Hello crafty friends! One of the handmade cards I always have in my stash is the “sympathy” or “thinking of you” card. Today, I would like to share with you a quick and simple way to make this card using Imagine Crafts products, an embossing folder, and stamps. The cardmaking technique we will use is inking on an embossing folder to create that background.
Skill: Beginner Time: 10-15 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Dab some of the VersaMagic inks on the raised-side of the embossing folder. Try to blend the colors while adding them.
Add a piece 4 ¼ inch x 5 ⅕ inch heavy-weight white cardstock to the embossing folder and run it through the embossing machine.
Step 2 Stamp the image and sentiment on another piece of 4 ¼ inch x 5 ⅕ inch heavy-weight white cardstock using the stamping tool with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Optional: you can color the image with alcohol markers, or any other coloring medium. But I decided to use this image in simple black and white.
Step 3 After stamping them, use the scissors to fussy cut the image and sentiment. You also can use a matching die, if you have it.
Step 4 Trim the embossed panel into slightly smaller than the A2 card base. And then add it to the card base with On Point Glue. Add the flower and sentiment banner to the card with the On Point Glue.
Optional: Add some small gems to the card to decorate it, or you can leave as it is.
That’s my project for today. Hopefully, you’ll like this project and give it a try. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Hello crafty friends! Mother’s Day is coming up soon. Sending out a handmade card is a way to show your love to a lovely mother figure in your life. Today, I would like to share with you how to make this Mother’s Day CAS card using Imagine Crafts products and stamps.
Skill: Beginner Time: 15-20 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Cut a piece of watercolor paper into 6 inch x 5 inch size. This size fits on my stamping tool. Then, stamp the image on the watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.
Step 2 Dab some of the Memento DewDrop Inks (Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout, and Summer Sky) on the craft mat.
Add a couple drops of water from the waterbrush on the ink to turn it into watercolor paint. Pick up the ink with the waterbrush and paint the flower and vase.
Dry the painted image with a craft heat gun.
Step 3 On a piece of white cardstock, add some of the Lulu Lavender ink using the blending brush. Build up the color from darker to lighter to create the gradient look on the background.
Step 4 Once done with adding color on the cardstock, lightly spray some of the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. And then use a small flat brush, add some extra splatter on it for more texture.
Using a craft heat gun, dry the background panel.
Step 5 Fussy cut the flower with micro-tip scissors. Optional: you can use a die if you use a stamp set that has a matching die set.
Step 6 Stamp the sentiment on a white cardstock using the VersaFine Clair Nocturne, dry the ink with a craft heat gun, and then cut it into a sentiment banner with scissors or paper cutter.
Step 7 Add the background panel on an A2 card base using the Tear It! Tape. Add the flower and sentiment to the card using the On Point Glue.
That’s my project for today. Hopefully, you’ll like this project and give it a try. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Hello hello hello crafty friends! Today, I have this Funky Card to share with you. Creating that funky background is super fun and easy. I totally had fun with some of the VersaColor ink pads!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 We will work on a whole piece of 8.5 inch x 11 inch heavyweight white cardstock. Pick 3 or 4 colors you want to use. Make sure the choice of colors won’t muddle when you mix them together.
Roll the mini brayer directly on the VersaColor ink pad several times.
Step 2 Roll the inked mini brayer on the white cardstock in any direction you want vertically and horizontally.
Do the step 1 and step 2 several times for each color you want to use for your background.
Step 3 After several times adding inks on the cardstock with a mini brayer, you can add more layer on top of the first one you did, or you can fill in the space as you want.
Use the Staz-On All-Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel to clean the brayer.
Step 4 Next, pick a funky pattern background stamp to add texture on the inked cardstock. Stamp the background stamp on it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad for contrast colors.
Step 5 Stamp it several times until you fill the whole cardstock. This will look very funky and messy but don’t worry you’ll find it will be fun to use it on project later.
Step 6 After adding ink colors with mini brayer and stamping, the craft mat will look like in the picture above. Don’t panic! The inks will clean right off the mat with that amazing Staz-On All-Purpose Stamp Cleaner. Simply dab some of the cleaner on the mat and use paper towel to clean all the inks off. Repeat as needed.
Use the stamp cleaner also to clean ink off the background stamp, too.
Step 7 Next step, use the paper trimmer to trim cardstock into 4 – 4 ¼ inch x 5 ½ inch background panels.
Step 8 Cut one of the background panels using 2 sizes of rectangle dies.
Step 9 Add some of the Tear It! Tape on the back of the largest frame. Peel off the backing and add the frame to an A4 card base (4 ¼ inch x 5 ½ inch card).
Step 10 Add some of the Tear It! Tape on thin fun foam to create some thin strips of 3D foam tape.
Add the foam tape on the second frame (the middle cut out), and add it to the card. Make sure the pattern matching with the first one on the card.
Final step for the background, add the last piece of the cut out in the middle of the card just with the Tear It! Tape.
