by Martha Lucia Gomez

The summer is here and July is a perfect month to experiment with quick cardmaking projects like this. Today, I am showing you how to color and give a gold metallic effect with different colors and texture of inks. Enjoy!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1

Stamp the flowers and leaves images over watercolor paper using VersaMark and heat emboss using Gold Embossing Powder. In my project, I am using a combination of the stamps Wild Rose from Pretty Pink Posh and Loving Mom from Kennedy Grace Creations.

Step 2

Select the colors of Delicata Ink that you want to use and dilute them with a few drops of Ink Potion No. 9. To color the flowers, I used Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green in Delicata. For the leaves, I used Dark Brown Shimmer. Fussy cut the flowers and leaves and set aside for a while.

Step 3

Create a card base using whisper white cardstock. Dilute Rose Gold Delicata Ink with Ink Potion No. 9 and using a paint brush to splatter color over the card base. If you want you can also add a few splatters of Dark Brown Shimmer Delicata Ink.

Step 4

Stamp the sentiment “Thinking of You” using VersaFine Clair Pinecone and emboss with Clear Embossing Powder. Finish your card by adding embellishments like gold metallic thread, arrange the flowers and leaves with glue dots and double-sided foam tape. As final touch paste gold sequins using On Point Glue.

Supplies

Imagine

• Versamark
• Delicata Ink – Sapphire Blue, Emerald Green, Rose Gold, Dark Brown Shimmer.
• VersaFine Clair – Pinecone
• Ink Potion No. 9
• Embossing Powder – Gold, Clear
• On Point Glue
• Craft Mat

Other

• Pretty Pink Posh – Wilde Rose Stamp Set
• Kennedy Grace Creations – Loving Mom
• Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps – Thinking of You
• Cardstock – Whisper White
• Watercolor
• MISTI Stamping Tool or Stamparatus
• Gold Metallic Thread
• Gold Sequins
• Paint Brush