From valleyoakpaper.com
Snowdrop Shaker — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
The snowdrop plate is part of the January Set of Spellbinders Florals Through the Year Collection . So I created a snow-themed shaker card with it. This was very easy, using the Spellbinders Arch Shaker Dome . First I foiled the snowdrops and the January plate with silver foil , then I
on Tue, 7PM
From valleyoakpaper.com
Chrysanthemum Sympathy Cards — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
The main focus of these cards are flowers from Pinkfresh Studio’s Chrysanthemum collection. I applied the washi tape to tan cardstock to tone down the vibrant colors.
on Mon, 4PM
From valleyoakpaper.com
Flamboyant Fall Wreath — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
The theme of this month’s YouTube hop was Out of My Comfort Zone. So I tried alcohol inks.
on Sat, 10PM
From valleyoakpaper.com
Sepia Cauldron — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I started by creating the shaker. For this I used the two cauldron dies in the Kat Scrappiness Witches Brew Die Set . The background I cut from the lightest color in Kat Scrappiness Coffee Faux Glitter 6x6 Paper Pad and the foreground from the darkest color. I also used the background die to
on Oct 31
From valleyoakpaper.com
No Tricks — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I started by stamping the two witches from Trinity Stamps Hocus Pocus Gnomes Stamp Set and coloring them with my Ohuhu Alcohol Markers . See the tables below for the markers I used. In addition to alcohol markers I used white and silver gel pens. Then I cut out my witches with the coordina
on Oct 30
From valleyoakpaper.com
Dainty Ghost — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I glued the first vellum piece to the back of the pattern paper slightly offset, so it looks fuller. Then I added a layer of Accent Opaque to the back for stability. Next I glued the second vellum piece offset in the other direction to the back. I finished up with the second Accent Opaque layer. The
on Oct 24
From valleyoakpaper.com
Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Cardmaking and papercraft tutorials and handmade business blog posts.
on Oct 8
From valleyoakpaper.com
Bountiful Quokkas — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
These two little critters are the Kat Scrappiness Dress-Up Quokkas. The markers I’m using for them are Ohuhu BR3, BR2 and BR1. Check out the marker codes I used for each item in the table below.
on Sep 14
From valleyoakpaper.com
Fabulous Boots — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
I love the shape of the witch boots in the Kat Scrappiness Witches Brew Die Set , so I created a pattern from them.
on Sep 3
From valleyoakpaper.com
Distress Embossing Glaze Swatches — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I was a bit disappointed to find out that Ranger doesn’t have any round labels for the older Distress colors. So I made some. You can download them here .
on Aug 28
From valleyoakpaper.com
Stencil All the Things — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 2
I’m starting by ink blending Pinkfresh Studio Lemon Whip ink through a floral stencil. The stencil set I’m using is Pinkfresh Studio’s Chrysanthemum . It includes six stencils. I’ve labeled them Yellow 1, Yellow 2, Red 1, Red 2 and Green 1 and 2 after the colors on the packaging.&nbs
on Aug 10
From valleyoakpaper.com
Flutter Into Spring — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Once I had laid out the scene on the Glimmer surface, it was easy to foil more, so I created one card with rainbow foil, and one with gold foil.
on Aug 9
From valleyoakpaper.com
You Make My Heart Smile — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
For this card I used the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month for December 2023. Getting a new toy to play with every month is just so much fun!
on Aug 7
From valleyoakpaper.com
Birthday Wreath — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I had plans to use the Kat Scrappiness Fall Garland Wreath Die for a card today. So when I read that this week’s Monday Challenge from Simon Says Stamp was Happy Birthday, I decided to create a birthday card.
on Aug 6
From valleyoakpaper.com
Spoopy 💜 Season — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
The first thing I did when I got my influencer haul from Kat Scrappiness, was to play with the black glitter mousse and the Hats & Bats stencil. That was so much fun!