Step 11 Stamp the flower on a piece of white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad using stamping tool or acrylic block.
Step 12 Add some of the Sparkle Mboss Embossing Powder directly on the stamped image and heat it up with a craft heat gun. After embossing it, fussy cut the flower with micro-tip scissors (or use the matching die set if available for your stamp).
Repeat step 11 and step 12 for the sentiment. And then cut the sentiment with a label die (or you can just trim it with paper trimmer).
Step 13 Put together the flower and sentiment label with On Point Glue. Put a couple acrylic blocks on them and let the glue to dry.
After that, add them to the card with some of the fun foam in the middle and secure the edge on the raised frame with On Point Glue.
Here’s the finish card with some funky patterns and dimensions. Isn’t it fun? I hope you will give it a try and have fun creating your own funky background card.
Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Hello crafty friends! Today, I want to share with you how to make these Spring themed bookmarks, using Imagine Crafts products and simple crafting tools. These bookmarks are a great gift for book lovers, or donating to your local library, or even just for you to use personally. You can make a batch of them in a short time!
Skill: Beginner Time: 15-30 minutes
Directions:
Step 1 I find that Canson Watercolor Paper 140lb is the best to make bookmarks. They are not only thick and sturdy, but also you can use any craft techniques with this paper – either simply stamping, or watercoloring, or even mixed media.
Cut a piece of watercolor paper into 6 inch x 1 ¾ inch size. One piece of this 9 x 12 watercolor paper, you can get 10 bookmarks.
You can leave it as a rectangle or you can round the corner with the corner rounder punch. Next, use a ¼ inch hole punch to punch a hole at the center top of the bookmark for ribbon or teasel.
Step 2 Next step is to create the watercolor wash background using Memento DewDrop ink and Ink Potion No. 9 Spray on each of the bookmarks.
Dab the Memento ink on the craft mat and then spray with some of the Ink Potion No. 9.
Step 3 Smoosh a bookmark into the ink. Gently press to get the ink transferred to the bookmark.
Step 4 You can repeat this step as many times as you want to get the first color wash you like to get. You can spray the ink more to get lighter color, or spray the ink less to get more darker color.
And then repeat the step 2 and step 3 with different colors that you want to use on your bookmark background. For mine, I used the Memento Dew Drop Inks Angel Pink, Rose Bud, New Sprout, and Bamboo Leaves colors.
Step 5 When done with adding watercolor washes on the bookmarks, use the craft heat gun to dry them.
Option step, you can repeat step 2, step 3, and step 4, if you want to add more color to them.
Step 6 Dab some of the Delicata ink on the craft mat, spray it with the Ink Potion No. 9, and then smoosh the bookmark into the ink. Gently press it to get the ink transferred well.
You will get a shimmer look on the bookmark with this step.
Dry all the ink on the bookmark with a craft heat gun.
Step 7 When the bookmark background is completely dry, stamp the image and sentiment on them with VersaFine Clair ink using acrylic blocks (or stamping tool of your choice).
Use a craft heat gun to dry the stamped images and sentiments.
Step 8 This is optional. You can leave the bookmarks as they are, or you can add some more ink splatters to them.
To add more splatters to the bookmark, dab some of the Delicata Ruby Red ink on the craft mat, spray it with Ink Potion No. 9, and use a flat brush (or fan brush) to add the splatters.
Use a craft heat gun to dry the bookmarks.
Add some ribbon or teasel to the bookmarks.
Hope that you like this project and give it a try. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Hello hello hello! Today, I wanna share with you how to make this Happy Spring card using Imagine Crafts products, stamps, die cuts, and coloring medium. I found Spring inspiration on Pinterest to create this clean-and-simple style with some layers. You can make this card with any sentiment or vocal images based on the theme or season.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 – 45 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Cut a piece of 8.5” x 11” white cardstock with a paper trimmer. One half you use it to make an A4 card base (5.5’ x 4.25’) by scoring in the middle of the cardstock.
And for the other half, use it for stamping elements and sentiments. You can to cut out the shapes with the matching dies, if needed.
Step 2 For my card, I cut out the shapes with the matching dies first.
Arrange the shape dies on the white cardstock and secure them with washi tape or removable tape to keep in place while cutting.
I keep both negative and positive die cuts. This will make the next step stamping images easier.
Step 3 Put the positive and negative die cuts on the stamping tool. Secure them with the magnet. Arrange the clear stamp on top of each matching cut out, make sure it is well positioned. Put the sentiment you want to stamp at the extra space, if they fit.
Step 4 Pick up the stamps with the stamping tool lid and ink the stamps with the Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad. If it is needed, you can re-stamp them. Clean the stamps with Staz-On All Purpose Cleaner.
I like to stamp several images and sentiments at one go, then I can pick and choose what to use on this project, and save others for the next project.
Cut the sentiment with scissors, or you can cut it with any label die you have in stash. I simply just cut it out with scissors to make a sentiment label or cut around the sentiment.
Step 5 After stampin, you can pick and choose which images and sentiment to use now.
