Make a Holiday Gift Box Using Vertigo Translucent Sheets

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Imagine

By Neva Cole –

Vertigo is a beautiful translucent material to use in creating projects, in today’s tutorial, I am sharing tips and hints to make your project shine! The perfect ink for this box is StazOn, as it is the only ink that will dry on Vertigo and other plastics.

Skill: Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step1:

Vertigo can be cut with scissors OR with a simple die. Complex dies do not work well with most plastics, Vertigo included.
This particular box needed 8.5” by 5” section of Vertigo, 12” x 12” sheets can be purchased directly from Imagine Crafts website. Recycled packaging may be substituted for Vertigo, however the results will not have the stunning effect the the patterns that Vertigo provides. The Pebbles pattern of Vertigo was used for my box.

Step 2:

Place a few drops ink from StazOn Blazing Red inker on a plastic surface to use as a palette.
On the INSIDE of the box use a cotton swab to color each of the pebbles from the center out.
A little goes a long way with the translucent colors.

Step 3:

Metallic StazOn ink is slightly less translucent than the other colors.
To capture more shimmer, apply a drop or two of StazOn Metallic Gold on the INSIDE of the box
and move the ink with a cotton swab to color around the pebbles.

Step 4:

Continue to add StazOn Metallic Gold ink to cover the remaining areas of the inside of the box.
Set aside to dry, as the Metallic ink is a bit thicker and takes a longer to dry.

Step 5:

Using StazOn Jet Black, stamp the “Merry Christmas” sentiment on the OUTSIDE of the box.
This keeps the interior of the box ink from lifting and to have the correct orientation.

Step 6:

Tear It! tape is perfect to hold the bottom of this gift box together.
Assemble box and determine the best placement for the Tear It! tape.
Unfold box and add Tear It! tape, my project called for five sections to hold the box in shape.

Remove Tear It! Tape liner and assemble gift box.

Decorate with matching ribbon and fibers to close the top and keep your gift secure.

Art Supplies

Imagine:

Vertigo–Pebbles 12” x 12” sheet

StazOn Inkers–Blazing Red and Metallic Gold

StazOn Jet Black

Tear It! Tape

Other:

Bakery Gift box die–Lifestyle Crafts

Cotton Swabs

Sentiment–Christmas Blessings Taylored Expressions

Misc: Gold Ric Rac and red fibers

Learn to Make a Welcome Home Wood Sign

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Imagine

By Neva Cole –

In today’s tutorial you will learn to create a super easy wood sign using the ever versatile VersaFine Clair inks. The VersaFine Clair worked beautifully for this project that took just under and hour from design concept to completion! The ink pads are nice and juicy, so the first stamp image was perfect every time, which is helpful when free hand stamping with out a stamp platform.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 1 Hour

Directions:

Step 1:

Remove twine from the sign so it will lay flat on your work surface. With lines on the sign already in place it was easy to line up the sentiment and acrylic stamp block. Once the stamps are aligned, place a large acrylic block over the stamps lining up the edges to allow perfect positioning.

Step 2:

Stamp the sentiment in VersaFine Clair Pinecone and heat emboss with clear Embossing Powder. Gives the sentiment a bit of shine and keeps it from smearing!

Step 3:

Using and ink blusher ink the edges of the sign with VersaFine Clair Cheerful. Start from the outside edge and blend toward the center to create a slight ombre look.

Step 4:

Using and ink blusher ink the edges of the sign with VersaFine Clair Summertime. Start from the outside edge and blend toward the center but not as far as the Cheerful layer.

Step 5:

The leaf images are stamped using a very old stamp that features Fall leaves. The Oak leaf is stamped in VersaFine Clair Acorn, the Aspen leaf in Summertime, and the Maple leaf in Tulip Red. The sign can be heated with a heat gun, or set aside until the ink dries.

Step 6:

Replace twine through holes in the sign and display!

