Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video! In todays video I create a very simple Spring card. I love the look of watercolors and since I have been with Imagine for a few years as an Artist in Residence, I am trying to explore some of the other products they have available and that I can use similarly to my inks. So I grabbed the Walnut Inks I have and a small paintbrush and got to work coloring my stamps. Fear not if you yourself do not have these magical water-based inks, you can use your ink pads with a smoosh and a bit of water or actual watercolor pans or liquid watercolors or any other liquid ink you may have lying around. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
• Hot Pressed Watercolor paper • Ivory/Natural Cardstock • Fog (light) Gray Card Base • The Greetery Spring Snowdrops Stamp + Stencil set • Stamp Positioner• Hair Dryer
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Are you planning on making a Mother’s Day card this year? I want to share a simple sketch that you can use with any layering stencils you may have.
Let’s begin crafting!
Step 1: I am using Altenew’s Styled Background layering stencil set for today’s card. Let’s start by trimming a piece of Classic Crest Solar White to 3 ½’’ x 4 ¾’’. After that, we can start ink blending stencil 1 with Memento Lulu Lavender ink.
Step 2: Next, ink blend Memento Summer Sky ink with stencil 2. I really like the idea of separating the floral images into two layers; it gives us so much creative freedom and the color combination is endless!
Step 3: Stencil 3 is the base layer for leaves. I used Memento New Sprout ink. It may be difficult to spot in this photo, but I created a color gradient by blending more ink in some areas and having a lighter hand for others.
Step 4: Now that the base images are ink blended, we can start with the layering. Stencil 4 includes leaf stems, and I used Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. This stencil also contains floral centers. Since the stems and floral centers are quite close to each other, I had to mask some areas while ink blending. If you have smaller blending brushes, you could skip the masking step.
Step 5: I used Memento Paris Dusk ink to ink blend the floral centers.
Step 6: This is what the background panel looks like after ink blending all 4 layers. I love the look of soft, pastel colors and am so pleased with the final result.
Step 7: After ink blending, we are ready to add the sentiment of the card. I chose Stampin’ Up’s Mini Alphabet die to spell out “Happy Mother’s Day”, but you could use any sentiment die you may have. I decided to die cut with CutCardStock DCS Hydrangea Purple and Plum Purple for some added contrast. These cardstock have a smooth side and a textured side; I opted for the textured side today.
Step 8: Next, trim a piece of CutCardStock DCS Hydrangea Purple to 3 ¾’’ x 5’’ and mount the ink blended panel on top. Then adhere it to a CutCardStock DCS Plum Purple card base. Finally, apply On-Point Glue to the back of the letter die cuts and adhere them to the card panel to complete the card!
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Have you ever tried using a stamp positioner to “break up” stamp images? The wooden stamp I am using today has three teddy bear designs connected together, but I was inspired to create a different sketch. Let’s get creative!
Step 1: Stamp the teddy bear designs separately on Strathmore 100% Cotton Watercolor 5×7 cardstock, inking only one square each time with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink.
Watercolor cardstock usually have a more textured surface, so using a stamp positioning tool would really help with re-stamping and getting a clear image. I used the We R Precision Press today since the base rods are tall enough to secure the wooden stamp in place. After stamping, I heat embossed the images with clear Mboss powder.
Step 2: Color the images with your choice of coloring medium. I am watercoloring with VersaMagic ink pads today. The colors I used are Wheat (for the bear), Aquatic Splash (for the sky background), and Tea Leaves, Pink Grapefruit, Thatched Straw (for the leaves, flowers, and butterflies).
Step 3: Once the images are dry, fussy cut along the edges. After that, I swiped VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad around the borders of each square so that the white core of the watercolor cardstock is not shown.
Step 4: I wanted to decorate the teddy bear frames with some florals, and the images from Stampin’ Up’s Sweet Strawberry stamp set are perfect. They are stamped and watercolored using the same supplies in steps 1 and 2. One of the floral images was even cut in half to fit around the sketch I had in mind.
Step 5: The Chalkboard Prints 6×6 card stock pad has some beautiful geometric patterns. I trimmed the mint green chevron patterned paper to 3’’ x 5 ½’’ as the background of the card.
Step 6: Finally, I adhered all of the watercolor elements to the mint green chevron patterned paper with foam tape, and mounted the entire panel onto a Mint Macaron cardbase. I also stamped a tiny “hi there!” sentiment from Flora & Fauna’s Under the Sea stamp set. I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial on how to create different card sketches from a large framed image stamp.
Hello everyone! It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a spring get well card (you could make yours for any occasion) using a stamp and stencil combo. Stencils make it so easy to color.
Skill: Beginner to Intermediate Time: 30 Mins
Directions:
Gather your supplies. You will need a stamp/stencil combo, several colors of ink and a marker for details. In the photo I have an orange ink but I actually used a pink.
Step 1: Using a black ink stamp the floral image. I used Memento Tuxedo Black.
Step 2: Using the leaves portion of the stencil and two colors of green, color the leaves. I used Memento Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves
Step 3: Using the floral portion of the stencil, color the flowers yellow. I used Memento Dandelion.
Step 4: Using the detailed portion of the stencil color the area pink (which turns into a pretty peach) I used Memento Angel Pink.
Step 5: Stamp and cut out the greeting and cut a couple extra pieces for dimension. Adhere the panel with the flowers to the card base and then adhere the greeting anywhere you’d like on the card front.
