Spooktacular Backgrounds with Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays

By Alison Heikkila

Greetings! Let’s get a little messy and make a spooktacular Halloween card with Fireworks! Sprays. I’ll be using them in 3 different ways on this card. Which way is your favorite?

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Time to Complete: 20-30 Minutes

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Supplies:
Imagine:
Fireworks! Sprays in Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Love Bug, and Grape Jelly
Memento Ink in Desert Sand
Memento Ink in New Sprout
Sponge Daubers
Tear It! Tape
On Point Glue

Other:
Tim Holtz & Sizzix: Big Frights Die Set
Tim Holtz & Sizzix: Tree Rings Texture Fades Embossing Folder
Strathmore: Smooth Bristol Cardstock
Scrapbook.com: 1mm Foam Tape
Scrapbook.com: Artis Craft Glue
Accent Opaque: 100lb. White Cardstock
Vellum
Purple Cardstock
Paintbrush

Making backgrounds like these can be so satisfying. Watching the colors swirl together, then seeing the shimmer after they’re dried….it’s a great way to spend some time, especially if you’re not feeling super crafty. What are some of the ways you would use Fireworks! Spray? Be sure to visit Imagine to see all the beautiful colors they come in. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Let’s Make A Pink Floral Wedding Card

By Anna Escalada York

In today’s post, I am sharing a wedding card. I don’t have any wedding specific craft supplies, so
I used some general craft supplies.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step 1:
Spray a panel of watercolor paper with Angel Pink Fireworks! Spray. After it dried, splatter some
Grape Jelly Fireworks! Spray on the panel, and the spray more Angel Pink Fireworks! Spray to
help diffuse the purple color. Then set the whole thing aside to dry.
After the panel dried, die cut the panel.

Step 2:
Press Charming Pink VersaFine Clair ink onto a second panel of watercolor paper. Then die cut
the panel with the same die. For this layer, get rid of negative parts of the die cut. Then press
the die into a Frost VersaMark Dazzle stamp pad.

Optional step: heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Step 3:
Glue the two die cuts together, so that the dark pink layer overlaps the corresponding light pink
layer.

Step 4:
Press Celestial Copper Delicata ink onto a scrap of watercolor paper.
Optional step: Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Step 5:
Die cut the copper-colored watercolor scrap with the congrats sentiment die. If desired, press
the sentiment into the Celestial Copper Delicata ink pad a second time for a more saturated
color.

Optional step: Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Optional step: Die cut 2 additional pieces of scrap cardstock with the same die and glue them
behind the copper layer to add dimension to the sentiment.

Step 6:
Glue the sentiment die on the lower third of the pink die cut panels. Then glue the panel
onto an A2-sized white card base. (You can’t see the card base because the pink layer is the
exact same size as the card base.)

Step 7:
Splatter additional Grape Jelly Fireworks! Spray onto the panel. Glue pink and purple
sequins onto the panel on the left of the sentiment die and on the upper right part of the card.

Supplies Used

Imagine

• Delicata Ink – Celestial Copper
• Fireworks! Spray – Angel Pink, Grape Jelly
• VersaFine Clair ink – Charming Pink
• VersaMark Dazzle – Frost

Other

• Honey Bee Stamps – Die – Congrats Honey Cuts die set
• Sizzix – Die- Leafy Twigs
• Catherine Pooler Designs – Sequins – Miami mix (purple sequins)
• Catherine Pooler Designs – Sequins – Rome mix (pink sequins)
• Clear embossing powder
• Scissors
• Glue

Creative Ways to Use Reinkers With Imagine

By Alison Heikkila

Hello! I’m Alison Heikkila. Today, I’m going to show you some fun ways to use Imagine/Tsukineko’s dye-based reinkers. They can be used for so much more than just reinking your dry pads. My card is pretty graphic and bold, but by changing the colors and the stencil used, you can get a completely different look.

