KariV | Sunshine in my pocket

Have a Rainbow Kind of Day!

July 26, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some fun rainbow themed cards for you using the Hedgehog Hollow July box. I am just loving this box so much, and I couldn’t stop creating with the cute images and papers that are included!

For my first card, I used the Ric Rac dies in the box and created a rainbow element on my card:

I used the papers to create the purple background and to paper piece her hat! I love a rainbow hat. Lol. I colored that little girl up with Copic markers, then attached her to the card using foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is white heat embossed on black paper.

This second card also uses many of the papers included in the box. They are so bright and fun so I had to make the rainbow die striped! (notice it matches her innertube!) This card came together so easily…I just took some Distress Oxide ink for the background, added the girl with foam tape, and stamped on some of the water droplets that are included in the stamp set! Some white Nuvo drops finished it all off.

I die cut the background using a frame die from my stash out of two different papers in the kit. And I really DO wish you a rainbow kind of day!

This last card was one I made FIRST from the kit, but I’m just sharing it today! I loved the idea of a rainbow color of those innertubes and swimsuits, floating along a ric rac river! Aren’t they cute?

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. I sure enjoyed making them. I cannot WAIT for the next box to arrive. For more information about these jam-packed subscription boxes, visit the Hedgehog Hollow here. Thanks for visiting!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Rainbow Hugs for You

July 20, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some rainbow hugs for you!! Yes, I am taking a closer look at the Hugs Stamp/Die Duo from Our Daily Bread Designs and I just knew they would look great with a rainbow of colors.

I used Distress Oxide to ink up the backgrounds in a variety of colors and then I added the Hugs die cut in a diagonal pattern. Isn’t it cute? This hugs die cuts AND embosses…which adds some great interest to the card.

That sentiment is oh-so-true! You can never have too many hugs! This sentiment comes in the stamp/die duo and I love all of the sentiments included.

On my second card I also used a rainbow of colors, and this time I masked off the stripes to leave some white space. Then I added the Art Deco Border Die over the inked portions. This is my first time using this die and I’m so pleased with how smooth it cut…it’s just beautiful!

I used spray adhesive on this one (my first time!) and it adhered like a dream. I recommend using a box to spray in and a well ventilated area!

I popped up the hugs sentiment on black craft foam to give more dimension and really make that “hugs” die pop!

I hope you enjoyed these fun, bright cards today. For more inspiration and to see more products from the July release, be sure to visit the Our Daily Bread Designs blog post here.

Rainbow hugs to you!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Snapshots from the beach

July 19, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m so happy to share a card that I’ve had in my mind since I got the Hedgehog Hollow July 2018 box! This is such a cute stamp set, and I just knew I needed a card that I’ve since titled “Snapshots from the beach.”

I used the fun bright paper as the background of my “snapshots” and colored up those cute girls with Copic Markers. I used the Ric Rac dies, also included in this July box, as a background for the entire card. I also used the Ric Rac dies on yellow paper and placed a portion of them in the upper right corner of one of the “snapshots” to represent the sun; and some blue Ric Rac to represent the water.

Doesn’t this just remind you of a beach vacation? So bright and fun!

One of my favorite things about these boxes (beside all the amazing content) is that there is also a coupon included for a couple companies, so I can add to my collection if I choose! This month there was a coupon for Sunny Studios stamps (the maker of these cute stamps I used on this card) and you know I will be getting some more goodies! Lol.

To learn more about the Hedgehog Hollow subscription boxes, visit her site here. And please share and tag your projects so I can see them too!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

How to make Quilted Cards with Our Daily Bread Designs

July 13, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! What have you been up to lately? I’ve been QUILTING. But not with fabric. Noooooooo…..with PAPER of course! I had some questions on just how I created beautiful quilted cards using these dies, so I thought I would prepare a video to explain how they are used:

These are the Quilted Window Squares from Our Daily Bread Designs. And they are cute. And little. And they JUST look like a circle with some scored lines and a square. WHAT?!?

But when you put them together just right, you get a beautiful quilted look on your cards!

I have a video to show you just how this is done because it is not easily described with words! But it really is simple and I find myself wanting to make a variety of quilted cards All. The. Time. Lol.

Watch the video here or on YouTube:

Here are a couple more cards I made this week with these Quilted Window Squares:

This one reminds me of Aladdin’s flying rug. Lol. I made some homemade tassels with embroidery thread to add a little bit of fun!

And this one has a double seam binding. Not sure if you would do that in real life (as a fabric quilter, I should say), but I really like how it turned out on paper! On these last two cards, I used this die to emboss the quilted look over the top of the design.

I hope you enjoyed these cards today! I really had fun making them and bringing you this video. As always, I appreciate your kind comments and thumbs up on my videos! 😉

May your days be filled with sunshine,

You are the Pot of Gold at the end of my Rainbow

July 12, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have two sweet cards to share using the Ric Rac Die from Sunny Studio Stamps (exclusive to the Hedgehog Hollow July Subscription box).

I’ve had so much fun with this July release, and today I want to show you a few creative ways to use these products.

The first card is this Pot of Gold shaker card where I used the ric rac die as a scenery backdrop:

I made this into a shaker card and added gold sequins…I thought it was completely appropriate with that sentiment! I did shape the sentiment to fit around the circle using my Misti.

You may recognize that little girl as the innertube girl…she did not have legs!

Yes, I did a little “paper surgery” and drew her a skirt, cut off the innertube, and used the legs from the other girl image to let her stand!! Hooray! I think she turned out cute. And I only feel a little bit bad about cutting the legs off the other stamped image (ugh!) But it was worth it to get this cutie!

She also had goggles on her head, so I colored over them to create a black “headband” and added a flower. Then I gave her a denim skirt and matched the yellow of her shirt to the rainbow sentiment.

I was going to add some shoes on her…but I chickened out! Hey, you can only do so much, you know what I mean?! Lol.

My second card is a card where I used the ric rac border dies as a MASK to make a beautiful sunset and ocean scene.

The glitter of the Nuvo Glitter Accents is a dreamy copper color! I thought it would look fun as a shimmery sand beach in the sunset.

I have a video showing how I made this one, watch it here or on YouTube:

I hope you enjoyed these projects today. I had a blast, and I will have a few more to share with you throughout the month!

If you have any questions about the subscription boxes, visit The Hedgehog Hollow. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at these boxes and content. I love that she changes up the companies and stamps/dies that come each month. And U.S. shipping is only $3.99…still don’t know how she does it!

See you next time!

May your days be filled with sunshine,