– Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video! In todays video I create a mixed media birthday card with Walnut Inks, dies and some copper Delicata ink. I add some twine and pop up my sentiment with some foam. All key elements to creating a beautiful mixed media card. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
Hot Pressed Watercolor paper Script Stamp Palm Frond Die-The Greetery- Any Large and small Leaf dies will do. Ivory/Natural Cardstock Barely Gray Card Base Twine Happy Birthday Sentiment Strip
Last month, I made a jar for my younger kid and wanted to focus on my older kid in February. I made this piece for them while they were taking their ACT test! I decided to personalize the panel to feature some things they like–math and numbers, nature, space and mushrooms. This mixed media piece features sprays, ink, collage, stenciling, and cloth flowers. It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon and I hope it inspires you to consider making something similar.
Step 1: Paint gesso onto a 6×6” canvas panel and let dry. Then mix a small amount of gesso with Tea Leaves VersaMagic chalk ink on a palette (or a piece of plastic packaging) to create a very light green tin. Repeat the process with more gesso and Bamboo Leaves Memento ink to create a slightly darker green tint of gesso. Using a wide paintbrush, brush both the lighter and the darker green gesso across the panel randomly. Allow to dry a second time. (Or if you are feeling impatient, dry with a heat tool.)
Step 2: Using a smaller paintbrush, paint the entire surface of each paper flower’s petals with Cantaloupe Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and then paint the edges with Tangelo Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. Allow to dry.
Step 3: Using a sponge dauber, blend Tea Leaves VersaMagic Chalk Ink through a stencil on the upper right and lower left corners of the panel. Allow to dry.
Step 4: Stamp a mid-sized flower with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Fussy cut the flower and then press the edges along the edges of the flower with more of the Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink to disguise any imperfections left behind when fussy cutting and heat emboss a second time with clear embossing powder.
(When I took the picture I had intended to only include one stamped flower. Later, when assembling the panel, I realized I needed another flower and so repeated the process to make two flowers in total.)
Step 5: Press the Campagne Delicata ink pad onto watercolor paper. When dry, die cut the watercolor paper with a large circle in a nesting circle die set. Then spray with Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and allow to dry.
While drying, die cut a piece of collage paper with the next sized down circular die (not pictured).
Step 6: Return to the canvas panel. Cut out a vertical strip of collage paper and glue it to the left side of the panel. Paint over with leftover gesso on the paint brush (from steps 1 and 3). Add more stenciled texture by blending Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink through the same stencil on the lower left corner of the panel. Then add ink along the edges of the panel by running the Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink pad along the edge.
Step 7: Partially stamp the center of a small stamp multiple times across the upper and mid right side of the panel with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink by adding ink to the central part of the stamp (the text) and wiping away the ink from the edges of the stamp and then pressing just the center of the stamp onto the panel. Repeat the process 3 times.
Then stamp a small mushroom stamp multiple times on the lower right side of the panel with more Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink, sometimes moving the stamp higher and lower on the panel to change the heights of the mushrooms. Allow the ink to dry.
Step 8: Start to assemble the panel. Glue the die cut watercolor paper circle (step 5) and the collage paper circle together and then glue onto the panel. Then glue the stamped flowers and the 3D paper flowers onto the lower left part of the card. Glue yellow and clear sequins around the flowers.
After I assembled the panel, I realized that it wasn’t done and needed something more.
Step 9: Die cut a scrap of watercolor paper and use Cantaloupe Fireworks! Craft Spray to paint them yellow with a small paintbrush.
Step 10: Press Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink onto another scrap of watercolor paper and then die cut the paper with a sentiment. Then use scrap cardstock to die cut two additional layers of the sentiment. Glue all three layers together for dimension.
Step 11: Splatter the panel with Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray, making sure that gold splatter landed on the petals of the 3D flowers. Glue the beautiful sentiment and the stars onto the panel to finish the card.
Other • AALL & Create – stamp – Astroventurer (#912)–used for the sentiment in the background • Alt Alternatives – 6×6” Economy Cotton Canvas Panel • Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Saint Lucia • Concord & 9th – die set – Botanical die set (beautiful sentiment) • 49th and Market – Salt (white colored) Paper Flower 8 pack • Gina Marie Designs – die set – Mosaic Triangle Edge Circle • Golden – Gesso Semi-Opaque Acrylic Primer • Lavinia Stamps – stamp – Slender Mushrooms • Simon Says Stamp – stamp set – Beautiful Flowers • The Crafter’s Workshop (TCW) – stencil – Square Stones (TCW1087s) • Tim Holtz and Idea-ology – collage paper – Archives (TH94366) • Tim Holtz and Sizzix – die set – Creative Cutouts die set (for the stars) • Clear Embossing Powder • Heat tool Scissors • Wide paint brush • Small paint brush • Glue • Watercolor paper
Hello crafty friends! Today we are going to make this floral mixed media card with some ink-smooshing, ink-swiping, ink-splattering, and embossing techniques.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 15-30 minutes
Direction:
Step 1
Starting with creating the watercolored background panel by cutting a piece of 140 lb watercolor cardstock into 4 ¼ inch x 5 ½ inch. To pick out the color combo, make sure you pick the colors that won’t turn into a muddy color when they are mixed together.
Scribble some of the Tropical Lagoon Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water. Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.
Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.
Step 2
Scribble some of the Peony Purple Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water.
Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.
Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.
Step 3
Scribble some of the Tangerine Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water.
Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.
Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.
Step 4
Scribble some of the Lemon Yellow Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water.
Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.
Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.
