The new StazOn Pigment ink is here!! Yay! I am so excited to share this wonderful new ink with you! I can hardly contain myself. I made a simple, springtime, gnome card to show you some of the versatility of this new ink. I stamped Peacock Feathers on kraft cardstock and Lemon Drop on a metal tag and both look great! This ink will work on porous and non-porous surfaces, dries quickly, and is OPAQUE, and sooo crisp! I really don’t know what else you need… Ok, I’m done gushing…for now. 🙂
This card was inspired by my cat. An awesome, adorable orange tabby named O’Malley. If you first looked at the picture of this card and noticed the sentiment “happiness is…” and your answer was orange tabbies; that is the right answer, of course, lol! I made this card in a monochromatic style by inking spots of yellow and orange Memento inks, then added a layer of Orange Zest StazOn Studio Glaze. The glaze covers the paper with a nice vibrant, translucent color. I find that it unifies the background nicely. Perfect for my unified looking orange cats card.
Skill:Â Intermediate Time: 30 minutes
Directions
Step 1
Ink random spots of the Dandelion then the Cantaloupe Memento inks with the Inkblusher.
Step 2
Ink random spots of Tangelo then Lady Bug Memento inks with the Inkblusher.
Step 3
Squeeze a line of the Orange Zest StazOn Studio Glaze. Using a plastic scraper or an old credit scrape the glaze across the paper.
Step 4
After painting and inking the background, stamp the sentiment; cut to the desired size and assemble card.
I have used one of my all-time favorite Rose stamp for today’s card project. I love this stamp because of its realistic layering effect. To achieve this beautiful layering I used a couple of ink types today. I used the Memento Inkpads, our brand new Stazon Pigment inks, Radiant Neon inkpad, and VersaMagic inkpads & I was very happy to see the final outcome and the way they all work together.
I love to create fun backgrounds with new techniques to be the main focal point on my cards. In this video, I’m sharing a really fun and creative way to use the All-Purpose Inks from Imagine to create one of a kind backgrounds! And all you need is a straw!!
I have limited space for craft supplies and am always looking for ways to get multiple uses out of a single supply. One way to accomplish this, for example, is to keep a stash of white paper flowers in different sizes and color them to match your project. This way, you don’t have to make room for multiple packages of pre-colored flowers. See how I create a Rose Gold Dragonfly theme gift tag using several of Imagine and Tsukineko inks.
Skill: Beginner Time: 1 hour
Directions
Step 1
Apply Brilliance Ink to mat, add Shimmer Spray, use to color paper flower. Allow to dry.
Step 2
Repeat step one for multiple flowers.
Step 3
Add dots of clear IrRESISTible Pico Embellisher to flowers. Allow to dry.
Step 4
Apply Brilliance Ink in Pearlescent Coral to the mat, add Shimmer Spray and lay tag down into wet ink. Allow to dry.
Step 5
Stamp diamond pattern, with Brilliance, to sections of tag.
Step 6
Stamp script onto tag with Delicata Golden Glitz.
Step 7
Edge tag with Brilliance.
Step 8
Stamp Dragonfly image and saying with VersaFine CLAIR in Nocturne.
Step 9
Embellish with dots of Tuxedo Black IrRESISTible Pico Embellisher.
Step 10
Apply Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Stix to edge of flowers.
I love to create backgrounds for my cards and using fun techniques to add more interest. To make this fun Valentine’s or love card today I used not only a really fun multi-color stamping technique but also, a SHINY INK PAD!! The Brilliance Pearlescent Coral ink pad was perfect for stamping this background and adding some shine for even more interest on this CAS card!
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