Let’s Make a Trick or Treat Card 

By Anna Escalada York –

Fall is here! I have been really enjoying making Halloween cards, especially those with non-traditional colors. This card features a pastel color scheme. 

Skill: Intermediate 
Time: 1.5 hours 

Directions: 

Step 1: 
Stamp the spiderweb background stamp on watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. If desired, heat emboss with clear embossing powder. 

Die cut the panel with a mid-sized A2 nesting die. 

Step 2: 
Spray the panel with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and Tangelo Fireworks! Craft Spray. Make sure that the sprays overlap to blend the two colors together. Allow the panel to dry. 

Step 3: 
Ink blend the edges of the panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink. 

Step 4:
Die cut they layers of the pumpkin die cuts out of watercolor paper and spray each piece with different colored sprays:

  • Stem with Pear Tart Fireworks! Spray
  • Top layer of the pumpkin with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray
  • Second layer with Angel Pink Fireworks! Spray
  • Third layer with Dandelion Fireworks! Spray
  • Bottom layer with Tangelo Fireworks! Spray

Step 5: 
Stamp a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. 

Step 6:
Die cut the colored and embossed piece of watercolor paper from step 5 to create the sentiment. Die cut two small pieces of scrap watercolor paper or cardstock to glue behind the black stamped layer to create dimension. 

Not pictured: Die cut the sentiment’s shadow layer out of vellum and glue behind the sentiment. 

Step 7: 
Assemble the die cut pumpkin layers and glue them together. Then glue the sentiment onto the die cut pumpkin layers. Glue the pumpkin (and sentiment) onto the spiderweb background panel. Then splatter Tangelo Fireworks! Craft Spray across the panel and pumpkin. Set aside to dry. 

Step 8: 
Die cut a piece of black watercolor paper with the next-largest die from the A2-sized nesting die set. Glue the spiderweb panel onto the black matte layer. Glue light pink embellishments on the lower left and upper right parts of the panel. To finish the card, glue it onto an A2-sized white card base. 

Art Supplies 

Imagine 

Fireworks! Craft Spray – Angel Pink
Fireworks! Craft Spray – Dandelion
Fireworks! Craft Spray – Pear Tart
Fireworks! Craft Spray – Tangelo
Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Rose Gold
VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne

Other supplies used:

Pretty Pink Posh – die set – Fringe Pumpkin 
Simon Says Stamp and CZ Design – die set – Trick or Treat 2 
Taylored Expressions – stamp set – Spiderweb Cling and Clear Combo 
Trinity Stamps – embellishment mix – Rose Tinted Glasses 
Waffle Flower – die set – A2 Layers 
Clear Embossing Powder 
Heat tool 
Glue 
Watercolor paper 
Black watercolor paper 

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!

Thorny Rose – Trick or Treat Card

By Alison Heikkila

~Greetings! Alison Heikkila here. Today I have my latest video for Imagine, and I am making it part of my Halloween series. I broke out the Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray again (I love that stuff!) and I experimented with a technique idea I had. Did it work? You’ll have to watch the video to find out!

*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: Intermediate
Time to Complete: 30-40 minutes

Supplies:
Imagine:
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray in Rhubarb Stalk and Lady Bug
VersaFine Clair Ink in Nocturne
VersaMark Ink
Memento Markers in Rhubarb Stalk, Love Letter, Lady Bug, Olive Grove, Bamboo Leaves, London Fog, and Tuxedo Black
Black Embossing Powder

Other:
A Colorful Life Designs: Thorny Vines stencil– Use code AlFan10 to save 10%
Erin Lee Creative: Stay Weird Stamp Set (no longer available)
Ellen Hutson: Hocus Pocus Stamp & Die Combo
Strathmore: Smooth Bristol Cardstock
Bearly Arts Glue
White cardstock

I hope you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a spooktacular day!

Stamping with Fireworks! Shimmery Sprays

By Nancy May

Have you ever stamped with your Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays? 

This was totally new to me and I loved it! I ended up creating several cards, including a full panel shaker with recycled packaging. Oh! And I used Creative Medium to add transfer foil to a project. Let’s jump into it for loads of fun!

~Nancy

Skill: Beginner, Intermediate

Time: undetermined

Art Supplies

Imagine:

● Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays

– Potter’s Clay

– Desert Sand

– Bamboo Leaves

– Tuxedo Black

 – London fog

● Craft Mat

● Palette Knives

● Creative Medium – Clear

● On Point Glue

● Tear It! Tape

Other: 

● Picket Fence Studio – Barberton Daisy Stamp

● Whimsy Stamps – Mixed Media Bits Stamps

● Whimsy Stamps – Thank You Word Die

● Whimsy Stamps – Big Hugs Word Dies

● A Colorful Life Designs – Messy Harlequin Stencil

● This Calls For Confetti – Victorian Halloween mix

● This Calls For Confetti – Midnight Dahlia