on Aug 4
From valleyoakpaper.com
First Influencer Haul — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
These are the Kat Scrappiness products I bought to serve as a foundation for my fall and winter crafting as an official influencer of the brand. Embellishments, Stencils, Fall & Halloween, Holidays, Other Dies
on Jul 31
From valleyoakpaper.com
Get Your Skates On — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
The skates are really easy to put together, with no fiddly bits. There’s a base layer, that shows up as the tongue of the boot and part of the heel. On top of that comes the pretty top layer, and the sole of the boot. The blade has tabs that you glue to the back of the base.
on Jul 29
From valleyoakpaper.com
This is a Test Card — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
I really like when the color of the shaker bits and the frame match. I have a couple of confetti dies, but most of them are no-name brands. I’m going to keep looking for dies that can be used like this from brands I’m partners with.
on Jul 24
From valleyoakpaper.com
Spellbinders Xmas in July Haul — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Red https://shrsl.com/4lziw Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Green https://shrsl.com/4lziu Floral A and Sentiment Press Plate from the Every Occasion Floral Alphabet Collection https://shrsl.com/4lziq Skating Into the Holidays Small Die of the Mo
on Jul 18
From valleyoakpaper.com
Trinity July Haul — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
My haul from Trinity Stamp’s Birthday Sale. I went mostly for Baby and Halloween products this time.
on Jul 17
From valleyoakpaper.com
Paradise Birthday — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I’m stamping a pattern on vellum with the hexagonal stamps in the set. Stamping with white pigment ink and heat embossing in white gives a wonderfully crisp and fresh result.
on Jul 13
From valleyoakpaper.com
Spellbinders Scout — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
When Spellbinders announced their new, small-format die cutting machine, I immediately pre-ordered it. They released a special edition in Lilac Shimmer. It was just a few dollars more than the plain white version, so I splurged. It arrived on Friday! 💜
on Jun 25
From valleyoakpaper.com
Tea-riffic Birthday — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This is the card I’m creating in today’s video. It has this fun, wobbling effect, created with an action wobbler. I’ll give you tips for helping your mug wobble better in this video. I’m also using Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils to achieve a loose watercolor effect when coloring.
on Jun 24
From valleyoakpaper.com
Tropical Birthday — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
‘Things With Wings’ is the theme for my June 2024 YouTube cardmaking video hop. For this hop, my starting point was the recent Spellbinders die set Tropical Friends. It creates a parrot and a toucan.
on Jun 23
From valleyoakpaper.com
Jaycee’s Cards — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I was going for a cyanotype effect and used Ranger Archival Ink in the color Cobalt. Archival ink on a firm linen ink pad is pretty easy to work with.
on May 31
From valleyoakpaper.com
Have a Norse Yule — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I stamped YULE and the Norse greeting with Versamark and used Lumberjack Plaid Embossing Powder to heat emboss them. Then I cut out the license plate with the die. I used a heat embossing pen around the edges of the license plate and heat embossed them with Ranger Verdigris Embossing Powder.
on May 30
From valleyoakpaper.com
Extraordinary Embossing Folders — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This blog post is based on the weeklong class called Extraordinary Embossing Folders at OnlineCardClasses.com.
on May 24
From valleyoakpaper.com
Post-Tax Season Business Update — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This was my first tax season as a small business owner. Unfortunately I came to the conclusion that I need to get a paying job. So I’ve spent a lot of time updating my resume and portfolio site. My timing isn’t great, so it may be a while before I find something. The San Jose Mercury seems to have a
on May 18
From valleyoakpaper.com
Stitched Mother’s Day — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
Affiliate links: You support my crafty business whenever you click on a link and buy something, and it doesn’t cost you a penny extra. For this card, I used the Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month for April 2024. It’s called Stitched Wall Hanging and includes an oval embroidery hoop, as well
on May 5
From valleyoakpaper.com
Simple Mother’s Day Card — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This Mother’s Day card is super simple yet impressive. It’s only using one die, Hero Arts Mother’s Day Window Die. A lot of the shine comes from the holographic background inside the shaker window.
