Transform a Simple Paper Bag into a Beautiful Gift Bag

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By Anna Escalada York

– I wanted to decorate a small brown bag before reusing it as a gift bag for a coworker’s gift. This card was quick and easy but looks really pretty and features VersaFine Clair Inks.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1:
Stamp a solid organic circle shape with Lemonade VersaFine Clair Ink on the edges of a small brown paper bag. Repeat on the back of the bag.

Step 2:
Quickly stamp two different solid leaf stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the two Lemonade circles. Add clear embossing powder over both the Lemonade-colored circles and the black leaves and heat emboss them. Repeat the process on the back of the bag.

Step 3:
Stamp the splatter wreath twice on the bag with Baby Pink VersaFine Clair Ink–once on the upper right corner of the bag and once on the central right part of the bag. Then heat emboss with more clear embossing powder. Repeat on the other side of the bag.

Step 4:
Stamp a row of small hearts on the bag twice with Dahlia Purple VersaFine Clair Ink. Heat emboss with more clear embossing powder. Repeat on the back of the bag.

Step 5:
Stamp the same solid leaf stamps from step 2 with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink inside the splatter leaf stamps. Heat emboss with more clear embossing powder. Repeat on the back side of the bag.

Add your gift to finish your project!

Art Supplies

Imagine

Other

  • Altenew – stamp set – Block Sentiments
  • Altenew – stamp set – Creative Labels
  • Altenew – stamp set – Watercolor Frames (retired)
  • Clear Embossing Powder
  • Heat tool
  • Small brown gift bag

Make a Heartwarming Thanksgiving Card

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By Von Marie

-Hello everyone. Von Marie here with her latest project. Let’s create a fun Thanksgiving card, I hope you love pie.
I used my favorite inks to achieve some realistic pies. The video has all the details. Thank you for watching.

Skill: Beginner, Intermediate
Time: 40 mins

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

• VersaFine Clair Inks: Summertime
• Memento Dew Drops: Rich Cocoa and Espresso Truffle
• Craft Mat 

Other Products Used

• 100 lb Cardstock
• Faux Glitter Pattern Paper
• Lawn Fawn Pattern Paper Sprinkles and Stripes
• Blending Brushes
• Pinkfresh Studio Simply Diamonds Background
• Gold Mirrored Doily cardstock
• Kat Scrappiness Autumn Lantern Add On Stamp
• Kat Scrappiness perfect Pie Maker Die + Add On
• Die-cutting Machine
• A2 Card Base

#cardmaking #papercrafts #thanksgivingcard #inkblending 

Here’s where you can Von Marie:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/vonmariedesign/
YT: https://youtube.com/@vonmariedesign?si=gTvu7YoXjNNnvrqc
FB: https://www.facebook.com/von.marie.50?mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfr
BLOG: https://vonmariedesign.blogspot.com/
Pinterest: https://pin.it/72DVIYC

Creating a Halloween Background with Purples from VersaFine Clair

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video showcasing VersaFine Clair inks once again to create a Halloween background using only Purple. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.

Skill: intermediate, advanced
Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

VersaFine Clair inks

  • Veri Peri
  • Lilac Bloom
  • Monarch
  • Wisteria Purple
  • Cheerful
  • Nocturne

On Point Glue
Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Sparkle

Other Products Used

Watercolor Paper, Black Cardstock
Blending Brush
Halloween Stamp – Kat Scrappiness
Halloween Dies – Kat Scrappiness
Spellbinders Peppermint Stripes Embossing Folder

Create a Cute Monochrome Halloween Card 

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By Jessica Lin –

Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 minutes

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Spooky season is right around the corner, can you believe it? I have a monochrome Halloween card idea to share with you today. The supplies are minimal and it’s beginner friendly, too! 

Step 1:
The focal point of today’s card are these adorable cats dressed in Halloween costumes. They are from Mama Elephant’s Meowlloween stamp set. I decided to stamp them on Stardream Metallic 5 x 7 Onyx cardstock as little black cats. After stamping with VersaMark Dazzle ink, I heat embossed the images with silver embossing powder and fussy cut them with scissors.

Step 2:
Next, I picked a patterned paper from the Chalkboard Prints 6×6 cardstock pad and trimmed it to 3 ¾’’ x 5’’. There are a lot of great patterns in this paper pad that are black and white, and perfect for Halloween cards. The Stardream Metallic Onyx cardstock is used as the card base. 

Step 3:
Since the focal images and background are both black, adding a piece of vellum would really help the black kitties stand out against the dark background. I trimmed a piece of Curious Translucent vellum to a width of 4 ½’’, and tore the edges by hand. This is one of my favorite ways to layer with vellum and I like the look and organic feel of the torn edges. For the sentiment, I picked a classic “Happy Halloween” stamp from Brutus Monroe’s Occasional Greetings set. I stamped it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink on Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. 

