Cultivate Kindness with Memento Inks

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Imagine

By Kathi Rerek

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step 1.

Sponge Dandelion Memento randomly over a 4” panel of Bristol paper or other hydrophilic paper. Repeat with Canteloupe, Tangelo, and Rose Bud until the panel is covered with colors and the inks are blended.

Step 2:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 3:

Use magnets to secure the ink-sponged panel to a stamping platform. Arrange the flower and leaf clear stamps from the Florals Set 1 facedown on the panel. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. Heat set the panel.

Step 4:

Smoosh the Cottage Ivy Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to apply diluted green ink to the leaves. Repeat this process with New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink to color the other leaves.

Smoosh the Rose Bud Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to apply the ink to the flowers. Repeat this process with Dandelion Memento ink pads.

Heat set the panel thoroughly.

Step 5:

Fussy-cut the flowers and the leaves. Edge with a dark marker.

Step 6:

Sponge a 4.5 x 6” panel of Bristol paper with Blue Danube and Paris Dusk Memento Ink onto the panel to create a blended blue background panel.

Step 7:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 8:

Use removable tape to secure the inked panel to the back of the Ornate Stencil.

Sponge Blue Danube Ink over the stencil onto the panel.

Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.

Trim the panel to 4.25”. Add the washi tapes to the bottom of the panel as shown.

Edge the entire panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair and heat set.

Step 9:

Sponge a 2.5” strip of Bristol paper with Potters Clay and London Fog Memento Ink onto the strip until it is covered with blended ink.

Step 10:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 11:

Secure the strip onto the Stamping Platform. Position the Terracotta Pot Eclectic Rubber Stamp facedown on the strip. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. Heat set the panel.

Step 12:

Fussy-cut the planter.

Step 13:

Smoosh the Potter’s Clay Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to shade the planter.

Edge the planter with a black marker. Heat set the planter.

Step 14:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the Terracotta pot to the image panel.

Step 15:

Use foam adhesive to adhere the flowers to the card front. Add the sentiment sticker to the top left.

Step 16:

Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to 9” x 6.25”, score at 4”, and fold to form a card.

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the card.

Art Supplies:

Imagine:

Other Supplies:

140 lb. Bristol Paper by Strathmore
Raven Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Florals Set 1 by Melina Dahl for That’s Crafty
Terracotta Pot Eclectic Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door
Ornate Stencil by Lavinia Stamps
Yellow, Orange, Pink, Cherry, Bottle, Leaf Green, Black, and Grey Le Plume II Markers by Marvy Uchida
Inspire 2 Washi Tape by AALL and Create
Glitter Washi Tape by Tim Holtz for Adventus
Stamping Platform
Heat Gun by EK Success

“Thank You for Your Service” Shaker Card

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Imagine

By LeeAnn McKinney

– Howdy friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here and today I have to share with you a fun and easy shaker card that I made using paper, a layering stencil, a shaker pocket and some shaker bits.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 20 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine

• Imagine Tear It! Tape

• VersaFine Clair – Nocturne

• VersaFine Clair – Paradise

• VersaFine Clair – Tulip Red

Other Products:

• A2 Shaker Acetate Sheets – https://shrsl.com/42wgx

• GinaK Designs White HeavyWeight Cardstock – https://ginakdesigns.com/product/heavy-base-weight-card-stock-white/?v=7516fd43adaa

• Accent Opaque 120lb Cardstock – https://www.amazon.com/Accent-188179R-Opaque-Thick-Cardstock/dp/B0114MUOOO

My Hero stamp from Verses has been retired

Let’s Make a Steampunk Love Card

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Imagine

By Kathi Rerek

It’s Spring and love is in the air. Let’s combine the metallic look of Brilliance ink, the shimmer of Delicata Ink, pastel colors, and Steampunk imagery to create a Steampunk Love card.

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step 1:

Use a stamping platform and Starlite Black Brilliance ink to stamp the Steampunk Heart twice – once onto a 6” x 8” piece of Mixed Media paper and a second time onto Repositionable Label paper. Heat set the Mixed Media paper panel.

Smoosh London Fog Memento ink onto craft mat. Spritz it with Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Craft Spray.

Use a paint brush to color the center of the heart.

Step 2:

Fussy-cut the label paper heart and place it atop its counterpart on the image panel.

Step 3:

Use a Sponge Dauber to sponge Summer Sky Memento Ink horizontally across the image panel. Don’t worry about leaving white areas.

Use a Sponge Dauber to sponge Angel Pink Memento Ink onto the white areas of the image panel. You’ve now created a stormy sky!

Step 4:

Use a stamping platform to position the wing stamps facedown on the masked steampunk heart.

Ink with Starlite Black Brilliance Ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary to attain a clean image. Wipe remaining ink off of the stamp. Heat set the image panel.

Step 5:

Use a brayer to apply White Shimmer Delicata Ink to the wing stamps. Stamp.

Step 6:

Smoosh a 1” wide strip of white cardstock onto the Starlite Black Brilliance Pad. Smoosh a second 2” wide strip of white cardstock onto the White Shimmer Delicata Ink Pad.

Heat set both panels.

Step 7:

Apply Tear-It! Tape to the backs of both panels.

Use the “love” Shadow die to cut the White Shimmer Delicata inked cardstock.

Use the “love” die to cut the Starlite Black Brilliance inked cardstock.

Adhere the Starlite Black “love” die-cut to atop the White Shimmer Delicata “love” shadow die. Set aside.

