Hello friends, Katy here and in today’s video tutorial, I’m going to show you how to make a quick background using Memento inks and Sheer Shimmer Spray. Todays project is for Mother’s Day, but it can lend itself to Many different sentiments. Listed below are products I used in todays video including some Affiliate links at no additional cost to you. l thank you for using those links and supporting my work.
Hello crafty friends! It’s Ceal, here. Today I will show you how to create a Mother’s Day card with you that uses several layers of stenciling, some stamping and then die cut out. This card can also be used for other occasions because the “Happy Mother’s Day” greeting is on the inside.
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Time: 45 mins to an hour
Directions:
Gather your supplies. You will need cardstock, a layering stencil (Pinkfresh Studio used here) Coordinating Dies, several colors of ink (listed below) and a sentiment stamp set (Taylored Expressions used here).
Step 1: Lay stencil one over a piece of cardstock cut to 5.5 x 8.5 and blend VersaFine Clair Verdant ink over it. Remove and clean stencil.
A little tip for you, I place mine in the corner of the Misti so I will be placing all of them in the same place. This set also has alignment guides which are triangles, be sure to add ink to them.
Step 2: Lay stencil 2 over the cardstock, lining up the triangle placement guides and blend VersaFine Clair Grass Green over it. Remover stencil and clean it.
Step 3: Lay stencil 3 over the cardstock, lining up the triangles and blend VersaFine Clair Spruce over it. Remove stencil and clean it.
Step 4: This step starts the flowers. Lay stencil 4 over the cardstock and blend VersaFine Clair Baby Pink over the open flowers. This photo shows the triangles that are used to align the stencils. Remove stencil and clean it.
Step 5: Lay stencil 5 over the cardstock, lining up the triangles and blend VersaFine Clair Charming pink over open spaces on the pink flowers and VersaFine Clair Lilac Bloom over the other open spaces. Remove and clean the stencil.
**I forgot to take a photo of the Lilac Bloom, but you can see it below.
Step 6: Lay Stencil 6 over the cardstock and blend VersaFine Clair Cheerful and VersaFine Clair Summertime inks over the open flowers. Remove and clean the stencil.
Step 7: Lay stencil 7 over the cardstock and blend VersaFine Clair Charming Pink in the open spaces. Remove and clean the stencil.
This photo is showing the alignment triangles I have been referring to. For the next step you will need to know where they are.
Step 8: Lay the coordinating die over the flowers lining up the triangles as pictured above. Tape it down so it doesn’t move and run it through the die cutting machine. This also adds the texture to the flowers.
Step 9: Cut a piece of kraft cardstock to A2 size 4.25 x 5.5. Ink up a script stamp with VersaColor White and lay the kraft panel over the ink and rub across with your hand.
Step 10: Stamp the sentiment and cut it out multiple times for dimension. Adhere the kraft panel to an A2 white card base. Add the floral panel and then the sentiment. Also stamp a sentiment on the inside.
Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am excited to share this beautiful card for Mother’s Day “painted” with VersaFine Clair Inks!
In today’s video tutorial I am sharing how I use VersaFine Clair inks on watercolor paper with stamping and ink painting showing how to take your ink use to next level then we enhance our flowers with a little bit of shaping!
Other Products Used: Stamps – Simon Hurley Heartfelt Blooms Mini Misti stamping Platform Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper Variety of small brushes Brutus Monroe | Flat Back Crystals – Violet Crystal Black .01 Micron Pen White card stock for card base Eggplant Cardstock embossed with embossing folder from my stash Sizzix Making Tool – Paper Sculpting Kit Brutus Monroe – Alabaster Embossing Powder Nuvo Glitter Gloss Brush
As a certified crazy cat lady, I had to make another another cat-themed Valentine’s Day Card! This one uses Baby Pink VersaFine Clair Ink with a shimmery Delicata die-cuts and a stenciled heart. It was quick, easy, and fun to create.
Skill Level: Beginner Time: 45 minutes
Instructions:
Step 1: Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Baby Pink VersaFine Clair Ink to a 4” x 5.25” piece of white cardstock. Heat set.