on Apr 19
From valleyoakpaper.com
Swatching Glimmer Hot Foils — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
The Satin Gold Glimmer Foil is from the Satin Metallics Variety Pack. Then we have Polished Brass (Essential Metallics) and just plain Gold (Holiday). The plain gold came with my Glimmer machine.
on Apr 3
From valleyoakpaper.com
Color Catalog & Towering Blooms — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
Everything had the same intensity, so nothing was emphasized. Adding a white off-set layer to the bottom of most die cuts helped a lot.
on Mar 29
From valleyoakpaper.com
Shaped Shaker Card — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Today’s card is a shaped shaker card, so I’m starting with the card base.
on Mar 9
From valleyoakpaper.com
Swatching Distress Oxide Inks — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I just got the last two ink pads I was missing from the Distress Oxide palette: Rustic Wilderness and Crackling Campfire. Distress Oxides are easily the ink pads I reach for most of the time. So getting the complete 72-pad collection was really worth it for me.
on Feb 17
From valleyoakpaper.com
Happy Lunar New Year — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Here in Silicon Valley the Chinese New Year is celebrated almost as much as Valentine’s Day. Next year is the year of the dragon, so there are lots of dragon toys and dragon-shaped sweets in stores right now. The Lunar New Year is on February 10, 2024.
on Jan 27
From valleyoakpaper.com
Using up leftover foil — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 1
When the decorative elements “look” at the sentiment, it signals that the sentiment is important. That’s why the direction critters face is an important consideration when designing a card. Their gaze directs the viewers gaze, so use it to your advantage.
on Jan 23
From valleyoakpaper.com
Sales tax time — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I made a little more than $1,000 from selling my cards last year. That’s actually more than I thought. It’s still not enough to pay even one monthly mortgage. 😭
on Jan 23
From valleyoakpaper.com
Orchid Postage Collage — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This card was inspired by the Waffle Flower December Sneak Peak Club that included the Mini Slimline Postage Collage dies and stencil.
on Dec 29
From valleyoakpaper.com
Mistletoe card tutorial — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
That’s all for this card - now you can sit back and admire the sparkle! ✨
on Dec 20
From valleyoakpaper.com
Thinking ahead to 2024 — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I need to stop trying to sell my cards. It’s a distraction and the ROI is terrible.
on Dec 11
From valleyoakpaper.com
Business planning — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
I’ve started my giveaways. Here’s the first announcement post. You have until Sunday to comment to win.
on Nov 3, 2023
From valleyoakpaper.com
Trinity Stamps Birthday Witch — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
With the lunar eclipse happening on October 28, I thought a witch flying in front of an eclipsed moon was a fitting motif.
on Oct 29, 2023
From valleyoakpaper.com
Lovely Layers Quail — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This is also the very first video on my brand new YouTube channel, @ValleyOakPaper . I’d love it if you watched and subscribed. To begin with I’ll be releasing weekly cardmaking videos there.
on Oct 26, 2023
From valleyoakpaper.com
Halloween gift card mugs — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
This is a quick and easy way to dress up gift cards for Halloween. The paper I used is scrapbook paper pad from Michael’s. I paired it with glitter paper in matching colors, also from Michaels.
on Oct 17, 2023
From valleyoakpaper.com
A change will do you good — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Stay tuned to find out what I’m going to do with the destash items. It may involve a giveaway or two…
on Oct 9, 2023
From valleyoakpaper.com
Halloween makes for tomorrow — Valley Oak Paper - Handmade greeting cards & gifts
0 0
Tomorrow, Saturday October 7th, I’ll be at the De Anza Flea Market in booth O45. I hope to see you there! For this market I’ve changed my pricing structure to hopefully sell more. I’ll report back if it worked.
on Oct 6, 2023