Soft Spring Watercoloring with VersaMagic Inks

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By Jessica Lin

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Have you ever tried using a stamp positioner to “break up” stamp images? The wooden stamp I am using today has three teddy bear designs connected together, but I was inspired to create a different sketch. Let’s get creative!

Step 1:
Stamp the teddy bear designs separately on Strathmore 100% Cotton Watercolor 5×7 cardstock, inking only one square each time with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink.

Watercolor cardstock usually have a more textured surface, so using a stamp positioning tool would really help with re-stamping and getting a clear image. I used the We R Precision Press today since the base rods are tall enough to secure the wooden stamp in place. After stamping, I heat embossed the images with clear Mboss powder.

Step 2:
Color the images with your choice of coloring medium. I am watercoloring with VersaMagic ink pads today. The colors I used are Wheat (for the bear), Aquatic Splash (for the sky background), and Tea Leaves, Pink Grapefruit, Thatched Straw (for the leaves, flowers, and butterflies).

Step 3:
Once the images are dry, fussy cut along the edges. After that, I swiped VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad around the borders of each square so that the white core of the watercolor cardstock is not shown.

Step 4:
I wanted to decorate the teddy bear frames with some florals, and the images from Stampin’ Up’s Sweet Strawberry stamp set are perfect. They are stamped and watercolored using the same supplies in steps 1 and 2. One of the floral images was even cut in half to fit around the sketch I had in mind.

Step 5:
The Chalkboard Prints 6×6 card stock pad has some beautiful geometric patterns. I trimmed the mint green chevron patterned paper to 3’’ x 5 ½’’ as the background of the card.

Step 6:
Finally, I adhered all of the watercolor elements to the mint green chevron patterned paper with foam tape, and mounted the entire panel onto a Mint Macaron cardbase. I also stamped a tiny “hi there!” sentiment from Flora & Fauna’s Under the Sea stamp set. I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial on how to create different card sketches from a large framed image stamp.

Craft Supplies

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • K Kingdom – Wooden Stamp – KT-4294
  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Sweet Strawberry
  • Floral & Fauna – Stamps – Under the Sea (sentiment)
  • CutCardStock – Cardstock – Strathmore 100% Cotton Watercolor 5×7 cardstock
  • CutCardStock – Cardstock – Chalkboard Prints 6×6 pad
  • Stampin’ Up – Cardstock – Mint Macaron

Make a Stenciled Tulip Slimline Card

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By Von Marie

Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest video using some Beautiful inks to help with my project for a Spring Tulips Slimline Card. These Brilliance Dew Drops and VersaFine Clair inks are really nice and fun to use. I love the coverage they gave me for these Tulips and Leaves.  I had so much fun making this card. Full Details are on my video.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 Mins

Craft Supplies

White Cardstock Paper 110 lb.
Black Cardstock Paper 110 lb.
Slimline Card Base 8 x 31/2
Glass Board and magnets
Die-cutting Machine
Betterpress Machine
Glue
Foam Tape

Imagine Products:

Brilliance Dew Drops Inks: Sunflower and Pearlescent Lime
VersaFine Clair Ink: Summertime Full Size Ink Pad
Memento: Tuxedo Black Full Size Ink Pad
irRESISTible Pico Embellisher: Gold
Sponge Daubers: 3Pcs Pack With Caps
Craft Mat

Other Products Used:
Unity Stamps Co.Slimline Layering Tulips W/Coordinating Stencil
Pinkfresh Studio Betterpress Favorite Things Sentiment Plates
ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR
Any inks, stencil, or flower stamp
You can watch how to create this Spring Card Here

Simple Easter Card with Walnut Inks

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video! In todays video I use some Cherry Blosom Walnut Ink to create a simple background for an Easter egg die cut I have in my stash. I kept the background simple and made an A1 size card, also known as an RSVP card size. I love that I can use the Walnut Inks like watercolors to create simple backgrounds.  Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.  

