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Mixed Media Birthday Card

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello Friends,
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a fun background technique with you that even a child can create. This is a Mixed Media project. Does the word mixed media have you thinking I can’t make a mixed meda card? It used to for me but honestly mixed media is simply a card made with two different mediums, so this one is shaving cream and ink. Don’t let the word mixed media scare you.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 45 Minutes

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need a sentiment die cut of your choosing, some foaming shaving cream (gel will not work, some re inkers in different colors, a paper plate, a toothpick and some water friendly paper.

Step 1:
Add shaving cream to the paper plate.

Step 2:
Add drops of re inkers to the shaving cream. I used 5 different colors.

Step 3:
Using a tooth pick, swirl the colors around.

Step 4:
Place water friendly paper (I used Bristol Vellum) face down into the shaving cream.  Wipe off with paper towel. The results will look like the next photo and as a added bonus, it will smell so good.

Step 5:
Cut the sentiment out of White cardstock and the backer out of a coordinating color of cardstock. Adhere them together and add to the front of the card.

Craft Supplies:

Imagine Products
Memento Re-Inkers:
– Bahama Blue
– Summer Sky
– Teal Zeal
– Lulu Lavender
– Lilac Posies
Tear-It!Tape

Other Products
Paper Plate
Toothpick
Shaving Cream
Happy Birthday Word die- Simon Says Stamp
Misti stamping tool

How to Make a Floral Birthday Card

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By Von Marie

Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my newest video using colorful inks to use with stencils. Memento inks are really perfect for inking and stamping. I used Memento Dew inks to stencil some pretty florals and leaves. The video will have more details. I hope you enjoy. Thank you for watching.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 Mins.

Products Used:

• 100lb white Hammermill Paper
• A2 Card Base
• Glass Board and magnets
• Glue
• Die-cutting Machine
• Heat Tool
• Foam Tape
• Scissors
• Sequins

Imagine Products

Memento Dew Drops: New Sprout, Rose Bud and Dandelion

Espresso Truffle

VersaMark ink pad

Mboss Embossing Powder Gold

On Point Glue

Sponge Dauber

Other Products Used

• Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Blossoms Stamp and Coordinating Stencils

• Simon Says Stamp Splendid Leaves Circle Frame Embossing Folder

• Kat Scrappiness Platinum Gold Glitter Sequins

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR
Any stamps, inks, and or Embossing Folder.
You can watch how to create this Birthday Card Click Here

Make a Sweet Birthday Card with VersaMagic Pastel Ink Pads

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By Jessica Lin –

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 minutes

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Today I am sharing a birthday card using one of my favorite ink pads – VersaMagic. They have great pastel colors that are just perfect for sorbet and ice cream images.

Step 1:
The first color I chose is VersaMagic Pixie Dust – it reminds me of the classic strawberry ice cream. I used it to stamp the ice cream scoop image from Stampin’ Up’s Sweet Ice Cream set.

Step 2:
Then I used VersaMagic Sea Breeze to stamp my second scoop of ice cream. You will notice that the ice cream image is not entirely solid. I really like the “watercolor” look it gives off.

Step 3:
For my last scoop of ice cream, I used VersaMagic Thatched Straw. A soft yellow like this is hard to find in the ink pad world. I have yet to find a similar hue as soft as this color.

Step 4:
Once the stamped images are left to dry for 5-10 minutes, I punched them out with the coordinating Ice Cream Cone Builder punch.

Step 5:
For the ice cream cones, I used VersaMagic Gingerbread and Sahara Sand. The darker one on top is stamped with Gingerbread, and the two lighter ones on the bottom are stamped with Sahara Sand.

Step 6:
I decided to heat emboss the sentiment on vellum to match the soft, pastel palette of the card. I stamped the “Happy Birthday” stamp with VersaMark Dazzle Champagne and heat embossed with white Mboss powder.

Step 7:
To complete the card, I adhered all of the elements onto a card panel that I embossed with Stampin’ Up Painted Texture embossing folder. I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial and have a sweet day!