Color the images with your favorite coloring medium. Since we use Memento Ink for stamping, the best coloring medium will be alcohol markers and pencil colors. I used alcohol markers to color the nest and bird.
Step 6 Cut out a light blue cardstock into 5.25” x 4” for the first base mat.
Stamp it with a background stamp of your choice lightly with the VersaColor Turquoise.
To get a lighter stamped image for the background, you can use second generation stamping technique: stamp it the first time on a scrap paper and then stamp it for the second time on the cardstock.
Step 7 Next, cut out a piece of off-white cardstock (or white) into 4.75” x 3.5” for the second background mat. Using a distressed tool or scissors to add the distress look on each edge of the cardstock. Add the VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink on the edges using the sponge dauber.
Step 8 It’s time to put the card together. Using a distressed tool or scissors to add the distress look around the background mat.
Add some of the Tear It! Tape on the back of the background mat and add it to the card base. Firmly press it down.
Step 9 Wrap some of the burlap twine around the second background mat and tie up a bow. Add a dab of permanent glue using the On Point Glue to secure the bow in place on the card. Add some of the Tear It! Tape on the back of the background mat, add it to the card, and press it firmly to make sure it adheres well, especially around the twine.
Step 10 Add some of the Tear It! Tape on a piece of fun foam to make your own 3D foam tape. Add the foam tape on the back of each element and sentiment and add each of them to the card. Add some glue using On Point Glue under the overlapping element and sentiment.
Step 11 To add some extra sparkle to the card, use a flat brush to add some of the Sheer Shimmer Spray – Sparkle. This spray gives some sparkle to this card for sure!!!
Dry the splatters with a craft heat gun.
Here’s the close up look of the finish card. You can add extra gems or embellishments to the card or you can just leave it as it is.
May this card give you hope for the new season coming soon! Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Hi everyone! Helen is here. I am super excited today to share with you all my very first project as one of the new Imagine Artists in Residence!!! I have been a big fan of Imagine Crafts products since I started making crafts. I made this monochromatic card. It is clean-and-simple yet has some layers to create an encouragement card or any occasion card.
Directions:
Step 1 Stamping the sentiment labels. Arrange the stamp labels you want to use on the stamping tool and then stamp them on a piece of white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad. Stamping tool will help to get great second stamping for bold result. After stamping, dry the ink with craft heat gun and then trim them using the paper trimmer.
Step 2 Using the stamping tool, stamp the solid image of the flower (the first layer base of the layering flower stamps) using the VersaFine Clair Morning Mist ink pad on the white cardstock. Use the pressure tool to press the inked stamp to the cardstock to get even and better transfer ink. This pressure tool is very handy to use when stamping big images. But you can always stamp it again if needed.
Step 3 Line up the second layer of the flower stamp image on top of the solid stamped image. Make sure you position it in the right direction. Grab the stamp using the lid of the stamping tool and then ink it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad and then stamp it. Use the pressure tool to press the inked stamp to the cardstock to get even and better transfer ink. You can always stamp it again if needed.
Step 4 Grab the last part of the layering flower stamps, position it in the center of the stamped flower and then stamp it using the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad. For this center part, I stamped it 3 times to get darker stamped image. You still can use the pressure tool to press the inked stamp to the cardstock to get even and better transfer ink.
Repeat these steps: 2, 3, and 4 for the leaves.
After stamping the images, use the StazOn All-Purpose Stamp Cleaner Dauber Top to clean the ink of all the clear stamps.
Step 5 Cut all the flowers and leaves using the matching thin metal dies using the die cutting machine. And then after that, you can cut the pattern paper also with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies to make a background mat for the flowers.
Step 6 Make a white card base out of the 8.5-inch x 11-inch 110lb white cardstock you cut into 2 pieces using the paper trimmer, using score in the middle of the cardstock, and then fold it into a card.
Put some of the Tear It! Tape on the back for the pattern background mat and then add it to the card base. This tape is strong and permanent, so make sure you position it at the center of the card lightly and then press it down.
Step 7 This is the time we arrange all the stamped flowers and leaves. Using the On Point Glue to add the first layer of the flower and leaves on the card. This glue gives you a few seconds of its drying time so you can position the flower and leaves to the spot where you like it. Then press them down and hold them down for a few seconds for the glue to dry permanently.
Step 8 For the second and third layers, we will use foam tape for extra dimension to the flower. I made the foam tape out of white fun foam and Tear It! Tape. I put pieces of the foam tape on the petals of the flowers and added them to the base flower. And then, add one of the sentiment labels to the card with foam tape, too.
Step 9 Add some splatters of the Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray on the card using the spray bottle nozzle and flat brush (or fan brush). Add also some white paint splatters on it for more texture.
Dry the splatters on the card with a craft heat gun by moving the heat lightly around the top.
It is optional, you can embellish the card with some clear gems or other embellishment you like.
Look at those layers on a CAS style card! That’s my first project to share with you. Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
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