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Floral Mixed Media Card

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By Helen Gullett

Hello crafty friends! Today we are going to make this floral mixed media card with some ink-smooshing, ink-swiping, ink-splattering, and embossing techniques.

Let’s get crafting!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 15-30 minutes

Direction:

Step 1

Starting with creating the watercolored background panel by cutting a piece of 140 lb watercolor cardstock into 4 ¼ inch x 5 ½ inch. To pick out the color combo, make sure you pick the colors that won’t turn into a muddy color when they are mixed together.

Scribble some of the Tropical Lagoon Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water. Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.

Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.

Step 2

Scribble some of the Peony Purple Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water.

Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.

Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.

Step 3

Scribble some of the Tangerine Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water.

Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.

Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.

Step 4

Scribble some of the Lemon Yellow Fabrico Marker on the craft mat and then spray it lightly with some water.

Then, smoosh the watercolor cardstock to the watercolor ink on the mat. Pick it up and dry the watercolor ink on the panel with a craft heat gun. Repeat it until you like the result.

Clean the craft mat with the Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner and paper towel.

Step 5

Once the watercolored panel dried well, put it inside the embossing folder, and then run it through the machine.

Step 6

Swipe the VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze ink directly on the embossed part of the panel.

Make sure you swipe the ink lightly and smoothly, do not press down the ink pad to the paper. The juicer (good amount of ink) ink pad, the better.

Dry the ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.

Step 7

To tone down the bright color, swipe some of the VersMagic Cloud White ink on the panel.

This is an optional step, if you prefer a more subtle color background instead of bright color.

Dry the ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.

Step 8

Shake the Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays bottles before you use it to make sure the ink inside mixes well.

Open the top of the spray and use it (or small round brush) to add some splatters of the Summer Sky Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray on the panel.

Dry the splatters of ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.

Step 9

Next, open the top of the spray and use it (or small round brush) to add some splatters of the Lulu Lavender Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray on the panel.

Dry the splatters of ink on the panel with a craft heat gun.

Step 10

Stamp the flower and leaf images on a white cardstock using the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad with a stamping tool (or acrylic stamping blocks).

Dry the stamped images with a craft heat gun.

Step 11

Cut all the stamped flowers and leaves with their matching die set, or you can fussy cut them using micro-tip scissors.

Step 12

Stamp the sentiment on a white card stock using the VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze ink pad with a stamping block.

Dry the stamped sentiment word with a craft heat gun and then fussy cut it with a micro-tip scissors.

Step 13

Trim the background panel into 4 inch x 5 ¼ inch using a paper trimmer.

Add the background panel to an A2 card base with the On Point Glue.

Step 14

Cut a piece of white paper (copy paper works great) with the Delicate Doily die to create your own doily paper mat.

Add the doily paper to the card with the On Point Glue.

Step 15

Add the flowers and leaves to the card with On Point Glue.

Then, add some of a thin foam to the sentiment with On Point Glue and add it to the card with the same glue.

Step 16

Add more shimmer to the card by spraying and splatting some of the Sheer Shimmer Spark Spray.

The ink-smooshing, embossing, ink-swiping, and ink-splattering techniques give an amazing texture look to the background of this card.

And those layers of doily, flowers, leaves, and sentiment add more dimension to this mixed media card.

I hope you will give this tutorial a try and play around with different colors to see the surprise you will get for your cards. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today.

Craft Supplies

Imagine Crafts:

Others:

  • Bold Blooms stamp & die bundle set (Creative Worship Stamps)
  • Delicate Doily die set (Creative Worship Stamps)
  • Scallop Embossing Folder (Close To MY Heart, discontinued)
  • Watercolor cardstock 140 lb.
  • White cardstock
  • White copy paper
  • Acrylic stamping blocks / Tool
  • Micro-tip scissors
  • Paper trimmer
  • Twizzers
  • Bone Folder
  • Bottle Sprayer / Mister Bottle
  • Paper Towel

DIY Personalized Canvas Journal Using Fabrico Markers

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By Helen Gullett

~ Hello crafty friends! Every year, I would need a new journal to start the new year and this time I got a new blank canvas journal that I wanted to personalize. So today, I wanna share with you how to personalize your own canvas journal. It is very easy and fun for sure.

Let’s get crafting!

Skill: Beginner
Time: 15 minutes

Direction:

Step 1

Get the blank canvas journal out of its plastic packaging and then use a link roller to clean the canvas cover well from dust, lint, and threads. This step to make the next stamping steps easier and nothing would get stuck on your stamp later.

Step 2

I worked with a layer stamp set, you can use any stamp set you want to personalize your canvas journal.

