Enjoy Every Moment with this 3-D Flower Cardmaking Tutorial

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Imagine

by Steph Ackerman

Sometimes the daily grind in life can cause us to forget a simple truth–Enjoy Life! Today’s cardmaking project spreads the message of “Enjoy Every Moment” and would make a great encouragement card for a friend or family member. Kaleidacolor Ink pads are multicolor dye inkpads that allow you to create vibrant projects using one inkpad. Instead of searching for several colors of coordinating inks, select a Kaleidacolor is designed to make it easy. Using 3 colors from the Royal Satin Kaleidacolor ink pad plus VersaFine Onyx Black, I created a 3-dimensional card. See how I did it!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1

Stamp a floral image with VersaFine Onyx Black ink on a white panel which measures 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stamp 2 additional images on a scrap of white cardstock.

Step 2

Starting with the main image, add color to the flowers using a sponge dauber and Kaleidacolor ink using the Garnet color. Add color to the leaves with a Fantastix using Autumn Leaf and Bottle Green inks. You have more control adding color with a Fantastix because it allows you to get into smaller areas. Color the flowers from the other 2 stamped images with Garnet ink, then fussy cut them.

Step 3

To shape the flowers for a more 3-D look, use a stylus and a foam pad to form the flowers. Once you achieve the shape you like then layer the additional flowers and use On Point Glue to adhere the flower centers to the card.

Step 4

Stamp the words “Enjoy Every Moment” with VersaFine Onyx Black ink on white cardstock and cut them out separately. Use a sponge dauber to ink the edges of both the floral panel and the words with Garnet ink. Mat each with black cardstock.

Step 5

Use a black card base and add a layer of white cardstock, another black panel, then add the floral panel. Stamp several leaf sprays around the flowers using Bottle Green ink. Add dots of Shimmer irRESISTible around the sprays. This adds some additional dimension to your card. Place the words around the panel with foam adhesives. Add a rhinestone to the flower center or any additional embellishments.

Supplies

Imagine

Other

49th and Market stamp
Bazzill cardstock
Heartfelt Creations Flower Making Kit
Cardbase – black
Scissors
Acrylic block
Embellishments

Create a Happy Birthday Card with Fireworks Craft Spray

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Imagine

by Elina Stromberg

Heat embossing is a fun way to add dimension, texture, and shimmer to just about any paper craft project. With this technique, you can easily give an elegant look to stamped images, sentiments, or backgrounds. In heat embossing images are stamped using an embossing ink i.e. ink that is slow drying and enough sticky to hold the embossing powder. Then embossing powder is sprinkled over the stamped image, the excess is tapped off, and a heat gun is used for melting the embossing powder. Watching the powder melt into a stunning image is like magic on paper!

Today I’m showing you an alternative way to include embossed elements on your project. In this technique you will not be using stamps and embossing ink but die-cut patterns and two-sided tape. Let me show you how:

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1

Cut the card front to the desired size. Die-cut the image you want to heat emboss. You can use various types of dies: background patterns, sentiments, single floral elements, swirls – basically any design will work. Cover the back of the die-cut card front with two-sided tape, and place on a solid color background paper.

Step 2

Place the card over scrap paper. Pour embossing powder over the die-cut image, completely covering it. Lift and gently tap the card for the extra powder to fall to scrap paper. Return extra powder to the jar.

Step 3

Heat the image with the heat gun. The glue on the two-sided tape will partly melt, too, giving the embossed finish a special grainy and textured look.

Step 4

Cut card front to size. Pour a drop of Fireworks spray paint on craft mat and use as the watercolor to color the card. You can paint over the embossed areas as melted embossing powder will resist watercolor. Mat card on the card base. Stamp sentiment. Using the same technique, I also made two small ATC cards. I think they look pretty cool, too!

Supplies

Imagine

Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Lilac Posies
Embossing Powder – Gold
VersaMark
VersaFine Clair – Nocturne

Other

Sizzix – Pattern dies
Two-sided tape
Heat gun
Stampin’Up – ‘Birthday Blossoms’ Sentiment stamp
Studio Calico – Phrase stickers
Watercolor paper
White card base
Cardstock – dark pink, black

Learn to Create a Mixed Media Halloween Project

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Imagine

by Kassy Tousignant

I admit Halloween is my favorite holiday. I couldn’t let this year pass by without making at least one project! Let me just tell you that the irresistible colored texture spray in Love Letter makes THE BEST blood splatter for all of your Halloween decorating needs. From stamping a great skull background in VersaFine Clair to creating interesting and wonderful texture and color with Creative Medium and the iRESISTible line, you have everything you need to create excellent mixed media projects.

