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
In today’s card, I used many of the new VersaFine Clair Ink colors to make another Halloween card.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Die cut leaves and stems out of watercolor paper. Ink blend the fern-y shaped leaf with Baby Pink VersaFine Clair ink and the individual leaves with Lilac Bloom VersaFine Clair ink. I pressed the stem die cut into the Sand Dune VersaFine Clair ink pad and the leaf cluster die cut into the Lilac Bloom VersaFine Clair ink pad. These were all set aside.
Step 2: A sparkly piece of rose colored cardstock was die cut with a bow die cut.
Step 3: Two bats and a crow were die cut out of watercolor paper. The crow die cut was pressed into the Portobello VersaFine Clair ink pad and the two bats were pressed into the Very Peri VersaFine Clair ink pad.
Step 4: Press a die cut leaf cluster and boo sentiment die cuts into the Hawthorn Rose VersaFine Clair ink pad.
Not pictured: die cut a piece of sparkly white cardstock with the same boo sentiment. If desired, also die cut scrap cardstock twice with the same sentiment. Glue the sparkly white cardstock behind the boo sentiment so that the white sparkly cardstock peeks out on the side (like a shadow).
If adding the two layers of scrap cardstock layers behind the sentiment, trim the second o (the one on the right side) off both layers so that when it gets glued onto the wreath, it lays flat.
Step 5: Die cut the wreath twice–once out of watercolor paper and once with more of the white sparkly cardstock. Spray the watercolor paper wreath with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and the white sparkly cardstock wreath with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Set aside to dry.
Step 6: Die cut another piece of watercolor paper with a smaller panel die cut. Roughly ink blend the panel with more of the Lilac Bloom VersaFine Clair ink. Then swipe the panel with the ink pad in a variety of directions and the edges of the panel. Add Clear Mboss embossing powder to the edges fo the panel and heat emboss.
Step 7: Add a piece of patterned washi tape to a piece of scrap cardstock and die cut with a larger panel die cut. (If you don’t have washi tape, use patterned paper or a colored piece of cardstock.)
Step 8: Run the smaller card panel through the die cutting machine with the plate die to add some additional texture.
Step 9: Glue all of the die cut elements together. Start with the two wreaths, with the pink layer underneath the rose gold sparkly wreath on the top, making sure they are off set. Then glue the leaves, the crow and the bats along the wreath. The bow is glued down on the lower left part of the wreath. Glue the wreath onto the purple panel. The sentiment was glued down next. Gle the whole panel onto the larger, washi tape panel. Then splatter the whole thing with more of the Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Let dry.
Step 10: Glue the frame gems on the lower left and upper right parts of the panel.
Step 11: Glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized gray cardbase.
In today’s card, I used sprays and and ink-blending to make a Halloween card.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp the Death’s-Head Moth stamp onto a piece of white watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. Emboss with Clear Mboss powder.
Step 2: Spray a pre-die cut panel of watercolor paper with Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Allow the panel to dry.
Step 3: Color two corner filigree stamps–one at the top right corner and one at the lower left corner–with the Sweet Plum Memento Marker directly and then stamp the sprayed panel. Flip the panel 180 degrees (so the top is now the bottom) and repeat the process to add a stamped image to each corner.
Step 4: Ink blend Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the border of the card panel, overlapping with the stamped decoration just added. Then ink blend the edge of the panel with Midnight Black VersaMagic Chalk Ink.
Step 5: Die cut a piece of black watercolor paper with a frame die. Then spray the die cut with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and let dry. If desired, repeat this process to add more shine and color.
Step 6: Fussy cut the Death’s-Head Moth, then use a sponge dauber to ink blend the outer part of the wings with Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Chalk Ink.
Step 7: Spray the moth with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and allow to dry.
Steps 8 and 9: Stamp a border and a sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. Heat emboss with Clear Mboss embossing powder. Then fussy cut the border. Then ink blend the edges of the sentiment with Perfect Plumeria VersaMagic Chalk ink with a sponge dauber. Then lightly spray the sentiment with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Allow the spray to dry.
Step 10: Glue the frame, Death’s-Head Moth and sentiment onto the background panel.
Step 11: Die cut a piece of sparkly black cardstock with a larger panel die cut. Glue it behind the sprayed panel as a matte layer.
Step 12: Glue embellishments onto the panel and finish the card by gluing the whole thing onto an A2-sized card base.
Other • Crafty Meraki – Embellishments – Meraki Sparkle Gold • Erin Lee Creative – Paper – Las Vegas Sparkly Cardstock • Gina Marie Designs – Die set – Big and Little Chain Rectangle die set • Whimsy Stamps – Stamp Set – Exquisite Beauty stamp set • Whimsy Stamps – Die Set – Forever Cameo Frames die set • Watercolor paper • Paper Trimmer • Scissors • Glue
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