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Let’s Stamp on Vellum with VersaMagic Ink

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By Jessica Lin

Let’s create a simple Easter card using some pretty patterned paper! The pastel colors and floral designs are too pretty to cover up! So I decided to stamp the sentiment on a piece of vellum. Stamping on vellum is tricky; but the VersaMagic ink pads work wonderfully. They don’t bead up and dry beautifully without fuzzy edges. Keep reading to see the final result! 

Skill: Intermediate 
Time: 30 minutes 

Directions: 

Step 1:
Trim a piece of patterned paper to 3 3/16’’ x 1 15/16’’ and a piece of matching cardstock to 3 6/16’’ x 2 2/16’’. I used Flight & Airy paper pack which coordinates with Misty Moonlight cardstock. Adhere the two pieces together with Tear It! Tape. 

Step 2:
Use stamps or, in my case, patterned paper to create a focal image. Fussy cut around the image with a pair of paper snips. These scissors are sharp and my favorite for fussy cutting! 

Step 3:
Die cut a piece of vellum with a circular die of your choice. I used Spellbinders Lacey Circle dies with the Stampin’ Up! Mini Cut and Emboss Machine. 

Step 4:
Stamp a small sentiment using VersaMagic Night Sky ink pad. The image is crisp and clear after stamping, so I didn’t need to restamp with the We R Precision Press. 

Step 5:
Emboss the card front with any embossing folder to add interest to the background. The Distressed Tile embossing folder is simply gorgeous! 

Step 6:
To add a wow factor, lightly spray the whole panel with Sheer Shimmer in Sparkle. It adds just the right amount of glitter mist to elevate your project. 

Step 7:
It’s time to assemble everything together! Apply Tear It! Tape and foam tape to the back and adhere them to the embossed card front. When adhering vellum pieces to your project, remember to only apply tape and/or glue in areas where it would be hidden. Otherwise the adhesive will show through the translucent vellum paper. 

Craft Supplies:
Imagine Supplies: 

Other Supplies: 

Let’s Make a Flowers and Butterflies 3D Embossed Happy Birthday Card

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By Martha Lucia Gomez –

Hello crafty friends! Today, I have a different way to use your VersaMagic Ink Pads. You only need a embossing folder and different colors of ink to create a colored background.  

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 60 minutes

Directions:

Select an embossing folder of your preference. If you use a 3D Embossing Folder, you will note a bigger difference in the background.

Step 1:

Select the colors of VersaMagic Ink that you want to use. In today’s card, I am using Purple Hydrangea, Red Magic, Mango, Ocean Depth and Turquoise Green.  Also select the embossing folder that you wanted to use.

Step 2:

Place the piece of cardstock behind your embossing folder before applying the ink to the embossing folder. With this you will see clearer how the colors will look on your background. Apply the ink directly with the ink pad over one of the sides of your folder. Remember that it has an embossing side and a debossing side. In my sample, I used the debossing side.

Insert the piece of cardstock inside of your embossing folder and pass it through the die cut machine before the ink dries.

Step 3:

To enhance the details that were not covered by the ink, you can use the Sheer Shimmer Stix Dauber. Just softly press the dauber directly over the details where you want to add the shimmer look. I used the Frost color to keep it neutral.

Step 4:

Now is the time to add the sentiment. I didn’t want to cover the colorful background, so I went for a large die cut sentiment. First, I inked a piece of white smooth cardstock with one of the colors used in the background. In my model it is the Turquoise Green. I applied it directly with the ink pad and let the paper dry naturally before the die cut the sentiment.

To add more contrast, I also die cut a tiny complement of the sentiment in a coordinated card stock. I pasted it directly over the large die cut sentiment using the OnPoint Glue.

Step 5:

Resize your layer and paste it directly over the card base using Tear it Tape. Paste the large sentiment over the colored background using crafty foam tape to add more dimension to the card.

