Quick and Easy Thank You Card

By Martha Lucia Gomez

Hello crafty friends! Today, I have the easiest and simple tutorial to make a unique thank you card or any type of cards. Let me share the project with you.  

Skill: Beginning
Time: 60 minutes

Directions:

To make my model, I decided to use Radian Neon 4 Warm for two reasons. The first one is because I love the colors of this set of inks and the second, because Radian Neon brings the opportunity to create textures.

Step 1:

Select the colors of inks that you want to use in small sizes pads. For this idea, you can use any of our 4 Inkpads or small presentations like the Dew Drop of other inks, like Brilliance, VersaMagic, Delicata or Memento, just to mention some.  

Step 2:

Place the entire ink pad over the cardstock in the direction that you want the colors. I press mine three times over the card under different pression to obtain different textures in each color.

Step 3:

Let the ink dry naturally or speed the process with a heat tool. If you want, you can cover the stamped blocks of ink with clear embossing powder and emboss them with the heat tool, to obtain a better texture.

Step 4:

Stamp a sentiment over the color blocks using VersaFine Clair Nocturne to add a major contrast over your card.

Step 5:

Heat embosses the sentiment with clear embossing powder and paste the decorated layer over your card base.   

As you can see this is a really simple way to use your ink pads as stamps. Depending on the pression and intensity that you apply over the ink pad or 4Ink Pad, you will obtain different looks.

Thanks for stopping by and remember, you don’t need to create complicated projects. Just use the best inks and let your creativity shine!

Art Supplies:

Imagine:

Other:

  • Stamping Tool
  • White and colored cardstock.
  • Crafty Foam Tape

Lovely Embossed Design Using Toilet Paper Casting Technique

By LVHandcrafted

Hello friends! This is Linh (or LV Handcrafted on all the socials). In today’s video I’m showing a really fun way to use toilet paper! Yes, you read that correctly. I’ll be showing you how to do toilet paper casting in order to use your stamps to create a beautifully textured embossed panel! Now you can turn your stamps into a embossing “folder”!

Skill: Intermediate

Time: 25 minutes

Supplies Used

Imagine –

– VersaColor Ink – Cyan

– Brillance

– VersaMark

– MBoss – Sparkle

Other Products Used

– Toilet paper

– Crafter’s Companion Let It Snow Stamp & Die Set

Cultivate Kindness with Memento Inks

By Kathi Rerek 

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step 1.

Sponge Dandelion Memento randomly over a 4” panel of Bristol paper or other hydrophilic paper. Repeat with Canteloupe, Tangelo, and Rose Bud until the panel is covered with colors and the inks are blended.

Step 2:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 3:

Use magnets to secure the ink-sponged panel to a stamping platform. Arrange the flower and leaf clear stamps from the Florals Set 1 facedown on the panel. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. Heat set the panel.

Step 4:

Smoosh the Cottage Ivy Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to apply diluted green ink to the leaves. Repeat this process with New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink to color the other leaves.

Smoosh the Rose Bud Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to apply the ink to the flowers. Repeat this process with Dandelion Memento ink pads.

Heat set the panel thoroughly.

Step 5:

Fussy-cut the flowers and the leaves. Edge with a dark marker.

Step 6:

Sponge a 4.5 x 6” panel of Bristol paper with Blue Danube and Paris Dusk Memento Ink onto the panel to create a blended blue background panel.

Step 7:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 8:

Use removable tape to secure the inked panel to the back of the Ornate Stencil.

Sponge Blue Danube Ink over the stencil onto the panel.

Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.

Trim the panel to 4.25”. Add the washi tapes to the bottom of the panel as shown.

Edge the entire panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair and heat set.

Step 9:

Sponge a 2.5” strip of Bristol paper with Potters Clay and London Fog Memento Ink onto the strip until it is covered with blended ink.

Step 10:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 11:

Secure the strip onto the Stamping Platform. Position the Terracotta Pot Eclectic Rubber Stamp facedown on the strip. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. Heat set the panel.

Step 12:

Fussy-cut the planter.

Step 13:

Smoosh the Potter’s Clay Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to shade the planter.

Edge the planter with a black marker. Heat set the planter.

Step 14:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the Terracotta pot to the image panel.

Step 15:

Use foam adhesive to adhere the flowers to the card front. Add the sentiment sticker to the top left.

Step 16:

Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to 9” x 6.25”, score at 4”, and fold to form a card.

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the card.

Art Supplies:

Imagine:

Other Supplies:

  • 140 lb. Bristol Paper by Strathmore
  • Raven Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
  • Florals Set 1 by Melina Dahl for That’s Crafty
  • Terracotta Pot Eclectic Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door
  • Ornate Stencil by Lavinia Stamps
  • Yellow, Orange, Pink, Cherry, Bottle, Leaf Green, Black, and Grey Le Plume II Markers by Marvy Uchida
  • Inspire 2 Washi Tape by AALL and Create
  • Glitter Washi Tape by Tim Holtz for Adventus
  • Stamping Platform
  • Heat Gun by EK Success

Create A “Thinking of You” Shimmery Sunset Card Using Fireworks! Sprays

By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here and today I am using my Fireworks! Sprays to create a blended sunset or sunrise background for my palm tree die cut.

In todays video tutorial I am use Fireworks! Sprays in Dandelion, Lady Bug and Rose Bud with my 1 inch wide watercolor brush to create a blended sunset. The golden shimmer from the Fireworks! Sprays is just beautiful and compliments this color blend perfectly. I kept the sentiment simple with thinking of you, but ANY sentiment will go with this design. The video below has all the details, check it out below.

Katy

Skill: Advanced

Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays

  • Dandelion
  • Lady Bug
  • Rose Bud

VersaFine Onyx Black

Tear It! Tape

Other Products Used

Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper (Fern Background)

Accent Opaque 100lb White (card base)

Black 65# card stock (palm tree frame)

Spray Adhesive

Watercolor brush 1 inch flat

Quick and Easy Ink Blending to Create a Cool Galaxy Card

By LV Handcrafted

Hello friends! This is Linh (or LV Handcrafted on all the socials). In today’s video I’m showing how to create a fun galaxy with a combination of different inks! It’s so fast and easy to do!

Skill: Beginner

Time: 15 minutes

Supplies Used

Imagine

Other Products Used

  • Mama Elephant – Slim Film City
  • Scrappy Boy Stamps – Future Family

Father’s Day Card Using Memento and Fireworks! Craft Sprays

By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here and today I am sharing how I blended my Fireworks! Sprays with Memento Ink pads to create some custom colors. 

In todays video tutorial I am use some Fireworks! Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves and London Fog sprays mixed with Memento inks in greens and blues to create a Father’s Day card. I find any type of leaf foliage works really well for masculine cards and this one is no exception. I added some splatter with remaining blues and London Fog Fireworks! and also used some irRESISTible spray in Wedding Dress to complete the look. The video below has all the details, check it out below.

Katy

Skill: Advanced

Time: 20 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

Fireworks! Craft Sprays

  • Pear Tart
  • Bamboo Leaves
  • London Fog

Memento Inks

  • Cottage Ivy
  • Northern Pine
  • Olive Grove
  • Teal Zeal
  • Bahama Breeze
  • Nautical Navy
  • Paris Dusk

VersaMark Ink

Mboss Embossing Powder White

irRESISTible Spray Wedding Dress

On Point Glue

Tear It! Tape

Other Products Used

• Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper (Fern Background)

• Simon Says Stamp Card Stock Slate (Card Base)

• Black Card Stock (Sentiment Strip)

• Ivory Twine

• Spray Adhesive

• Watercolor brush #10 round