Skill: intermediate, advanced
Time: 15 minutes 

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

Other Products Used

• Hot Pressed Watercolor paper
• The Greetery Easter Morning Sentiments Stamp
• Simon Says Stamp Filigree Egg Die – no longer available
• Matte Silver Cardstock
• Small bow die cut

 Wishing You Well Spring Card with Memento Inks

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello everyone!
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a spring get well card (you could make yours for any occasion) using a stamp and stencil combo. Stencils make it so easy to color.

Skill: Beginner to Intermediate
Time: 30 Mins

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need a stamp/stencil combo, several colors of ink and a marker for details.  In the photo I have an orange ink but I actually used a pink.

Step 1:
Using a black ink stamp the floral image. I used Memento Tuxedo Black.

Step 2:
Using the leaves portion of the  stencil and two colors of green, color the leaves. I used Memento Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves

Step 3:
Using the floral portion of the stencil, color the flowers yellow. I used Memento Dandelion.

Step 4:
Using the detailed portion of the stencil color the area pink (which turns into a pretty peach) I used Memento Angel Pink.

Step 5:
Stamp and cut out the greeting and cut a couple extra pieces for dimension.  Adhere the panel with the flowers to the card base and then adhere the greeting anywhere you’d like on the card front.

Craft Supplies:

Imagine Products
Memento ink pad- Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink, Dandelion, Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves
Memento Marker – Tangelo
On Point Glue

Other Products
Spring Tulips Stamp/Stencil – Unity Stamp Co
Misti Stamping Platform

Mixed Media Art Journal

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By Helen Gullett

Hello crafty friends! Today, I would like to share how to make this mixed media art journal using some inks, craft sprays, embossing powder, and GooseBumps.Let’s get crafting!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30-60 minutes

Direction:

Step 1
I used my handmade traveler journal using watercolor papers and mixed media papers. You can use any mixed media journal you have.

Dab some of the VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink on the craft mat and spray with some water.

Smoosh the page (or paper) to the ink and dry it with a craft heat gun. Repeat this step to create the watercolor background.

Step 2
Once the watercolored background dried well, add some of the anti-static powder to the page.

Stamp the script stamp on the page randomly with VersaMark ink and then add some of the Gold Mboss Embossing Powder to the page. Heat set the embossing powder with a craft heat gun.

Step 3
Add the stencil to the page.

Add some of the GooseBumps Original (Dauber Top Bottle) to the page on the stencil randomly all over the page.

The best result is to let the GooseBumps texture spray dry naturally (about 2 hours) but I use a handheld fan to speed up the drying process to a few minutes. My suggestion is not to use a craft heat gun.

Step 4
Once the GooseBumps texture spray dry well, spray the Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.

Dry the ink with a craft heat gun. Make sure to move the heat gun around, not stay too long at one spot to avoid melting the GooseBumps.

Step 5
Next, spray the Bamboo Leaves Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.

Dry the ink with a craft heat gun. Make sure to move the heat gun around, not stay too long at one spot to avoid melting the GooseBumps.

Step 6
And then, spray the Pear Tart Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.

Dry the ink with a craft heat gun. Make sure to move the heat gun around, not stay too long at one spot to avoid melting the GooseBumps.

Step 7
Wipe the ink spray off using a clean slightly damp paper towel.

You can see the shapes start to pop out of the page adding fun texture to the background page.

Step 8
Stamp the dots texture stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Midnight Black ink using first generation stamping technique.

Step 9
Stamp the numbers texture stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Midnight Black ink using first and second generation stamping technique.

Step 10
Stamp the old ledger texture stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink using second and third generation stamping technique.

Step 11
Stamp the leaf branch stamp randomly on the page with VersaFine Clair Green Oasis.

Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.

Step 12
Next stamp the cactus stamps randomly on the page with VersaFine Clair Spruce ink.

Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.

Step 13
Stamp the first butterfly stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink using second generation stamping technique.

Step 14
Stamp the second butterfly (smaller size) stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink using second generation stamping technique.

Step 15
On a white cardstock, stamp the sentiments with VersaMark Ink and then add some of the Gold Mboss Embossing Powder. Heat them with a craft heat gun.

