Hello Friends! Katy here and today I am using a variety of products to create this Love You card.
In today’s video tutorial I do some ink blending with VersaFine Clair Verdant and Warm Breeze. I haven’t used these two colors for ink blending before and they blended really well and the colors coordinate perfectly together. I used a heart stencil with VersaFine Clair Paradise to blend over the ink blended panel and then added some Sheer Shimmer Stix in Frost for a bit of shimmer. I also pulled out some irRESISTible Spray in Paris Dusk and Silver to create some splatter. I finished the panel off by die cutting the words love and you with some metallic blue cardstock. Check out the video to see the process in action. I hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by.
In today’s crafting tutorial, we are going to take a quick look at the faux dip dying technique we have been seeing everywhere. We will use VersaMagic Dew Drop ink pads in three analogous colors to obtain that lovely ombre. I love this project for Valentine’s Day but really you can use it for any day, theme, and you can use the technique for a variety of projects.
Hello! Since birthdays happen all year, it’s good to have a big stash of birthday cards at the ready for whenever you need one. Since I love to use stencils, I thought I would use a bunch of them together with many colors of Memento Inks from Imagine.
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I chose a light color and a dark color Memento Ink for each candle of the Big Candle stencil.
Step 1:
Step 1: Use washi or low tack tape to stick down your cardstock and stencil. Mask off any areas that you don’t want your first color of ink on. I masked off the second candle and the flames.
Step 2:
Ink the candles with the lighter color from the pairs you chose. Be sure to mask off the areas that you don’t want your ink to go.
Step 3:
Mask off the candles so that you can ink the flames. I used Dandelion on the entire flame, and then Tangelo on the lower area of the flame.
Step 4:
Choose the stencils you want to decorate each candle with and ink with the darker shades you chose. You must keep the original candle stencil in place so that you only ink the candle. Slip the patterned stencil under the candle stencil to make inking easy. Be sure to mask off the other areas again!
This is what the completed candles look like. You can stop here, if you want, but I kept going to make it even more festive!
Step 5:
Ink a stencil that looks like confetti or sprinkles on top of the entire panel.
Step 6:
Die cut your sentiment. First, I was only going to die cut my “happy birthday” out of purple, but I decided to cut one sentiment out of each main candle color so that I can have a stacked, 3D embellishment. You can glue these together with On Point Glue.
Step 7:
Ink your card base using the lighter colors of Memento Ink, directly from the pad. I worked my way around my palette of colors two times.
Step 8:
Glue the card front and sentiment on to the card base. Optional: Add sequins or rhinestones to the card front with On Point Glue.
Here is the finished card! I love how happy it is, and it can easily work for anyone. It’s fun to work with so many colors and so many patterns of stencils, all on one project. I hope that you break out some of your stencils and try this technique! Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
Hello! Kathy here, creating art for Imagine Crafts! Today’s project is a treat/gift card holder for Valentine’s Day but it is also about ADHESIVES! Adhesives aren’t the focus on most tutorials so let’s change that today.
.Skill Level: Easy
Time to complete: 1 Hour
Directions:
Step 1
Cut 3 pieces of a layering weight, white card stock to 4” x 11”. This will be enough for three holders. You don’t need a heavy weight card stock as we will be scoring, folding and adding a layer of patterned paper.
Step 2
Cut 3 panels of patterned paper to 3.5” x 10.5”. I had this fabulous patterned paper from Kat Scrappiness in my stash which is perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Step 3
Here is where the adhesive comes in! You will attach the patterned paper panels to the white card stock. The Tear It! Tape from Imagine Crafts is SO easy to use. It is a strong double-sided adhesive AND you don’t need to reach for your scissors every time you want a piece. Just tear it! It tears so easy! We will also be using the On Point Glue and I will give you a tip in a second. The On Point Glue comes in a small bottle with a micro tip. The cap of the bottle has a built in pin that fits in the micro tip when you close the cap so it never gets clogged! No more losing those pins!
Step 4
Add your Tear It! Tape to the back of all four panels on all sides. Here’s a tip, pull up only a bit of each back and a bit of On Point Glue to the exposed area. Then flip the panel over and align to your white card panel. This allows some wiggle room for you to align the panels perfectly! Once the patterned panel is aligned press down the areas of exposed adhesive and then gently pull the backing paper off from each side.
Step 5
Now it’s time to score and fold. You will score as indicated above and fold in the manner shown.
Step 6
Now it’s time to add a little decoration! I used a heart die and coordinating stamps. I stamped using VersaColor Cardinal ink. For the sentiment I used VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. Foam tape was added to the lower half of the heart. The reason for this is so the flap of the holder can tuck under the heart. I also added foam tape to the sentiment, adding a bit more dimension to the design. These were SO easy to create and you could change up the design for ANY occasion. I haven’t put anything inside yet. A gift card fit perfectly inside, just add some temporary adhesive to the back of the gift card. You can also adhere a small cellophane bag filled with small treats and adhere it or add a bit of temporary adhesive to the back of a fun-size candy bar! Perfect for Valentine’s Day and Halloween!
I hope you enjoy this card and the tutorial. Thanks for stopping by I appreciate all of you! Please head over to the Imagine Crafts website to see all the beautiful products. Here is the link IMAGINE CRAFTS.
Hello there! Today’s tutorial is using only one type of ink, the Memento. It is one of the most versatile and secure ink that you can use. Memento Ink is ideal to use with alcohol markers or simply to stamp, with solid or lineal stamps. It is also available in markers and liquid, like Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays.
Skill Level: Beginning
Time to Complete: 45 minutes
Directions:
Step 1:
Take a piece of white smooth cardstock and ink well your solid stamp with Memento Ink. In my sample, I am using the Dandelion color. If you want you can use a stamping tool to have a better result or obtain a crispy image.
Step 2:
Select a lineal stamp and place it covering partially the image previously stamped. You can use a different color of Memento Ink to create a contrast. I am using the Rose Bud Memento Ink.
Step 3:
Stamp your sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black.
Step 4:
To enhance special details of your stamped image you can use Memento Markers. I used the same Dandelion color just in a small spaces on the floral image to enhance the details.
Step 5:
As final step, you can embellish your card using Diamonds on different colors. To paste it, I used On Point Glue.
Step 6:
Resize the decorative layer and paste it over a card base using Tear It! Tape.
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