The first step is stamping the first base layer of the big flower. Put the flower stamp on a stamping acrylic block, and then cover it with some ink using the Cerulean Blue Fabrico Marker. Then stamp it on the canvas cover. Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.

Repeat the stamping until you cover the whole canvas journal cover.

Step 3

To stamp the second layer of the flower, put the flower stamp on a stamping acrylic block, and then pick a second darker color. I used the Ultramarine Fabrico Marker. Cover the whole stamp with the ink and then stamp it on the canvas cover. Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.

Repeat the stamping until all flowers are stamped with the second layer image.

Step 4

Next, stamp the middle part of the flower. Put the base layer (solid) of the middle part of the flower stamp on a stamping acrylic block, and then cover it with some ink using the Lemon Yellow Fabrico Marker. Then line it up in the middle of the flower, and stamp.

Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.

Repeat the stamping until you cover the whole canvas journal cover.

Step 5

Then, grab the second layer of the middle part of the flower and put it on a stamping acrylic block. Use the Tangerine Fabrico Marker to stamp it on top of the base layer.

Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.

Repeat the stamping until you fill all the flowers.

Step 6

Use the Emerald Fabrico Marker to stamp the first base layer of the leaf.

Put the leaf stamp on a stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink, and then stamp it on around the flower as many as you want.

Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.

Repeat the stamping step until you like how it looks.

Step 7

For the second layer of the leaf, I use the Forest Fabrico Marker.

Put the stamp on a stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink, and then stamp it on each leaf.

Make sure it lines up with the base image first, and then press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas.

Repeat the stamping step until all leaves are stamped.

Step 8

Now stamping the tiny flowers to fill in the empty spaces.

Put the base layer of the tiny flower stamp on a small stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink using the Wisteria Fabrico Marker, and then stamp it until it fills out the empty spaces on the cover.

Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas. Repeat the stamping step.

Step 9

Next is to stamp the second layer of the tiny flower. Put it on a small stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink using the Peony Purple Fabrico Marker, and then stamp it until all second layers of the tiny flower are stamped.

Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas. Repeat the stamping step.

Step 10

Last step of this process is stamping the middle part of the tiny flower.

Put the stamp on a small stamping acrylic block, cover it with some ink using the Lemon Yellow Fabrico Marker, and then stamp it on all the tiny flowers.

Make sure to press it down strongly and evenly, do not wiggle it around to get a good impression on canvas. Repeat the stamping step.

If you want, you can use a craft iron to heat set the ink to the canvas. But without ironing, the ink will dry permanently in 24 hours (do not get it wet).

Being able to personalize our own canvas journal is a fun project and also, you can make it for gifting, too.

I hope you will give this technique a try and play around with different colors. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today.

Craft Supplies

Imagine Crafts:

Others:

  • Flower Pop Layering Stamp Set (Altenew)
  • Blank Canvas Journal
  • Acrylic stamping blocks
  • Paper Towel
  • Lint roller

Let’s Make a Coffee-Themed Card

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By Anna Escalada York

– As a high school teacher, having cards with a snarky-edge ready to go for a coworker having a wild day is a must, and coffee-themed cards are great to have in your stash because they are always appreciated. So as I get ready to go back to school, I can tuck this away for someone who may need a smile.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 2.0 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Rub a Love Letter Memento ink pad onto a piece of watercolor paper. (The paper was a little rough, so additional color will be added later.)

Step 2:
After die cutting the colored watercolor paper, use a Poppy Red Fabrico marker to fix any areas that weren’t colored with the ink pad.Then spray the die cuts with Silver Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray.

(Later, a third die cut was made to better fit the card. This was made in the same way.)

Step 3:
Die cut a piece of watercolor paper with the second-largest die from an A2-sized background die set. Then spray Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray into a coffee-themed embossing folder and emboss the watercolor panel. Allow the spray to dry.

Step 4:
Ink blend the edges of the embossed watercolor background panel with Champagne Delicata ink using a sponge dauber.

Step 5:
Before gluing the die cuts, I pressed the center coffee cup into the Ruby Red Delicata ink pad to change the color of that cup just a little. Glue all three die cuts down and trim the edges with scissors.

Step 6:
Ink blend a piece of patterned paper with more of the Ruby Red Delicata ink using a sponge dauber.

Step 7:
Die cut the ink blended patterned paper with the largest die from the A2-sized background die set. Then press both Ruby Red and Bark Brown Shimmer Delicata ink onto acetate packaging and spraying with water and splatter both panels with the red and brown watercolor. Ater the splatter dries, glue the two panels together.

