Pyrography is the art of wood burning and it has a very distinctive look. This stamping technique has a very similar look. Be sure to use watercolor card or this technique will likely not work. You will also need a stamping platform, water mister and a water reactive dye ink like VersaMagic, and a non-water reactive pigment ink, like VersaFine Clair. Let’s get into it.
Using a Gel Press with VersaFine Clair inks is a great way to create a quick background.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Time: 1 hour
Directions:
Step 1.
Use a 2” brayer to apply Paradise VersaFine Clair ink to the top part of a 4” round gel press. Clean the brayer, then use to apply Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink to the bottom of the gel press.
Press a 6” x 4.25” piece of mixed media paper onto the gel press and pull the print. I actually used a leftover panel from a previous gel print session that was not successful.
Step 2:
Mist the print with with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol.
Use Fantastix to apply Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink to even out the green area of the print and then apply Rain Forest VersaFine Clair Ink to add dimension.
Step 3:
Use paper towel to gently dab the sky and grassy areas of the print with Purell to further blend the ink.
Heat set.
Step 4:
Use magnets to secure the image panel to the base of a stamping platform.
Position the stretching cat stamp from the The Furieux/Caffeinated Cats Unmounted Stamp Set facedown so that its paws are on the grass.
Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed. Remove the stamp and heat set the panel.
Step 5:
The left paws were stamped slightly above the grass, so I used Fantastix and Green Oasis VersaFine Clair Ink to add a tuft of grass under his floating paws and to add detail to the lawn.
Step 6:
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance Ink around the image circle, leaving a bit of a halo effect around the circle.
Step 7:
Tape the image panel to the back of the Pawprint Stencil so that the smallest paw prints run horizontally across the top of the image panel.
Use Sponge Daubers to apply Pearlescent Sky Blue and Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Inks over the stencil onto the image panel.
Remove and clean the stencil, then repeat the steps above to stencil the small paw prints across the bottom of the image panel.
Lift the stencil and use the Sponge Dauber to edge the panel with Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Ink. Heat set the panel.
Step 8:
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance Ink to a strip of white cardstock. Heat set.
Secure the cardstock strip to the base of a stamping platform. Position the “You talking’ to me?” sentiment from the Whatchamacallit Unmounted Stamp Set facedown on the strip.
Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Heat set.
Use scissors or a die-cut to cut the sentiment and edge it with Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Ink. Heat set.
Step 9:
Cut a piece of white cardstock to 9” x 6.25”, score at 4.5”, and fold to form a 4.5” x 6.25” card.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Ink around the the edges of the card. Heat Set.
Step 10:
Use Tear It! Tape to secure the image panel to the card front.
Step 11:
After looking at the finished card,I decided that the card needed a larger sentiment up at the top left.
Secure the entire card with magnets to the base of a stamping platform. Position the “Hello” stamp from the Holiday Quotes. Unmounted Stamp Set facedown on the upper left. Use Nocturne VersaMark Ink to stamp the sentiment. Heat set.
Hello crafty friends! Today, I have a new tutorial to create backgrounds. On this opportunity I am using the Swipe Ink Technique. Basically, you swipe the ink pad over your cardstock but this time we are using Kaleidacolor Inks that has 5 different colors in one single ink pad or swipe.
Skill: Intermedia Time: 60 minutes
Directions:
Step 1:
Pick your favorite Kaleidacolor Ink Pad. To make my project, I selected the Bouquet and white smooth cardstock.
Step 2:
Active your swipe putting together all the colors of your ink pad. Place the cardstock over the mat and softly swipe the ink over the paper without up your hand. If you want, you can go from up to down in a single swipe or in any direction. In my sample, I stopped in the middle and turn around the cardstock to repeat the process and have the center of the cardstock clean or without color.
Let the ink dry naturally before continuing with the next steps or repeat the process to create your own layout.
Step 3:
When the inked cardstock is totally dry, you can resize it or die cut It. Also, you can stamp over it, just like I made. I stamped a larger image over the center of the inked panel with VersaFine Clair Nocturne and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then, I resized the layer with Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles.
Step 4:
To add more interest to the card, I pasted the large frame with Tear It! Tape over the card base. Then, I pasted the small rectangle with crafty foam tape to have more dimension.
Thanks for stopping by and remember, you don’t need to create complicated projects. Just use the best inks and let your creativity shine!
Intro: Brilliance inks blend beautifully and the pearlescent ones create a beautiful shimmer that enhances magical scenes like this one.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Time: 1 hour
Directions:
Step 1.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Mediterranean Blue Brilliance ink horizontally across the top of a 4” x 5.25” panel of white cardstock. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance ink below the darker blue. Use both daubers to create a blended shimmery sky.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply the Pearlescent Coral Brilliance ink from the Aurora 3-Color Brilliance Ink Pad. Sorry that there’s no photo!
Step 2:
Tape the image panel to the back of the Clouds Stencil.
Using a Sponge Dauber, apply Moonlight White Brilliance ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.
Step 3:
Use magnets to secure the ink-sponged panel approximately .5” from the right edge and 1” from the bottom of the stamping platform.
Position the Cityscape Reflections Stamp facedown along the bottom of the stamping platform.
Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed. Remove the stamp and heat set the panel.
Step 4:
Move the image panel so that it’s flush the right and bottom edges of the stamping platform. Secure with magnets.
Position the Silhouette Lady with Umbrella Stamp facedown along the right edge above the cityscape.
Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed. Remove the stamp and heat set the panel.
Step 5:
Trim the image panel to 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”.
Use a Sponge Dauber and Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Ink to edge the image panel.
Step 6:
Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to 4” x 5.25”.
Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the black cardstock.
Step 7:
Create an A2 Card from White cardstock.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Ink to the outer .5” of the folded card. Heat set.
Step 8:
Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the card.
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!
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.
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