After winter holidays, my family always needs thank you notes. I really love this wonderful daffodils stamp set and wanted to use it to make one of those cards.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp the main floral stamp on a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Then die cut the image with a mid-sized background panel die
Step 2: Spray Dandelion Fireworks! Craft Spray onto acetate packaging and watercolor smoosh the two flowers.
Step 3: Color the corona (the central part of the flower) with the Tangerine Fabrico Dual Marker.
Step 4: Press the Emerald Green Delicata ink pad onto acetate. Then spray Pear Tart Fireworks! Craft Spray onto the same acetate. Mix the ink and spray together. Press the acetate onto the daffodil’s stem and leaf. Then paint the leaf and stem with the remaining green mix. After the image has dried, spray the mix with water to dilute the green. Paint the sides with this lighter color green watercolor. (I ended up using my finger to spread the watercolor the way I wanted, but I don’t mind getting messy!) After this layer dried, press the Emerald Green Delicata ink pad onto the edge of the die cut. Heat emboss the inked edge with more clear embossing powder.
Step 5: Die cut light green patterned paper with the next-largest die from the background panel die cut set. Brush the Emerald Green Delicata ink around the edges of the panel to mask the pattern and make the green more intense.
Step 6: Stamp the sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine CLair ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Then trim the sentiment with a paper trimmer.
Step 7: Trim a piece of the same light green patterned paper a little bit bigger than the sentiment strip with the paper trimmer. Press the edges into the Emerald Green Delicata ink pad and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Step 8: Assemble the card. Glue the two panels together. Glue the sentiment strip onto the light green, slightly bigger strip. Then attach the sentiment strip to the card panel with foam tape. Glue green and yellow sequins around the sentiment and daffodils. To finish the card, glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized white card base.
Other • Altenew – foam tape – Instant Dimension Foam Tape • Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – North Pole • Simon Says Stamp – die set – Squovals • Visible Images – stamp set – Golden Daffodils • Clear Embossing Powder • Glue • Green patterned paper • Watercolor paper • A2-sized white card base
A new year brings fresh ideas, new techniques, and a wonderful group of designers we’re proud to introduce.
Each year, Imagine selects artists from across the country to join our Artists in Residence program. These talented creatives share thoughtful projects, along with step by step videos and tutorials on our blog so you can create right alongside them.
From clean and simple cards to layered mixed media and dimensional pieces, each designer brings a unique style, perspective, and voice. Together, they will fill the year with inspiration to spark your imagination and encourage you to try something new.
We’re excited for you to get to know them and follow their creative journey throughout 2026.
Let’s meet them:
Linh – LV Handcrafted
Hi! I’m Linh – or LV Handcrafted on social media. I live in Seattle, WA with my husband and our two dogs. I’ve been crafting since I was in high school but took a long break as I started my career. Now (many years later) I am my own boss working as a business consultant, so I can balance my time and do more of what I love – papercrafting! There’s always so much to learn in papercrafting, and I find great joy in adding my own twist and sharing what I’ve learned. I love Imagine products. There’s such a wide range of media supplies. It’s so fun to experiment, have a bit of a play and create something exciting. I’m honored to be a part of this amazing team.
Anna Escalada York grew up on a farm outside of Phoenix, Arizona and moved to Portland, Oregon to go to college, where she met her husband. They have two children (one in high school and the other in middle school), a cat and two guinea pigs. She is also a proud teacher at her local high school for almost 20 years in SE Portland, Oregon (go Lightning)! Her other hobbies are reading, riding her bike, nerding out to Star Wars, and reading.
Anna has been crafting (almost exclusively card making) since 2004, but stepped away for a while when it was too hard to juggle the demands of being a mom of little children and working full time. She returned to her craft room in 2019 and started blogging consistently in 2020. One of her recent crafty achievements has been creating 700 cards in 2021. Her favorite craft supplies include heat embossing, using splatter, and coloring with markers. Her favorite style is sparkle!.
I am Ceal Pritchett, and I reside in the mountains of western North Carolina with my husband and our little fur baby Shih Tzu. I have been a crafter in some form since childhood. I fell in love with cardmaking around 15 years ago. I am a clean and simple cardmaker who sometimes dabbles in other things like art journals, bible journaling, and painting.
