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A Card for Dad

By KariV on June 27, 2019 in Father's Day, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a fun card using a floral set to make a masculine card. Yep, you heard that right. You can use florals on your cards for men, too!

I used the Flowers from the May 2019 Hedgehog Hollow Kit (sold out) and paired it with a sentiment and a Dad die from the June 2018 Hedgehog Hollow Kit. This kit was a favorite of mine, packed with dies and stamps for masculine cards…including a “jeans pocket” stamp & die. There are currently only THREE left (at the time of writing this post). Check it out here.

I used the Dad die cut to cut some chipboard and then I heat embossed it three times with Nuvo Copper Blush embossing powder. This is a beautiful coppery metallic color!

I chose a paper from my stash that had both teal and copper and looked a little bit like watercolor. You could also achieve this look yourself with a watercolor wash, but sometimes patterned paper is such an easy way to go!

Then I heat embossed the floral stripe on the bottom of the card using a softer embossing powder in Ranger metallic.

I finished it off with some Nuvo Jewel drops. Such a great card and I think it still looks masculine. Anyway, my Dad DOES like flowers! Lol.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Heat Embossing on Foil

By KariV on June 13, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I recently had someone ask me if you can heat emboss on foil paper. The answer is YES! But there are a few tricks to doing this. So today, I’m going to share with you the tricks for heat embossing on foil paper.

June is wedding season here, so I have three wedding cards to share using foil paper and this technique.

The background florals are from the May 2019 Hedgehog Hollow kit, and I love them! This kit has sold out, but I hear that we may be seeing some more designs from Sophia Caldwell in the July Kit! Be sure to head over to the store here to pre-order your kit.

I used Ranger Black Sparkle embossing powder for all these cards today (it has glitter in it and you know I love my glitter!)

Foil is notorious for curling when you apply heat, so before you heat emboss, allow your heat gun to warm up for 30 seconds. Then apply heat in short bursts.

I have all the details of how to make these cards in my video below, or watch on YouTube:

Remember to avoid touching the foil card too much, as it likes to smudge and show fingerprints. And, if you get some curling just add something heavy to the top to flatten it out. You may be tempted to run it through your die cut machine again, but don’t! Foil card is susceptible to indentations and it’s much better to treat it carefully.

I hope you enjoy this technique! I’m often asked what supplies I used, so I’ve put together the list for you below. Affiliate links are used when possible, so if you click to purchase on one of these links I may receive a small commission. These help to keep up with blog costs so I can continue bringing you fun projects! Thanks for your support!

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Dry Embossing with a Stencil

By KariV on June 6, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am going to encourage you to try this at home: a fun technique that adds such flair to a handmade card. That technique is using a stencil to dry emboss on your card panel.

I must first say: it’s difficult to capture the embossed look on camera, so I’m going to show you some close up photos first.

See that embossed look…notice the lower leaves

Can you see the embossing? A photo is so tricky to capture that! But in real life, it adds another dimension and is oh-so-pretty!

To finish off this card, I added some dots to the leaves, and bubble embellishments to the flowers.

I have a short video to show you how to do this, watch it below or on YouTube:

See, fun and easy…and pretty quick to add some flair to your card.

I hope you enjoyed this bonus technique about stencils. Did you see my first video on how to use a stencil 5 ways? See it here.

I’m often asked what supplies I’ve used on my projects, so I’ve added the list here. Affiliate links are used when available at no extra charge to you, if you purchase a product using these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep these projects coming and cover blog costs. Thanks for your support!

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Poppy Cards 3 Ways

By KariV on May 30, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m sharing 3 different ways to use 1 poppy flower stamp. This stamp is one of my favorites from the beautiful May 2019 Hedgehog Hollow kit. I just couldn’t stop at one card!

My first card features Copics and dimensional poppies. My second card in this picture features watercoloring layers. And the third card features heat embossing on vellum. I’m sharing some tips for hiding that adhesive on the vellum!

Watch my video for all the details below or on YouTube:

These poppies are so beautiful and they are illustrated by the talented Sophia Caldwell. I’m loving them so much.

Quick Watercoloring with White Heat embossing

Thanks for stopping by! I often get asked what supplies I’ve used on my cards, so I’ve put together this list for you. Affiliate links are used when possible, so if you order through these links I may receive a small commission. These help to cover blog costs and also help to bring you more fun projects and cards. Thank you for your support!

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. See you next time!

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5 Ways to use a Stencil and a giveaway!

By KariV on May 27, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello there! Today I’m a part of the Save the Crafty YouTuber Video hop sharing 5 ways to use a stencil. There are tons of giveaways, and on my channel you have a chance to win 2 of my favorite die cuts!