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How to Create a Purple Be My Valentine Hearts Card

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by Annie Collins

Hello Crafty Friends! Annie here with a fun textured Be My Valentine greeting card. This fun pink and purple card is perfect for your special someone.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 minutes

Directions

Art Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • Cheery Lane Designs Die: Be My Valentine B531
  • Rinea: Oma’s Postcard Stamp
  • Stampin Up: Falling Heart Stencil
  • I used the stencil above – here’s one that is available
  • MFT: Lots of Heart Stencil
  • Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Die
  • Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock
  • Recollections Brand 110# Cardstock: White
  • Recollections Brand 65# Cardstock: Lavender
  • Recollections Brand Foam Dots

Learn How to Water Color a Halloween Card with Fireworks Shimmery Craft Spray

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by Jowilna Nolte

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a gorgeous embossed Spider Web theme background using Fireworks sprays. One of my favorite techniques with Fireworks is to remove the lid and use the ink as a watercolor. First I stamp a grungy bird with VersaFine Clair. Since VersaFine is an oil-based ink, the stamped area will not lift when water-based inks are applied. This is an important feature to understand about VersaFine.

Hope you enjoyed this quick lesson. Create your own variation to make cards, Halloween decor, Fall, and other festive holiday crafts. Combining orange, purple, and black ink with a touch of gold creates a stunning end result.

Skill: Beginner-Intermediate
Time: 20 minutes

Directions

Art Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • Sewing machine
  • Tombow Glue
  • Vellum
  • Smooth white cardstock
  • Embossing folder – Cricut
  • Cuttlebug – Cricut
  • Stamp – Stampers Anonymous
  • Paintbrush

Add Dimension to a Single Stamp with Layers

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by Roni Johnson

Amethyst is a lovely stone found in nature that’s color ranges from a deep rich purple to a smokey gray with all the sparkle and shimmer of diamonds. That is our color of the month and it is also the color scheme I used to create this triple layer card using Waffle Flower’s lovely Bouquet Builder 3 and a MISTI stamp positioner.


Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 minutes


Directions


Step 1

Cut 3 cardstock panels from white cardstock using the following dimensions: 4 ¾” X 6.25”, 2.5” x 4.5”, 1.5” x 3.5”. Place the largest panel in the stamp positioner and center the large flower bouquet stamp in the center of the paper. Close the lid to pick up the stamp. Ink the stamp with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink; press the image onto the cardstock. Remove this panel from the stamping tool, leaving the stamp in place.

Step 2

Insert the 2nd panel into the positioning tool using the grid as a guide for proper placement. Ink the stamp with Electric Purple Radiant Neon ink and close the lid to stamp the image onto the second panel. Remove this panel from the positioning tool.

Step 3

Position the smallest panel into the positioning tool again using the grid as a guide for placement. Ink the stamp with Fantasia VersaFine Clair ink and stamp the image onto the third and last panel.

Step 4


Sprinkle Sparkle Mboss embossing powder over all three images; shake off excess and return the excess to the pouch. Heat each panel to melt the embossing powder.

Step 5


Mat each panel on a piece of coordinating cardstock with an 1/8” margin on each side.

Step 6


Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of scrap cardstock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Trim the excess cardstock and mat on a piece of black cardstock.

Step 7


Mount the largest panel onto a black card base. Adhere the other two panels over the first panel, aligning the image properly each time. Add a few Waffle Flower Stardust Enamel Dots to the card.

Step 8


Affix the sentiment to the card using double stick foam tape.

Just look at that sparkle and shine created by the Sparkle Mboss embossing powder. Simply lovely and it captures the essence of a real amethyst.

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Supplies


Imagine
Other
  • Waffle Flower – Bouquet Builder 3, Stardust Enamel Dots
  • Cardstock – white, 2 shades of purple, black
  • My Sweet Petunia – MISTI Stamp Positioning Tool
  • Double Stick Foam Tape

Use StazOn Pigment to Create a Beautiful Mixed Media Canvas

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by Kassy Tousignant

Use StazOn Pigment to Create a Beautiful Mixed Media Canvas

I used the new StazOn Pigment ink in many of the gorgeous, vibrant new colors on a black chalkboard background and the colors look fantastic! You can even see the purple on black…WHAT?! You have to see for yourself. This project couldn’t have been created successfully without the new StazOn Pigment ink. It is opaque, so it shows up great on dark surfaces AND it has all of the wonderful properties that the original StazOn has—it can be applied to many different surfaces and dries quickly. I think I’ve found a new obsession.

Skill: Advanced
Time: 1 hour

Directions

Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • White gesso
  • Stencil
  • Stamps
  • Paintbrush
  • Metal embellishments
  • Resin face
  • Copper wire
  • White CS
  • Chalkboard Easel

Happy National DIY Day

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Today is National DIY Day and today we have two home decor projects that are sure to please. Alison Heikkila uses a color page as a template to decorate a glass in rich hues of Lapis blue. While Jessica Litman uses her papercrafting genius to add a curled look to a candle.

