Call for Art: Color Blending Techniques

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Call for Inkblended Art

Show us your best ink blending techniques!!! Create a card, papercraft, or mixed media project using color blending techniques and Imagine or Tsukineko ink products.

Submit an attractive 600 x 600-pixel square or 900 x 900-pixel square photo of your project, a short description, and a link to your Instagram profile or blog to marketing@imaginecrafts.com. Submissions are due by Monday, August 3rd, 2020

We will review all submissions and post a collection in one blog post and will share it on our social media platforms. Potential reach = 10,000 followers. 

Father’s Day Call for Art

Call for Father’s Day Art

Father’s Day is coming up and we would love to open our blog and Instagram up to papercrafts and cardmaking projects for Father’s Day.

Submit an attractive 600 x 600-pixel square or 900 x 900-pixel square photo of your project, a short description, and a link to your Instagram profile or blog to marketing@imaginecrafts.com. Submissions are due by Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

We will review all submissions and post a collection in one blog post and will share it on our social media platforms. Potential reach = 10,000 followers.

Beginner Guide:Understanding VersaFine Ink Properties


Do you know how your inks work together? Perhaps you’re not getting the results you expect. That’s when layer swatching is a helpful activity. Join Nicole as she explores the VersaFine line of inks to see how they interact when stamping different swatches in layers, much like you would with a layering stamp. You’ll discover all the amazing colors that can be achieved by stamping various colors together to create new colors. Even though VersaFine inks are pigment inks, they layer just like dye inks!

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Waffle Flower Color Swatching Stamp Set

 

Quick & Easy Projects: Happy Birthday Card with a Stencil Background


by Annie Collins

See how to create a Quick and Easy Birthday Card using a stencil and sponge flower technique. When you learn how to color with a simple sponge and pigment ink blend there is no need for extra coloring media such as color pencils and watercoloring. Save dry time and create a beautiful blend with VersaColor and VersaMagic inks.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 10 minutes

Directions

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More Imagine Products

Other Products

  • Stencil: Peek-a-boo Designs Geometric Triangles
  • Stamp: Crafty Individuals: Vintage Collage Collection: Flowers
  • SC Designs: Sincere Sentiments: Happy Birthday
  • Darice: Iridescent Sequins
  • Elle Tru: Jewels
  • Cardstock: Recollections Brand 110lb: White, Recollections Brand 65lb: Yellow
  • Acrylic Block
  • Jewel picker up
  • Trimmer

Facebook Live – VersaFine vs VersaFine Clair

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Have you ever wondered about the difference between VersaFine and VersaFine Clair? Imagine Designer Marcie McCabe addresses this question in a Facebook Live session.

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Some of the key talking points were color differences, case design differences along with a quick stamping demo. The Imagine team would love to host more of the Facebook Live sessions. Do you have a question about Tsukineko inks that you’ve been dying to ask? Please send questions to marketing@imaginecrafts.com.

Create a Watercolor Wash with MementoLUXE and Delicata Inks

by Nicole Watt

Create a Watercolor Wash with MementoLUXE and Delicata Inks

Learn how to create a beautiful watercolor wash background for your paper crafting projects using MementoLUXE and Delicata inks. Once you see how easy it is, you’ll be hooked on this technique!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 15 minutes + dry time

Directions

Supplies

Imagine
Other 
  • The Stamp Market: It’s Your Birthday Stamps & Dies
  • Watercolor paper
  • Paintbrush
  • Die Cut Machine
  • Masking tape
  • Plastic Palette
  • Heat tool