut, then picked it all up with some Glad Press N Seal. Then I turned it over and added some glue ONLY to the rainbow pieces. I attached it all to the card panel, let it dry for a minute, then removed the die cut to reveal the perfect placement of all those beautiful hexagons!

I used the bees, bee trails and BEE happy sentiment from the stamp set that came in the February Kit, and as an outline for the bottom layer I used the small hexagon stamp repeatedly for the border.

I popped up those bees with some Scotch 3M foam tape (the mega roll!) to give more dimension. I put some craft foam between the top layer and the bottom layer for even more dimension!

I hope you enjoyed this cheery project today! Check out how you can get the Hedgehog Hollow Kit here. And she is taking pre-orders for the April Kit (which I hear has some Art Impressions!!)

See you next time!

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Dogs with Newspaper cards

By KariV on February 19, 2019 in Paper Crafting, Valentines

Hello! Today I have a fun post to share with a VIDEO! I’m showing you how you can use an everyday item (newspaper) on your cards today.

I thought today would be the perfect time to share this technique because I have the cutest Bernese Mountain Dogs stamps to share from Jessica Lynn Originals.

Take a look at these cuties:

I colored them up with Copics. The one on the left uses the Warm Greys (W3, W5, W7, W9) and the one on the right uses Neutral Greys (N3, N5, N7, N9). See the difference in colors?

These are super fun to color up! I thought they’d be fun to pair with newspaper! So two of my cards today feature newspaper as a design element.

In this first one I used some Gesso to give it more of a subtle whitewashed look for my card.

And in this second card, I used some Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke to ink up the paper-wrapped flowers. This sweetheart brought in some flowers for your birthday! He looks pretty pleased with himself.

Here’s a close up to show a bit more of that detail in the fur. By adding small lines and dots, you give the fur more texture and I think it makes him look so dapper! (Do people even use that word anymore? Lol.)

Watch my video below or on YouTube to see the tricks I share in using such a thin paper on your cards:

For my last card, I wanted to use that sitting Bernese Mountain Dog to share a message:

How cute is he? He does Love You, you know. Aren’t dogs just the best for showing love?!

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. For more information about this set and her other cute stamps that are available, visit Jessica Lynn Originals here.

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