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.
Strathmore 500 Series Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper 100 lb Cardstock Penny Black Winter Tree Stamp Penny Black Seasons Marvel Stamp Set Hero Arts CM308 Stacking Snowflakes Blending Brushes Tim Holtz Moon Mask
Hello everyone! Today I am sharing how I made this filmstrip valentines card using some Memento inks.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1 hour
Directions:
Gather your supplies. To make this card, you will need a valentines set (preferably with small images to fit in the film strip), a film/postage strip die, and sereral colors of ink.
I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel for the images. I used a set from Lawn Fawn that has coordinating stamp, coloring stencils and dies. I used Memento inks in several colors to color the images and a stamp/film strip die.
Step 1: Stamp the images in VersaFine Nocturne ink on a panel of white cardstock.
Step 2: Using stencil No. 1, color the images in the desired colors. I used Morocco for the fox and Desert Sand for the deer.
Step 3: Using stencil No. 2, color the remaining images in the desired color. I used Desert Sand for the bear and Gray Flannel for the seal and Bunny just heavier handed on the seal. I used Angel Pink for the ears.
Step 4: Using the coordinating dies and a die cutting machine, cut out the images.
Step 5: Cut out the postage/film strip and then color with coordinating stencil. I used Summer Sky.
Step 6: Cut out a background using a heart cover plate.
Step 7: Stamp the greeting and then cut down at an angle. Put all the elements together on the card base.
The postage/film strip will hang over a little and will need to be trimmed. You can prevent this by madding a horizontal card rather than a vertical one.
Other Products Used Simon Hurley Very Berry Stencil Set Berry Best Stamp and Coordinating Dies Stellar paste in Black Widow Lunar Paste in Later Gator PVA Adhesive Ink blending brushes
• Brutus Monroe Embossing powders in Gilded Metallic and Fairy Dust •Embossing Powder •Multiple Sizzix dies from several sets • PVA Adhesive • Foam Tape
ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR
Hello Crafty Friends, It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing how to make this Gift Tag with a Shaker Ornament attached. The recipient can also use the Shaker Ornament for a gift tag if they want.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1 hour
Directions:
Gather your supplies. For this project you will need a MISTI Lite or other stamping platform, a Grip or Sticky Mat, a shaker element die set (I used a snow globe) a tag die set, and a die cutting machine. I used several colors of VersaFine Clair ink in Rain Forest, Blue Belle and Warm Breeze
Step 1: Cut out all your die cut pieces. I ended up also using some trees and a snowman from an old Hero Arts set. You will need 2 frames and two bases of the snow globe
Step 2: Mask off the bottom portion of the snow globe for the snow.
Step 3: Using Warm Breeze, ink the bottom portion above the mask.
Step 4: Using Blue Belle, ink the top portion of the snow globe.
Step 5: Cover the bottom portion of the snow globe and splatter the top portion with watered down white acrylic paint for the snow.
Step 6: Ink the trees using Rain Forest ink and color the hat, arms, face, and button of the snowman with a marker.
Step 7: Add all the elements, trees and snowman to the base.
Step 8: Recycle and add some packaging to one of the globes to create the shaker.
Step 9: Add some glitter or sequins to the front of the snow globe and add foam tape to the back of the snow globe frame.
Tip- always add liquid glue on the foam tape so it gives a minute to move it if needed. Glue the two together.
Step 10: Cut out a tag and stamp a greeting on it. Add a string to the snow globe and then place another backer over it for a clean look.
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here and I am so excited to share today’s project with you. Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year and I love making Christmas cards. I decided to build a doorway scene today using Stampin’ Up’s At Home with You stamps and dies. After die cutting, the door actually opens, making this a special and interactive Christmas card.
Step 1: The stamp set I am using today is At Home with You from Stampin’ Up. It features a door and various elements that are great for building specific scenes for different occasions such as Christamas, Thanksgiving, or birthdays. I stamped several images with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. It’s a pigment-based ink that is waterproof and great for being the outlines of watercolored images.
Step 2: After die cutting the stamped images with coordinating dies, it’s time to watercolor. I decided to use VersaMagic Red Magic, Red Brick, and Delicata Ruby Red for the door. I pressed some ink onto an acrylic block and watercolored with a waterbrush.
Step 3: For the door frame, I watercolored with VersaMagic Gingerbread and Jumbo Java.
Step 4: Then I added VersaMagic Mango Madness to the window and the candle. Don’t forget to color the door knob, too! I used VersaMagic Niagara Mist with a hint of Aspen Mist. The candle shade is colored with the same colors as the door knob.
Step 5: Finally, for the plants and wreaths, I watercolored with VersaMagic Hint of Pesto, Delicata Emerald Green and Ruby Red. Delicata ink pads are shimmery and add the perfect touch of Christmas spirit to these images. I wish you could see the shimmer in person!
Lastly, I colored the planter with VersaMagic Wheat ink pad.
Step 6: Since we are building a front door scene, I embossed the background cardstock with Stampin’ Up’s Brick & Mortar embossing folder. I love the realistic brick textures of this embossing folder; it’s one of my all-time favorites.
Step 7: Then I added a piece of 4’’ x 1 ½’’ wood patterned paper as the foreground. I also added yellow patterned paper to the inside of the door; this door die actually cuts around the door frame so that the door can open! Isn’t it a fun, little mechanism?
Step 8: You can then add a Christmas greeting that will be revealed when you open the door. I decided to keep it simple and stamped a “Merry Christmas” sentiment with VersaMagic Nocturne ink pad.
Step 9: The At Home with You stamp set also comes with a door mat image. I stamped it several times on burlap paper with VersaMagic Nocturne ink pad.
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