It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing this mixed media tag/bookmark with you. It’s a lot of fun to make and is fairly simple.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 45 minutes
Directions: Gather your supplies, for this project you will need a tag made of water friendly paper, (I used Bristol cardstock), several colors of water based markers, and stamp sets to decorate.
Step 1: Using a red rubber cling stamp and water based markers, ( I used Memento) color the stamp as desired.
Step 2: After you have finished coloring the stamp, spritz it with water and lay the tag on it and rub lightly.
Step 3: Stamp the images you have chosen for and stamp them in black ink (VersaFine Clair used here).
Step 4: Color and cut out the elements to decorate the bookmark.
Step 5: Add elements to bookmark ad add ribbon to finish it.
–The new VersaFine Clair ink colors are so bright and fun. I decided to use a few of them to make a piece of art to put up in our home.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 2 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Press the bottom layer of a layering die cut of watercolor paper into the Spruce VersaFine Clair ink pad and set aside to dry.
Step 2: Press the top layer of die cut watercolor into the Melon Soda VersaFine Clair ink pad. Then heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Glue both layers together and set aside.
Step 3: Run the Lemonade VersaFine Clair ink pad across a watercolor panel horizontally multiple times to give the panel a woodgrain-ish look. Die cut the panel with a burlap-design die.
Step 4: Paint a coat of gesso onto a cotton canvas panel with a large paintbrush and allow it to dry.
Create layered background texture by stamping the panel with a striped background stamp with Adriatic Sea VersaFine Clair ink and heat embossing with clear embossing powder, then adding another coat of gesso. Repeat with a dot background stamp and a strip of collage paper adhered along the left side. Cover everything with another thin coat of gesso, allowing hints of the stripes, dots, embossing, and collage paper to remain visible. Spray New Sprout Fireworks! Shimmer Spray onto the panel and allow it to dry. Add a large strip of washi tape along the left side.
Step 5: Stamp the sentiment on the lower right corner of the panel with Adriatic Sea VersaFine Clair. Heat emboss with more embossing powder.
Step 6: Glue the yellow burlap design die cut on the middle of the panel, and then glue the botanical die cut onto the panel. Glue yellow sequins on the lower left and upper right corners of the panel to finish the piece.
Hello crafty friends. It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a Mickey and Minnie Birthday card with you. I am a long time Disney fan and I have a couple Disney sets of Disney characters in my stash.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 45 Minutes
Directions:
Gather your supplies. You will need a set of fictional characters that you’re a fan of, markers, black ink, colored ink, and a white gel pen.
Step 1: Stamp the image using black ink. I used VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.
Step 2: Stamp the image again on Post-it note paper or masking paper using black ink.
Step 3: Fussy cut the images out and cover the images that were stamped on the panel. Then using a colored ink blend a circle of ink around the images. I used one of the newest colors of VersaFine Clair, Lemonade.
Step 4: Remove the mask and color the images with markers. I used the Memento marker, Love Letter.
Step 5: Using a white gel pen, add polka dots to Minnie’s dress. To finish the card, add a greeting (I went with birthday) and adhere the panel to an A2 card base.
Summer in the Pacific Northwest is filled with beautiful flowers and the bluest sky. I know I appreciate them so much more since most of the year is so soggy. To celebrate the season, I made a colorful card filled with flowers.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 2 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp the large floral image onto watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Then die cut the flower with the corresponding die. Also die cut a piece of vellum with the same die cut.
Step 2: Watercolor the floral image. The larger two flowers were watercolored with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray, the center of the largest flower with Dandelion Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray, and the leaves with Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. The smallest flower was watercolored with a mix of Rose Bud Memento Dual Marker mixed with more Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. After everything dried, the smallest flower’s color was made darker by adding a second layer of the combination of Rose Bud Memento Dual Marker mixed with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
To cover up a few small blemishes, lightly splatter Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray over the flowers. Set aside to dry.
Step 3: Spray Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray through a stencil on a watercolor panel.
After the spray dried, die cut the panel with a mid-sized die from an A2-sized nesting die set. While at the die cutting machine, die cut a piece of glossy white cardstock with the next largest die from the A2-sized nesting die set.
Step 4: Ink blend Lilac Posies Memento Ink through selected parts of a second stencil. Then mix Gold irRESISTible Pico Embellisher with a little water to dilute it and use a small paintbrush to paint other parts of the stencil with the Gold irRESISTible onto the panel. Allow to dry.
Then press the Lilac Posies Memento Ink pad along the edge of the panel to add color to the edges of the panel.
Step 5: Press the Lilac Posies Memento Ink pad onto a small scrap of watercolor paper and allow to dry. Then die cut the colored scrap of watercolor paper with the sentiment die.
Also die cut a piece of vellum with the shadow layer of the sentiment as well as a couple of scraps of cardstock with the sentiment die.
Assemble the sentiment by gluing the three die cuts together. Then glue them onto the shadow layer of vellum and set the whole thing aside.
Step 6: Assemble the card. Glue the vellum floral die cut onto the stenciled panel. Use foam tape to adhere the stamped floral image at an angle, allowing the vellum layer to peek out from underneath for extra dimension. Glue the sentiment on the lower left corner of the panel. Add purple and hot pink sequins around the floral image with more glue. Then attach the panel to the glossy cardstock matte layer. To finish the card, glue the whole card panel onto an A2-sized white cardbase.
Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest Video. Let’s make some cute Bug Thank you tags. I always need tags and Thank you tags are much needed a lot of the time. I think bugs are cute and for anyone of all ages. You can attach them to a gift or something homemade. I had so much fun stamping and the inks I used were so much fun. There will be more details in the video.
Cardstock Pattern Paper Woodblock or any kind of stamps Scissors Rectangle die small for tag or tag dies Hole punch tool Die-cutting machine Twine Inks Black pen
You can also make any other tags for any celebratory event using some of the similar products. I believe this is a great project for kids too. Use different colors and stamps and have fun.
Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video showcasing VersaFine Clair inks to create a watery blue background and sparkling sea shell Summer vibe card. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
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