Tsukineko StazOn Studio Glaze is perfect for paper or non paper surfaces. See how Alison decorates a glass using a coloring page as a template.

Coloring Books for Coloring Glass by Alison Heikkila

Imagine has so many fun coloring products and StazOn Studio Glaze is one! Coloring books for adults are all the rage, but I wanted to do something beyond paper. I thought it was so pretty on a glass.

rethink how adult color pages can be used for decorating other household items. StazOn Studio Glaze is perfect for this crafting project.
Depending on the shape the glass, cut the color page to fit flush against one side and secure it in place. Trace the outline of the flower using Jet Black StazOn Studio Glaze. Once I completed the outline, I freehanded a couple of swirls and let the Jet Black StazOn dry.

rich blues, purple and turquiose is used to color this glass.
I filled in the first row of petals with Midnight Blue StazOn. Because I have the black outline, I can move right to my next color without the colors bleeding. Next, I used Gothic Purple StazOn. I wanted to make sure I filled in the tiny points at the base of the petals, so I used the Taper Point DoodleStix to push the color while it was still wet. The stiffness of the DoodleStix is perfect for working with Studio Glaze. I used Emerald City on the 3rd row of petals. Next, I filled in the center circles and used the DoodleStix to clean up any spots or mistakes. Then, let it all dry.

Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • IKEA – Rattvik Glass
  • Coloring Book Page

Papercraft and candles. Make your space come alive this spring with blue, green and yellow.

Embellished Candle With Paper Flowers by Jessica Litman

Using embellished candles is an easy way to decorate your home for the different seasons. Change out the color paper or candles to match the seasons. Since spring has sprung, we went with yellows, blues, and greens. I started by cutting out circles from the DCWV paper using the paper cutter then using scissors, cut a swirl.

On Point Glue is Imagine's new crafting precision glue! So perfect for paper quilling.

I rolled the swirl starting with the outside toward the inside to form a flower, glued together using OnPoint Glue then glued flower onto the candle. I simply repeat until entire candle is covered with flowers. Then, using ink pad and daubers, dot the edges of the flowers and set aside to dry. Then to make the base, I cut out leaf shapes using the DCWV paper and glued paper together and roll up edges using a pencil. Place the candle on the leaf paper for decoration and you are finished.

Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • DCWV paper – Bright Textures
  • Scissors
  • 1.5 inch circle paper cutter
  • Candles

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Make a Glittery Follow Your Heart Greeting Card

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By Jowilna Nolte

Jowilina Nolte creates a Follow Your Hear encouragement card with On Point Glue, Memento and glitter. green, purple, glam, arrows, feathers, embellishments, bronze brad.

On Point Glue is the best adhesive I have used in a long time. It is perfect for adhering small elements and creating beautiful techniques on your projects. In today’s post, I use On Point Glue with glitter to embellish feather stamps, attach a sentiment, and embellishments thus creating a new dynamic in the look and feel of this card.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes + dry time

Directions

Jowilina Nolte creates a Follow Your Hear encouragement card with On Point Glue, Memento, VersaFine and glitter. green, purple, glam, arrows, feathers, embellishments, bronze brad.

Step 1

Use VersaFine Onyx Black and stamp an image onto your card front.

Jowilina Nolte creates a Follow Your Hear encouragement card with On Point Glue, Memento and glitter. green, purple, glam, arrows, feathers, embellishments, bronze brad.

Step 2

Color the stamped image one piece at a time using the On Point Glue. The small tip makes adding the adhesive to small and detailed areas easy.

Jowilina Nolte creates a Follow Your Hear encouragement card with On Point Glue, Memento and glitter. green, purple, glam, arrows, feathers, embellishments, bronze brad.

Step 3

While the glue is still wet, sprinkle it with glitter. Leave the glue to dry for a few minutes and shake off the excess glitter of the first color.

Jowilina Nolte creates a Follow Your Hear encouragement card with On Point Glue, Memento and glitter. green, purple, glam, arrows, feathers, embellishments, bronze brad.

Step 4

Add more glue to the other areas of the stamped image. Sprinkle with the second color of glitter and leave to dry. Once dry shake off the second color of glitter.

Jowilina Nolte creates a Follow Your Hear encouragement card with On Point Glue, Memento and glitter. green, purple, glam, arrows, feathers, embellishments, bronze brad.

Step 5

Finish the design by adding shades of green Memento ink, additional embellishments and the “Follow Your Heart” sentiment.

 

Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • 49andmarket – Stamp
  • Cardstock and cardbase – white
  • Glitter
  • Diamante
  • Sentiment
  • Brads
  • Gel pens
  • Waterbrush

 

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