I love to create fun backgrounds with new techniques to be the main focal point on my cards. In this video, I’m sharing a really fun and creative way to use the All-Purpose Inks from Imagine to create one of a kind backgrounds! And all you need is a straw!!
The month of March celebrates the beautiful color in Peacock Feathers and with so many ink choices in just the perfect colors, it was hard to choose what to create. But in the end, my love for watercolors and the stunning effects won and I created this art journal page using All-Purpose Inks.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 minutes
Directions
Step 1
Color a sheet of watercolor paper. Paint a layer of water on top and then drop All-Purpose Ink onto the paper to let it mix and flow. Mist with more water to activate and promote flow. Leave to dry.
Step 2
Die-cut a peacock feather using a Silhouette machine. Paint with a layer of gesso and then add color using peacock color shades of All-Purpose Inks and a paint brush.
Step 3
Once the feather is dry, use On Point Glue to adhere the feather to the watercolor paper piece.
Step 4
To add shading and interest, add some grey and brown ink to your craft mat and mist with water, then paint in shadows. Use a graphite pencil for shading even more and adding details.
Step 5
Add some additional stamping and a quote as desired. Then adhere the page into your art journal or frame it as a home decor piece.
Color of the Month for March is Peacock Feathers! We love this bright teal color and feel it is the perfect color to kick off the spring season. Not quite green, not quite blue, we really feel teal is in its own color category. Along with this beautiful color hitting your eyes all month long, we are featuring a whole new ink line to be announced this Tuesday, March 5th, 2019. So stay tuned for that super fun announcement!
In the meantime, we have a couple of inkpad brands to recommend to add to your teal collection. Try VersaFine Clair in Warm Breeze. It is a beautiful solid stamping ink and will look great for block printing or large surface coverage. If you need a beautiful ink for blending try VersaMagic in Turquoise Gem. The heavy pigment load and long open time are perfect for blending across a background. If you enjoy working with fabric projects then try the Fabrico Marker in Tropical Lagoon.
We hope you try some of these inks, in the meantime here are some sneak peeks for March
I have limited space for craft supplies and am always looking for ways to get multiple uses out of a single supply. One way to accomplish this, for example, is to keep a stash of white paper flowers in different sizes and color them to match your project. This way, you don’t have to make room for multiple packages of pre-colored flowers. See how I create a Rose Gold Dragonfly theme gift tag using several of Imagine and Tsukineko inks.
Skill: Beginner Time: 1 hour
Directions
Step 1
Apply Brilliance Ink to mat, add Shimmer Spray, use to color paper flower. Allow to dry.
Step 2
Repeat step one for multiple flowers.
Step 3
Add dots of clear IrRESISTible Pico Embellisher to flowers. Allow to dry.
Step 4
Apply Brilliance Ink in Pearlescent Coral to the mat, add Shimmer Spray and lay tag down into wet ink. Allow to dry.
Step 5
Stamp diamond pattern, with Brilliance, to sections of tag.
Step 6
Stamp script onto tag with Delicata Golden Glitz.
Step 7
Edge tag with Brilliance.
Step 8
Stamp Dragonfly image and saying with VersaFine CLAIR in Nocturne.
Step 9
Embellish with dots of Tuxedo Black IrRESISTible Pico Embellisher.
Step 10
Apply Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Stix to edge of flowers.
I love to create backgrounds for my cards and using fun techniques to add more interest. To make this fun Valentine’s or love card today I used not only a really fun multi-color stamping technique but also, a SHINY INK PAD!! The Brilliance Pearlescent Coral ink pad was perfect for stamping this background and adding some shine for even more interest on this CAS card!
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share the new Sheer Shimmer Stix with you! These handy, little guys come with dauber heads, so you can apply shimmer easily without the mess of a spray. We also have a new Rose Gold color and it’s *absolutely* gorgeous. Check out my video and see how you can use them to “watercolor” these images within 3 minutes!
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