Hello Friends! Katy here with another quick project for you. Today’s card is for Independence Day here in America, coming up on July 4th and I thought I would use my supplies to create an American Flag. I used a diagonal stencil to create my stripes and some sponge swiping to create my blue section and some splatter for my stars. Some simple techniques with minimal supplies to add to your card making arsenal.
Video below has all the details. I hope you enjoy.
Hello crafty friends! Creating backgrounds is always fun, especially when you like something different for your cards. One of my favorite backgrounds is bokeh. There are a couple ways to create bokeh backgrounds but today we are going to do some stamping with any sizes of circle stamps you have in stash.
Let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 15-20 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Cut out a piece of 8.5 inch x 11 inch white cardstock into 4 panels of 4.25 inch x 5.5 inch.
Add each color of VersaColor inks (Cardinal and Canary) to the cardstock with sponge daubers.
Blend in the colors as you add it to the cardstock to create the third shade.
Dry the inks with a craft heat gun.
Step 2 Stamp the circles starting with the largest size and then smaller size with a Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink pad. Repeat the stamping until you like the look of your bokeh background. Make sure some circles overlap each other to create the shadow effect.
When stamping, you might notice the lines on the edges of circles, use a small blending brush or sponge dauber to blend in the white ink around to smoothen the lines.
Dry again the whole background panel with a craft heat gun.
Step 3 Cut the background panel with one of the rectangle dies.
Add the background panel to the card base (A2 size card) with On Point Glue. Add a couple of acrylic blocks on top of it to hold it down while the glue is drying.
Step 4 Cut out 2-3 white cardstocks with the sentiment panel.
Stack the cutouts together with On Point Glue to create a chipboard sentiment panel (thicker die cut).
Step 5 Dab the VersaMark ink all over the sentiment panel, make sure it covers the whole panel.
Add some of the MBoss Sparkle embossing powder (retired) on it and heat it up with a craft heat gun. You will have a sparkly sentiment chipboard!
Add the sentiment on the card with the On Point Glue. Add some acrylic blocks (or anything heavy) on the sentiment to hold it down while the glue is drying.
Isn’t it a fun card making technique to do? You can create with any color inks, or you can even do colorful bokeh and not only white. Give it a try and have fun!
Hey everybody! It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a card using a technique that I am calling “faux watercolor” because the end result look like it was water colored to me.
Skill: Beginner Time: 30 minutes
Directions:
Start by gathering your supplies. You will need a A2 card base, a white panel, a panel of tidepool cardstock, several colors of VersaMagic ink, VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink, Memento Tangelo ink, sponge daubers and an embossing folder.
Step 1: Make a dry run of the embossing folder through the die cutting machine.
Step 2: This looks like a hot mess, but I promise it gets better. Using a sponge dauber, color the leaves as desired using VersaMagic inks.
Step 3: Lock the embossed panel back into the folder and generously ink up the debossed side with a dark brown ink. Close the folder and run it through the die cutting machine.
Step 4: Glue the panel down on the card base and add a sentiment. I used a happy birthday die cut.
Hello! Alison Heikkil here. My latest video for Imagine shares how to make a birthday shaker card using a variety of great products. This card can be customized to use any colors you like, and there are different points that you can stop and complete your card, if shakers aren’t your cup of tea.
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Skill Level: Basic-Intermediate Time to Complete: 15-20 minutes
– Hello friends! This is Linh (or LV Handcrafted on all the socials). Today I have a new video up on the Imagine Crafts YouTube channel showing how to create your own Tie-dyed backgrounds! This is SO amazing! And now I want all the colors of the Kaleidacolor ink pads. Because they already come with 5 beautiful colors, you can quickly and easily whip up these fun tie-dyed backgrounds. The pre-made color combos are amazing but you can always buy a blank Kaleidacolor ink pad and make your own color combination like my rainbow one!
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
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