Hexagon Shaped Card | Easy Watercoloring - DT project for The Hedgehog Hollow

Welcome back friends!  Today, I am sharing with you my first tutorial as a member of The Hedgehog Hollow Design Team!

You can check out the details and the video over at The Hedgehog Hollow Blog and over at my Youtube Channel

So Thankful For You

Hi friends!!  Today, I am sharing this card with you that I created using the Honey Bee Stamps Bushel and a Peck stamp set!  I adore this set!  I don't know what it is about baskets, and apples, but it just seems so classic and a representation of fall to me.  And, I love how these images are big enough to hold their on for a focal point on a card!

 

I stamped these images down onto a piece of Bristol Smooth Card Stock.  This paper pairs well with the Zig Clean Real Brush Markers.  I used a combination of using the Zigs on their own with no water, and some areas using a detail water brush.  I was going for a real rustic look to my basic.  Like the basic had been in the elements outside :)  

I also wanted to do a combination of red and green apples.  The green really adds a nice pop of color, since the basket has a lot of warm tones to it.  

Once I was happy with the coloring, I used the coordinating dies to cut out all the images, and I strategically placed my images, and added them either using liquid glue, or giving them a bit of dimension with foam tape.  As you can see, I used my beloved Blue Prints 27 dies from MFT to place all my images onto.  It is the perfect combination of scallop and stitching to this card panel!

To finish up my card I added my sentiment which comes from an older Lawn Fawn set So Thankful, and added my main panel to an A2 sized card base with is School House Red from Simon Says Stamp. I also added some shimmer with my clear wink of stella pen.  

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to visit me!  I will be back soon with another project!

Kari

  

Faux No Line Coloring

Hi friends!  Today I am sharing a card showing how to achieve the look of the No Line Coloring technique.  I recently got inspired by Amy R ( Prairie Paper and Ink) when she showed in one of her recent videos the Barely Beige Ink from Simon Says Stamp, and how when you stamp down an image, what ever color you use with your coloring medium, the lines of the stamped image will take on that color!  It is a very cool effect!!

I used a Clearly Besotted set that sadly I can not find online to link, it may be retired, but I love these rose images, and thought this would be a great set to try this look with.

I stamped my image down onto a piece of Canson XL Watercolor paper, and then die cut it with one of the Mini Scalloped Rectangle frames.  I stamped this main image using the Barely Beige Ink from SSS, and used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to do my coloring.  This is a unique look and different from any thing I've done before, but I think I like it!

Once I was completely done with my coloring, I set the panel aside to dry.  I did the rest of my die cutting, and die cut a piece of the Watercolor wash 6x6 papers from MFT, as well as a piece of Fog Card stock from SSS.  My card base is also Fog card stock.  This is a great neutral, and a great alternative to white.  

I went on and stamped out my sentiment from the Craft Friends stamp set from Altenew using the Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink.  I adhered everything onto my card base using either foam tape, or the Tonic Nuvo Glue (which I am testing out).  For final touches, I added some shimmer with the Clear Wink of Stella pen, and finished the inside by stamping the stamp rose image with Fog ink, and stamping another sentiment from the Altenew set.  

Overall, I think it turned out good, but I will continue to practice and see where my journey takes me with the No Line coloring technique.

Thanks for stopping by today!  All the supplies used are listed/linked below and the video is above if interested! Take care!

-Kari

Hello friends,

It is Monday once again, which means you can find me over at the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog, and I am showing you how I put together this card featuring the Avery Elle Floral Bouquet stamp set!

This one is a beauty, and I was happy to be able to create with it today!  I'd love for you all to join me over there, and see all the details.  I usually have a video tutorial with my blog post, but today there isn't one, but I promise one is coming VERY soon to my youtube channel  * wink*

See you over at BRI :)
Kari

Valentine's Day Shaker Card | Zig Clean Color Markers | Neat & Tangled

Hi Friends~

Today I wanted to share with you this shaker card featuring Neat and Tangled's stamp set Favorite Little Nut.  This is an adorable set and perfect for Valentine's Day.  You could also use this set all year long too!!  

I love these illustrations by Elena Roussakis!  She's got such a fun and sweet style to her images and love the fonts also that she creates with her sentiments!

For my squirrel I decided to color with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  These are great to achieve a fast water color look to your images!

 I also stamped several times one of the acorn images, and created my own shaker bits to add inside the window, along with some die cut hearts.  My red panel is a piece of Pure Poppy card stock from PaperTrey Ink.  This red is one of my favorites!  I die cut my card stock with a stitched rectangle die from Mama Elephant and created my window using MFT's Peek a boo window die.


I added two layers of foam adhesive to ensure my shaker elements would move around well.  Before putting together my shaker card, on the front of the focal panel, I stamped my sentiment from the same Neat and Tangled set, You Are My Favorite!

Once I was happy with how that stamped, I put my shaker card all together.  I wanted to add a bit more silver into my card to tie in my shaker bits, so I die cut a piece of MFT silver sparkle card stock with one of my Hero Arts Infinity Dies.  Love this set!!  So handy to have!

For the inside, I stamped another sentiment from the same set, I am nuts for you, which I felt appropriate for my shaker theme.

Thank you all for stopping by today, and I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day with your loved ones and friends!

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5 Minute Card Challenge??!!??!! ( No editing )

Happy Sunday!!  I wanted to share a card with you I made and thought it would be a fun video for my YouTube Channel.  I challenged myself to make a card in 5 minutes!  I know, crazy?!  I am sure it could be done, but the route I took wasn't successful in accomplishing that feat!  HA!

It is quite alright though!!  It is not like I was saving the world in 5 minutes!!  :)

I did like the overall look of the card and decided to make another one, but of course not being pressured by the time clock, and enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge.  Both cards turned out fine I think, but I do love the deeper red and the added purple to my second card as well as the dimensional die cuts :)

I have the video below if you'd like to get a little chuckle at my expense!  

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