Create An Inspiring Design To Help Free Your Mind

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Imagine

by Iris Rodriguez

Do you ever think about things too much when you know it’s not necessary? A great way to break up this thinking pattern is to turn to creative endeavors, to “free your mind” and create what the muse wants instead. This month we have the fun challenge of creating projects with Rinea foils. There are so many funs things you can do with these foils; you can stamp on it, paint, use with mediums or create 3D decorative projects. For my card I have used foils as an embellishment, check it out.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1

Spray water onto watercolor paper, then spray Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays in Lady Bug, Grape Jelly and Bamboo Leaves in different areas. The water will help these inks spread and blend on the paper.

Step 2

Stamp the girl image with Jet Black StazOn ink. I decided to color with Prismacolor Marker Light Peach to color in the face. I colored the mouth and cheeks with Love Letter Memento Luxe ink. For the eyes, I used All-Purpose Ink in Sky Blue, for hair used Real Black and Thyme for the dress. Once all the ink is dry next fussy cut the image.

Step 3

Cut out the butterflies from Rinea foil paper in various colors with either a die or a punch.

Step 4

Adhere the girl image onto the card with On Point Glue. On Point Glue is perfect for these small pieces. Glue the butterflies to the top of her hair and forehead.

Step 5

Stamp the sentiment “Free Your Mind”. Assemble card and add any additional personal touches.

Supplies

Imagine

Craft Mat
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays – Bamboo Leaves, Grape Jelly, Lady Bug
All-Purpose Ink – Black, Sky Blue, Thyme, Real Black
Memento Luxe – Love Letter
VersaFine Clair – Fantasia
On Point Glue

Other

Watercolor paper
Cardstock – white
Rinea Foils – Jolly Variety pack; green, silver, gold, red
Martha Stewart – Classic and Monarch butterflies punch
Sentiment stamp
Prismacolor Premier Marker – Light Peach

See How to Create a Gingerbread House with Rinea Paper and StazOn Studio Glaze

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Imagine

by Steph Ackerman

The holidays are almost here and there is nothing as iconic for Christmas as a gingerbread house during the holidays. When the kids have outgrown this tradition, it is still possible to recreate the fun by using your craft supplies. In today’s project, I used StazOn Studio Glaze to fill in some of the details of this gingerbread die.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1

Using Spellbinders dies which includes two layered pieces, die cut the Gingerbread House from Rinea’s Glossy Mocha/Gold Foil. Die cut the second Gingerbread House base piece from Rinea’s Glossy Copper/Gold Foil. Use On Point Glue to adhere the layers together.

Step 2

Using StazOn Studio Glaze in Valentine, add color to the candy dots in the Gingerbread House.

Step 3

Continue adding color using assorted StazOn Studio Glaze colors between the die cut elements of the Gingerbread House. Allow each color to dry before moving onto the next color.

Step 4

Cut cardstock and pattern paper to fit a 5″ x 6 1/2″ card base. Die cut large ovals from cardstock and pattern paper. Ink the edges with VersaMagic in Gingerbread, then adhere to the card. Stamp the phrase with VersaFine Clair in Fallen Leaves, cut to fit and mat with cardstock.

Step 5

Adhere the Gingerbread House and phrase to the card with foam adhesives for dimension. Finish the card with any additional personal touches!

Supplies

Imagine

VersaFine Clair – Fallen Leaves
VersaMagic Ink – Gingerbread
StazOn Studio Glaze – Cotton White, Gothic Purple, Orange Zest, Gold, Silver, Valentine
On Point Glue

Other

Rinea Foiled Papers – Earth Tones Foiled Paper Variety Pack
Bazzill Cardstock – brown, white
Graphic 45 – Pattern Paper
Spellbinders Dies
Hero Arts Stamp
Foam Adhesives

Learn How To Stamp On Rinea Foil Paper With Stazon

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Imagine

by Martha Lucia Gomez

Hello crafty friends, today I have a quick and easy way to create special effects on your cards with a stamped foil background. During this month we have two challenges, to use Rinea Foiled Paper and to use the gingerbread color. To be honest, it as a little difficult for me to define the gingerbread color because in Imagine we have many options of colors of inks, so I used StazOn Gothic Purple, which is not a gingerbread tone, with papers on the line of gingerbread.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 minutes

Step 1

I stamped several times the Lineal Floral Background from Pinkfresh Studios over a piece of Glossy Marigold/Gold Rinea Foil Paper using the StazOn Gothic Purple and let the ink dry for a few minutes. Misti or Stamparatus are fantastic tools in this process because you don’t need to move or re-position your paper or stamp to re-stamp your image in the same place.

