– Hello everyone! Von Marie here with my latest video. Teacher thank you cards are always wonderful to have on hand, so I thought it would be fun to create one using the beautiful new VersaFine Clair colors. I love how bright and cheerful these inks make this card! Watch the video to see how it all comes together. Thank you for watching!
Other Supplies: Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Dies Hero Arts Flower and Bees Floral Cling background Stamp with Coord. Dies and Coloring Layering Roses stencils. Hero Arts Retired Amazing Word Fancy Die and Shadow Die White cardstock Stamping Platform Paper Trimmer Die-cutting Machine Blending brushes A2 Card Base
Using background stamps, stencils,and inks are a fun way to mass produce a lot of the same card too. Have fun and hope you make some Thank you cards.
Summer in the Pacific Northwest is filled with beautiful flowers and the bluest sky. I know I appreciate them so much more since most of the year is so soggy. To celebrate the season, I made a colorful card filled with flowers.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 2 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp the large floral image onto watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Then die cut the flower with the corresponding die. Also die cut a piece of vellum with the same die cut.
Step 2: Watercolor the floral image. The larger two flowers were watercolored with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray, the center of the largest flower with Dandelion Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray, and the leaves with Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. The smallest flower was watercolored with a mix of Rose Bud Memento Dual Marker mixed with more Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. After everything dried, the smallest flower’s color was made darker by adding a second layer of the combination of Rose Bud Memento Dual Marker mixed with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.
To cover up a few small blemishes, lightly splatter Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray over the flowers. Set aside to dry.
Step 3: Spray Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray through a stencil on a watercolor panel.
After the spray dried, die cut the panel with a mid-sized die from an A2-sized nesting die set. While at the die cutting machine, die cut a piece of glossy white cardstock with the next largest die from the A2-sized nesting die set.
Step 4: Ink blend Lilac Posies Memento Ink through selected parts of a second stencil. Then mix Gold irRESISTible Pico Embellisher with a little water to dilute it and use a small paintbrush to paint other parts of the stencil with the Gold irRESISTible onto the panel. Allow to dry.
Then press the Lilac Posies Memento Ink pad along the edge of the panel to add color to the edges of the panel.
Step 5: Press the Lilac Posies Memento Ink pad onto a small scrap of watercolor paper and allow to dry. Then die cut the colored scrap of watercolor paper with the sentiment die.
Also die cut a piece of vellum with the shadow layer of the sentiment as well as a couple of scraps of cardstock with the sentiment die.
Assemble the sentiment by gluing the three die cuts together. Then glue them onto the shadow layer of vellum and set the whole thing aside.
Step 6: Assemble the card. Glue the vellum floral die cut onto the stenciled panel. Use foam tape to adhere the stamped floral image at an angle, allowing the vellum layer to peek out from underneath for extra dimension. Glue the sentiment on the lower left corner of the panel. Add purple and hot pink sequins around the floral image with more glue. Then attach the panel to the glossy cardstock matte layer. To finish the card, glue the whole card panel onto an A2-sized white cardbase.
Skill: – Beginner to Intermediate – Time: 45 Minutes
Directions:
Gather your supplies. For this card you will need a floral background stamp that has a coordinating stencil & several ink colors
Step 1: Stamp the floral background using black ink, I used VersaFine Clair Nocturne.
Step 2: Using the first of the two coordinating stencils, blend in the flowers. I blended VersaFine Clair Baby Pink first and then went around the edges with Charming Pink.
Step 3: Using the second stencil ink blend the leaves. I blended VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze and went over part of the leaf with Rain Forest.
Step 4: Stamp, emboss and cut out the sentiment and attach to the floral panel. I added some gold highlights to mine.
– For teachers, April and May are PACKED!! At this time of the year, it is hard for me to find the time to make elaborate cards, but I want to still be able to sit down and make a card in one sitting. So I turn to techniques that allow me to create something that are quick and easy but also are something to be proud of. This card features one of my go-tos for a quick but pretty card: the blackout technique.
Skill: Intermediate Time: less than 1 hour
Directions:
Step 1: Use a paper trimmer to cut a piece of watercolor paper to be 5.5” x 4.25” (the size of an A2-sized card). Then spray one side a floral embossing folder with Rose Gold Shimmer Craft Spray and run the watercolor panel through the die cutting machine sandwiched between the two sides of the embossing folder. You will be using the debossed (indented) side of the embossed panel. Allow to dry.
Step 2: Color the flowers with Tangelo Memento Dual Marker. Color the edges of the leaves and the stems with Teal Zeal Memento Dual Marker. Then watercolor over all parts of the leaves and the stems with Teal Zeal Memento Dual Marker mixed with water. Allow the water to dry and repeat the process a few times to help add depth to the centers of the leaves.