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Skill Level: Intermediate
Time to Complete: 20-30 minutes, plus drying time

Supplies:
Imagine:
Dye Ink Refills in Pansy, Celeste Blue, Lavender, and Ultramarine
Fireworks! Spray in London Fog
VersaFine Clair in Monarch
On Point Glue

Other:
A Colorful Life Designs: Rotating Rings
Gel Press: 6×6 Plate (5×7 or 8×10 will also work)
Golden: Molding Paste
Honey Bee Stamps: Big Time Kindness Stamps
Honey Bee Stamps: Big Time Kindness Dies
A Colorful Life Designs: Card Bling in Crystal Metallic Splash
Palette Knife
Accent Opaque: 100lb. Cardstock
Bearly Arts Glue

I hope that you’ll try some of these techniques on one of your future projects. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Fast and Fun Holiday Cards

By LV Handcrafted

Hello friends! This is Linh (or LV Handcrafted on all the socials). Do you make a lot of holiday cards either to sell or to send out?  Check out this fast and fun way to create 100% one-of-a-kind cards for the holidays. These are great for making cards in bulk for fairs, to donate or to send out!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 5-10 minutes (depends on how many you make)

Hello friends! This is Linh (or LV Handcrafted on all the socials). Do you make a lot of holiday cards either to sell or to send out?  Check out this fast and fun way to create 100% one-of-a-kind cards for the holidays. These are great for making cards in bulk for fairs, to donate or to send out!

Supplies Used
Imagine:
– Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays
– Delicata Inks

Other Products Used
– BetterPress System
– Chic Merry Christmas BetterPress Plate

Winter Wishes Card with Re-inkers

By Alison Heikkila

Hello! I’m Alison Heikkila and I’ve got my latest YouTube video for Imagine to share with you today. We’re going to use dye re-inkers on a Gel Press Plate with a pretty stencil to make some cool wintery monoprints. This is one of those instances where I wanted to just keep pulling prints, but I thought you’d want to see a finished card this time.

*Some affiliate links are used in this post. That means that if you shop through these links, I may receive a small compensation, at no cost to you. For more information, please see my Affiliates page, where I also have some coupon codes.

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate
Time to Complete: 20+ minutes, depending on how many prints you pull.

Craft Supplies Used:
Imagine:
Dye Ink Reinkers in Pansy, Lavender, Ultramarine
Memento Inks in Summer Sky, Bahama Blue, Paris Dusk, Elderberry
VersaFine Clair Ink in Fantasia
Fireworks! Spray in Grape Jelly
On Point Glue

Other:
Gel Press: 6×6 Plate
A Colorful Life Designs: Flake Meltdown Stencil
Creative Expressions: Festive Collection: Wishes
The Rabbit Hole Designs: Cotton Tail Blending Brushes
Bearly Arts Glue
Michaels: Blue Foiled Cardstock
Blue and Purple Sequins
Copy Paper
White Cardstock

This is a great card for winter birthdays (like mine!), or perhaps you didn’t get around to sending all of your holiday cards. However, this would make a great holiday card too! I hope you pull out your re-inkers and give this a try with some of your stencils. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Gel Press with Kaleidacolor and Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays

By Alison Heikkila

Hello! Alison Heikkila here and I have a new YouTube video for Imagine today. We are going to start off with a little experimenting with a Gel Press, and then we’ll move on to finish a card. I love to try different inks and techniques on the Gel Press, and even if they don’t work out as I had hoped, the monoprints can always be used at a later date in a different way.

Skill: Intermediate-Advanced
Time to Complete: 30 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine:

Kaleidacolor Inks: Caribbean Sea
Ink Potion No. 9
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray: Danube Blue
Sheer Shimmer Spritz: Copper
On Point Glue

Other:
Gel Press: 6×6 Plate
A Colorful Life Designs: Messy Harlequin Stencil
Speedball: 6” Brayer
Navigator 28lb. Copy Paper
Pinkfresh Studio: Classic Words Die Set
Strathmore Smooth Bristol Cardstock
Recollections: 110lb. White Cardstock
Recollections: Blue Foil Cardstock
Bearly Arts Glue
Sheet Music, Paintbrush, Copper Sequins
Optional: 8×8 Acrylic Stamp Block

That’s it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!