– Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Halloween is right around the corner and today I have a really quick & easy treat box idea for you. If you are interested in making mini treat boxes and dressing them up for Halloween, Christmas, or Easter, just keep reading!
Step 1: Die cut a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock with Design a Treatbox die from Stampin’ Up. Fold along the score lines to create a mini treat box.
Step 2: Die cut a piece of black cardstock with the bat wing die from the same set. Then spritzed it with a generous layer of Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Frost. The shimmer spray really adds a whimsical touch to the bat wings! You can compare it with the die cut in the back without the Sheer Shimmer Spray. Doesn’t it look so different?
Step 3: Then I added a smiley face to the tab of the treat box with irRESISTible Pico Embellisher. The fine-tip nozzle was so easy to use to create fine details.
Step 4: Die cut the box labels with mint patterned paper and white cardstock. The “trick or treat” sentiment is from Mama Elephant’s Meowlloween Extras set. I stamped it with Brilliance Starlite Black ink pad.
Step 5: Since this is a mini treat box (holds 2 Hershey kisses), no tape or glue is required for the box assembly. Simply fold along the crease lines and hold it together with the flaps’ openings. This no-glue project is ideal for mass production and you could create many party favors in a short time!
Once the box is assembled, adhere the label dies to the front and slide the bat wings die between the top tabs. You could also create Christmas or Easter treat boxes with the other dies in this set.
Today’s card was inspired by 4th of July celebrations, but is meant for a beloved coworker who is retiring after working at my school for over 25 years. She is one of the key people who everyone knew that they could turn to when they needed help and we will sorely miss her, but are so excited for her next adventure.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Die cut a piece of watercolor paper with the second-largest die in an A2-sized die set. Spray Lilac Posies, Angel Pink and Rhubarb Stalk Fireworks! Craft Spray directly onto a fireworks embossing folder, trying to have the colors mix on the folder. Then add the watercolor paper panel onto the embossing folder and run the whole thing through a die cutting machine. The spray will move inside of the embossing folder when it is pressed through the machine, giving some interesting effects on your embossed panel. Allow the sprays to dry.
Step 2: Ink blend the edges of the embossed panel with Neptune VersaColor ink. Press the Neptune VersaColor ink pad onto a piece of scrap acetate and spray with water and then splatter the mix onto the panel with a thin paintbrush. Then spray the panel with Copper Shimmer Spritz. Spray more of the Copper Shimmer onto a clean piece of acetate and use the spritz to paint the raised parts of the panel (the tendrils or arms of the fireworks). Allow to dry.
Step 3: Die cut another piece of watercolor paper with the largest die in the A2-sized die set. Using a sponge dauber, ink blend the edges with more of the Neptune VersaColor ink and then the extreme edges with Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair ink.
Step 4: Splatter Paris Dusk Fireworks! Craft Spray onto the panel and allow to dry.
Step 5: Stamp a sentiment on a scrap of watercolor paper with Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Die cut the sentiment with the corresponding die.
Step 6: Glue the two panels together. Attach the sentiment with foam tape. Then glue sequins on the lower left corner and just above the sentiment. Finally, glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized white cardbase to finish the card.
Step 1: Spray Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray onto a piece of white watercolor paper and set aside to dry.
Step 2: Trim a piece of gray watercolor paper to 4” by 5.25” with a paper trimmer. Then spray the panel and the inside of an embossing folder with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray, place the gray watercolor panel inside of the embossing folder and then run the embossing folder through a die cutting machine. Allow the panel to dry.
Step 3: Gently run a Teal Zeal Memento Ink pad across both of the embossed stars and around the edges of the panel. Using a small sponge dauber (or your finger), spread some shiny GlazOn onto both of the embossed stars to “lock in” the teal color.
Step 4: Using a sponge dauber, ink blend Paris Dusk Memento ink around the panel (not on the stars).
Step 5: Die cut letters to form the sentiment out of the the sprayed white cardstock from step 1.