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:

  • 3D Embossing Folder
  • Die Cut Machine
  • White and colored cardstick  
  • Crafty Foam Tape

Gel Press with Kaleidacolor and Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays

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By Alison Heikkila –

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

Art Supplies

Imagine:

Kaleidacolor Inks: Caribbean Sea
Ink Potion No. 9
Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray: Danube Blue
Sheer Shimmer Spritz: Copper
On Point Glue

Other:
Gel Press: 6×6 Plate
A Colorful Life Designs: Messy Harlequin Stencil
Speedball: 6” Brayer
Navigator 28lb. Copy Paper
Pinkfresh Studio: Classic Words Die Set
Strathmore Smooth Bristol Cardstock
Recollections: 110lb. White Cardstock
Recollections: Blue Foil Cardstock
Bearly Arts Glue
Sheet Music, Paintbrush, Copper Sequins
Optional: 8×8 Acrylic Stamp Block

That’s it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Using Fireworks! Spray with Emboss Resist

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By Alison Heikkila

– Hello! It’s Alison Heikkila. Today we’re going to play with some Fireworks! Sprays on an emboss resist background. It’s a great masculine card, but I prefer to call it non-gendered. By changing up the background stamp and/or the colors, you can make this card as unique as the person you’re giving it to.

Skill: Beginner-Intermediate

Time to Complete: 20 minutes

Craft Supplies:

Imagine:

Other:

• My Favorite Things: Abstract Stamp (no longer available)

• Simon Says Stamp: Clean Line XL Stamps

• Simon Says Stamp Clean Line XL Coordinating Dies

• MISTI Stamping Tool

• Neenah: Desert Storm Cardstock

• Star Burst Rhinestones in Gold & Silver

• Bearly Arts Glue

Brown 110lb Cardstock

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https://alisonheikkila.com/

https://alisonheikkila.carrd.co/

Create Your Own Background to Make an Adorable Easter Card

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By Kathy Pisupati

Good morning!  Kathy here, creating art for Imagine Crafts!  Today I have a new tutorial for you.  Today’s project is an Easter card but it is also about creating your own backgrounds with Imagine Craft’s Ultimate Pigment Ink Refills!  If you don’t have much patterned paper this is an easy background using the refills and baby wipes!


Skill Level: Easy

Time to complete: 1 hour

Step 1

Cut a piece of a layering weight, white card stock to 4.25” x 5.5”.  This will be enough for three holders.  Grab your favorite ink refills.  For today’s card I used Imagine Craft’s Ultimate Pigment Ink Refills in Canary and Pink.  Grab a baby wipe and fold it up nicely.

Step 2

Dab your ink onto the baby wipe in an alternating order.

Step 3

Now just swipe across your card stock.  YES you will get messy!  But it’s fun.  You may need to add some more drops.  Make sure when swiping that you line up your baby wipe with the last swiped color as you move along.

Step 4

Time to get messy again!  We will spray Sheer Shimmer Spray in Gold all over the panel.  I use an old box and lay the panel inside.  This contains the spray a bit.  The sparkle of these sprays is so pretty and available in so many colors!

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Step 5

I also unscrewed the top of the Shimmer Spray and splattered some random spots.  I splattered some small spots using metallic watercolor paint.

Step 6

Next, I cut some scalloped frames and glued them together with On Point Glue.  I used a coordinating pink card stock.  Trim the background panel to fit behind the frame and adhere with On Point Glue from Imagine Crafts.


 Step 7

I die-cut some an Easter Egg I had in my stash several times.  I used the scalloped frame to die-cut the edges so they would fit perfectly against the frame.  I also cut an additional egg to use as the main focal point. 

Step 8

I traced the actual die and cut a solid egg out.  I adhered this behind the main egg and adhered with glue.  I took the insides of the die cut and just painted some of the pink and yellow refill ink on alternating stripes I also added 2 gold stripes from a metallic card stock.