Step 8:
Stamp the sentiment with Glamorous VersaFine Clair ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Step 9:
Die the inside of the coffee cups (the coffee) out of watercolor paper with the same coffee cup die three times and then spray them all with Potter’s Clay Fireworks! Craft Spray.

Step 10:
Ink blend the edges of all three coffee dies with Dark Brown Shimmer Delicata ink with an ink dauber. Then glue the three small brown die cuts into the three coffee cups on the cardbase.

Step 11:
Press the edges of the sentiment into the Ruby Red Delicata ink pad and then heat emboss the edges with clear embossing powder. Then assemble the card by attaching the sentiment onto the lower right corner of the upper card panel with foam tape and glue sequins onto the card.

Finally, glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized white cardbase.

Art Supplies

Imagine
• Delicata ink – Champagne
• Delicata ink – Dark Brown Shimmer
• Delicata ink – Ruby Red
• Fabrico Dual Marker – Poppy Red
• Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Potter’s Clay
• Memento Ink – Love Letter
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Rose Gold
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Silver
• VersaFine Clair ink – Glamorous
• Sponge Daubers

Other
• Altenew – foam tape
• Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Manhattan
• Pink and Main – die set – Notched Corners
• Riley and Company – die set – Coffee Heartbeat
• Sizzix – embossing folder – Coffee by Tim Holtz
• A2-sized white card base
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Watercolor paper
• Patterned paper
• Thin paint brush
• Die cutting machine
• Scissors
• Glue

 Let’s Make a Multimedia Thank You Card 

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By Anna Escalada York

I used to be intimidated by the idea of multimedia cards, but all they are cards that have different types of products. This card features stamping, watercoloring with sprays and Amplify! Ink, and embossing.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 2 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Die cut a piece of watercolor paper.

Step 2:
Spray Dandelion Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray onto the center part of an embossing folder and Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray around the edges. Place the die cut watercolor panel in the embossing folder. (The folder had some residual color from a previous project, but it will be covered up later.)

Step 3:
Rub a Sunflower Yellow Brilliance Ink pad over the edges of the embossed watercolor panel.

Step 4:
Stamp the main image onto another piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Step 5:
Use a variety of sprays and other media to color in the image.

  • The leaves were watercolored with Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
  • The green stems were colored with Emerald Fabrico Dual Marker.
  • The small branches were colored in with Rich Cocoa Memento Dual Marker.
  • The flowers were watercolored with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray on the petals. After the petals dried, the center of the flower and the center part of the petals were water colored with Cantaloupe Shimmery Craft Spray. Finally, the outside parts of the petals were colored with Lulu Lavender Memento Dual Marker.
  • Electric Orange Radiant Neon Amplify! pigment ink and Cantaloupe Shimmery Craft Spray were mixed on a piece of scrap acetate and was watercolored onto the tangerines.

Step 6:
Die cut the image with the corresponding die.

Step 7:
Press Angel Pink Memento Dye Ink onto a scrap of watercolor paper. After the ink dries, spray Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray onto the same scrap of watercolor paper and allow it to dry.

Step 8:
Die cut the pink watercolor paper with a thanks sentiment die and a piece of vellum with the sentiment’s shadow die.

Step 9:
Glue the tangerine image onto the embossed watercolor background panel. Then glue the sentiment die cut to the vellum shadow sentiment die cut. Glue the sentiment onto the panel as well.

Step 10:
Glue the panel onto a 6” by 6” square cardbase. Glue sequins on the lower left and upper right parts of the panel to finish the card.

Art Supplies

Imagine

• Amplify! Radiant Neon pigment ink – Electric Orange
• Brilliance Ink – Sunflower Yellow
• Fabrico Dual Marker – Emerald
• Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Angel Pink, Cottage Ivy, Cantaloupe and Dandelion
• Memento Dual Marker – Lulu Lavender and Rich Cocoa
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Frost
• VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne

Other

AALL & Create – die set – Nature’s Doily
Alex Syberia Designs – die set – Large Thanks die Altenew- die set – Tangerine Grove
Altenew- stamp set – Tangerine Grove
Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – València Sequin Mix Pink & Main – Embossing Folder – Sun Ray
Clear Embossing Powder 6” by 6” cardbase Watercolor paper
Vellum
Die cutting machine Scissors
Glue

Make a Happy Spring Card

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By Ceil Pritchett

Hello crafty friends, today I am sharing a spring card using a couple of blending techniques, one with Fabrico markers and one with the VersaMagic Dew Drops.
I was so happy for spring to finally arrive. I live in the mountains and even though it is officially spring, sometimes we still get snow in April.

Skill: Intermediate to Advanced
Time: 45 minutes to an hour

Directions:

Step 1
Place a piece of white cardstock in the corner of a stamping platform and use Nocturne VersaFine Clair to add ink to the stamp.

