Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video sharing a great way to use Memento Inks on textured paper. I used cold pressed watercolor paper, but you could use any type of textures paper you have.
Skill: intermediate,
Time: 10 minutes
Art Supplies
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• Memento Inks
– Danube, Teal Zeal, Cottage Ivy and Dandelion
Other Products Used
Canson xl watercolor paper
Kat Scrappiness Alphabet Dies
Simon Say Stamp Thread Plaid
Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 minutes
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Father’s Day is right around the corner. Do you have a card design in mind? I tend to struggle with masculine cards, so I decided to keep it simple this year with a geometric patterned background. Let’s take a look!
Step 1:
Let’s start by trimming a piece of Classic Crest Solar White to 3 1/2” x 4 3/4”. This is my go-to cardstock – not only is it great for stamping, it is perfect for ink blending also. I am blending Memento Summer Sky ink with Altenew’s Styled Background stencil set.
Step 2:
Next, turn the stencil 90 degrees, and ink blend with Memento Paris Dusk ink. I picked the light and dark blue color scheme today because it is gender-neutral, and they pair well with the DCS Blue Calico and Indigo Blue cardstock that I’ll be using later.
Step 3:
Rotate the stencil once again, and ink blend with Memento New Sprout ink. You can see how smoothly the ink blends on the Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. There are no streaks or splotchy areas.
Step 4:
For the last color, ink blend Memento Bamboo Leaves after you turn the stencil 90 degrees.
Step 5:
This is what the final geometric pattern looks like after all of the ink blending. Since the Classic Crest Solar White cardstock has a really smooth surface, the end result looks like the patterns were airbrushed onto the paper.
Step 6:
Now we are ready to add the sentiment of the card. I wanted the sentiment to match the patterned background, so I picked DCS Blue Calico and Indigo Blue cardstock. I die cut alphabet letters from these cardstock with Stampin’ Up’s Mini Alphabet die. One thing to keep in mind is that the DCS cardstock have a textured side with linear grains. Be sure to die cut letters of the same word by placing the dies in the same orientation to achieve a more cohesive result.
Step 7:
Finally, trim a piece of DCS Blue Calico to 3 3/4” x 5” and adhere the ink blended panel on top. Then mount the layers onto an A2 sized card base with DCS Indigo Blue cardstock. Lastly, apply On-Point Glue to the back of the letter die cuts and adhere them to the card front to complete the card.
Craft Supplies
Imagine Supplies:
● Memento – Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves
● On-Point Glue
● StazOn Cleaner
● Tear-It!Tape
● Craft Mat
Other Supplies:
● Altenew – Layering Stencil – Styled Backgrounds
● Stampin’ Up! – Dies – Mini Alphabet
● Ink Blending Brushes
● CutCardStock – Cardstock – Classic Crest Solar White
CutCardStock – Cardstock – Blue Calico, Indigo Blue
– Hello crafty friends! The new season always brings something new that can surprise us. And new change brings hope, it can be beautiful. Let us embrace it with expectation. Today, we are going to make an art journal together.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30-45 Minutes
Direction:
Step 1
First step we are going to build the base watercolor background.
Spray randomly each color of the FireWorks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
Step 2
While the spray pains are still kinda wet, spray lightly some water using a sprayer bottle.
Let it sit for a few seconds and then dab off some of the water with a clean dry paper tower. This will create more texture to the background.
Dry the page with a craft heat gun. Make sure the surface is completely dry.
Step 3
Cover the page with some anti-static powder and brush it off the page.
Add the stencil on the page and secure it with a washi tape or low-tack tape.
Add the VersaMark Original ink to the page with finger sponge dauber and remove the stencil off the page.
Add some of the Gold Mboss Embossing Powder and heat set it with a craft heat gun.
Step 4
Randomly on the page, stamp the ledger pattern stamp with VersaFine Clair Morning Mist ink using second generation stamping technique.
And then using the stamping technique and ink, stamp the script pattern stamp on the page.
Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.
Step 5
Stamp the leaves branch on the page with VersaFine Clair Avocado ink.
Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.
Step 6
Put a piece of white cardstock on the stamping tool and stamp the butterfly stamp with VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink.
Do not remove the stamp and paper.
Clean the ink off the stamp with Staz-On All-Purpose Stamp Cleaner.
