Sometimes you just need a quick card or even 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: 30 minutes
Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here! Today, I am sharing a snowflake shaker ornament that you can use to decorate your gifts and/or Christmas tree. To create this, I am using a shaker dimension set with a snowflake design, VersaMark Clear Ink and Mboss Blue Icicle. Like this set came with a piece of acetate sheet to cover the free areas, I made it like a shaker piece adding some sprinkles.
Skill: Advanced
Time: 30 minutes
Ink one of the sides of your or the ornament directly with the VersaMark Inkpad. Cover it with your selection of Mboss color. I used the Blue Icicle.
Melt the powder with the heat tool. And repeat the process twice or three times to give more dimension to your ornament.
Cut a piece of card stock with the same shape or your ornament and apply over it some touches of Frost Sheer Shimmer Stix. Let the paper dry naturally.
Paste the base shape or double-sided foam tape onto the inked shape. Add your fillers, it could be sequins, sprinkles, beads or whatever you want. Adhere the clear acetate on top with liquid glue and cover it with the embossed design. Finalize your ornament adding a tie or pasting it to your gift. You can try different designs and different colors of Mboss to add your personal touch! Thank you for stopping by and see you soon!
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
Happy Holidays everyone! We hope the Holiday and Christmas season is treating you all well. We are excited about what the holidays bring and all the crafting inspiration that comes with it. Be on the lookout for our tutorials featuring holiday cards, ornaments and wrapping paper as well as the announcement for our 2020 Design Team.
Some of the Must-Haves inks for the holidays include VersaFine Clair in Nocturne, Sheer Shimmer in Sparkle and Frost, and the color of your choice in VersaColor or Memento inks. Be sure to head over to these shop pages and check out our selection.
Since we cannot post all the cards for December right away and fast forward through the month to all the good stuff, we thought we would do a recap of some of our favorite cards and holiday crafts. See these projects on the Make section of our website. Click on Season and then on the Christmas link to browse through more!
This simple Mason Jar Holiday Card by Arjita Singh shows a lovely rustic winter effect. See more on the Make section >
Create light-up holiday houses with Jennifer Vanderbeek. See the full tutorial on Make Section >
Dress up a kraft cookie bag with a star stamp and embossing powder. See the full tutorial on the Make section >
And if you do not know where to begin then try a very easy Christmas card featuring VersaFine Clair. Beginner Guide on Make section >
Very soon it is the time of the year again when we start wrapping Christmas gifts for our loved ones. A handmade gift tag makes the present even more special; it delivers a heartfelt message that the receiver is important to you. These adorable Christmas penguins by Joy Clair are the perfect addition to your personalized message. Just start by punching a pile of tags from leftover cardstock pieces, and soon you will have a pile of gift tags ready to spread out the Christmas feeling to your friends and family!
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Time: 1 hour
Punch or hand-cut gift tags from light blue cardstock.
Cut a wave shape from fun foam. Attach to an acrylic block using double-sided tape. Stamp a snowy hill shape on each tag using white StazOn Pigment ink.
Stamp Christmas penguins on white paper with black ink. Color with markers or color pencils. Cut around the edges. To make the fuzzy cutting quick and easy you can cut out the little details on the wings and feet; those parts will be re-stamped later on the tag background.
Stamp the penguins on the tags using black VersaFine Clair.
Glue the fuzzy cut images on the tags, aligning the fuzzy cut and stamped penguin images. Decorate with a white gel pen.
• StāzOn Pigment – Snowflake
• Memento – Tuxedo Black
• VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
• Craft Mat
• Joy Clair Stamps – Christmas Penguin
• Fiskars Tag punch
• Cardstock in light blue
• Piece of fun foam
• Double-sided tape. Glue
• Acrylic markers
• White gel pen
• Acrylic block for stamping
• Scissors
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
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