Step 2
Stamp the image on a post-it note or masking paper using Nocturne VersaFine Claire ink, then fussy cut out the image.

Step 3
Color the image using Fabrico markers. You can blend the colors using a piece of acetate as shown in the picture. The green marker I used is Emerald. I created a lighter green by scribbling some green on the piece of acetate and then picked it up with the yellow marker, creating a yellow green color. I also created a lighter orange by scribbling orange on the piece of acetate and then picking it up with the yellow marker. This doesn’t in any way contaminate your markers, all you do after you finish blending is scribble on a regular piece of paper until you get the true color back.

Step 4
Using the mask you created earlier, cover the daffodil image that you colored and then add the stencil over it. You will also need to mask off the top portion of your panel as well to keep it clean while you ink blend over the stencil.  I used three different colors of VersaMagic Dew drops to give the bricks a more realistic look. They are listed below. I love how well the VersaMagic chalk inks blend together.

Step 5
Remove the stencil and mask from the panel and cut it down to 3.78 xX 4.78

Step 6
Insert a piece of black cardstock into the corner of a stamping platform and use an anti-static tool to prep surface. Stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink and heat emboss it with MBoss White Embossing Powder, then cut it out with the coordinating die.

Stamp the sentiment “happy” directly on the card front and add the embossed sentiment below it.

Step 7
Assemble your card by adhering the front panel to a black panel cut to 3.75 X 5 using On Point Glue and then adhering it to a card base cut to 4.25 X 11, scored at 5.5

I hop you will give these techniques a try. Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Until the next time, stay crafty!

Supply List

Imagine Crafts:
VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
Fabrico Dual Marker -#112 Tangerine
Fabrico Dual Marker – #111 Lemon Yellow
Fabrico Dual Marker – #121 Emerald
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Red Magic
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Perfect Plumeria
VersaMagic Dew Drop – Jumbo Java
VersaMark Watermark Ink
MBoss White Embossing Powder
Sponge Daubers
On Point Glue

Other Products:
Daffodil Stamp Set + Dies – The Rabbit Hole Designs
Back Ally Stencil – The Rabbit Hole Designs
Teal Mini MISTI
Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock
Neenah Classic Solar White 120lb Cardstock – card base
Neenah Classic Solar White 80lb – Cardstock panel

Learn How to Make a Hearts Canvas Tote Bag Using the Bokeh Technique

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By Roni Johnson

In today’s tutorial, I show you how to make a hearts canvas tote bag using the Bokeh Technique using Memento Luxe Inks and Fabrico Markers. Today’s example is Valentine’s tote made using the Imagine Crafts Happy Valentine’s Day Free PDF Download. You can use this same basic technique for any holiday or occasion by changing the mask used.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Directions:

Step 1

Iron the tote bag to remove all wrinkles.

Step 2

Insert a piece of cardboard into the tote bag to prevent ink from soaking through to the back of the bag.

Step 3

Print the desired heart from the PDF onto a piece of cardstock.

Step 4

Trim the heart mask(s) and adhere to the tote bag using repositionable adhesive.

Step 5

Gather the desired colors of Memento Luxe Inks.

Tip:

New or freshly-inked pads work best for this technique.

Step 6

Gather desired stamps and/or tools to stamp the circles.
Pencil erasers, circle stamps, and Sponge Daubers work great for this technique.

Step 7

Pounce the desired tool onto the ink pad; press and hold for 10-15 seconds to allow time for the canvas to soak up the ink.

Tip:

Concentrate the dots of ink closer in the center and further apart as you work your way towards the edges.

Step 8

Continue to add layers of dots with the desired color(s) of ink.

Tip: Highlight Wedding Dress (White) Memento Luxe ink on the canvas with Fabrico Marker (Bubble Gum).
This makes the white pop against the canvas and other colors of ink.

Step 9

Remove the masks and discard.

Step 10

Outline the hearts using Real Black Fabrico Marker. Add additional details with Fabrico Markers at this time if desired.

Step 11

Iron the canvas with the hottest setting allowable for the fabric to set the inks.

 

Art Supplies:

Imagine

Memento Luxe Ink – Angel Pink, Lilac Posies, Love Letter, Rhubarb Stalk, Rose Bud, Wedding Dress – 

Fabrico Marker – Bubble Gum, Poppy Red, Real Black

Sponge Dauber – 

Happy Valentine’s Day Free PDF

 

Other

Canvas Tote Bag

Iron

Cardboard

Pencil Eraser

Rubber Stamp Tapestry – Stamps – Layering Circles

White Cardstock

Repositionable Adhesive