Step 3: Gently run the Rose Bud Memento ink pad across the card. Because the flowers are indented, they will mostly not be colored with the ink, but the flat parts of the card will be. I liked that some of the areas were not colored with the ink but additional passes of the ink pad can give consistent, universal coverage.
Spray Copper Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray onto a piece of acetate and watercolor smoosh the panel to add a little more sparkle. Lightly brush more of the copper spray on the leaves and allow the whole thing to dry.
Step 4: Stamp the sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Then die cut the sentiment with the corresponding die. Use the die cut to die cut two additional layers of scrap cardstock and glue them behind the sentiment die cut for dimension.
Glue the sentiment onto the embossed card panel.
Trim the edges of the embossed card panel and distress the edges with a pair of scissors. Trim a piece of black cardstock a little bit bigger than the pink embossed panel and glue the two layers together. Glue pink and orange sequins on the upper right and lower left corners of the card panel. To finish the card, glue the whole card panel onto a white A2-sized card base.
– Hello crafty friends! The special day to celebrate our mothers is here. We can celebrate them and show them love in many ways. But today, we are going to make a clean-and-simple handmade card for someone who has been a mother in our life.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 15-20 Minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Cut out a piece of watercolor cardstock into 4×6 inch and put it on the stamping tool. Stamp the mason jar bouquet image with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.
Step 2 Scribble some of the Memento Marker Summer Sky on the craft mat. Pick up ink with a wet waterbrush and start painting the water in the jar. Dry the paint in between to build up the layer of colors and shadow.
I used a waterbrush that can easily squish some water out to the brush, but you also can use any small round watercolor brush and clean water. Always have a piece of clean paper towel nearby to dab off too much water.
Step 3 Scribble some of the Memento Marker Bamboo Leaves on the craft mat. Pick up ink with a wet waterbrush and start painting the water in the jar. Dry the paint in between to build up the layer of colors and shadow.
Step 4 Scribble some of the Memento Marker Rose Bud on the craft mat. Pick up ink with a wet waterbrush and start painting the water in the jar. Dry the paint in between to build up the layer of colors and shadow.
Step 5 Scribble some of the Memento Marker Cantaloupe on the craft mat. Pick up ink with a wet waterbrush and start painting the water in the jar. Dry the paint in between to build up the layer of colors and shadow.
Step 6 Scribble some of the Memento Marker Paris Dusk on the craft mat. Pick up ink with a wet waterbrush and start painting the water in the jar. Dry the paint in between to build up the layer of colors and shadow.
Step 7 Scribble some of the Memento Marker Grape Jelly on the craft mat. Pick up ink with a wet waterbrush and start painting the water in the jar. Dry the paint in between to build up the layer of colors and shadow.
Step 8 Dry the whole watercolored image well with a craft heat gun. Fussy cut the image using the micro-tip scissors.
Step 9 Cut out a piece of white cardstock with one of the Stitched Tag dies. Stamp the sentiment on the tag with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Dry the stamped sentiment with a craft heat gun.
Step 10 Add some of the VersaFine Clair Arctic ink on the front card base with finger sponge dauber. Dry the ink with a craft heat gun.
Step 11 Put some of the Tear It! Double-sided Tape on the back of the mason jar and add it to the tag. Tie up some of the white twine on the tag.
Step 12 Add the mason jar bouquet tag to the card with some of the On Point Glue.
Step 13 Embellish the card with some of the pearl gems.
This clean-and-simple Mother’s Day card may look simple yet it has layers but it is not bulky so it is perfect to be sent out to someone who has been a mother to you on this special time.
I hope you like this card and give this tutorial a try. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Craft Supplies
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Memento Marker (Cantaloupe, Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, Grape Jelly, Rose Bud)
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing how to make this Clean and simple Mother’s Day card using the Brilliance for shimmer and VersaMagic dew drops.
Skill: Beginner to intermediate Time: 30 mins
Directions:
Gather your supplies. You will need a Mother’s Day stamp set or floral set as I have used here and a Mother’s Day sentiment. For inks I used a Brilliance Dew Drop and a VersaMagic Dew Drop
Step 1: Ink your stamp with a black ink
Step 2: Using the coordinating stencil and a blending brush or sponge dauber, ink blend a pearlescent pink on the flowers.
Step 3: Using the coordinating stencil and a sponge dauber or blending brus, ink blend green chalk ink on the leaves.
Step 4: Add embellishments of choice. I used some dew drops.
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