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Halloween Pop-Up Spell Book

By KariV on September 10, 2024 in Halloween, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m making a Halloween Pop-Up Spell Book and I hope you love it as much as I do!

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First of all, the Spell Book Cover Plate Die is amazing and includes those spider web corners, cauldron, label die (with black cat at the top), and all the accessories you could want to decorate the front of your book! I completely fell in love when I saw it.

I cut the book base with metallic storm grey cardstock, which I think adds to the magical feeling of this spell book! Then of course I wanted to add some pink glitter…so I cut the background of that label with pink glitter cardstock.

For the inside, I built up a fun layered look using the book sides as places to secure my pieces. I also created an acetate “Bridge” to help stablize the witches. (watch the video to see how this works).

I love those dancing witches! I used the cauldron once again on the inside, this time with a hot pink glitter potion inside. I adore the book shelves with all the details in these dies: there are books, potions, a little witches hat, and many more dies to choose from!

I wanted a base of jack-o-lanterns, which I cut from the Pumpkin Kitties die set (along with that black glitter cat on the right).

For the inside of the book, I cut another label and used the remaining book shelf with hanging items (a spider, a scroll, and some herbs). I thought the “Pick Your Poison” die was appropriate! This is cut from the same hot pink glitter cardstock as the cauldron potion.

I had to put some pink stripes on the spine of my spell book! I think it ties everything together so well.

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!

You can bet I will be making many more of these! I love, love, love how it turned out. I hope you enjoyed this Pop-Up Book today!
Thanks for stopping by.

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Removable Butterfly card

By KariV on May 24, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am excited to share these cards that have been in my head for a long time…including a removable butterfly on a card!

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I love this large butterfly die, and I previously did a video using it on some other cards, including a shaped card. But today, I have three more ideas for it. When you purchase a die set, you definitely want to get as much bang for your buck as possible!

Card 1: Large Shaker

This first card is a 5×7 size…larger than I normally make. I wanted to be able to capture that entire butterfly on a card and turn it into a shaker!

I first inked the background in a rainbow of colors, then I used both the background die and the detail die to cut out the butterfly. Then I added some acetate and some Sparkle Mix to make a fantastic shaker!

Card 2: Shaker tag

For the second shaker, I wanted the embellishments to shake in each detail piece, instead of the entire butterfly background. So I cut out four of the detail pieces and layered them up.

I added the shaker beads, then the black topper with acetate.

Card 3: Magnetic Butterfly

This last card may be my favorite…and I have been thinking about it for so long! I first inked up the background with a stencil.

This time I used gold foil paper for the detail on the butterfly. I added a small button magnet on the back of the butterfly and the card panel. It’s so fun to be able to remove that butterfly! You can use it on your refrigerator or a white board.

Hope you enjoyed these projects today! Thanks for stopping by!

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Beautiful Spring Butterflies

By KariV on April 18, 2023 in Holidays, Mother's Day, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some Beautiful Spring Butterflies to share…with cards 3 ways! I love it when you can stretch your dies in this way…and I still have more ideas for this die set. I fell in love with it even more when I started working with it.

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This die has so many possibilities! It’s an A7 size (so quite large!) and here I have created a Pop-Up Stand card, an A2 card with the butterfly “Flying off the card”, and a shaped card. I love that it is large enough to create a shaped card on it’s own!

For this card I used an alcohol inked panel for the background. I think it has just enough interest but not so much that it takes away from that gorgeous butterfly. I added gems and liquid pearls to embellish it.

Here is the shaped card! I just love a shaped card, don’t you?

And here is the pop-up pedestal card! Oh this is such a great design…if you add a rubberband to the center of the pedestal, it will “pop-up” every time. You can put this in an envelope because it folds completely flat, and then when you take it out of the envelope it will pop up into shape! Watch the video to see exactly what I mean.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you loved these projects like I do!

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Birds and Birdhouse Pop-Up Cards

By KariV on April 4, 2023 in Easter, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have the brightest Spring Birds and Pop-Up Birdhouse Cards to share. I really fell in love with these birds and I couldn’t stop making colorful birds (patterned after REAL birds)!

I made so many birds and card samples, that I separate them into TWO videos! Watch them below or in HD on YouTube:

Just how cute are these birds?! I really loved to make them and I share a tip for choosing colors and creating your OWN in my video.

I love the little chubby birds and the smaller birds! And there’s a die for Blue Jays, too! Of course I couldn’t stop at just Blue Jays, I made two variations on that bird including a woodpecker.

In the second video I share how to make these pop-up birdhouses! The one on the left is completely foldable and fits in an envelope to mail if you want. The yellow one is more of a decor piece….and I’m using it for a place setting for Easter!

EVEN MORE CARDS!
I also share an A2 shaped card and another A2 card idea using this same die! I love it when you can stretch your dies like this.

I hope you enjoyed all these projects today! Thanks 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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