Hello crafty friends! It’s Ceal, here. Today I’m sharing a fun card using this humorous stamp and water coloring it with Memento Inks.
Skill Level: Beginner Time: 30 minutes
Directions: Gather your supplies. You will need a outline stamp, I used one by Unity Stamp Co. You will need several colors of dye inks. The inks must be a dye ink like Memento to react with water. You will also need a pigment ink VersaFine Clair to stamp the image so it will not react with the water. The last thig you will need is a water brush or paintbrush.
Step 1: Stamp the image using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink
Step 2: Using a Water brush, color in your image. I used Peanut Brittle and Cantaloupe Memento ink for the kitty
Step 3: Using a water brush finish coloring your image. I used Teal Zeal to color the coffee cup.
Step 4: Using a stitched die, cut out the panel and stamp the sentiment under the image. To finish the card, I used a piece of patterned paper as a mat and adhered the panel to it and then t the base.
Other Supplies: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 120Lb Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Patterned Paper from Lawn Fawn MISTI Stamp Platform – My Sweet Petunia Pissy Kitty Stamp Set – Unity Stamp Co Stitched Rectangle Die – My Favorite Things
Hello crafty friends! In today’s project, we are going to use Memento inks to make this fun watercolor coffee card.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 15 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 First, cut out a piece of mixed media paper or watercolor paper.
Put it in the stamping tool and secure it with magnets. Using a stamping tool is recommended for stamping multiple times on the same spot.
For this watercolor multi-color technique, using a solid stamp will give better results. Add the stamp on the paper and then pick it up with the stamping tool lid.
Add each Memento ink on the stamp using a sponge dauber. Blend the color as you add it to the stamp. You can repeat this step for couple times until you get the best color blending you like.
Step 2 After getting the color blending you like on the stamped image, remove it from the stamping tool.
Dab each color on the craft mat and lightly spray it with water. Pick up each color with a brush and add it to the watercolor paper around each matching color to make it look like the color bleeds out and spread on the paper.
After that, pick up the watercolor paint again, and add some lightly splatters around each color. Dry the watercolor coffee mug image with a craft heat gun.
Step 3 When the watercolor image is dry, cut it with a rectangle die. Or you can use any frame or nesting die you have in your stash.
This is the background mat for the card.
Step 4 Add some of the Tear It! Double-sided tape on the back of the cut out background mat. Make sure to cover each edge to get a better result and flatten the mat on the card.
Remove the adhesive paper and add the background mat on the card. Firmly press to smooth out the paper on the card and the adhesive will stick permanently.
Step 5 You can embellish the card with some gems or sequins.
On Point Glue is the best glue to add some sequins on this card. It dries permanently right away on dry surface like on this card background.
Simply just dab a dot of glue on the craft mat, pick up a sequin with tweezers, dib it into the glue lightly, and add it to the card.
Love how this card turned out. Simple, quick, and fun technique to add texture watercolor look background using multiple color inks on the stamped image.
Also, this is a mail-friendly card you can send out to your coffee-loving craft friend at any time.
I hope you’ll like the watercolor coffee card today and give this technique a try with your own twist. Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Have a fabulous day!
In today’s post, I made a card featuring earthy colors.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions
Step 1: Spray a piece of watercolor paper with Rich Cocoa and Potter’s Clay Fireworks! Spray.
Step 2: Die cut the sprayed panel with a panel die.
Step 3: Spray the same panel with Copper Shimmer Spritz spray.
Step 4: Stamp another piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. I chose to heat emboss the image with clear embossing powder.
Step 5: Color the image. I used a variety of mediums mixed with water to color the image. – I colored the rooster jar with Jumbo Java VersMagic Chalk Ink mixed with water. – The salt and pepper shaker tops, the egg holder and spoon with Cloudy Sky StazOn Studio Glaze mixed with water. – The rooster’s comb and wattles plus the flowers and the pink parts of the napkin with Pink VersaColor Pigment ink refill mixed with water. – Potter’s Clay Fireworks! Spray mixed with water was used to paint the toast, the napkin, the egg and the background. – I used a yellow glitter brush marker to color the beak, butter, and the center of the flowers. – I painted some Copper Shimmer Spray over the rooster. Finally, I added some sparkle with a sparkle pen on the salt and pepper shakers.