Step 7
Stamp the same butterfly stamp with VersaMark Original ink.
Add some of the Sparkle Mboss Embossing Powder to the stamped image and heat set it with a craft heat gun.
Step 8
On a piece of white cardstock, gently swipe the VersaFine Clair Pinecone across the cardstock.
Dry the ink with a craft heat gun.
Cut it with one of the Stitched Tag dies.
Step 9
Add the tag to the page with On Point Glue.
Put the butterfly slightly off the page, and then glue the center of the butterfly with some of the On Point Glue. Leave the wings loose.
Cut the extra wing off the page with micro-tips scissors.
Step 10
Stamp the words on a piece of ivory cardstock with VersaMark Original ink.
Add some of the Gold Mboss Ebossing Powder and then heat set it with a craft heat gun.
Cut them with micro-tip scissors.
Draw lines around the word with Memento Marker Rich Cocoa.
Step 11
Add some of the Tear It! Double Sided Tape to 3D fun foam to create your own 3D foam tape.
Add some of the foam tape to each word and add them to the page.
Add some of the foam tape under the wings also to give them a 3D effect.
Step 12
Dab some of the Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink on the craft mat and spray it with some water.
Pick up the ink with a small round brush, and add some splatters to the page.
Dry the whole page one more time with a craft heat gun.
This mini mixed media art journal page is done. It has a combination of the shimmery background, sparkly butterfly, and shiny gold metallic embossed texture and sentiment.
I hope you like the page and give this tutorial a try. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today.
Have a wonderful day!
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Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest project. I chose to make a Mother’s Day Home Decor project today. I used wood veneers and frame and some Beautiful VersaColor inks, and Delicata Golden Glitz to help me make this project fun and colorful. This project is great for a gift or for yourself as a decoration for your craft room. You can even switch it up and make it a Christmas project or anytime project. The video will have all the details. Thank you for watching.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 60 Mins.
Art Supplies:
Imagine Products:
• Craft Mat
• Sponge Daubers With Lid
• Jumbo Sponge Dauber
• VersaColor Pigment ink colors:
– Turquoise Full Ink Pad
– Canary Full Ink Pad
• VersaFine CLAIR Pigment Ink Baby Pink
• Delicata Pigment ink Golden Glitz
• Memento Dew Drop Pear Tart
Other Products Used:
• Wood Frames (Local dollar store)
• American Crafts Wood Veneers Jen Hadfield
• Mom Word Die retired Lil Inker Designs
• Hot Glue Gun (Be careful)
• Pattern Paper
• Seam Binding ribbon
• Fabric Rolled Flower
• Bird Ephemera
This project can be created using products from your stash such as buttons, ribbons, or acrylic pieces. Video link https://youtu.be/SYF37K3xt-s
Hello crafty friends! Today, I would like to share how to make this mixed media art journal using some inks, craft sprays, embossing powder, and GooseBumps.Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30-60 minutes
Direction:
Step 1
I used my handmade traveler journal using watercolor papers and mixed media papers. You can use any mixed media journal you have.
Dab some of the VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink on the craft mat and spray with some water.
Smoosh the page (or paper) to the ink and dry it with a craft heat gun. Repeat this step to create the watercolor background.
Step 2
Once the watercolored background dried well, add some of the anti-static powder to the page.
Stamp the script stamp on the page randomly with VersaMark ink and then add some of the Gold Mboss Embossing Powder to the page. Heat set the embossing powder with a craft heat gun.
Step 3
Add the stencil to the page.
Add some of the GooseBumps Original (Dauber Top Bottle) to the page on the stencil randomly all over the page.
The best result is to let the GooseBumps texture spray dry naturally (about 2 hours) but I use a handheld fan to speed up the drying process to a few minutes. My suggestion is not to use a craft heat gun.
Step 4
Once the GooseBumps texture spray dry well, spray the Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
Dry the ink with a craft heat gun. Make sure to move the heat gun around, not stay too long at one spot to avoid melting the GooseBumps.
Step 5
Next, spray the Bamboo Leaves Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
Dry the ink with a craft heat gun. Make sure to move the heat gun around, not stay too long at one spot to avoid melting the GooseBumps.
Step 6
And then, spray the Pear Tart Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
Dry the ink with a craft heat gun. Make sure to move the heat gun around, not stay too long at one spot to avoid melting the GooseBumps.
