Hello Friends! Katy here with another quick project. In today’s video I create a simple Halloween card. I had some printed spooky printed acetate in my stash and paired it with a brick stencil and some Brilliance Moonlight White ink. I just love this white ink more than any others and so I like to showcase it any time I can.
Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am thrilled to share with you how to get this grungy background perfect for a Halloween card or even just the everyday grunge lover!
Tracy
Skill: Intermediate Time: 60 Minutes
Video Tutorial
Art Supplies • Acrylic stamping block • Stencil of your choice • Scrap paper for stamping off • Mixed media paper • Black Paper • Embossing powder • A2 Card base • Stamps of your choice • Blending brushes • Glue • Die cuts of your choice
Other Products Used • Embossing Powder • Spider and Web Die Set-Whimsy Stamps • Word Die Set – Tim Holtz • Various Halloween stamps from Tim Holtz and Simon Hurley • Mixed Media Paper – Ranger • Distress Black Heavy Stock – Ranger • PVA Adhesive
ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR
Any Inks any combination of background stamps, dies, and feature stamps
To learn how to get your Halloween Grunge on, click here!
Hello crafty friends! Today, we are going to do some watercoloring with Memento markers, stenciling with Memento ink, and stamping with VersaFine ink to make this Fall floral coffee mug card. Let’s gather your supplies, grab a cup of coffee, and get crafting together!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 15-20 minutes
Direction:
Step 1
Cut out a piece white cardstock into 4″ x 5 1/4″
Put the stencil on top of the cardstock and secure it with some washi tape or removable tape.
Use a blending brush to add the Memento London Fog ink to the cardstock.
Remove the stencil and set aside for the ink to dry.
Step 2
On a piece of watercolor cardstock, stamp all the floral and cup images with the VersaFine Onyx Black ink.
Cut them with their matching die set or you can simply fussy cut them with scissors.
Step 3
There are two ways of watercoloring. The first option is you can do wet on wet technique by lightly wet the area where you want to add the watercolor paint, and then pick up the ink with a water brush and color on the wet watercolor paper. And the second option is called wet on dry technique where you add the watercolor paint directly on the dry watercolor paper. Both ways work well with these Memento Markers.
On this project, I used the wet on wet technique. First, scribble each color of the Memento Marker on the craft mat. Wet the stamped image, pick up the ink with a wet water brush, and then add the color to the image. Dry the watercolored image with a craft heat gun.
Step 4
Cut out a piece of copy paper with the doily die to make paper doily. Add it to the stenciled panel with On Point Glue.
Cut a piece of black cardstock into 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ mat, add the stenciled panel to it with On Point Glue.
Add the whole background panel to the card base with On Point Glue.
Put together the watercolored coffee mug and flower bouquet cluster with On Point Glue.
Step 5
Stamp the sentiment and faux stitch pattern on a piece of white cardstock with VersaFine Onyx Black, and then trim it into a sentiment banner.
Add the floral coffee mug in the middle of the card, on top of the doily with On Point Glue.
Add the sentiment banner on the left top of the card with On Point Glue.
Memento Markers are not only for coloring, but also watercoloring. I had fun making this card with a watercoloring technique using these markers. And I hope this Fall Floral Coffee mug card can perk you up!
Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Fall is right around the corner and I have a fall floral card to share with you today. I decided to do some layered ink blending using shimmery Delicata ink pads. They are pigment-based and mostly used for stamping. However, they ink blend beautifully, too! Be sure to check out the shimmery effects of these ink pads at the end of this post.
Step 1: Stamp the large floral image from Stampin’ Up’s Layers of Beauty set with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad. This color is becoming my favorite for stamping outlines. The soft, neutral tone creates an entirely different feel compared to black image outlines.
Step 2: This particular stamp set coordinates with the Layers of Beauty decorative masks. I started with stencil 1 and ink blended with Delicata Golden Glitz. You could use the full size ink pad or the Quartet ink pad, which includes Golden Glitz, Silvery Shimmer, Celestial Copper, and Bronze Burst.
Step 3: For stencil 2 and 3, I ink blended Bronze Burst and Celestial Copper. These two shades are similar, with Celestial Copper having a redder hue. I thought they contrasted too strongly against the golden base layer, so I ink blended Bronze Burst lightly to the base layer as well.
Step 4: For the leaves, I ink blended VersaMagic Sage for stencil 4 and Hint of Pesto for stencil 5. Once the ink blending is completed, I die cut the floral image and mounted the back with foam tape.
Step 5: I prepared a card base using Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. Then I embossed a 4’’ x 5 ¼’’ panel with Stampin’ Up’s Distressed Tile embossing folder. To create some background depth, I ink blended the corners of the embossed panel with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad.
Step 6: Finally, I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad and added matte white enamel dots from The Rabbit Hole Designs.
Here’s the finished card! I tried to capture the shimmery effects of the Delicata ink pads but the photo does not do it justice. It’s mesmerizing and so pretty in real life, I hope you will give ink blending with Delicata ink pads a try!
– 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.
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
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