Step 2: Use low-tack tape to secure the inked image panel to the back of the Pawsome Heart Stencil. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Ruby Red Delicata Ink over the stencil onto the image panel. When done, remove the stencil and heat set the stenciled heart.
Use a Sponge Dauber and Black Shimmer Delicata Ink to edge the image panel. Sorry that there’s no photo.
Step 3: Use two of the cat dies from the Mischievous Thinlits Die Set to cut white cardstock. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Black Shimmer Delicata Ink to both sides of each cat die-cut. Heat set.
Step 4: Use the Little Mice Die to cut white cardstock. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Morning Mist VersaFine Clair Ink to the mouse. Heat set. Use a black pen to add an eye to the mouse and a Pink Uni-Posca Paint Pen to color its nose.
Step 5: Use On Point Glue to add tiny gemstone eyes to the cats.
Step 6: Use On-Point Glue to adhere the mouse to the outstretched paw of one of the cats. Use On Point Glue to adhere both cats to the image panel as shown.
Step 7: Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Ruby Red Delicata Ink to the outside .5” of a white A2 card. Heat set. Repeat application of the Ruby Red Delicata Ink to deepen the color and shimmer. Heat set.
Step 8: Use Tear It! Tape to mat the image panel with the Ruby Red Delicata inked card.
Step 9: Use the “Meow” die to cut white cardstock. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Black Shimmer Delicata Ink to both sides of the die-cut. Heat set.
Use On-Point Glue to adhere the “Meow” die-cut to the card.
Adhere the “to”, “with”, and “love” Chit Chat Verbiage Stickers to finish the card.
Hello! Alison Heikkila here. Grab a sentiment that’s worth repeating and let’s do some tone on tone stamping. You can do any color combo you want, just try not to overlap colors that are opposite on the color wheel. The techniques we’re doing today are great ways to mix various inks you may have in your stash.
Skill Level: Intermediate Time to Complete: 20-30 Minutes
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This was so much fun to create. I’d love to make it again with different colors. What colors would you use? I might try teal, terra cotta, and cocoa next. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
In today’s card, I made a thank you card with some new-to-me Memento markers and sprays.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp the large floral image with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink on watercolor paper and then heat emboss with clear Mboss embossing powder.
Step 2: Die cut the large floral image with the corresponding die cut.
Step 3: The large floral image was colored by watercolor smooshing a variety of Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray mixed with a variety of colors of Memento Dual Markers–Love Letter and Lilac Posies. After the watercolor smooshing dried, the large floral image was watercolor painted with a Northern Pine and Pistachio Memento Dual Markers mixed with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray on the greenery. The flowers were colored with a mix of Rhubarb Stalk, Love Letter and Lilac Posies mixed with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Finally, Tangelo Memento Dual Marker was mixed with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and watercolor smooshed onto the image.
Step 4: Spray London Fog Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray onto another piece of watercolor panel through a stencil. Then spray Paris Dusk Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray on a diagonal through the same stencil through the same stencil while the ink was still wet.
Step 5: Stamp the thanks sentiment with more Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink on watercolor paper and then heat emboss it with more of clear Mboss embossing powder. Then die cut the sentiment with the corresponding die.
Step 6: Die cut the sprayed background panel with the second-largest die from a nested A2-sized panel die set.
Step 7: Glue the large floral die cut image onto the sprayed panel and then trim the edges of the floral die.
Step 8: Mix Northern Pine Memento Dual Marker mixed with water and splatter onto the panel and floral die cut.
Step 9: Die cut a piece of white glitter cardstock with the largest die from the same nesting die cut set.
Step 10: Swipe Pistachio Memento Ink across the glitter cardstock to color it green.
Step 11: Glue clear sequins and the sentiment die cut onto the upper panel. Then glued the green glitter cardstock behind the focal panel. To finish the card, glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized white card base.
Other Products Altenew – die set – Bougainvillea Altenew – stamp set – Bougainvillea Catherine Pooler – sequins – Crater Lake Gina Marie Designs – Die set – Big and Little Chain Rectangle die set Ink On 3 – Stencil – Pondie 6×6 stencil Watercolor paper White glitter cardstock Die cutting machine Paper Trimmer Scissors Glue