I stamped, colored and die-cut a cute bunny. I used alcohol markers but any coloring medium will work.  I stamped the Easter sentiment on the same pink card stock.  I used VersaMark Ink, covered with gold embossing powder and heated.  The sentiment, main egg and bunny are popped up with foam tape.  The entire panel is added to a horizontal folded A2 card base with foam tape as well.  The last thing I did was add a few confetti sequins!

I hope you enjoy this card and the tutorial. Thanks for stopping by I appreciate all of you! Please head over to the Imagine Crafts website to see all the beautiful products. Here is the link IMAGINE CRAFTS.

SUPPLIES

Imagine Crafts

Other

  • Kat Scrappiness Rainbow Egg Die Set
  • Kat Scrappiness Boxed Sentiment Dies
  • Kat Scrappiness Hippity Hoppity Bunnies
  • Kat Scrappiness Hippity Hoppity Sentiment Stamps
  • Kat Scrappiness A2 Reversed Scallop Dies
  • Kat Scrappiness Mother of Pearl Solid Round Confetti
  • Scor-Pal scoring tool
  • Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting machine
  • Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Teflon bone folder
  • Foam Tape

Make a Fun Valentine Card with Metallic Creative Medium

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By Kathy Pisupati

Good morning! I have a new tutorial for you using the beautiful Silver Metallic Creative Medium. It is the perfect medium to add dimension to your cards, scrapbooks, journals or any paper craft! Today I am creating a Valentine’s Day card for you so let’s get started!

Skill Level: Medium

Time to Complete: 1.5 hour

Directions:

Step 1

Cut, score and fold a piece of red card stock to create an A2 top-folding card base. Die-cut a piece of white card stock using the scalloped rectangle from the Gina K Design’s Master Layout 4 die set. Cut a piece of black card stock to roughly 4.25” x 5.5”

Step 2

Tape your stencil to the black card panel. Using and Imagine Crafts Spatula and the Silver Metallic Creative Medium, swipe the medium over the entire panel. Remove and clean your stencil and allow panel to dry. Once dry cut the panel to 3 3/8” x 4.5”.

Step 3

Using the Lacy Layered Heart Die from Kat Scrappiness cut 2 white hearts, 1 red and use the solid heart die to cut a heart from black card stock. Now we will emboss one of the white hearts. Cover the heart with VersaMark watermark ink and then sprinkle with your choice of embossing powder. I used WOW Antique Silver Powder. After heat embossing I glued the two white panels together with On Point. The using Imagine Craft Mixed Media Brush I blended some Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink around the edges. Then offset the red heart and glue it on. This was then glued to the center of the black, solid heart.

Step 4

From the same red card stock cut three of the word LOVE from the Kat Scrappiness I Love You Sentiment w/Shadow. I cut the shadow from vellum. I spritzed the word LOVE with Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Silver. Cut the I and the YOU from black card stock and the shadows from white. Glue these together.

Step 5

I also cut a few hearts using the die from Concord & 9th’s Sweet Summer die set and the red card stock. I covered them with Glossy Accents and used them as embellishments. For assembly I glued the main heart towards the top of the stenciled panel. the words were glued directly to the heart. For any of the sentiment that hung over the edge, I added a small piece of foam tape. Foam tape was added to the entire panel and then adhered to the red card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out this tutorial. I hope you have an amazing crafty day and a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

Supplies Used:

Imagine Crafts

Silver Metallic Creative Medium

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

VersaMark Watermark Ink

Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray

On Point Glue

Palette Knives

Mixed Media Brushes

Imagine Craft Silicone Mat

Others:

Kat Scrappiness I Love You Words with Shadow Dies

Kat Scrappiness Lacy Layered Heart

Simon Hurley Small Hearts Stencil

Gina K Design Master Lay Out 4 Dies

Concord & 9th Sweet Summer dies

Taylor end Expressions Oreo Card Stock

Red Card Stock

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Card Stock

Glossy Accents

Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine

Paper Trimmer

Foam Tape

Embossing Heat Tool