Art Supplies

Imagine:

Versa Fine Clair–Pinecone, Acorn, Cheerful, Summertime, Tulip Red

Embossing Powder–Clear

Ink Blusher

Other Products:

Square 7” x 7” Wood Sign

Recollections Clear stamps sentiments from 2020

Judi-kins Fall Leaves Cube

Neva Cole

http://snippetscrafter.blogspot.com/

n.cole@windward-performance.com

Learn to Make a “Thinking of You” Sunflower Card

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Imagine

By Neva Cole –

Versa Clair Fine is now my favorite pigment ink! So versatile and allowed me to create a beautifully colored card in just a few steps. This is one of the few cards that my husband has asked me to specifically make for a friend, it was easy to do with just a few inks, stamps, and dies!

Skill: Intermediate

Time: 2 hours

Directions:

Step 1:

Stamp sunflower images on yellow cardstock with Versa Fine Clair Cheerful and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Stamp leaf images on light green paper in Versa Fine Clair Green Oasis and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Die cut with matching dies.

Step 2:

Place flowers and leaves face down in matching shaping mold and mist lightly with water. As the images are heat embossed, they will stay sharp and crisp. Close mold and pressure emboss.

Step 3:

Remove flowers and leaves from mold and set aside to dry. Once dry assemble flowers with On Point Glue, adding black glitter to centers. (Not shown) Set aside to dry.

Step 4:

Ink the edges of an A7 size card with and ink dauber and Versa Fine Clair Green Oasis. Set aside to dry, as the ink is very juicy.

Step 5:

Sunflowers are a rustic flower, so corrugated cardstock seemed to be a good choice for a background. Versa Fine Clair in Cheerful and Summertime are inked randomly on the corrugated cardstock with ink daubers.

Step 6:

Ink the sentiment with Versa Fine Clair in Green Oasis and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Die cut with die from the Eyelet Frame Gateway set. I trimmed off a portion of the sentiment, then edged the sentiment with Versa Fine Clair in Summertime.

Step 7:

Die cut a Border from the Regal Boarder set using light orange paper. Gently shade the edges with Versa Fine Clair Summertime and an ink dauber.

Step 8:

Adhere corrugated cardstock to base card with Tear It Tape! Adhere border with On Point Glue Adhere flowers with Tear It Tape!

Art Supplies

Imagine:

• Versa Fine Clair–Cheerful, Green Oasis, Summertime

• Embossing Powder–Clear

• On Point Glue

• Tear It! Tape

• Ink Dauber

Other Supplies Used:

• Light yellow, light orange and light green cardstock

• Corrugated kraft cardstock

• Heartfelt Creations–Rustic Sunflower Stamp/Die/Shaping Mold, Regal Borders and Pockets Die, Eyelet Frame Gateway Die, Heartfelt Expressions stamp

• Black Glitter

• Die Cut machine

• Stamp Platform

Neva Cole

http://snippetscrafter.blogspot.com/

n.cole@windward-performance.com

Learn How to Make a Vividly Fall Colored Thank You Card Using Kaleidacolor

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Imagine

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By Neva Cole –

There are many Kaleidacolor pads that are in the autumn themed pallet. Even though this card is multi-layered it comes together in a short amount of time considering all of the inked embellishments!

Skill: Intermediate

Time: 2 Hours

Directions:

Step 1:

Trim cream cardstock to 5” x 5” and center the overlay and stamp on the center rotation point of the Turn About Stamp. Place on stamp platform to pick up stamp, and remove overlay.

Step 2:

Ink up the stamp with Kaleidacolor in Autumn Leaves with the green end of the pad and stamp the image. Rotate the paper 90 degree to the right.

Step 3:

Ink up the stamp with Kaleidacolor in Desert Heat with the orange end of the pad and stamp the image. Rotate the paper 90 degree to the right.

Step 4:

Ink up the stamp with Kaleidacolor in Cappuccino Delight with the brown end of the pad and stamp the image. Rotate the paper 90 degree to the right.

Step 5:

Ink up the stamp with Kaleidacolor in Desert Heat with the red end of the pad and stamp the image. Rotate the paper 90 degree to the right. After I started the card I realized it can also be completed with two complementary Kaleidacolor pads, just by using opposite ends to ink the image. Die cut the completed wreath with a circle die cut.

Step 6:

Ink the sentiment from the red end of the Kaleidacolor Desert Heat pad and stamp.

