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Kissing Moon with Plaid

By KariV on February 6, 2020 in Inspiration

Hello! Today I have another card share using the January 2020 Hedgehog Hollow Kit. I love this moon image, it looks like he’s blowing kisses! So I paired him with some hearts, a simple plaid inked background, and a “sending Love” sentiment.

To make the plaid background, I first stamped the watercolor look stamp using some light blue ink. Then I chose a striped stencil to add some lines (both vertically and horizontally) with a darker blue ink. Using a finger dauber made it easy to keep the plaid lines within the stamp.

Then I stamped the moon image with black ink and heat embossed it with clear. I colored him with a yellow Copic marker and fussy cut it. I added it to the card with foam adhesive.

I heat embossed some hearts with blue glitter embossing powder and added a white heart as a shadow behind them. I added a few glitter stars.

The sentiment is white heat embossed onto black cardstock. And I finished it all off with some teal foil paper as a frame around the entire card.

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I hope you enjoyed this project! See you soon with more inspiration.

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Watercoloring on Dark Cardstock

By KariV on January 24, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some secrets on how to watercolor on dark cardstock. If you’re anything like me, you use white cardstock a lot for your cards. Adding dark cardstock as a background is a fun way to get a different look!

This large moon from the Hedgehog Hollow January 2020 Kit is one of my favorites…and it inspired today’s card!

Without the dark we’d never see the stars

I’ve shared all the secrets in my video below (or watch it on YouTube):

When you use these secrets, you are sure to get a stunning card!

I hope you enjoyed this project today! I’ll be back soon to share some news from Creativation!

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Combining Stamps to Create a Geometric Background

By KariV on January 17, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello, friends! I am excited to bring you this card today, using a few stamps from the Hedgehog Hollow January Kit. This kit is full of stars, moons, and sunbursts and I was so inspired by it!

So today, I am taking 3 of the stamps from the “Given Direction” set (the one with all the stars) and stamping them inside of each other to get this fabulous geometric look! (you can see a bit of the stamp set I chose in the photo below)

I had a lot of fun stamping this background, and I began using my MISTI for the largest stamp. Then when I went to stamp the smaller stamp, I quickly changed to an acrylic block to get it done faster! I used the acrylic block to stamp the smallest stamp in the middle as well.

I have a video to show you how this card came together, watch it below or on YouTube:

After I finished all the stamping, I let this panel dry for quite a while because I used black pigment ink and I didn’t want it to smear when I inked on the color.

I chose the beautiful Catherine Pooler inks for the colors, and I used a makeup brush to blend. Well, I also used one stencil brush (LOL)…and you will see why if you watch the video!

These inks blended so well! I loved the sentiment from the kit that says “Next time you think of beautiful things, don’t forget to count yourself in”…so I stamped that on a sentiment strip as wide as the card panel itself. Then I added the die cut “beautiful YOU” (from my stash). I cut it out from white cardstock, added a black shadow, and then mounted it all onto fun foam before adhering it to the card.

I hope you enjoyed this colorful project today! I know I loved creating it. If you haven’t picked up a January 2020 Kit, what are you waiting for? It might be my favorite of all!

I’ll see you soon with more card inspiration!

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Masking the Moon

By KariV on January 9, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am masking the moon on this card to create a cloudy background behind that moon. This is going to make a beautiful baby shower card, but it can be used for any occasion, really, when you want to tell someone how much they mean to you.

It is such a sweet little card, and fairly easy to put together to. I have a video to share just how to accomplish this. Watch it below or on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/9A-MPdPH8DM

I started with a card panel of Neenah Solar white 80# cardstock, and stamped the moon image with my Mini Misti. Then I created a mask with masking paper and placed that over the large stamped moon.

I used my favorite domed blending tool to add the clouds, inking it on lightly with the cloud stencil.

Then I stamped the sentiment with my favorite black ink. I removed the mask from the moon and colored it with Copic markers.

I used the star stencil included in the Hedgehog Hollow January 2020 kit to make those gold stars using Glacier Paste. This kit is so versatile, I am loving creating with it so far!

I added the details with Nuvo Jewel drops over some of the design in the moon. This created a fun raised look to the moon decor! Those little owls are the cutest, aren’t they? I attached them with 2 layers of foam tape.

I hope you enjoyed this card today!

I’ll be back soon with more brand-new card making videos!

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5 Ways to a Perfect Watercolor Background

By KariV on January 3, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Happy 2020! Today I’m up on the Hedgehog Hollow blog sharing 5 Ways to get a perfect watercolor background. I’m using the NEW January 2020 Kit and it is so beautiful. I’m also using 5 different mediums to get that watercolor look. Check it out in the video below: