Hello everyone! Today I’m sharing a fun coffee themed square card featuring stamping, stenciling, and the gorgeous new VersaFine Clair inks. I love how easy it is to mix these vibrant colors to create a bright, playful design. Be sure to watch the video for all the tips and techniques. Thanks so much for joining me!
Other Products: • Spellbinders Retired Cup For Two Stamp • White Cardstock • 5×5 Brown Cardstock Square Card Base • Stamping Platform Tool • Blending Brush • Stencil Coffee Beans from A Colorful Life Designs • Foam Squares • Paper Trimmer • Bone Folder
– My dad passed away a few years ago, so I didn’t feel like making a traditional Father’s Day card. Instead, I wanted to make a card that reflected his life as a farmer. He grew citrus in central Arizona for over twenty years and citrus trees always remind me of him.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 2 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Die cut a piece of watercolor paper with a mid-sized die cut in a nesting A2-sized die set. Then spray the inside of a citrus-themed embossing folder with Eucalyptus colored Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution. Wipe off the Eucalyptus colored Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution off of the lower tangerines and the flowers and tangerine on the upper right corner of the embossing folder. Then place the watercolor paper panel inside the embossing folder before running it through a die cutting machine. Remove the panel from the embossing folder and set aside to dry.
Step 2: Use a combination of Memento Markers and Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray to color in the flowers, tangerines, branches and leaves on the card panel. Starting with the flower petals, I colored the flowers’ outlines with Rose Bud Memento Marker and then watercolored the petals with Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. The centers of the flowers were colored with Cantaloupe Memento Marker before watercoloring them with Dandelion Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. The leaves were watercolored with Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
The branches were watercolored with Rich Cocoa Memento Marker and the tangerines were watercolored with Tangelo Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. After everything dried, a light watercolor layer of Dandelion Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray was painted over the flower petals. Splatter some of the remaining Dandelion, Cottage Ivy, and Tangelo Fireworks!
Shimmer Craft Spray over the panel. Set the panel aside to dry again.
Step 3: Press edges of the card panel into Celstial Copper Delicata Ink pad and heat emboss the edges with Champagne Mboss Embossing Powder (retired-substitute)
Step 4: Die cut a piece of brown cardstock with the next-largest die from nesting die set from step 1. Paint the branches with glitter glue. Allow to dry and then glue the two panels together and then glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized white card base.
Step 5: Stamp the sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Use a sentiment strip die (from the same set as the sentiment itself) to die cut the sentiment.
Step 6: Press the edges of the sentiment strip into the Celestial Copper Delicata ink pad and heat emboss with more of the Champagne Mboss embossing powder (retired).
Step 7: To finish the card, attach the sentiment strip onto the card panel with foam tape.
Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest project. I chose to make a Mother’s Day Home Decor project today. I used wood veneers and frame and some Beautiful VersaColor inks, and Delicata Golden Glitz to help me make this project fun and colorful. This project is great for a gift or for yourself as a decoration for your craft room. You can even switch it up and make it a Christmas project or anytime project. The video will have all the details. Thank you for watching.
Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest card. Let’s make a woodgrain background with some pretty Tsukineko inks. We will also be watercoloring and inking so I hope you enjoy as I had so much fun making this card. There will be more details in the video. Thank you for watching.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 60 Mins.
Art Supplies:
Kraft cardstock 110 lbs. Florals and stems Die-cuts Glue Water Water brush Card base 41/4 x 5 ½ Banner Die-cut Embellishments Blending Brushes Heat Gun Anti Static Tool Watercolor Paper Embossing Powder
I am a big fantasy nerd, and was so excited when we were given the option to share a fairy tale project with you this month.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp a dragon and a small mountain range on watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss them with clear ink. Then die cut both images with their corresponding dies.
Step 2: Die cut a piece of watercolor paper with an A2-sized background die. Take the circular die cut element from the die cut watercolor paper and using an old sponge dauber–which has some parts of the sponge missing due to heavy use–to rub more Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink across it. Then spray the die cut circle with Silver Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Set aside to dry.
Step 3: Color the die cut dragon with Desert Sand and Lilac Posies Memento Dual Markers.
Step 4: Add Gold irRESTible medium onto the 4 freckles on the dragon’s hip using the Pico Embellisher. Then mix some of the Gold irRESTible medium with water and splatter the black die cut circle.
With the remaining irRESTible medium mixed with water, paint the wings and belly of the dragon to add some shine. Set aside to dry.
Step 5: Color the mountains with Rich Cocoa Memento Dual Marker. Then press a White Shimmer Delicata Ink pad onto some acetate packaging and spay with water. Use this shiny watercolor to paint the clouds and snowy tips of the mountains. (While you can’t see this in the picture, the Delicata ink added some subtle shine to the image.) Watercolor smoosh the remaining watercolor onto the circular die cut and allow everything to dry.
Step 6: Returning to the die cut watercolor panel from step 2, stamp a sentiment on the lower right corner of the panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Then press more of the White Shimmer Delicata ink mixed with water onto the panel to add some sparkle. Allow to dry.
Step 7: Assemble the card. Glue both parts of the watercolor panel onto an A2-sized white card base. Glue the mountain range as well as gold stars and rhinestones onto the panel. Then attach the dragon with foam tape to give her some dimension to finish the card.
Other • Altenew – foam tape -Instant Dimension Foam Tape • Altenew – stamp set – Block Sentiments (retired) • Mama Elephant – die set – Midnight Cover • Mama Elephant – die set – Me and My Dragon • Mama Elephant – stamp set – Me and My Dragon • Scrappy Tails Crafts – embellishments – Starry Christmas Night mix • Clear Embossing Powder • Heat tool Glue • Watercolor paper
Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video! In todays video I create an easy background with some VersaFine Clair Inks. In the video I see if I can replicate an ink smooshed background I made earlier using the same technique. I usually can’t! There always seems to be something a little different. Check out the video and see if I was able to do it. I also showcase the Copper Delicata ink coloring a die cut. I just love the results and I think you will too. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
Other Products Used Hot Pressed Watercolor paper Brick 3D Embossing Folder Palm Frond Die-The Greetery- Any Large Leaf dies will do. Ivory/Natural Cardstock Neenah Classic Crest Natural Card Base 120Lb White Cardstock Twine Any Sentiment
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