Step 7:

Die cut the sentiment. The edges are then blended in with an Ink Dauber and the yellow end of the Kaleidacolor Desert Heat pad.

Step 8:

More embellishment is added with included stamps from the set from various sections of all three Kaleidacolor pads.

Step 9:

Spritz a section of cream cardstock with Ink Potion No. 9. This will allow the ink to spread more uniformly on the cardstock. Generally glossy cardstock works best, but the rest of the card was regular cream cardstock, this is a good work around.

Step 10:

Using a 2” rubber brayer add ink liberally to the white cardstock until fairly well blended. All three Kaleidacolor ink pads are used on one piece of cardstock with the intention to have several colors to die cut the coordinating leave dies.

Step 11:

Decorate the front of the 5” x 7” card front in the same way the sentiment die is inked and stamped in Step 8.

Step 12:

Arrange die cuts from the brayered section of cardstock on the card base. Use repositionable adhesive to pick up the edges of the die cuts and flip over the entire front circle wreath. Add dimensional foam adhesive to secure die cuts in place. (You will notice that the reverse side was the first try, however it wasn’t the best, so it is simply flipped over and the other side was used. You only see the mistake in the demonstration step!)

Step 13:

Adhere stamped wreath to card front. Adhere the sentiment to the center of the stamped wreath with dimensional foam adhesive.

Art Supplies

Imagine

• Kaleidacolor–Autumn Leaves, Desert Heat, Cappuccino Delight

• Ink Potion No. 9

• Ink Dauber

Other:

• Cream Cardstock

• Concord & 9th–Harvest Wreath Turnabout Set and Dies

• Elizabeth Craft Designs–Stitched Circles

• 2” Rubber brayer

• Temporary repositionable adhesive

• Dimension Foam adhesive

• Die Cut machine

• Stamp Platform

Create a Watercolor Sunflower Card using Stencils and Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Imagine

By Neva Cole

In today’s tutorial, I will share how I used layering sunflower stencils to create a water color look to my image. Notice there is no stamp outline, that helps achieve a more organic look to the project. I learned a few things along the way, and almost want to include a few blooper photos! Instead I share the way that will give you the cleanest look avoiding the pit falls!

Skill: Beginner

Time: 2 Hours

Directions:

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Step 1:

Trim white watercolor cardstock to 4 1/4” x 9 1/4”, or about 1/4” on each side larger than your stencil. this will allow you to handle your project more cleanly. Use reposition able painters tape or washi tape to secure stencil along left side with edges matching along the upper and left hand side. Spritz with Fireworks! in New Sprout until color depth desired is achieved. In this close up photo freezer paper is used underneath the stencil and paper with the plasticized side up. This allows collection of the over spray for background papers. Carefully lift stencil to keep excess Fireworks from leaking under the stencil and adding unwanted color.

Step 2:

Secure next layer of layering stencil in place and spritz with Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray in Bamboo Leaves. This photo shows a spray box that protects your work area from over spray. It also shows the best distance of 12” to 18” to spray the stencil to avoid large droplets of Fireworks!.

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Step 3:

Clean stencils with sections of watercolor paper after each layer. Move the watercolor paper around on the freezer wrap to pick up excess spray. Keep color families together, as both colors of green are used on this background paper. Clean up excess with paper towels or baby wipes.

Step 4:

Continue with additional layering stencils.
Here Dandelion is used for Stencil 3, and Tangelo for Stencil 4.

Step 5:

Sometimes as a designer you discover easier methods in the process of designing a project. I was not satisfied with the color through the stencil by just spraying with the stencils that were smaller openings. It is recommended to use this method for the rest of the layers. Fireworks! in Tangelo is shown here sprayed on a plastic sheet. Using a cotton swab the color is carefully dabbed through the stencil to give better color depth. A cotton swab also prevents leakage underneath the stencil of excess color. A lot less of the spray was used with this method! Stencils 5 and 6 used this method to complete the look. Stencil 5 used Fireworks! in Lilac Posies, and Stencil 6 a mixture of Fireworks! Rich Cocoa (for shimmer) and Walnut Ink in Java for a darker color.

Step 6:

Here are the images from the entire stencil set.