Step 16
Trim the embossed sentiments into sentiment stripes with papercutter or scissors.

Add some of the VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink around the edges with finger sponge dauber to give them some shadow.

Step 17
Add the sentiments to the page with On Point Glue.

Step 18
Draw some border lines around the page and sentiment strips using the Memento Marker Tuxedo Black.

Step 19
For more texture, add some of the Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray to the page by tapping the sprayer tube.

Dry the whole page one more time with a craft heat gun.

I tried to capture the shiny and shimmery on the page in this picture but it looks even more in real life.

I hope you enjoy today’s mixed media project. Thank you for visiting our blog, have a fabulous day.

Craft Supplies

Imagine Crafts:

Others:

It’s Your Time To Bloom Card

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By Anna Escalada York

I don’t know about you, but I have so much patterned paper that I will probably never use it all. In an attempt to use at least some of it on a card, I turned to my Fireworks! Craft Sprays to enhance the paper to make a card celebrating the colors of spring.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour (plus drying time)

Directions:

Step 1:
Cut a piece of aqua patterned paper into two parts. Spray Spray one piece Eucalyptus Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution and the other with Willow Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution. After the spray dries, die cut the Willow-sprayed paper with leaf dies and the Eucalyptus-sprayed paper with the branch die and set aside.

Step 2:
Spray a piece of purple patterned paper with Lulu Lavender Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, die cut the paper with the larger flower in the die set.

Step 3:
Spray a piece of blue patterned paper with Bahama Blue Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, die cut the paper with the smaller flower die cut.

Step 4:
Spray a yellow piece of patterned paper with Dandelion Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, die cut the paper with both of the flowers’ central areas.

Step 5:
Color the base layer of the smaller (blue) flower’s center with a Rich Cocoa Memento Dual Marker. Then repeat the process for the larger flower’s center (not pictured). Once the marker dried, glue each of these central parts of the flowers to the rest of flowers’ centers. Then glue both of the centers onto their respective flower’s centers.

Step 6:
Color the upper layers of the purple flower with Lilac Posies Memento Dual Marker to make them darker and stand out from the rest of the flower. After the marker dried, glue the small paper layers onto the rest of the flower.

Step 7:
Color the small blue upper layers of the blue flower with Ultramarine Fabrico Dual Marker. Then spray them with more Bahama Blue Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, glue these small blue die cut layers onto the rest of the blue flower.

Step 8:
Spray a piece of watercolor paper with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and allow to dry. Then die cut the watercolor paper with an A2-sized panel die to create a background for the card.

Not pictured: Die cut a piece of vellum with a mid-sized circular die.

Step 9:
Stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of watercolor paper with Lilac Posies Memento ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Trim the sentiment into a thin strip and press the edges into the ink pad to color the edges. Set aside.

Step 10:
Assemble the card. Glue the Rose Gold floral background onto an A2-sized white card base. Then glue down the circular die cut piece of vellum followed by the leaves and branch die cuts. Add foam tape behind the large upper central petal and the lower left petal on the purple flower as well as the whole blue flower. Then add glue behind the rest of the purple flower to attach it to the card base. Then attach the blue flower on top of the purple flower. Glue purple sequins around the card base. Finally, attach the sentiment with more foam tape to finish the card.

Art Supplies

Imagine

• Fabrico Dual Marker – Ultramarine
• Fireworks! Craft Spray: Bahama Blue, Dandelion and Lulu Lavender
• Memento Dual Marker – Lilac Posies and Rich Cocoa
• Memento Ink – Lilac Posies
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Rose Gold
• Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution – Eucalyptus and Willow

Other

• Altenew – foam tape -Instant Dimension Foam Tape
• Hero Arts – die set – Circle Infinity Dies
• Pink and Main – stamp set – Spring Sayings
• Simon Says Stamp – sequins – Lilac Embellishments
• Sizzix and Tim Holtz – die set- Brushstroke Flowers
• Sizzix and Tim Holtz – panel die – Leafy Twigs
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat tool
• Scissors Glue
• Watercolor paper
• Vellum