I don’t know about you, but I have so much patterned paper that I will probably never use it all. In an attempt to use at least some of it on a card, I turned to my Fireworks! Craft Sprays to enhance the paper to make a card celebrating the colors of spring.
Step 1: Cut a piece of aqua patterned paper into two parts. Spray Spray one piece Eucalyptus Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution and the other with Willow Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution. After the spray dries, die cut the Willow-sprayed paper with leaf dies and the Eucalyptus-sprayed paper with the branch die and set aside.
Step 2: Spray a piece of purple patterned paper with Lulu Lavender Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, die cut the paper with the larger flower in the die set.
Step 3: Spray a piece of blue patterned paper with Bahama Blue Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, die cut the paper with the smaller flower die cut.
Step 4: Spray a yellow piece of patterned paper with Dandelion Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, die cut the paper with both of the flowers’ central areas.
Step 5: Color the base layer of the smaller (blue) flower’s center with a Rich Cocoa Memento Dual Marker. Then repeat the process for the larger flower’s center (not pictured). Once the marker dried, glue each of these central parts of the flowers to the rest of flowers’ centers. Then glue both of the centers onto their respective flower’s centers.
Step 6: Color the upper layers of the purple flower with Lilac Posies Memento Dual Marker to make them darker and stand out from the rest of the flower. After the marker dried, glue the small paper layers onto the rest of the flower.
Step 7: Color the small blue upper layers of the blue flower with Ultramarine Fabrico Dual Marker. Then spray them with more Bahama Blue Fireworks! Craft Spray. After the spray dries, glue these small blue die cut layers onto the rest of the blue flower.
Step 8: Spray a piece of watercolor paper with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and allow to dry. Then die cut the watercolor paper with an A2-sized panel die to create a background for the card.
Not pictured: Die cut a piece of vellum with a mid-sized circular die.
Step 9: Stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of watercolor paper with Lilac Posies Memento ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Trim the sentiment into a thin strip and press the edges into the ink pad to color the edges. Set aside.
Step 10: Assemble the card. Glue the Rose Gold floral background onto an A2-sized white card base. Then glue down the circular die cut piece of vellum followed by the leaves and branch die cuts. Add foam tape behind the large upper central petal and the lower left petal on the purple flower as well as the whole blue flower. Then add glue behind the rest of the purple flower to attach it to the card base. Then attach the blue flower on top of the purple flower. Glue purple sequins around the card base. Finally, attach the sentiment with more foam tape to finish the card.
• Altenew – foam tape -Instant Dimension Foam Tape • Hero Arts – die set – Circle Infinity Dies • Pink and Main – stamp set – Spring Sayings • Simon Says Stamp – sequins – Lilac Embellishments • Sizzix and Tim Holtz – die set- Brushstroke Flowers • Sizzix and Tim Holtz – panel die – Leafy Twigs • Clear Embossing Powder • Heat tool • Scissors Glue • Watercolor paper • Vellum
Hello crafty friends! Today we are going to do some monoprinting with VersaFine Clair inks and a gelli printing plate to create some fun backgrounds. And also, we will do some coloring with Memento Markers.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 Minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Put the gelli printing plate directly on the Imagine Craft Mat. Make sure it lays flat.
Dab some of the VersaFine Clair inks on the gelli printing plate, do this one color at a time and do not mix them together.
Step 2 Mix the inks on the gelli printing plate with the mini roller. Mix the color from top to bottom, gradually.
Step 3 Put the stencil on the gelli printing plate.
Gently press the stencil to the gelli printing plate.
Step 4 Get a piece of printing/copy paper (preferably thickness 24 lb or more), you can cut it in half or use full size.
Add the paper to the gelli printing with stencil and gently press it down to get ink off the plate.
Step 5 Carefully pick up the paper off the gelli printing plate from one corner.
This is the first printing. For this time, you can keep it aside for future projects.
Step 6 Carefully remove the stencil off the gelli printing plate.
While the inks are still wet (this is why VersaFine Clair inks are the best for this project!), put a piece of white cardstock to the gelli printing plate and gently press down to pick up the ink off the plate.
Step 7 Carefully pick up the printed cardstock of the gelli printing plate.
You get the second print which is a different pattern than the first one.
Use a craft heat gut to dry the ink well.
This is the print that we will use for the background of the card.
Step 8 Once the printed background dried well, cut it with a rectangle die form the Stitched Rectangle dies set.
Then cut another piece of white cardstock with the scallop rectangle die from the same set.
Step 9 Add the white scallop background panel to the card base using the On Point Glue.
And then, add the printed background panel to the card using the same glue.
Set it aside to dry (optional: you can put a couple of large acrylic stamping blocks on it to hold it down while drying).
Step 10 Put a piece of white cardstock on a stamping platform and secure it with some magnets.
Arrange the flower stamps on it and stamp them with the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad.
Remove it from the stamping platform.
Step 11 Dry the stamped images using a craft heat gun.
Color them using the Memento Markers.
Fussy cut the images with micro-tip scissors.
Step 12 Stamp the sentiment a white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.
Dry the stamped sentiment with a craft heat gun.
Cut it with one of the banner die from the Banners die set.
Step 13 Add the first flower to the card with On Point Glue.
Using On Point Glue, add a piece of thin foam to the back of the sentiment banner and add it to the card with the same glue.
Then, add some of the thin foam to the second flower and add it to the card with the same glue.
The card is done. Though it looks simple, yet it has some layers to it.
This gelli printing technique is one of a fun way to create pattern backgrounds other stamping.
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