Step 8:

Position the stamped image panel so that it’s horizontal on the stamping platform so that different cogs will be stamped along the edges of the image panel.

Step 9:

Position cog stamps from both Cogs Clear Stamp Set 2 and Cogs Clear Stamp Set 2, facedown on the left and right of what is now the top of the image panel. Ink the stamps with Starlite Black Brilliance Ink, stamp, and heat set. Remove and clean the cog stamps.

Position two different cog stamps from the same set facedown towards the center top edge of the image panel. Ink the stamps with Starlite Black Brilliance Ink, stamp, and heat set. Remove and clean the cog stamps.

Position a large cog stamp facedown in the center of the cogs. Ink the stamp with Starlite Black Brilliance ink, stamp, and set. Remove and clean the cog stamps.

Step 10:

Flip the image panel so that the clean edge is at the top of the platform. Repeat Step 9 to complete a second cog border.

Trim the image panel to 5.5” square and edge with Starlite Black Brilliance Ink. Heat set the entire panel.

Step 11:

Use White Shimmer Delicata Ink to sponge a piece of 5.75” square white cardstock. Heat set.

Step 12:

Cut a piece of 12×12 Avalanche cardstock to 6” x 12”, score, and fold to form a 6” square card.

Place a piece of scrap paper into the card. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Starlite Brilliance Ink to the outer .25” edges of the card. Heat set.

Step 13:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the shimmery white 5.75” square to the card.

Adhere the image panel.

Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

Art Supplies:

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Other Supplies:

140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Avalanche White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Steampunk Heart Clear Polymer Stamp by Lavinia Stamps
Wings Large Clear Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps
Cogs 2 Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps
Cogs 3 Polymer Stamp Set by Lavinia Stamps
Tonic Stamping Platform
Heat Gun by EK Success

Using Embossing Powder To Make Embossing Skins

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Imagine

By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here and today I have a really fun technique using MBoss Embossing Powders to make paper thin backgrounds, AKA Embossing Skins.

In todays video tutorial I am sharing how I made some backgrounds using embossing powders with an iron, you can also use your heat gun. You will also need some parchment paper/baking paper. This is a quick technique, but so addicting!

The best part, you can use any embossing powder, including the ones that don’t emboss very well any more. This is a great technique to use those particular powders up so they don’t go to waste!

I have lots of tips and things to share in the video, check it out below.

Katy

Skill: Beginner

Time: 5 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

• MBoss Embossing Powders

Iridescent Opaque
Amethyst
Icy Blue
Sapphire

• VersaFine Clair – Twilight

• Creative Medium – Shimmer

• On Point Glue

• Tear It! Tape

Other Products Used

• Accent Opaque 120 lb (white arch layer, arch frame, sentiment strip, wreath/branches and card base)

• Gina K Designs Card Stock In The Navy (blue arch layer)

• Scotch Super 77 Spray Adhesive

• The Greetery Reflections Stamp (Love You)

• Spellbinders-Susan Tierney Cockburn Woodland Wreath & Feathered Friends Die

• Spellbinders Arches Die Set

• 1” Acrylic Paint Brush

Best Wishes Wedding Card

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Imagine

By Martha Lucia Gomez

Hello crafty friends! Today, I have a fun tutorial to make a unique congratulations wedding card.
Let me share the project with you.

Skill Level: Beginning
Time: 60 minutes

Directions:

To make this card is important that you use one side metallic cardstock with an embossing folder. This cardstock can be glossy or matte.

Step 1:

Take a piece of one side glossy silver cardstock and dry emboss it with the embossing folder of your preference.

Step 2:

Remove the metallic color over the embossing with a sanding block. Make it soft so that it doesn’t break the cardstock. Clean with a dry cloth.

Step 3:

Select the colors of ink that you want to give to the embossing design. In my sample, I am using Memento Ink in colors Dandelion, Tangelo and Bamboo Leaves. Then, apply the colors directly over the sanded areas or use a sponge dauber.

When you are satisfied with the colors, pass a dry cloth over the embossed area to remove the excess ink. Resize the layer and paste it over the card base.

Step 4:

To finalize the card, you can use a die cut sentiment with more dimensions. In my sample, I die cut four times the Best Wishes sentiment using the same color of cardstock and then I paste all of them with OnPoint Glue.

Step 5:

Adhere the sentiment over the card base using the same adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by and remember, you don’t need to create complicated projects. Just use the best inks and let your creativity shine!

Art Supplies:

Imagine:

Other:

One Side Silver Metallic Cardstock.
Embossing Folder and embossing Machine
Die Cut Sentiment.

Let’s Make a Quick and Easy Love Card

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Imagine

By Kathi Rerek

Greetings! Its Kathi here to show you how to create an elegant CAS Love card using two colors of Delicata Shimmer ink, a stencil, and two stamps!

Skill: Beginner

Time: 30 minutes

Step 1:

Cut a piece of Mixed Media paper to 5.75” square. Use an Ink Sweeper to apply Pink Delicata Ink to the entire paper panel. I heat set to expedite drying process but you can let it dry naturally.

Step 2:

Tape the inked paper panel to the back of the Floral Wreath stencil. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Golden Glitz Delicata Ink over the stencil onto the ink panel.

Remove the stencil and heat set to dry.

Step 3:

Use Golden Glitz Delicata Ink and a stamping platform to stamp the heart and love within the stenciled Floral Wreath on the image panel. Heat set to dry.