Products Used:

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Sweet Ice Cream
  • Stampin’ Up! – Punch – Ice Cream Cone Builder
  • Stampin’ Up! – Embossing Folder – Painted Texture

How to Use Walnut Inks to Create a Mixed Media Birthday Card

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By Katy Ingram

– Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video! In todays video I create a mixed media birthday card with Walnut Inks, dies and some copper Delicata ink. I add some twine and pop up my sentiment with some foam. All key elements to creating a beautiful mixed media card. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching. 

– Skill: intermediate, advanced
– Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products
Walnut Inks : Cornflower and Willow
Delicata Ink – Celestial Copper

Other Products Used

Hot Pressed Watercolor paper
Script Stamp
Palm Frond Die-The Greetery- Any Large and small Leaf dies will do.
Ivory/Natural Cardstock
Barely Gray Card Base
Twine
Happy Birthday Sentiment Strip

Stamp a Gender-Neutral Birthday Card with VersaFine Clair Inks

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By Jessica Lin

Skill: Beginner
Time: 20 minutes

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. I am always looking for ways to create gender-neutral birthday cards, and I am so excited to share a beginner-friendly version today. This plant stamp set has some punny sentiments for Valentine’s Day, too. Some of the phrases are perfect for all-occasions, which makes this set so versatile to pair up with the potted plants images.

Step 1:
Stamp the succulent plant with VersaFine Clair Grass Green ink pad. For the pot, use VersaFine Clair Sand Dune. Stamp another succulent image on a post-it note and fussy cut the image for masking in step 2. Tip: Stamp on the sticky edge of the post-it note so that the fussy cut image will turn into a temporary sticker

Step 2:
Mask the stamped succulent image with the fussy cut sticky note. Then stamp the second plant pot with VersaFine Clair Verdant and Acorn. Masking the succulent plant creates the illusion that it sits in front of the second plant pot. I did not overlap the two plants very much, but you could stamp the two closer together to emphasize the spatial arrangement.

Step 3:
For the third cactus plant, stamp with VersaFine Clair Green Oasis and Pinecone. I love the different shades of greens and browns in the VersaFine Clair line; they complement each other so well.

Step 4:
Lastly, stamp the outline images with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad. The super cute pun sentiment was also stamped with the same ink.

Step 5:
Trim the stamped card panel to 3 ½’’ x 4 ¾’’. Adhere it to a 3 ¾’’ x 5’’ piece of green cardstock, then adhere both layers to a cardbase with foam tape.

Step 6:
For the final finishing touch, add a few enamel drops from Doodlebug Sprinkles Limeade.

Products Used:

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • iCrafter – Stamps – Positively Plants
  • Stampin’ Up! – Cardstock – Pear Pizzazz
  • Neenah – Cardstock – Desert Storm
  • Foam Tape
  • Doodlebug – Enamel Dots – Sprinkles Limeade

Make a Lavender Birthday Card

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By Jessica Lin

Skill: Beginner
Time: 20 minutes

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Today I have a beginner friendly birthday card to share with you. Most of my creations involve die cutting or dry embossing using a die cutting machine. So today, I decided to go back to the basics and create a card that focuses on stamping.

Step 1:
I will be using VersaFine Clair ink pads to stamp all of the images today. For the outline, I used Nocturne. This is my favorite black ink pad because the stamped images are always crisp and dark.

Step 2:
Then I stamped the lavender overlay image with VersaFine Clair Lilac Bloom. The stamp set I am using today is called Lots of Lavender from Stampin’ Up. It’s a simple layering stamp set that is very forgiving for beginners; the overlay stamps have loose, watercolor-like shapes so you don’t have to line up to the outline image exactly.

Step 3:
I decided to add a different purple tone to the lavender layer. I inked up the same stamp using VersaFine Clair Very Peri, only this time, I inked up only the edges of the stamp. This way, you can create an image that has duo-tone effects. I think these two purple shades complement each other so perfectly.

Step 4:
I used the same duo-tone technique and stamped the leaves and stems with VersaFine Clair Verdant first, then with VersaFine Clair Avocado. For the bow, I stamped with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune.

Step 5:
Finally, I stamped the “happy birthday” sentiment with VersaFine Clair Nocturne, added a few enamel dots, and the card is complete!

Supplies Used:

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Lots of Lavender
  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Happiness Abounds (for the sentiment stamp)
  • Doodlebug Sprinkles Enamel Dots