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Interactive Santa Card

By KariV on October 11, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am sharing an interactive card using products from the Hedgehog Hollow October Kit. There are so many holiday stamps, a stencil, and a fun interactive die in this kit.

Santa jumps out of chimney, Elf jumps up to hand Santa some presents!

This is a very fun die, and I have a video to show you just how to put it all together, with some tricks I learned along the way. Watch it below or on YouTube:

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I hope you loved this card today…it’s a fun one!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Double Stencil Technique

By KariV on October 1, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am a part of Justine Hovey’s Video hop celebrating 50K followers on her channel! This is a hop with lots of prizes and many great techniques shared.

Today I am sharing the double stencil technique, which is a favorite of mine for an interesting background. Check out my video below or on YouTube. (Be sure to comment on my video and on all the videos in the hop to enter to win one of multiple $50 gift cards!)

First I will show you a few simple cards to share the technique. This works best when you have one stencil with a larger design, and one stencil with a smaller more detailed design.

First stencil the larger stencil, then place the smaller stencil over the top and use a darker color to stencil on the second one.

This technique is much more difficult to explain in a blog post, so I hope you will go check out the video.

Here are some more examples and cards I made using this technique:

For this one, I stenciled on the plaid design first with a light blue ink, then added the medallion stencil over top and used dark blue and purple inks.

I hope you will give this technique a try! I really have fun with it. It’s a great way to build up some backgrounds.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Heat embossing on Dark cardstock

By KariV on September 26, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a card share with showing just how striking heat embossing can look on dark cardstock.

I used a variety of glitter embossing powders, including one from a previous Hedgehog Hollow kit. The feathers and all stamps I use here are from the current September Hedgehog Hollow kit.

Start with a dark cardbase, I used black cardstock here. Then use an anti-static powder bag to prep it. Dark cardstock is notorious for holding onto stray bits of embossing powder so don’t skip this step!

Then, using an embossing ink, stamp the image onto the cardstock and add various colors of glitter embossing powders. I used my Nuvo spoon to add a little of each color to get a smooth look.

I love how this embossing powder really pops on the dark background.

For the sentiments, I used Distress Oxides to blend the background colors. I gave it some time to dry before stamping the sentiments on with a black ink. Then, I cut out sentiment strips.

So take a look at your embossing powders and try it out on a dark cardstock base! It’s fun to see the different results.

I have a short video to show you some tricks for heat embossing and ways to get a softer blend between colors, watch it below or on YouTube:

I hope you enjoyed this project today. As you can see, I couldn’t stop making these cards once I got started!

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Peacock cards using Paper Strips

By KariV on September 20, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello again! Today I have some peacock cards to share, using the stamps from The Hedgehog Hollow September Kit.

I gathered together some cardstock in various colors (inspired by a peacock) and cut them into strips for these easy-to-make cards.

I sometimes love a card that has no coloring…and this first card is just that! The colorful paper does the coloring “for you.” I heat embossed the peacock in gold over those strips of paper for an easy card.

The second card needed a bit more glitter! Lol. So I cut those strips from glitter cardstock for this one.

I have a quick video to show you the process for these cards, watch it below or on YouTube:

These cards were fun to put together and also just a little different. I hope it inspired you to try this technique on your cards!

I love these peacocks, and they are fun to use on a card. I will be back soon with more inspiration!

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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).