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Creating a “Disappearing Die” Background

By KariV on May 31, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have fun technique to share with you, using a small stamp to create a background for a “disappearing die” card! I used the May 2018 Hedgehog Hollow subscription box products, which include some great stamps & a beautiful “Sweet” die! I love this box and I cannot stop creating with these products. (You can see everything included and more information about this box here)

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This is the FIRST card I made with this technique:

See how that die sort of disappears? But in real life you can read that it says “SWEET!” Here’s a close up:

Today I have a video to share with you, making a variation of this card. I wanted to see if I could fit that sweet die on a vertical card…and YES! You can!

I have a video on just how to make this card here, including a short clip on how I colored those sweet cherries! Watch it below or on YouTube:

I love how you can create this card using a small stamp!

I stamped those cherries first, as close together as I could without using a mask. Then I colored them up using copic markers in R89, R27, and R14. For the leaves I used YG17 and YG05. I added some blue ink around the edges using “Daydreaming” ink from Waffle Flower Crafts using a round ink blender. I added the sentiment from the “Sweet Sentiments” set from The Hedgehog Hollow using my Misti and my favorite black ink for sentiments. Then I cut out the Sweet die from the card panel and added it back in over black craft foam. I added all the inside pieces as well…that’s what creates the “Disappearing die” effect! I popped up that cute mouse from this Waffle Flower set using Scotch 3M Foam Tape.

I hope you enjoyed this project today! For more information about the subscription boxes, visit The Hedgehog Hollow website here. (I am really enjoying these boxes!) And, if you didn’t know, Alexandra is the face behind the Hedgehog Hollow and she designed this “Sweet” die and “Sweet Sentiments” set as her VERY FIRST ones! So exciting! I am glad to have them and also to know that you can create a card either vertically or horizontally and that die will fit! Love it.

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Chocolate Covered Everything!

By KariV on May 22, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello and good day to you! Today I have a delicious chocolatey post for you…well, it’s a CARD so please don’t try to eat this one. Lol.

I’m using supplies from the May Hedgehog Hollow kit, which included these beautiful Waffle Flower images and a die designed from the Hedgehog Hollow creator herself! This is a card that has been in my head ever since I was out of town and as soon as I got home, I created it right away.

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I added a “Chocolate” drizzle to all the sweets and I just love how it turned out:

That “chocolate drizzle” is so fun and shiny that it was difficult to capture it in a photo! But look at that shine! I even added the “chocolate” to the Sweet die cut! (see below for what I used to “make” that chocolate). The cute striped paper is from the March HH subscription box, which is sold out.

Now if you brought me all these treats I might just declare “Well, aren’t you a sweet thing?!” That’s the reason I decided to use this sentiment.

If you haven’t seen the contents of this box, click here to view my unboxing! It’s a fantastic subscription box and I love each of them I’ve received so far!! And here’s the first card I made with the supplies in the box, too!

Another card that has been waiting for creation is this shaker card:

This entire card is a shaker! I embossed some clouds in the background then colored up those cute mice that are included in the box, and added those Pretty Pink Posh sequins from the box! This shaker card really has a fun sound when you shake it!

The sentiment is also included in the box, it’s the new sentiment set also designed by Alexandra! I just love all the options she gives for sentiments! I stamped the first portion in black ink, then the “sprinkles” I stamped using Distress Oxide raspberry ink. The background for the little mice was inked using Distress Oxide ink as well in Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover.

Such fun! I hope your day is full of sprinkles, too. See you next time!

For more information about the Hedgehog Hollow subscription boxes, visit the website here. I love that you can buy just one box if you want, or sign up for the subscription so you don’t miss a thing.

Oh, and if you were looking for how I made the “chocolate drizzle”….I used this pen:
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Sweet wishes

By KariV on May 10, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a Sweet card to share with you…these are all products from the May 2018 Hedgehog Hollow subscription box. These boxes are packed full of amazing goodies, if you haven’t seen them yet click here to take a look!

In this May box is a cute set from Waffle Flower, some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and a ton of other fun supplies to try. But I think I am the most excited to see the FIRST EVER die and stamp set produced by Alexandra of the Hedgehog Hollow! My card today features the new “Sweet” die that is such a good size…it almost fills my entire A2 sized card:

Those mice are the cutest! I die cut the “Sweet” die out of white cardstock and then I used silver embossing powder to make it shine! It reminded me of the old-time ice cream shoppes where they’d serve ice cream in the silver sundae cups. Love that!

For the background, I masked off stripes and ink blended using Distress Inks and Clarity Brushes to get that nice, soft color. I was inspired by the card included in the box for this background, take a look:

The mice were colored with Copics, then adhered to the card. I popped up the cherry and the ice cream sundae with Scotch 3M foam tape. After I took a photo, I decided it needed a “You’re” word added to the card, so it reads “You’re Sweet”….It just finishes the card nicely. 🙂