Step 6: After the stamped image dried, die cut the stamped image with the corresponding die. (Optional step: Die cut a scrap piece of cardstock and glue this scrap die cut behind the stamped and colored layer for dimension and strength.)
Step 7: I used my paper trimmer to trim the panel. I then ran my Jumbo Java VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the edges of the panel to create a border.
Step 8: Stamp a sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper. If desired, heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Then trim the sentiment strip.
Step 9: Run the Jumbo Java VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the edges of the sentiment to create a border.
Step 10: Die cut a piece of white glitter cardstock. Glue the white die cut glitter cardstock onto the background panel. Glue the breakfast scene (the main stamped image) over the white glitter cardstock. Then glue the sentiment onto the lower corner of the panel. Let the glue dry.
Step 11: Glue the whole panel onto an A2-sized white card base.
Step 12: Glue sequins around the main stamped image to finish the card.
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here and I’m excited to share a patterned paper trick with you today. If you like to save scraps of pretty paper, but are unsure how to use them, I highly recommend trying out today’s technique!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 minutes
Step 1: The focal image of today’s card is this butterfly stamp from Watercolor Wings. It’s one of my favorite layering stamp sets of all time. I used Brilliance Sunflower Yellow for the base layer. Then I stamped the second and third layers with VersaMagic Mango Madness and Pumpkin Spice. I did add a fourth layer using Brilliance Galaxy Gold as well (not pictured).
Step 2: Die cut the butterfly images with Bold Butterfly dies. Then adhere the tips of the butterfly die cuts with On Point Glue. This would create a string of butterflies for a surprise pop up mechanism inside the card (next photo).
Step 3: To make the patterned paper background for the card front, trim your patterned paper scraps to 1 x 6’’. Then cut each piece diagonally to create long, triangular shapes. I used Stick It adhesive to cover the entire background panel and adhered the patterned paper pieces on top. However, you could use whichever adhesive you prefer. Once the entire panel is covered, trim off the hanging pieces on the edges.
Step 4: Lastly, adhere the last butterfly along with any additional foliage die cuts. And the card is complete!
Hello! I’m Alison Heikkila and I have a fun coffee-themed card to share today that uses a bunch of inks from Imagine and an unexpected tool. I hope you get some ideas for how you can create this card in your own way.
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Skill Level: Intermediate Time to Complete: 30 Minutes, plus drying time
That was fun! I hope you enjoyed all of these different techniques. I’ll have another video for Imagine soon. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
I’m a heavily caffeinated cat lady who has an enormous collection of cat and/or coffee themed crafting products. Stenciling or stamping on patterned paper is a great way to extend the papers versatility.
Skill Level: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Instructions:
Step 1: Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Coffee Cat Clear Set twice — once onto a 3” x 5” panel of Classic Crest cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Use Copic markers to color the cat. Fussy-cut the repositionable sticker paper version of the cat and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
Step 2: Place a magnet sheet between folded paper. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the paper-covered magnet. Place low-tack tape horizontally .75” from the base of the image panel.
Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the tape onto the image panel to ground the cat image.
Step 3: Use low-tack tape to secure the Floor Perspective Stencil over the magnet onto the paper-covered magnet. Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Tuxedo Black Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and the stencil.
Step 4: Use low-tack tape to secure the Bubbles Stencil to the image panel. Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink and Summer Sky Memento Inks over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and stencil. Set the image panel aside.
Step 5: Place low-tack tape vertically 3.5” from the left edge of a 7” x 5” piece of paw-print patterned paper. Use magnets and tape to secure the Tea Party Stencil over the left side of the image panel.
Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink, Summer Sky, and Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the stencil’s teacups onto the patterned paper. Wipe the stencil.
Step 6: Use a Sponge Dauber to New Sprout and Dandelion Memento Ink over the stencil’s dots onto the patterned paper.
Clean and dry the stencil, then repeat Steps #5 and 6 to stencil the right side of the patterned paper.
Step 7: Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the layers of the card.
Here’s the finished card!
Step 8: Place the finished card onto the base of the stamping platform. Position the sentiment from the Coffee Cat Stamp Set towards the top of the image panel. Use VersaFine Nocturne Ink stamp the sentiment.
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