Howdy friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with a quick and easy project for you.
This “New Year’s” Banner is easy to make. I made it to hang in my craft room ushering in 2023.
Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 30 minutes
Art Supplies:
Imagine:
• Mboss Embossing Powder Silver
Other Supplies:
Hello Crafty Friends –
Annie here with a Holiday card made using MBoss and VersaMagic Ink.
Supplies Used:
Imagine:
Mboss Embossing Powder: Shimmering Night Sky
VersaMagic Ink: Sea Breeze, Aspen Mist, & Aegean Blue
Other Supplies:
Brutus Monroe: Let It Snow Stamp Set
Brutus Monroe: Mixed Media Stencil 6×6: Snowfall
Recollections brand 110lb Cardstock: White
Recollections Brand 65lb Cardstock: Light Blue
Sequins – Blues & Clear
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
Other:
Bakery Gift box die–Lifestyle Crafts
Cotton Swabs
Sentiment–Christmas Blessings Taylored Expressions
Misc: Gold Ric Rac and red fibers
Hello Friends! Katy here and for todays project I thought I would used a variety of products with some die cuts to create an ornament for the Christmas tree.
In todays video tutorial I explain each layer of the ornament starting with the snowy background which uses the Creative Medium with a snowflake stencil, once dried I applied the Brilliance Ink in Pearlescent Orchid, Pearlescent Purple, Pearlescent Lavender and Pearlescent Sky Blue and was blown away. Check out the video for all the details on how this ornament came together.
I hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by.
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Time: 10 minutes
Art Supplies
Imagine Products
Poinsettia
– Memento Ink Angel Pink, Love Letter, Lady Bug, Rhubarb Stalk
Greenery
– Memento Ink Bamboo Leaves, Northern Pine
Woodland Wreath
– Memento Ink Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa, Espresso Truffle
Back Panel
Snowflake Background
Other Products:
Spellbinders Poinsettia Die
Spellbinders Woodland Wreath with Feathered Friends Die
Spellbinders Blizzard Stencil
The Greetery Botanicuts Pine Bough Die
Simon Says Stamp The Magic of Christmas Stamp Set
Kat Scrappiness Holiday Village Slimline Border Die
Honey Bee Stamps Simple Alpha Stamp Set
Lawn Fawn Acetate
creating art for Imagine Crafts! Today I have a new tutorial for you. This is an OLD technique it is still fun, but messy! What do you need? A fabulous VersaColor Ink and some painter’s tape or any masking tape!
Skill Level: Intermediate
Time to complete: 1 hour
Step 1
You will need a top-folding card base measuring 4 1/4 x 5 1/2“. You will also need another white panel measuring 3.75” x 5”. Grab your masking tape and a VersaColor ink. I used Cardinal. At this point you can put on some gloves if you want but I didn’t. I swiped the ink across a 5”piece of tap. I then laid the tape across the white card stock panel, put a piece of copy paper over it and pressed. I repeated this stripe 4 times. I like the texture of the stripe.
Step 2
Next I smushed some of the Cardinal ink on my glass mat, added water and with a paint brush I splattered the panel. I did the same with some gold water color paint. Finally, I spritzed the Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Sparkle all over the panel. Can you see the shimmer? It is pretty!
Step 3
Next, I cut the panel with a die and added a piece of red stock to the back. The red card stock is 1/4’’ larger than the striped panel. Adhere with some On Point liquid glue.
Step 4
Now cut a hole from the panel and the red card stock you used for the frame.
Step 5
Cut a panel of white card stock slightly smaller than your main panel. Add liquid glue to the back of the red circle. Use your main panel as a guide, place over the white panel and press your circle into place.
Step 6
Cut a slightly larger circle from acetate or old packing and glue to the back of the main panel. Add foam tape all around and add flat embellishments to the center. I used gold confetti from Kat Scrappiness.
Step 7
Die-cut a few of the medium sized snowflakes from the Kat Scrappiness Snowflake Trio and glue together. Then I used the Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and spritzed the snowflake. I also splattered it with gold water color paint. It was still a bit too white so I pressed the snowflake into my Delicata Golden Glitz ink pad.
Step 8
Cut a circle frame using the die you used for the front panel and a slightly smaller one. Glue this inside the cut out on top of the acetate. Adhere the snowflake on top of the acetate and allow to dry. Add a sentiment, I used the Christmas Stack Sentiment from LDRS Creative with the Sentiment Stack Shadow. I glued these together and then popped it up with foam tape. I also added a few of the gold confetti around the outside of the card and some dots to the frame with a gold gel pen. I added foam tape to the back of the panel and adhered to an A2 top-folding, white card base.
I hope you enjoy this card and the tutorial. Thanks for stopping by.
SUPPLIES
Imagine Crafts
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray SPARKLE
Other
• Kat Scrappiness Snowflake Trio
• Circle Dies
• LDRS Creative Christmas Sentiment Stack Stamp
• LDRS Creative Sentiment Stack Die
• LDRS Creative Shadow Stack and Die
• Essentials Rectangles for Stitching by Ellen Hutson
• Kat Scrappiness Round Gold Confetti
• Gold Gel Pen
• Gold Watercolor Paint
• Paint brush
• Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting machine
• Colored card stock
• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
• Paper Trimmer
• Teflon bone folder
• Foam Tape
Hello there! Today’s tutorial is a shaker ornament created with embossing powders and using different colors in a single piece. To make this, I used the MBoss in Blue Icicle, Sapphire and White. To create this type of embellishments or ornaments for your cards, gifts or Christmas Trees, you can also use our traditional Embossing Powders in any color.
Skill Level: Medium
Time to Complete: 45 minutes
Directions:
Step 1:
Apply a layer of ink to your Shaker Base or Chipboard piece directly with the ink pad of VersaMark. You can also use the small size or cube of VersaMark Ink if you are using a small piece of shaker card or chipboard. Make the emphasis on the center if it has the designed part.
Step 2:
Cover the center of your ornament with the light color of MBoss or embossing powder. In my sample, I am using the Blue Icicle.
Step 3:
Melt the MBoss or Embossing Powder with the heat tool. Don’t worry if the powder covered some parts of the border.
Step 4:
Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you want a thick effect or want better coverage.
Step 5:
Ink the border or the chipboard ornament or shaker piece with the VersaMark Ink Pad, taking care not to cover the center of the piece.
Step 6:
Cover the inked area with the dark color of MBoss. I am using the Sapphire.
Step 7:
Melt the powder with the heat tool. Then, add some touches of MBoss White to create more dimension over it. Melt the MBoss White or White Embossing Powder with the heat tool.
Step 8:
Assemble your shaker card or finish the ornament by adding some sprinkles or small sequins and adding a piece of ribbon to tie it.
Voila! Our ornament is finished and can be used to decorate a card, a gift or to be handled on a Christmas Tree.
Remember that you can use this idea for any type of chipboard piece or for any occasion, not only for Christmas.
Art Supplies:
Imagine:
• Mboss Sapphire, Blue Icicle and White
Other:
• Shaker Dimension Set or Chipboard Piece.
• Heat Tool
• Sequins
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