Hello crafty friends! It’s Ceal here. Each year I have my family over to celebrate July 4th and I send out invitations, this is the invitation for this year, and I am sharing how I made it.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 to 45 minutes
Directions:
You will need to gather the following supplies. Red and blue ink, stamp/stencil set, celebrate word die cut, VersaMark ink Hologram MBoss embossing powder.
Step 1: Prepare the paper by using a anti-static tool, then ink up the background stamp (fireworks background used here)with VersaMark ink and stamp on panel.
Step 2: Cover the panel with Hologram Mboss embossing powder and melt with heat tool.
Step 3: Using a large dauber along with the stencil color the layers in red and blue, I used red for layer 1 and blue for layer 2.
Step 4: Cut out the word celebrate, cover with VersaMark ink using the pad directly to the word, or a sponge dauber.
Step 5: Cover the celebrate die with Mboss Hologram embossing powder and melt with heat gun.
Other supplies: Neenah Solar White 80lb and 120lb Fireworks background Stamp/Stencil Combo – Taylored Expressions Celebrate Word Die –My Favorite Things
Hi everyone! Are you ready to celebrate the Fourth of July? I made a sparkly, light-up card to celebrate the occasion. It’s been a while since I heat embossed with colorful embossing powders and I truly miss this simple and fun technique. Be sure to check out the supply list at the end to see the colors I used!
Skill Level: Advanced Time: 1 hour
Step 1: Stamp one image from MFT’s Festive Fireworks set with VersaMark ink pad. Then pour on embossing powder with the color of your choice. Repeat the steps if you would like to use different colors of embossing powders, making sure to heat set the powder before moving on to the next color. The colors I used today are Mboss – Valentine, Lucky Stars, Princess Party, and Shimmering Night Sky (not pictured here).
Step 2: Use Brilliance – Galaxy Gold ink pad to stamp the layering images. I used a stamp positioning tool so that I could restamp a couple of times and get good ink coverage. The gold stamped images look so well against the black background, don’t you think?
Step 3: I decided to add interactive elements to make this card even more festive! I used Chibitronics LED light stickers to create the light up circuit. If you are interested in making a light up card, feel free to check out the step-by-step video tutorial on my YouTube channel “Craft with Jessica V. Lin” and search for “How to Make a Fireworks Light Up Card with BLACK Cardstock”.
Step 4: For some finishing touches, I splattered some Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray to the background. I used the brush-over-acrylic-block flicking method, but you could use the spray nozzle to add a fine mist of shimmer as well. Then I adhered some sequins with On-Point Glue, and that completes the card!
Let’s make a summer wedding card with Memento and Golden Glitz Delicata Inks!
Skill Level: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Instructions:
Step 1: Use a stamping platform and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink to stamp the Arty Hearts Collage Cling Stamp onto white cardstock.
Step 2: Use a stamping platform and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink to stamp the wedding rings from the Accessorize Clear Stamp Set twice — once onto 140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock and once onto repositionable label paper.
Step 3: Apply Clear MBoss Powder to the stamped image, dump the excess back into the packet, and heat set the image.
Step 4: Add a few drops of Golden Glitz Delicata Ink to a small container. Dilute with a few drops of water.
Step 5: Use a brush to paint the wedding rings with diluted Golden Glitz Delicata ink. Set aside.
Step 6: Place the Arty Hearts Stencil over the image stamped in Step 1. Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Summer Sky, Danube Blue, Lulu Lavender, Lilac Posies, Dandelion, and Tangelo Memento through the stencil onto the stamped hearts on the image panel. Set aside.
Steps 7A and 7B: Smoosh Summer Sky Memento Ink onto a piece of acetate packaging. Mist the acetate with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol, then smoosh onto the right side of a piece of white cardstock.
Clean the acetate, then repeat this process using Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Danube Blue, and Dandelion Memento Inks until you’re happy with the ink coverage on the panel.
Safety Note: Please be sure to have good ventilation via an open window to minimize your exposure to alcohol fumes.