Step 2

I cut the background with a postage die cut to resize the layer and make it more attractive.

Step 3

On the above photo, you can notice the fabulous texture created over the Rinea Foil Paper with this ink.

Step 4

To finalize my card, I created a Cajun Craze card base and the second layer in Very Vanilla cardstock that I used as the mat for the Stamped Foil Background. I pasted the stamped piece directly over the cardstock using Tear Tape It! Then, using a Simon Say Stamp Wafer Dies Good Vibes, I cut the word friend using the same colors of cardstock and complemented with the “thanks” word that I stamped over an oval die cut with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

Supplies

Imagine

StazOn – Gothic Purple
Memento – Tuxedo Black
On Point Glue
Tear It Tape!
Craft Mat

Other

Pinkfresh Studio – Lineal Floral Background
Simon Say Stamp – Wafer Dies Good Vibes
Hero Arts – Oval Nesting Die Cuts, Postage Die Cuts
Cardstock – Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Rinea Foiled Paper – Glossy Marigold, Gold
Stamparatus or Misti Stamping Tool
Big Shot Die Machine

See How to Create a Beautiful Autumn Nature ATC Card Set

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Imagine

by Elina Stromberg

Artist Trading Cards aka ATC’s are wonderful little pieces of art. Their small 3.5” x 2.5” size doesn’t require too many materials nor too much time. Using just one single sheet of mixed media or watercolor paper you can create a pile of cards on one go. This set of ATC’s was inspired by the beautiful autumn nature. Bright, bold colors, and wilted garden flowers getting ready for winter. Simple but elegant, and so fun to create!

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Step 1

Apply purple, pink, and orange Memento DewDrops on a white mixed media paper with Jumbo Daubers. Sprinkle water on the inked paper, letting the colors to mix. Let dry or dry with a heat gun.

Step 2

Decorate paper by stamping random text patterns on the paper. Use only one pattern stamp, but two ink colors (orange Memento Tangelo and dark purple VersaFine Clair Fantasia). Cut several cards from the inked and stamped sheet. The standard size of ATC is 2.3” x 3.5”. If you want to mat the cards on a solid color cardstock, trim these foreground cards slightly smaller than ATC. Mix white acrylic paint with water, and sprinkle paint drops on the cards. Let dry.

Step 3

Cut ATC backgrounds from dark red cardstock. Attach card fronts on the backgrounds with two-sided tape. Stamp flower shapes on the cards using black VersaFine Clair. Decorate ATC’s with word stickers that express sentiments such as “friends,” “treasure,” and “inspiration.”

Supplies

Imagine

VersaFine Clair – Nocturne, Fantasia
Memento DewDrops – Rose Bud, Lilac Posies, Tangelo
Jumbo Daubers

Other

White mixed media paper
Cardstock – Dark Red
Acrylic paint
Stamps – Text stamp (‘Tekst’ by Wycinanka); Flower stem stamps (Artemio)
Word stickers
Double-sided tape

Learn How to Make Shiny 3D flowers using Rinea Foils

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Imagine

by Arjita Sepaha Singh

For today’s Wedding Day card, I used the Rinea Foil Papers which can be embossed, die cut and shaped. I used a floral die set to cut the flower petals and with the help of a metal brad fixed them together. Once the flowers were punched, I shaped the flowers and leaves with my hands which was so much fun. I added the 3D elements on a silver Foil paper and finished the card with a sentiment in black. I love the way these gorgeous flowers pop forward and create this beautiful effect.

Skill: Advanced
Time: 30 minutes

Directions

Supplies

Imagine

• StazOn – Jet Black
• Tear It! Tape

Other

• Rinea Foil – Mocha, Blue
• Metal brad
• Flower Die
• Glue Dots
• Acrylic Blocks
• Scoring tool

Make Gingerbread Ornaments with Clay and Memento Ink

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Imagine

by Kyriakos Pachadiroglou

This holiday season, the best recipe for gingerbread cookies can be found right here! It takes only a few ingredients/materials and no baking, with a long-lasting fresh cookie look! The first ingredient is clay! I used an air dry one to avoid any “baking” at all. A nice match of Walnut Ink Crystals with Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad gives a beautiful gingerbread color that will make people think these cookies are baked to perfection. Decorate the cookies with easy glazing and fine detail provided by the thin nozzle of irRESISTible Pico Embellisher colors. See if you can trick someone into tasting them! (Ok, maybe don’t go that far…)

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour + clay drying time