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It’s All About the Details

Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am excited to share a video about adding fun details to a card. I first colored up my image on bristol paper using Zigs, then I added a bunch of extra details. This detail work is fun and EASY, and it adds quite a bit of interest to an otherwise fairly simple card.

I love this butterfly image…and those sentiments are ALL really good, too. Perfect for a time like this!

See all that fun detail work?! I love it. Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I used four kinds of detail-adding elements: a white gel pen, a Copic multi-liner, Nuvo Jewel drops (translucent), and Zig marker. These are all great ways to add DOTS to your cards. Be sure to watch the video for the details.

Adding this kind of detail is something to try at home and see what you like! I can’t wait to see what you create.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards, so I’ve made a list here using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

Want to know a secret? That background was not going to be a stormy background. It was going to be a bright, watercolored background. But it morphed into this stormy background, with that angel butterfly staying calm amidst it all! We can all learn from this bright butterfly.

I hope you enjoyed this project today! See you real soon with another card to share.

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Add a Little Embellishment

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I love a little embellishment….on a card. So when I saw the sentiment “Crafters don’t lie, they embellish” I couldn’t stop laughing. And laughter is a great medicine! So today I have a card using plenty of embellishment.

I love the look of sequins on a card…these ones are extra sparkly! To start, I first stamped on one ink bottle, masked it off and stamped another ink bottle behind it. I stamped and masked off both the sentiment and the fountain pen, as well.

The background was inked over a die cut panel (I used the Altenew cover plate to cut out a panel, then inked over it). And I taped of the “table” to ink that on with Distress Oxide in Gray.

Then I colored all the images and added PLENTY of sequins. Lol. This was fun to do using my new embellishment wand! 🙂

For the fountain pen, I stamped it again onto some wood-grained paper from my stash, then fussy cut it. I added it to the card using foam adhesive.

If I didn’t mention it before, all the stamps are from the March 2020 Hedgehog Hollow Kit. It’s a fun crafty kit this month!

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards, so I’ve made a list here using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Airbrushed Look

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Hello! Today I have a fun airbrushed looking background…but you don’t need a machine for this one!

I’ve got all the details on a short video…watch it here or in HD on YouTube:

For the written instruction, visit the Hedgehog Hollow blog here.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards, so I’ve made a list here using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

I hope you enjoyed this fun project. This background is such a soft blend..and it’s so easy! Thanks for stopping by!

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Unusual Color Combinations

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Hello! Today I have an unusual color combination to share. I was inspired by the Altenew class “With a Twist” taught by Therese Calvird. She challenged us to try a color combination that we don’t usually use.

So today I have a card using Navy, Stone, Peony, and Lime! This is a color combo I have NEVER used before. Oh, and I threw in some Rose Gold foil just for fun. It is so difficult to photograph foil, but the sentiments is made of Rose Gold.

For the background of this card, I pieced in the four colors of cardstock into the Layered Snowflake Stars Cover die B; then I removed the frame so it revealed the white cardstock underneath.

I put the colors in completely randomly. I think I like navy, peony, stone and lime together!

For the flowers, I used 2 darker navy Distress Oxides for the layers and Black ink as the outline layer. Then I used a lime ink for the center of the flowers.

I die cut the thanks from rose gold foil and adhered it onto navy paper. I popped up the sentiment strip and flowers with foam tape. I really love how these colors worked together. Grateful for AECP and this class for really pushing me to try some new things!

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards, so I’ve made a list here using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

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2 Layer Stencils

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Hello, today I have even more ideas for using a 2-Layer stencil! Last week I promised extra ideas for using the layering stencil that came in the Hedgehog Hollow February 2020 kit…and here they are!

I’ve got five more (bonus) ideas and 7 cards to share with you! And I put it all in a video, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

I think my favorite of the bunch is using just the second layer of the stencil to create a background, see my card below.

Although the foiled card is fun too…here I used foil on both the first layer AND the second layer of the stencil. Then I created a foiled sentiment die cut with toner paper. (I explain this more in the video!)

I’m sharing all my tips (and mistakes) with you in the video, too, so you can laugh at me (or with me…lol) and learn how to do things the best way.

I hope you’ll take a look and let me know which card is YOUR favorite! I’ll be back soon with more inspiration.

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