Step 5
Once the watercolored panel dried well, put it inside the embossing folder, and then run it through the machine.
Step 6
Swipe the VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze ink directly on the embossed part of the panel.
Make sure you swipe the ink lightly and smoothly, do not press down the ink pad to the paper. The juicer (good amount of ink) ink pad, the better.
Dry the ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.
Step 7
To tone down the bright color, swipe some of the VersMagic Cloud White ink on the panel.
This is an optional step, if you prefer a more subtle color background instead of bright color.
Dry the ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.
Step 8
Shake the Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays bottles before you use it to make sure the ink inside mixes well.
Open the top of the spray and use it (or small round brush) to add some splatters of the Summer Sky Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray on the panel.
Dry the splatters of ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.
Step 9
Next, open the top of the spray and use it (or small round brush) to add some splatters of the Lulu Lavender Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray on the panel.
Dry the splatters of ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.
Step 10
Stamp the flower and leaf images on a white cardstock using the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad with a stamping tool (or acrylic stamping blocks).
Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.
Step 11
Cut all the stamped flowers and leaves with their matching die set, or you can fussy cut them using micro-tip scissors.
Step 12
Stamp the sentiment on a white card stock using the VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze ink pad with a stamping block.
Dry the stamped sentiment word with a craft heat gun and then fussy cut it with a micro-tip scissors.
Step 13
Trim the background panel into 4 inch x 5 ¼ inch using a paper trimmer.
Add the background panel to an A2 card base with the On Point Glue.
Step 14
Cut a piece of white paper (copy paper works great) with the Delicate Doily die to create your own doily paper mat.
Add the doily paper to the card with the On Point Glue.
Step 15
Add the flowers and leaves to the card with On Point Glue.
Then, add some of a thin foam to the sentiment with On Point Glue and add it to the card with the same glue.
Step 16
Add more shimmer to the card by spraying and splatting some of the Sheer Shimmer Spark Spray.
The ink-smooshing, embossing, ink-swiping, and ink-splattering techniques give an amazing texture look to the background of this card.
And those layers of doily, flowers, leaves, and sentiment add more dimension to this mixed media card.
I hope you will give this tutorial a try and play around with different colors to see the surprise you will get for your cards. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today.
~ Hello crafty friends! Every year, I would need a new journal to start the new year and this time I got a new blank canvas journal that I wanted to personalize. So today, I wanna share with you how to personalize your own canvas journal. It is very easy and fun for sure.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Beginner Time: 15 minutes
Direction:
Step 1
Get the blank canvas journal out of its plastic packaging and then use a link roller to clean the canvas cover well from dust, lint, and threads. This step to make the next stamping steps easier and nothing would get stuck on your stamp later.
Step 2
I worked with a layer stamp set, you can use any stamp set you want to personalize your canvas journal.
The first step is stamping the first base layer of the big flower. Put the flower stamp on a stamping acrylic block, and then cover it with some ink using the Cerulean Blue Fabrico Marker. Then stamp it on the canvas cover. Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.
Repeat the stamping until you cover the whole canvas journal cover.
Step 3
To stamp the second layer of the flower, put the flower stamp on a stamping acrylic block, and then pick a second darker color. I used the Ultramarine Fabrico Marker. Cover the whole stamp with the ink and then stamp it on the canvas cover. Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.
Repeat the stamping until all flowers are stamped with the second layer image.
Step 4
Next, stamp the middle part of the flower. Put the base layer (solid) of the middle part of the flower stamp on a stamping acrylic block, and then cover it with some ink using the Lemon Yellow Fabrico Marker. Then line it up in the middle of the flower, and stamp.
Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.
Repeat the stamping until you cover the whole canvas journal cover.
Step 5
Then, grab the second layer of the middle part of the flower and put it on a stamping acrylic block. Use the Tangerine Fabrico Marker to stamp it on top of the base layer.
Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.
Repeat the stamping until you fill all the flowers.
Step 6
Use the Emerald Fabrico Marker to stamp the first base layer of the leaf.
Put the leaf stamp on a stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink, and then stamp it on around the flower as many as you want.
Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.
Repeat the stamping step until you like how it looks.
Step 7
For the second layer of the leaf, I use the Forest Fabrico Marker.
Put the stamp on a stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink, and then stamp it on each leaf.
Make sure it lines up with the base image first, and then press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.
Repeat the stamping step until all leaves are stamped.
Step 8
Now stamping the tiny flowers to fill in the empty spaces.
Put the base layer of the tiny flower stamp on a small stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink using the Wisteria Fabrico Marker, and then stamp it until it fills out the empty spaces on the cover.
Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas. Repeat the stamping step.
Step 9
Next is to stamp the second layer of the tiny flower. Put it on a small stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink using the Peony Purple Fabrico Marker, and then stamp it until all second layers of the tiny flower are stamped.
Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas. Repeat the stamping step.
Step 10
Last step of this process is stamping the middle part of the tiny flower.
Put the stamp on a small stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink using the Lemon Yellow Fabrico Marker, and then stamp it on all the tiny flowers.
Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas. Repeat the stamping step.
If you want, you can use a craft iron to heat set the ink to the canvas. But without ironing, the ink will dry permanently in 24 hours (do not get it wet).
Being able to personalize our own canvas journal is a fun project and also, you can make it for gifting, too.
I hope you will give this technique a try and play around with different colors. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today.
Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video using a color palette of blue and gray VersaFine Clair inks to create a simple winter scene. This design is great for winter birthday cards or simple greetings. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
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