Sometimes you just need a quick card or even a set of cards to give as a gift. This background is the perfect way to create those at this time of year! And all you need is cardstock, painter’s tape, and an ink pad!
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 15 minutes
Create a Winter Wonderland background using Clear Artist Creative Medium, StazOn Pigment ink, and clear glitter. I love how the sparkly background shows off the Joy Clair Christmoose.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 75 minute
Stamp tree image (from the Joy Clair – Merry Christmoose set) onto a 4 ¾” x 4 ¾” card panel using StazOn ink. Stamp Koala Grey in the back and Shamrock Green in front.
Once the ink dries, apply a coat of Clear Artist Creative Medium over card panel.
Apply clear glitter over wet medium. Allow medium to dry.
Spray panel with Sheer SHIMMER Craft Spray – Sparkle.
Stamp Christmoose and Merry Christmoose saying onto a separate piece of white card stock.
Trim saying to 2 ½” x 1 ¼” in size. Edge panel with StazOn Pigment – Piano Black.
Apply VersaMagic ink directly to craft matte, add water and use wet ink as watercolors to paint the Christmoose image.
Add Creative Medium to the fluff of the Christmoose’s hat, apply clear glitter.
Fussy cut Christmoose.
Apply more Creative Medium to bottom of the Christmoose’s feet, add glitter.
Adhere panel to the card front. Cut a ½” by 4 ½” piece of decorative paper and adhere to top of the card.
Adhere saying over a decorative strip of paper and embellish both sides with jewels.
• Creative Artist Medium – Clear
• StazOn Pigment Ink – Piano Black, Shamrock Green, Koala Grey
• Sheer SHIMMER Craft Spray – Sparkle
• VersaMagic Inkpad – Jumbo Java, Pumpkin Spice, Red Magic, Piano Black
• Memento Ink – London Fog
• Joy Clair Stamps– Merry Christmoose
• Cardstock – White
• Recollections – Fireside Paper pad
• Bo Bunny – Double Dot Jewels
• Paintbrush
A monochromatic color scheme can produce a lovely outcome; especially when framed with White MBoss Embossing powder.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 60 minutes
Color a 5” x 5” white cardstock panel with Fireworks! Cottage Ivy spray.
Edge panel with VersaFine Clair Rain Forest.
With a VersaMark Watermark stamp pad, stamp the floral image onto corners of a 4 ¾” x 4 ¾” white cardstock panel.
Cover VersaMark stamped Image with White MBoss Embossing Powder and heat to set.
Apply VersaMagic in Hint of Pesto to a craft mat, add water and use wet ink to color floral image (using a paintbrush).
Spray panel with Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Sparkle. Allow drying.
Edge panels with Memento Ink in London Fog.
Stamp center of the panel with the sentiment using VersaFine Clair in Nocturne, Rain Forest.
Layer panels onto a 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” card base and embellish with adhesive pearl.
Watercolor is a struggle for me, not to mention no-line watercolor. Today, I wanted to share a really easy way to create the look of no-line watercolor with water-based Memento markers and Joy Clair Stamps! Anyone can do this!
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 minutes
Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here! Today, I am sharing the double stamping with Memento Ink. One of the most versatile inks are Memento, they come in multiples shades and you can easily coordinate and found colors in between. I am featuring the stamp set Fall Leaves from Joy Clair. This month we are working together and you can find a lot of inspiration with the two brands in our corresponding blogs.
Stamp the solid image of the leaves with the lightest color of your Memento Ink. I used New Sprout and a stamping tool to stamp several images at once, but you can use an acrylic block to make the same. With the two darker colors of Memento Ink stamp the lines inside of the first images stamped. I used Bamboo Leaves and Cottage Ivy Memento colors.
Resize your layer and paste it with double-sided foam tape over your card base. To cut mine, I used the large Embossed Edge Square Frame from Kat Scrappiness. In a separate piece of paper, stamp the sentiment, “Give Thanks”. I used one sentiment included on the stamp set Fall Greetings from Joy Clair and Cottage Ivy Memento Ink. Finalize your card adding a colorful frame. I used Marigold/Gold Glossy Rinea Foiled Paper and embossed edge square die cuts from Kat Scrappiness to create mine.
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Color of the Month for November is Hunter Green. We feel this color is a perfect segway between Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday season. We love dark rich greens inks and Tsukineko certainly has a great number of inks to choose from in this color hue. For a solid stamping ink try VersaFine in Rain Forest, VersaColor in Evergreen makes a nice blending ink with a sponge dauber and if you need a green with a bit of shine then don’t forget Delicata in Emerald Green.
November is also exciting because we are collaborating with Joy Clair Stamps this month. See the Joy Clair website for more information on their stamp sets.
Lindsay Adreon creates matching Christmas Cards
Lori Warren uses a cute Moose Stamp for a Holiday card.
Melissa Andrew uses this super cute sloth as a theme for a card.
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