Creating textures on backgrounds is easy with irRESISTible Texture Spray and Rinea Foiled Paper.
Watch my video tutorial below to see how I did it. Enjoy!
Need a quick and simple background technique for a greeting card? See how I create a patterned background with large sponge daubers and Memento Ink. Sponge daubers are dense foam and can behave like a soft textured circle stamp when inked up heavily. This technique is a perfect start for a card, art journal or even a scrapbook page. The color scheme and options are really endless.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 45 Minutes
Directions
Step 1
Use a large dauber to apply Memento Inks to the card panel.
Step 2
Stamp floral images onto card panel with Memento in Tuxedo Black.
Step 3
Stamp a single flower and leaf image onto a separate piece of cardstock (with same dauber background) and cut out.
Step 4
Enhance single flower/leaf images with Memento Dual Tip Markers.
Step 5
Apply London Fog Memento to Craft Mat and add water; add ink splatters to the card panel.
Step 6
Edge card panel with Memento in London Fog.
Step 7
Use cutting die to die cut decorative strip from Rinea Foil paper.
Step 8
Adhere Rinea foil paper element to the card base.
Step 9
Adhere Single flower/leaf to the card panel with double-sided mounting tape. Highlight with a glitter pen.
Step 10
Double stamp sentiment. First stamp in Angel Pink then again, slightly offset, with Tuxedo Black.
Step 11
Edge card base with Memento in London Fog and Angel Pink.
Rinea foil is a fun product to work with, but because it is a nonporous surface it can be a bit tricky to stencil on. I am sharing three different ways to add stenciling to your foiled projects in my video tutorial today! They’re all different and have different results, so everyone can find something that works for them!
I love stamps as much as the next crafty person. Sometimes, I like to hand draw my own images though. Did you know you can draw your images with Imagine’s irRESISTible Pico Embellisher? IrRESISTible is a texture medium; which adds dimension to your project. It comes with a fine-tipped applicator for writing or making doodles. For the background, I used various All-Purpose Inks to create a watercolor painted look and then drew on top with the Pico Embellisher.
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate Time: 30 minutes
Directions
Step 1
Determine how many colors of All-Purpose Ink. Prepare a water container for each color, so that you do not contaminate the colors; also, avoids running the risk of your ink turning into a mud color. Use a different for each color, or wash the brush between each color if using the same brush.
Step 2
First, wet the area with plain water. Place a small amount of ink into one of the ink wells. Add water to the ink and brush onto the paper.
Step 3
Repeat the same process for each color. Do not blend the colors; just lay them next to each other. Dry the paper.
Step 4
Brush on Creative Medium in order to seal in the All-Purpose Ink. Draw your image using Zeal Teal irRESISTible Pico Embellisher. If you are not used to this medium, first practice drawing on a piece of scratch paper. Always squeeze out the Pico Embellisher onto scratch paper to eliminate the bubbles, before applying to your project. Finally, stamp on sentiment and assemble the card.
This month Imagine and Rinea Foil are teaming up to bring you some amazing projects for the month of August and today I have a fun mermaid scales card for your most Mer-Mazing friend!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1 hour
Directions
Step 1
Place a piece of white cardstock in a stamping aid and place the stamp over the cardstock in the desired position. Close the lid of the stamping aid to affix the stamp to the lid. Pounce VersaFine Nocturne ink over the stamp; close the lid to stamp the image onto the cardstock. Repeat this step if necessary to get a good impression. Leave the stamp affixed to the stamping aid.
Step 2
Use an Exacto knife to cut away several scales from the image.
Step 3
Use sponge daubers to apply Verdant, Paradise and Fantasia inks to the cardstock. Blend the inks where they meet.
Step 4
Use a white gel pen to color in the dots on the scales.
Step 5
Swipe the piece of cardstock with a Stamping Buddy or other anti-static tool. Place the piece of cardstock back into the stamping aid; apply VersaMark ink to the rubber stamp and close the lid to stamp the image over the first.
Step 6
Sprinkle the image with Mboss Sparkle Embossing Powder, shake off excess and return to the pouch. Use a heat tool to melt the embossing powder.
Step 7
Trim several colors of Rinea Foiled Paper to fit the openings in the scale pattern.
Step 8
Affix these pieces to the backside of the card panel. Stamp sentiment onto a piece of vellum using Piano Black StazOn Pigment Ink. Tear away excess paper and affix this to the card using On Point Glue. Affix the card panel to a blue card base using Tear It! Tape.
For today’s card, I used a few VersaMagic DewDrop Inkpads to watercolor and the VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad for stamping the floral image and sentiment. I created a circle pattern background using GooseBumps and a paintbrush. Once the GooseBumps was dry I added the VersaMagic inks on top and the GooseBumps created a resist. I wiped the excess ink with a dry tissue and the white circles looked even prettier. Then I stamped a flower and leaf using VersaFine Onyx Black and colored them using the same VersaMagic Inks. I dabbed the inkpads on the Imagine Craft Mat and then picked up the pigment with a wet brush to color the images. I finished the card by adding a sentiment.
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