Step 7
Wipe the ink spray off using a clean slightly damp paper towel.
You can see the shapes start to pop out of the page adding fun texture to the background page.
Step 8
Stamp the dots texture stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Midnight Black ink using first generation stamping technique.
Step 9
Stamp the numbers texture stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Midnight Black ink using first and second generation stamping technique.
Step 10
Stamp the old ledger texture stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink using second and third generation stamping technique.
Step 11
Stamp the leaf branch stamp randomly on the page with VersaFine Clair Green Oasis.
Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.
Step 12
Next stamp the cactus stamps randomly on the page with VersaFine Clair Spruce ink.
Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.
Step 13
Stamp the first butterfly stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink using second generation stamping technique.
Step 14
Stamp the second butterfly (smaller size) stamp randomly on the page with VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink using second generation stamping technique.
Step 15
On a white cardstock, stamp the sentiments with VersaMark Ink and then add some of the Gold Mboss Embossing Powder. Heat them with a craft heat gun.
Step 16
Trim the embossed sentiments into sentiment stripes with papercutter or scissors.
Add some of the VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink around the edges with finger sponge dauber to give them some shadow.
Step 17
Add the sentiments to the page with On Point Glue.
Step 18
Draw some border lines around the page and sentiment strips using the Memento Marker Tuxedo Black.
Step 19
For more texture, add some of the Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray to the page by tapping the sprayer tube.
Dry the whole page one more time with a craft heat gun.
I tried to capture the shiny and shimmery on the page in this picture but it looks even more in real life.
I hope you enjoy today’s mixed media project. Thank you for visiting our blog, have a fabulous day.
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Hello crafty friends! Today we are going to do some monoprinting with VersaFine Clair inks and a gelli printing plate to create some fun backgrounds. And also, we will do some coloring with Memento Markers.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes
Direction:
Step 1
Put the gelli printing plate directly on the Imagine Craft Mat. Make sure it lays flat.
Dab some of the VersaFine Clair inks on the gelli printing plate, do this one color at a time and do not mix them together.
Step 2
Mix the inks on the gelli printing plate with the mini roller. Mix the color from top to bottom, gradually.
Step 3
Put the stencil on the gelli printing plate.
Gently press the stencil to the gelli printing plate.
Step 4
Get a piece of printing/copy paper (preferably thickness 24 lb or more), you can cut it in half or use full size.
Add the paper to the gelli printing with stencil and gently press it down to get ink off the plate.
Step 5
Carefully pick up the paper off the gelli printing plate from one corner.
This is the first printing. For this time, you can keep it aside for future projects.
Step 6
Carefully remove the stencil off the gelli printing plate.
While the inks are still wet (this is why VersaFine Clair inks are the best for this project!), put a piece of white cardstock to the gelli printing plate and gently press down to pick up the ink off the plate.
Step 7
Carefully pick up the printed cardstock of the gelli printing plate.
You get the second print which is a different pattern than the first one.
Use a craft heat gut to dry the ink well.
This is the print that we will use for the background of the card.
Step 8
Once the printed background dried well, cut it with a rectangle die form the Stitched Rectangle dies set.
Then cut another piece of white cardstock with the scallop rectangle die from the same set.
Step 9
Add the white scallop background panel to the card base using the On Point Glue.
And then, add the printed background panel to the card using the same glue.
Set it aside to dry (optional: you can put a couple of large acrylic stamping blocks on it to hold it down while drying).
Step 10
Put a piece of white cardstock on a stamping platform and secure it with some magnets.
Arrange the flower stamps on it and stamp them with the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad.
Remove it from the stamping platform.
Step 11
Dry the stamped images using a craft heat gun.
Color them using the Memento Markers.
Fussy cut the images with micro-tip scissors.
Step 12
Stamp the sentiment a white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.
Dry the stamped sentiment with a craft heat gun.
Cut it with one of the banner die from the Banners die set.
Step 13
Add the first flower to the card with On Point Glue.
Using On Point Glue, add a piece of thin foam to the back of the sentiment banner and add it to the card with the same glue.
Then, add some of the thin foam to the second flower and add it to the card with the same glue.
The card is done. Though it looks simple, yet it has some layers to it.
This gelli printing technique is one of a fun way to create pattern backgrounds other stamping.
Thanks for stopping by our blog today.
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