Step 6: Spray the panel with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and allow it to dry. Then glue the letters from the sentiment onto the lower right corner of the panel.
Step 7: Glue the panel onto an A2-sized white card base.
Altenew – embossing folder – Stellar Cascade Sizzix – die set – Letterboard (666859) White watercolor paper Gray watercolor paper Die cutting machine Paper trimmer Scissors Glue
Today’s card is a winter card featuring some of the new VersaFine Clair colors.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 2 hours
Directions:
Step 1:
Watercolor smoosh a die cut watercolor paper panel with three sprays sprayed onto a piece of acetate packaging: Summer Sky and Paris Dusk Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray as well as Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray.
(I accidentally smudged the upper edge of the panel with some yellow ink during the process, but planned on covering the color in the next few steps.)
After the sprays dried, the upper left corner of the panel was stamped with Very Peri VersaFine Clair Ink using a woodblock rubber stamp. The ink was then heat embossed with clear Mboss powder.
Step 2:
Color small pieces of watercolor paper (or in my case watercolor paper scraps) with a variety of greens: Spruce and Grass Green VersaFine Clair ink and New Sprout Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. The scrap on the left was sprayed multiple times with the Fireworks! Spray and set aside to dry; the two straps on the right were pressed directly into the two ink pads until the whole scrap was colored with the ink. While there was a small space on the dark green tree (on the lower right in this picture) left uncolored, I knew that it would be covered up in the next few steps.)
After all of the papers had dried, I die cut the three small pieces of watercolor paper with three different tree dies.
Step 3:
Color three more scraps of watercolor paper with Pear Tart Memento Double Marker and Emerald Fabrico Dual Marker. After the markers had dried, these three scraps were die cut with three more tree die cuts.
Step 4:
The layers of the dies were glued together. Then Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray was sprayed onto more acetate packaging and used to paint sparkle onto the trees.
Step 5:
Ink blend the edges of the panel with Neptune VersaColor Ink until it reaches the saturation of color desired. Heat emboss with more of the clear Mboss powder.
Step 6:
Glue the three die cut trees onto the panel. Splatter with gold watercolor.
Step 7:
Stamp the sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper with Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear Mboss powder. Trim the paper with a paper trimmer. Distress the edges with a pair of scissors. Then press the edges of the sentiment strip into the Grass Green VersaFine Clair Ink pad. After the ink dried, paint the edges with more of the gold watercolor. Set aside to dry.
Step 8:
Spray New Sprout Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray directly onto an embossing folder. Place a die cut watercolor panel into the embossing folder and run it through a die cutting machine. Set the panel aside to dry.
Step 9:
Distress the edges of the panel with scissors. Run the edges of the panel through the Spruce VersaFine Clair ink pad to add ink directly to the edges. Then ink blend the edges with more of the Spruce VersaFine Clair Ink pad using a sponge dauber.
Step 10:
Watercolor the embossed panel with more of the gold watercolor and allow to dry.
Step 11:
Add a strip of black and white polka dotted washi tape onto the green panel. (The washi tape I used is very wide, so I ripped it into a thinner strip before attaching it to the card panel.)
Glue the smaller (blue) panel onto the larger, green panel at an angle. Glue star sequins onto the blue panel. Finally, glue the whole thing onto an A2-sized white card base.
Other • Altenew – die set – Tree Mix • Gina Marie Designs – die set – Big and Little Chain Rectangles • Gina Marie Designs – die set – Pleated Lace Rectangles • Hero Arts – woodblock stamp – Stunning Snowflakes (retired) • Kat Scrappiness – sequins – Winter Wonderland mix • Kuretake – watercolors – Starry Colors • Sizzix – embossing folder – Jeweled Snowflakes (664489) • Stampers Anonymous – stamp set – Cozy Christmas • Watercolor paper • Die cutting machine Paint brush • Paper trimmer • Scissors • Glue
Hi everyone, it’s Jessica here. Quick & easy cards are so fun to make, and they are perfect for holiday mass production too! I made several versions today using some punches, and I hope you’ll enjoy this quick tutorial.