Helen is a stay-at-home mom living in Ohio with her husband and their two daughters. She volunteers as a translator for several non-profit organizations and enjoys using her skills to support meaningful causes. In her free time, she loves Bible journaling, making cards, paper crafting, and mixed media projects. She also likes drinking coffee, spending time with her family, hiking, and traveling.
Hello crafty friends! My name is Jessica Lin. You may have recognized me or seen some of my previous projects, and I am so excited to be back on Imagine’s design team! I am a crafty gal in my late twenties, but my passion for cardmaking started a long time ago when I was 9. I was introduced to wooden stamps and I haven’t stopped stamping since. Some of my other hobbies include sewing, washi tape collaging, and I hope one day I’ll learn how to crochet, too.
I grew up in Taiwan and speak Mandarin as my mother tongue, so my YouTube channel is mostly filmed in Chinese. This year, I decided to create a bilingual Instagram account. If you are inspired by bold, vibrant colors and enjoy detailed projects with lots of layers, come have a visit! I look forward to meeting and crafting with all of you!
Hello Crafty Friends! My name is Katy Ingram — wife to a wonderful husband, mama to one amazing son, and caretaker to five kitties. I also care for my mother-in-law who lives with vascular dementia, which has deepened my appreciation for creativity as both joy and therapy.
We live off the coast of North Carolina, where I spend my time creating handmade cards and sharing my love for paper crafting. I began cardmaking in 2016, and in 2019 launched my YouTube channel and blog, Eastwicks Paper and Ink, as a place to inspire creativity and share tips, techniques, and inky fun. I’m thrilled to continue as an Artist in Residence with Imagine and look forward to creating alongside you!
Hello, my name is Von Marie. I’m a California native and have been cardmaking for about 15 years, starting when I was pregnant with my first child. Before cardmaking, I was a scrapbooker, and while I don’t create full pages as often anymore, I still enjoy it from time to time. I love photographing my family, food, and scenery and hope to do more scrapbooking again someday.
I’m always excited to learn new styles and techniques, and I love to play, get inky, and see where my cardmaking journey leads. Spending time in my craft room brings me so much joy, especially when I’ve created something special.
I love Tsukineko inks and I love using sprays. On Point Glue is a favorite. Embossing with ink and powder is especially satisfying, whether for images or sentiments. I don’t have a single defined style, but I’m currently enjoying learning to create more CAS cards. My motto is: Sometimes Less is More!
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing how to make this beautiful light house card using supplies by Pinkfresh studio and Memento Inks.
Skill: Intermediate to Advanced Time: one hour
Directions:
Gather your supplies. You will need a lighthouse or similar stamp set with coordinating stencils and dies. To make this card I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel.
Step 1: Stamp the image with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink on a white panel.
Step 2: Using the first stencil color the portion of the lighthouse and bush. I used Love Letter and Pear tart Memento ink.
Step 3: Color the open portions of the second stencil. I used Gray Flannel, Love Letter, Cantaloupe, and Bamboo Leaves
Step 4: Color the open portions of the third stencil. I used Cantaloupe, Love Letter, Teal Zeal, Pear Tart and Gray Flannel. This will complete the coloring of the image.
Step 5: Cut the image out with the cording die using a die cutting machine.
Step 6: Color the open portion of the fourth stencil creating the sand. I used Desert Sand. For the walkway/path I used Gray Flannel.
Step 7: Color the open portion of the stencil creating the water. I used a mixture of Summer Sky and Teal Zeal.
Step 8: Create clouds in the background by using a cloud stencil. The ink I used is Teal Zeal.
Step 9: Add a sentiment to the panel and adhere the finished panel to the card base popping up the lighthouse.
Products Used:
Imagine Products: Memento Inks in the following colors Teal Zeal Summer Sky Pear tart Bamboo Leaves Love Letter Cantaloupe Desert Sand Gray Flannel
Other Supplies:
Guiding Light by Pinkfresh Studio Stamp set Coordinating Coloring Stencils Coordinating Dies
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.
Hello Friends! Katy here with a holiday video using Versafine Clair inks and Love Letter Memento Ink. With some simple touches and color combos you can create a stunning elegant holiday card in just a few steps. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
Other Products Used The Greetery Scripted Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set The Greetery Scripted Holiday Sentiments Die Set White Cardstock White Metallic Cardstock Stamp positioner tool Foam Tape
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