Skill: Advanced
Time:

Directions

Supplies

Imagine

Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Tangelo, Potters Clay, Grape Jelly, Rich Cocoa
IrRESISTibles Texture Spray – Grape Jelly, Desert Sand, Love Letter
IrRESISTibles Pico embellisher – Gold
VersaFine Clair – Monarch
Creative Medium – Purple, Gold, clear
Palette knife

Other

Gold thread
Clear glass glitter
Prima – black gesso, paper flowers, resin frame, clay moulds
Tim Holtz – Burlap canvas board, metal owl and spider
Carabelle Studio – skull background stamp
Used tea bag
Daler Rowney – white gesso

See How to Make Cute Coffin Goody Bag Tags for Halloween

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Imagine

by Melissa Andrew

In today’s video, Melissa shows you how to create this cute coffin tags for goody bags for Halloween using Fireworks Spray and VersaFine Clair. This design also uses Memento Markers and Pico Embellisher to add fun details to the Dracula image. Creating tags using Imagine products is fun and simple and Melissa shows you how!

Skill: Advanced
Time: 1 hour for several tags

Directions

Supplies

Imagine

Fireworks Shimmer Craft Spray – Tuxedo Black
VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
Memento Markers – Angel Pink, London Fog, Tuxedo Black, LadyBug
irRESISTible Pico Embellisher – Tuxedo Black, Shimmer
Sheer Shimmer Spray – Sparkle
On Point Glue
Embossing Powder – Clear

Other

Whimsy Stamps – Dracula’s Coffin Die Set
SugarPea Designs – Monster Mash Stamp Set
3/4″ circle punch
Hole punch
Twine – Red, White
Sheer ribbon – Red, White
Bristol Smooth Paper
Red Shimmer Paper
Hammermill Copy Paper

Use a Creative Watercolor Technique to Stamp

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Imagine

by Martha Lucia Gomez

Watercoloring is a very special technique that most artists use with a brush and watercolor set. In today’s tutorial, I show you how to use a watercolor technique and the Misti stamping tool to stamp a watercolor image instead of using a brush. Creating this effect is very simple if you combine Ink Potion No. 9, Memento Inks and Kaleidacolor Inks. Let me show you just how easy it is:

Directions

Step 1

Ink your mat with the colors of ink that you want to use. Be sure to not intentionally mix the colors, just ink the mat and spray it with Ink Potion No. 9.

Step 2

I am using a double step stamp set. One stamp is the border and the other is the inside layer. Stamp the border images with Peanut Brittle Memento Ink.

Step 3

Ink the solid image directly over the ink that you have on the mat and stamp it over your cardstock. If you want you can re-ink the image with the mat colors and re-stamp to create different tones.

Step 4

To finalize the card I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Clair in Shady Lane and clear embossing powder. Then I resized the layer with a stitched die cut and pasted it over a card base. Easy and beautiful don’t you think? Comment below!

Supplies

Imagine

Memento – Desert Sand, Rhubarb Stalk, Peanut Brittle
Kaleidacolor Ink – Desert Heat, Tomato Vine
Ink Potion No. 9
VersaFine Clair – Shady Lane
Embossing Powder – Clear
Tear It! Tape
Craft Mat

Other

Big Shot Die cut machine
Altenew – Leaf Canopy Stamp Set
Cottage Cutz – Stitched Rectangle Frame die cuts
Stampin Up – Very Vanilla cardstock

In this Issue of Scrapbook Affairs with Jowilna Nolte

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Imagine

Today’s blog post is not a tutorial. We are just happy to share some love for our Artist in Residence Jowilna Nolte who is the featured artist in Scrapbook Affairs. We love the colors and illumination in this tag-making project using VersaFine Clair! See the page clipping below to see how Jowilna makes all sorts of projects with this fabulous ink.