Step 1: Use Stampin’ Up!’s Gleaming Ornaments punches with patterned paper to create the christmas ornaments. Each ornament needs two pieces; one unscored and one scored in the middle.
Step 2: Apply On Point Glue onto the folded crease (backside of the patterned paper) and adhere to the unscored punch piece. Hold in place for 20-30 seconds while the glue dries.
Step 3: Prepare 3 pieces of cardstock and adhere them together with Tear It Tape. The largest size measures 2 3/4‘’ x 4 1/4‘’, the medium size measures 2 5/8‘’ x 4 1/8‘’, and the small size 2 1/2‘’ x 4’’.
Step 4: Attach a piece of gold thread to the back of the ornament with Tear It Tape, and adhere to the layered background. Attach the other end of the gold thread to the back of the green cardstock layer.
Step 5: Adhere tiny bows to the top of the ornaments with glue dots.
Step 6: Stamp the sentiment on black cardstock using StazOn Pigment ink. Adhere both the sentiment strip and the layered panel to the card base with Tear It Tape.
Step 7: For the second version of the christmas card, I used the negative pieces from the punches and layered red, embossed cardstock underneath. Generously apply the Sheer Shimmer Stix in sparkle to add additional shimmer.
Step 8: Adhered the patterned paper pieces onto the card base and stamp the sentiment using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. For a finishing touch, splatter on gold acrylic paint with a paint brush.
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here and welcome back to another card tutorial. Thanksgiving is coming up and I love to make cards to express my gratitude! Today I’m also watercoloring with various ink pads from the VersaMagic, Brilliance and Delicata ink lines. Let’s begin!
Step 1: Stamp the critter images from The Greeting Farm Wood Friends stamp set with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. This is my favorite black ink for stamping and it’s perfect for watercoloring.
Step 2: Color the images with VersaMagic inks. I used Gingerbread, Pumpkin Spice and Wheat for the deer, and to add some shimmer and shine, I watercolored a layer of Celestial Copper from the Delicata ink line. For the squirrel, I used Sahara Sand and Jumbo Java as the base color and added Cosmic Copper Brilliance ink as an accent. VersaMagic, Delicata, and Brilliance ink pads are all pigment inks and I love that you can mix and match the colors for maximum creativity. For the final touch, I added small amounts of Pink Grapefruit to create their rosy cheeks.
Step 3: I decided to use Stampin’ Up!’s Mossy Meadow cardstock as the cardbase since it’s a nice foresty color. I also stamped some geometric striped pattern with my VersaMark ink pad. Did you know that you could stamp with VersaMark as well? It’s known for being the best ink for heat embossing, but I also stamp with it quite often to create additional interest to the background.
Step 4: Then I spritzed on a layer of Sheer Shimmer Spray in Sparkle. I wish you could see the shimmer in real life! The photo does not do its justice. The shimmer is just so beautiful and it truly transformed this simple card base.
Step 5: Next, I die cut an oval panel as a frame for the little critters, and I die cut the Grateful sentiment from gold glitter cardstock as well.
Step 6: To make the sentiment stand out a little bit more, I die cut again using white cardstock and layered it underneath the gold one. This creates a subtle shadow effect. The On Point Glue has a fine tip nozzle that makes applying small amounts of glue so easy. If you work with intricate dies all the time, I recommend having this glue in your stash!
Step 7: Finally, I stamped the “For You” stamp in gold as well to complete the sentiment. Initially I picked the Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink pad as it is my go-to gold ink, but I realized that the tone is slightly too warm compared to the gold glitter cardstock I used. So I
re-stamped with Gold Encore ink instead. I have a close-up comparison below as well.
The picture on the top used Brilliance Galaxy Gold and the one below used Encore Gold. Brilliance Galaxy Gold is a really yellow, sunny kind of gold while Encore Gold shows a cooler tone. The finish is different between the two as well! Brilliance ink pads are shimmery and the Encore line is metallic.
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