Step 8: Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the Wedding Rings from Step 2. Place atop the image. Use low-tack tape to secure the small rectangle die from the Specimen Thinlits Die Set onto the image panel. Run the die through your cutting machine.
Step 9: Keeping the image panel in the die, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Angel Pink Memento Ink over the die onto the die-cut, which will leave a thin white border around the pink
Step 10: Place the die-cut onto the base of a stamping platform. Ink the “Congratulations” stamp from the More Classic Sentiments Clear Stamp Set with Nocturne VersaFine Clair and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
Step 11: Adhere the heart-stamped and stenciled panel (Steps 1 and 6) onto the left side of the smooshed ink panel (Step 7). Add a foil border sticker to cover the seam.
Use a Sponge Dauber to edge the heart image panel and the rings/sentiment die-cut with Golden Glitz Delicata Ink.
Step 12: Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the card front to a white A2 card.
Welcome back to Imagine’s blog. Today, I am going to show everyone how you can get more out of your embossing folders by adding some ink!
Skill Level: Beginner Time: Approximately 30 minutes
Directions:
Step 1 Create your card base by taking a piece of white cardstock measuring 10” x 7” and score it down the middle at 5”.
Step 2 To create the colored embossed background, you will need the folder you chose. I am using the Leafy folder with VersaMagic Dew Drop in “Hint of Pesto” and “Tea Leaves”.
Step 3 Simply take the ink and wipe and/or dab it all over the folder.
Step 4 Once you are done run it through your diecut machine so the ink is pressed onto the paper. The beauty of this is that you can additional colors and simply add more color if you want a darker look.
Step 5 You will mat your background onto a piece of cardstock. I chose Putty to go along with the greenery. I am showing the mat before the color for better visibility.
Step 6 Use a Wood Flourish Frame
Step 7 Using your Dew Drop like a dauber simply sponge on some color this will bring out the green background.
Step 8 Add a diecut for the focal point, along with a sentiment to complete the card.
Other Products Kaisercraft : Wooden Flourishes Mintay Papers – Bohemian Wedding Collection – Embellishments Spellbinders: Leafy (Embossing Folder) Paper Roses: So Extra Black 1.0 Sentiments Hammermill : White Cardstock My Colors : Putty Cardstock
I recently shared a project using rich Brilliance Pigment Inks and a friend asked how they looked on black cardstock. I decided that it was a great idea to swatch them so that I’d have a reference.
Skill Level: Beginner Time: 30 minutes
Instructions:
I had a scrap of black mixed media cardstock leftover from a project. I used a Sponge Dauber or foam applicator to apply the inks singly or in combination onto black cardstock, then labeled them with a white gel pen and/or a purple Sharpie pen when the white didn’t show on the silver. I heat set after each application to avoid contaminating my ink pads.
Notes and Observations about Brilliance Ink:
Re-applying another layer of ink after heat setting intensified the opacity and metallic properties of the ink on black cardstock. I’d imagine building up several layers would continue to enhance the inks.
The bottom right hand corner of the cardstock was smashed. Applying metallic ink over the crush mark emphasized that textural component! Cool!
I applied Starlite Silver and Starlite Black Inks to a Gel Press with a brayer, then pulled a print with black cardstock, which resulted in a lovely silvery mottled metallic finish. Again, a second layer of ink deepened the silver and improved the coverage.
FYI: You can apply Brilliance Metallic inks over white chalk finish acrylic paint and over white gesso, which means you can use it on a variety of surfaces. I have not tried Metallic Brilliance Inks over transparent and/or black gesso or Matte Medium. Those will be experiments for another day.
Lastly, VersaMagic Inks can be applied over the Brilliance Metallic Inks and yield a nice matte finish.
Hello! It’s Alison Heikkila. In my latest YouTube video for Imagine, we’re going to create a sunset with Fireworks! Sprays. These pigmented sprays also have mica in them, which help you to achieve beautiful shiny effects. Creating backgrounds with these are really fun, and we’ll use a couple of techniques to do it.
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Skill Level: Intermediate Time to Complete: 40 minutes
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