Step 4:
Finally, let’s adhere all of the elements together. I mounted the black cats and background panel with foam tape, and adhered the sentiment strip and vellum piece with Tear-It! Tape. A few rhinestones were also added with On-Point Glue, and the card is complete!

Imagine Supplies: 

● VersaMark Dazzle – Champagne
● Embossing Powder
● VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
● On Point Glue
● StazOn Cleaner
● Tear-It! Tape
● Craft Mat

Other Supplies: 

● Mama Elephant – Stamps – Meowlloween 
● Brutus Monroe – Stamps – Occasional Greetings 
● CutCardstock – Stardream Metallic Onyx 
● CutCardstock – Chalkboard Prints 6×6 cardstock pad 
● CutCardstock – Curious Translucent vellum 
● CutCardstock – Classic Crest Solar White 

Let’s Create A Winter Wedding Card

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By Von Marie

Hello everyone! Von Marie here with my latest video using a fun color palette of Red, Gold, Blue, and White. I used some Beautiful inks to create a simple Winter Wedding Card.This design is also great Anniversaries or Birthday Cards. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching. 

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 60 Mins.

https://youtu.be/vnGnq-2TbGk

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

• Versafine Clair Ink Adriatic Sea
• Memento Lady Bug Dew Drop ink
• Delicata Ink Golden Glitz Full ink Pad
• Craft Mat
• Sponge Daubers with Lids
• irRESTible Pico Embellisher Gold
• On Point Glue

Other Products Used

• 100 lb Cardstock
• Spellbinders Wedding Dress and Tux Die Set
• Liquid Glue
• Craft Foam
• Gold Pearls Embellishments
• Spellbinders Cinch and Go Poinsettia Die Set
• Spellbinders Essential Rectangles
• Blending Brushes
• Die-cutting Machine
• A2 Card Base

 Let’s Make a Trick or Treat Card 

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By Anna Escalada York –

Fall is here! I have been really enjoying making Halloween cards, especially those with non-traditional colors. This card features a pastel color scheme. 

Skill: Intermediate 
Time: 1.5 hours 

Directions: 

Step 1: 
Stamp the spiderweb background stamp on watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. If desired, heat emboss with clear embossing powder. 

Die cut the panel with a mid-sized A2 nesting die. 

Step 2: 
Spray the panel with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and Tangelo Fireworks! Craft Spray. Make sure that the sprays overlap to blend the two colors together. Allow the panel to dry. 

Step 3: 
Ink blend the edges of the panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 

Step 4:
Die cut they layers of the pumpkin die cuts out of watercolor paper and spray each piece with different colored sprays:

  • Stem with Pear Tart Fireworks! Spray
  • Top layer of the pumpkin with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray
  • Second layer with Angel Pink Fireworks! Spray
  • Third layer with Dandelion Fireworks! Spray
  • Bottom layer with Tangelo Fireworks! Spray

Step 5: 
Stamp a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. 

Step 6:
Die cut the colored and embossed piece of watercolor paper from step 5 to create the sentiment. Die cut two small pieces of scrap watercolor paper or cardstock to glue behind the black stamped layer to create dimension. 

Not pictured: Die cut the sentiment’s shadow layer out of vellum and glue behind the sentiment. 

Step 7: 
Assemble the die cut pumpkin layers and glue them together. Then glue the sentiment onto the die cut pumpkin layers. Glue the pumpkin (and sentiment) onto the spiderweb background panel. Then splatter Tangelo Fireworks! Craft Spray across the panel and pumpkin. Set aside to dry. 

Step 8: 
Die cut a piece of black watercolor paper with the next-largest die from the A2-sized nesting die set. Glue the spiderweb panel onto the black matte layer. Glue light pink embellishments on the lower left and upper right parts of the panel. To finish the card, glue it onto an A2-sized white card base. 

Art Supplies 

Imagine 

Fireworks! Craft Spray – Angel Pink
Fireworks! Craft Spray – Dandelion
Fireworks! Craft Spray – Pear Tart
Fireworks! Craft Spray – Tangelo
Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Rose Gold
VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne

Other supplies used:

Pretty Pink Posh – die set – Fringe Pumpkin 
Simon Says Stamp and CZ Design – die set – Trick or Treat 2 
Taylored Expressions – stamp set – Spiderweb Cling and Clear Combo 
Trinity Stamps – embellishment mix – Rose Tinted Glasses 
Waffle Flower – die set – A2 Layers 
Clear Embossing Powder 
Heat tool 
Glue 
Watercolor paper 
Black watercolor paper