Step 7:

One “blooper” photo, all the backgrounds made with the over spray and Fireworks! left on the stencils. To be used in future projects? The green sheet is trimmed to 4 1/4? to 5 1/2” to cover the front of the card.

Step 8:

Tap drop of Fireworks! in Dandelion on white watercolor paper trimmed to 3 3/4” x 5”.
Use quilted card front die to add texture to front panel.

Step 9:

Part of the remaining background section is stamped with Memento Luxe in Lilac Posies using a sentiment from the Sunflowers stamp set. It is die cut with a Spellbinder die.

Step 10:

The Sunflower is die cut with the coordinating die. The layers are adhered together with Tear It! Tape with dimension foam tape behind the card front.

Art Supplies

Imagine

Other:

White Watercolor Cardstock
Pink Fresh Studio Sunflowers Stencils, Coordinating Die, and Clear Stamp
Concord & 9th Quilted Card Front Die
Spellbinders Fancy Tabs
Dimension Foam adhesive
Cotton swabs
Die Cut machine
Stamp Platform

Create Your Own Perfectly Matching Background Paper

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Imagine

By Neva Cole –

In today’s tutorial I will show you how to create a background paper that will allow your photo(s) to shine on a scrapbook layout. Using Memento Inks that match the photo allows the photo to be the center star of the layout. All the embellishments will also match by coloring with the same inks. The background itself is super quick and simple, and can be used for cards as well as layouts.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 30 Minutes

Directions:

Step 1

Select ink colors that are in the photo you wish to highlight. In my case it is one of my favorite photos from our travels to Oahu when we climbed to the top of Koko Head. The stunning blue, brown, and green directed my choice of ink colors. In this step Memento in Peanut Brittle is brayered randomly over a sheet of canvas textured white cardstock. Cover about a third of the cardstock in varying levels of ink layers. The key to this technique is to not look for perfection, just go for a fun look!

Step 2:

Memento Bahama Blue is used to ink the next layer in the background. A good quality rubber balloon is filled with popcorn and tied off. This is used to ink with random size dots in varying ink intensities on the background covering about one more third of the paper.

Step 3:

A second balloon filled with rice gives a slightly different ink look for the last layer using Memento Olive Grove. Fill in the remaining open areas on the cardstock to finish the background.

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Step 4:

The embellishments are shown here as one step, as the main focus of this tutorial is the background technique. Smooth texture cardstock is used for all the embellishments as it die cuts more cleanly. A frame of white cardstock is trimmed to 7 1/2 “ x 5 1/2 “ and inked with Memento Luxe in Peanut Brittle. The Luxe ink blends a little more easily over larger areas. The title is die cut in triplicate, then adhered together with small dots of On Point Glue around the die cuts to add dimension, and finally inked with Memento in Danube Blue. A die cut of the island of Oahu is inked in Memento Olive Grove.

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Step 5:

When the photo was layered over the frame the match between the soil and the Peanut Brittle was so close, they blended together! The edges of the photo are inked with StazOn in Jet Black to add definition to all edges of the photo, and allow the photo to stand out from the frame.

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Step 6:

A journal block is written on the computer and printed out using photo settings and trimmed to size. A frame is trimmed 1/4” larger than the journal block and inked in Memento Danube Blue. The two are adhered together with Tear It! Tape.

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Step 7:

The elements of the layout are placed on the background and adhered with Tear It! Tape or On Point Glue. Memento Dual Tip Marker in Tuxedo Black is used to mark a small “X” as to the location of Koko Head on the Island of Oahu.

Art Supplies

Imagine:

Memento–Peanut Brittle, Danube Blue, Olive Grove

Memento Luxe– Peanut Brittle

StazOn–Jet Black

Memento Dual Tip Maker–Tuxedo Black

Ink Daubers

Tear It! Tape

On Point Glue

Other:

White canvas textured cardstock

White smooth textured cardstock

2” Rubber brayer

Rubber balloons with popcorn and rice

Momenta Casual Script Alphabet Dies

Die cut machine

Brother scan and cut

Silhouette Design Store–Hawaii State die cut modified, Candy Apple Bold Script

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