Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Fall is right around the corner and I have a fall floral card to share with you today. I decided to do some layered ink blending using shimmery Delicata ink pads. They are pigment-based and mostly used for stamping. However, they ink blend beautifully, too! Be sure to check out the shimmery effects of these ink pads at the end of this post.
Step 1: Stamp the large floral image from Stampin’ Up’s Layers of Beauty set with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad. This color is becoming my favorite for stamping outlines. The soft, neutral tone creates an entirely different feel compared to black image outlines.
Step 2: This particular stamp set coordinates with the Layers of Beauty decorative masks. I started with stencil 1 and ink blended with Delicata Golden Glitz. You could use the full size ink pad or the Quartet ink pad, which includes Golden Glitz, Silvery Shimmer, Celestial Copper, and Bronze Burst.
Step 3: For stencil 2 and 3, I ink blended Bronze Burst and Celestial Copper. These two shades are similar, with Celestial Copper having a redder hue. I thought they contrasted too strongly against the golden base layer, so I ink blended Bronze Burst lightly to the base layer as well.
Step 4: For the leaves, I ink blended VersaMagic Sage for stencil 4 and Hint of Pesto for stencil 5. Once the ink blending is completed, I die cut the floral image and mounted the back with foam tape.
Step 5: I prepared a card base using Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. Then I embossed a 4’’ x 5 ¼’’ panel with Stampin’ Up’s Distressed Tile embossing folder. To create some background depth, I ink blended the corners of the embossed panel with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad.
Step 6: Finally, I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad and added matte white enamel dots from The Rabbit Hole Designs.
Here’s the finished card! I tried to capture the shimmery effects of the Delicata ink pads but the photo does not do it justice. It’s mesmerizing and so pretty in real life, I hope you will give ink blending with Delicata ink pads a try!
Hello crafty friends!, It’s Ceal, here. Today I am going to show you how to create this “Unbelievable” Big Foot birthday card using some VersaFine Clair inks.
Skill Level: Intermediate Time: 30 to 45 minutes
Directions:
Gather your supplies, you will need a masculine stamp set and several colors of blue inks along with a green, brown and black. You will also need a white gel pen.
Step 1: Using a sponge dauber or ink blending tool, blend green ink across the bottom of a white panel cut 4 x 5.25. Next starting with the lightest blue blend a circle in the middle of the panel working your way out, then use the medium blue and the darkest blue last around the outside of the panel.
Step 2: Stamp the tree tops in green, the trunk in brown and the sentiment in black on the panel.
Step 3: Stamp the bigfoot (sasquatch) in black. I stamped the sentiment when I stamped the trees, but you could actually stamp both the sentiment and bigfoot here since they are both in black.
VersaFine Clair Nocturne is the absolute best back. The bigfoot was only stamped once, and he covers the background perfectly.
Step 5: Use a white gel pen to add some stars to the night sky and then adhere this panel on the card base.
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here and I’m excited to share a patterned paper trick with you today. If you like to save scraps of pretty paper, but are unsure how to use them, I highly recommend trying out today’s technique!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 minutes
Step 1: The focal image of today’s card is this butterfly stamp from Watercolor Wings. It’s one of my favorite layering stamp sets of all time. I used Brilliance Sunflower Yellow for the base layer. Then I stamped the second and third layers with VersaMagic Mango Madness and Pumpkin Spice. I did add a fourth layer using Brilliance Galaxy Gold as well (not pictured).
Step 2: Die cut the butterfly images with Bold Butterfly dies. Then adhere the tips of the butterfly die cuts with On Point Glue. This would create a string of butterflies for a surprise pop up mechanism inside the card (next photo).
Step 3: To make the patterned paper background for the card front, trim your patterned paper scraps to 1 x 6’’. Then cut each piece diagonally to create long, triangular shapes. I used Stick It adhesive to cover the entire background panel and adhered the patterned paper pieces on top. However, you could use whichever adhesive you prefer. Once the entire panel is covered, trim off the hanging pieces on the edges.
Step 4: Lastly, adhere the last butterfly along with any additional foliage die cuts. And the card is complete!
Hey everybody! It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a card using a technique that I am calling “faux watercolor” because the end result look like it was water colored to me.
Skill: Beginner Time: 30 minutes
Directions:
Start by gathering your supplies. You will need a A2 card base, a white panel, a panel of tidepool cardstock, several colors of VersaMagic ink, VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink, Memento Tangelo ink, sponge daubers and an embossing folder.
Step 1: Make a dry run of the embossing folder through the die cutting machine.
Step 2: This looks like a hot mess, but I promise it gets better. Using a sponge dauber, color the leaves as desired using VersaMagic inks.
Step 3: Lock the embossed panel back into the folder and generously ink up the debossed side with a dark brown ink. Close the folder and run it through the die cutting machine.
Step 4: Glue the panel down on the card base and add a sentiment. I used a happy birthday die cut.
In today’s post, I am sharing a fun, summer card that features some bold colors!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1 hour
Directions:
Step 1 Color a piece of acetate packaging with both Cottage Ivy Memento marker and Emerald Fabrico marker and then spraying the acetate with water. Press the acetate onto a piece of watercolor paper multiple times, moving the acetate around so add green color around the watercolor paper. Allow the water to dry.
Step 2 Die cut the watercolor smooshed paper with a circular die cut. Add a small dot of Pink Ultimate Pigment Pigment Refill into the raised areas of an embossing powder, and then spray the embossing folder with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray to both help the watercolor paper stay moist (so it won’t tear) while embossing, and to help dilute the condensed pink refill ink. Then sandwich the watercolor paper into the embossing powder and run it through a die cutting machine. After the watercolor paper has dried, ink blend the edge of the circular die cut with Pink VersaColor pigment ink.
Step 3 Die cut another piece of watercolor paper with a slightly larger circular die. Directly press the Pink VersaColor Pigment ink pad onto the watercolor paper. Optional step: Heat emboss the ink with clear embossing powder.
Step 4 (and 4.5) Stamp an image onto watercolor paper with a nature scene with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Using a variety of media to watercolor the image: Celestial Copper Delicata Ink pad mixed with water to color the rocks, Emerald Fabrico marker mixed with water to color the frog and leaves, Bahama Blue Fireworks! Spray to color the sky and water, and Pink Ultimate Pigment Ink Refill to color the flower petals. Finally, color the centers of the flowers with a Dandelion Memento marker.
Step 5 Watercolor smoosh some of the leftover inks from the last step to watercolor smoosh a piece of watercolor paper and then spray the whole thing with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Use some additional color to stamp a text stamp in my stash to add a little interest onto the panel by pressing the stamp into the acetate instead of an ink pad. Repeat the process a few times until you like the amount of extra interest that is added. After everything dried, die cut the watercolor panel.
Step 6 Glue the two circular die cuts (the embossed panel and the larger pink die cut circle) and then glue it onto the watercolor background panel. After the glue dried, the whole thing was die cut again to trim the circular die cuts. The edges were ink blended with more Pink VersaColor Pigment ink. Splatters of the remaining Bahama Blue Fireworks! Spray from the acetate packaging were added to the panel as well.
Step 7 Stamp a sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink.
Optional step: Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Step 8: Die cut sparkly white paper with a slightly larger rectangular die. Glue the main (frog) stamped and die cut image onto the top panel, glue the matte (sparkly larger panel) behind the top panel and then glue everything onto an A2-sized white card base. Glue sequins to the card base.
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