Easy to Make Christmas Napkin Holders

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Imagine

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou –

Stamp on Vertigo sheets to make sparkling napkin rings using Mboss Valentine embossing powder. Repeat stamping on white card stock to make little tags to decorate your festive table.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 1 Hour

Directions:

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Step 1

Cut 2 ½ x 5 in pieces of the Vertigo sheets and stamp with VersaMark watermark ink.

Cover with Mboss Valentine embossing powder and heat set.

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Step 2

Use an ink blusher to color around the stamped image with the StazOn Studio Glaze gold.

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Step 3

Stamp stars with the StazOn Black Cherry ink pad.

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Step 4

Punch one hold at the middle left and right long side edges and place satin ribbon.

Step 5

Stamp the nutcracker stamp on white card stock with VersaMark watermark ink pad. Cover with Mboss Valentine embossing powder and heat set. Cut around. Repeat with the Mboss Sparkling Champagne Embossing Powder.

Art Supplies:

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StazOn – Black Cherry

VersaMark – Original

StazOn Studio Glaze – Gold

Mboss – Valentine, Sparkling Champagne

Vertigo Sheet – Pebbles

Ink Blushers

Other

• Nutcracker Stamp

• Heat Tool

• Gold Satin Ribbon

• White Card Stock

• Hole Punch

Make Wooden Stamped Christmas Tree Ornaments

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Imagine

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou –

Make wooden sign board style ornaments for your Christmas tree, colored with white All-Purpose ink and stamped Christmas designs with StazOn ink. Simple and easy to make.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 1 Hour

Directions:

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Step 1

Place 6 wooden sticks next to each other. Cut two wooden sticks a bit longer than the total width of the above six ones. Place Tear It! Tape on the two and attach on the rest and create a sign board.

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Step 2

Color the sign boards with white All-Purpose Ink and both sides.

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Step 3

Stamp your favorite Christmas stamps using the StazOn Black Cherry ink pad, which will dry quickly and won’t bleed on the wood.

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Step 4

Distress the edges with Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad.

Step 5

Add rhinestones using the On Point Glue.

Step 6

Wrap Baker’s twine on one side and some on the top to hand the ornament.

Art Supplies:

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• StazOn – Black Cherry

• Memento – Rich Cocoa

• All-Purpose Ink – White

• Sponge Daubers

• Tear It! Tape

• On Point Glue

Other

• Wooden sticks

• Christmas themed stamps

• Bakers twine

• Rhinestones

Wow your Dinner Guests with Stylist Hand Stamped Autumn Leaves

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Imagine

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou –

Gather large leaves and stamp them with your favorite stamps and StazOn inks. Protect the leaves with the Creative Medium for a long lasting result. Decorate a holiday table, make an autumn wreath, add them to gift bags or to any seasonal project.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 1 Hour

Directions:

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Step 1

Gather leaves that are not completely dry. If they are not flat enough, use paper towels, spray with water and carefully press to flatten.

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Step 2

Cover the leaves on both sides with Creative MEDIUM using an Ink Blusher.

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Step 3

Stamp with StazOn Jet Black ink and your favorite stamp.

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Step 4

Add some color by distressing lightly with StazOn Black Cherry ink pad.

Step 5

Stamp the thank you sentiment and tear the paper on all sides to make tags.

Step 6

Distress the tags with MEMENTO Rich cocoa.

Art Supplies:

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• StazOn – Jet Black, Black Cherry

• MEMENTO – Rich Cocoa

• Creative MEDIUM – Clear

• Sponge Daubers

• Ink Blushers

Other

• Large Leaves

• Precious Remembrance School Stamp Set

• Kaiserkraft – Tea at Elsie’s Stamp Set

• Natural Color Heavy Card Stock

Learn How to Stamp with Leaves to Create a Beautiful Thank You Card

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Imagine

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou –

Use a small leaf to stamp on a card with MEMENTO ink and color real leaves with StazOn ink to decorate it. Seal the leaves with Creative MEDIUM to protect and easily use them as embellishments.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 1 Hour

Directions:

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Step 1

Place Tack’ N Peel on a stamping block and set a leaf. Cut around the leaf using a sharp blade and remove the Tack’ N Peel.

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Step 2

Stamp with MEMENTO Rich cocoa on a 4x6in piece of card stock.

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Step 3

Distress with MEMENTO Desert sand.

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Step 4

Color leaves with StaZon Black cherry ink pad.

Step 5

Cover all the leaves with Creative MEDIUM using an Ink blusher.

Step 6

Stamp a thank you sentiment with StazOn Black cherry and cut around.

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Step 7

Wrap some jute cord and glue on the card. Continue adding leaves.

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Step 8

Place the wood slice and the thank you sentiment. Attach on a card base using Tear It! Tape.

Art Supplies:

Imagine

• StazOn – Black Cherry

• MEMENTO – Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand

• Creative MEDIUM – Clear

Other

• Small leaves

• Natural color heavy card stock

• Precious remembrance school stamp set

• Jute cord

• Small wood slice

• Hot glue

Learn How to Make An Autumn Shadow Box

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Imagine

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou

– Combine natural wood pieces, paper and a house shape cut from SHEET metal to capture the colors of the shadow and create a shadow box to decorate your home. Color a piece of fabric with MEMENTO inks and Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays to create a background in earth color shades and place natural wood and paper leaves colored with MEMENTO Markers.

Skill: Advanced

Time: 1 Hour

Directions:

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Step 1

Place Tear It! Tape on the back base of the shadow box and cover it with the cotton fabric.

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Step 2

Spray with the Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and let them dry.

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Step 3

Distress the fabric with MEMENTO Tangelo, Lady Bug and Desert Sand ink pads using Sponge Daubers. Sprinkle some drops of irRESISTible Bamboo Leaves color.

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Step 4

Stamp with the Blowing Leaves stamp and the StazOn Timber Brown.

Step 5

Color the leaves with MEMENTO Markers.

Step 6

Stamp leaves and color them with the MEMENTO Markers adding details with darker ones. Cut around the leaves to separate.

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Step 7

Stamp the Autumn sentiment with StazOn Timber Brown and cut around.

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Step 8

Cut a house shape using the full length of a SHEET metal postcard.

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Step 9

Color the SHEET metal house with StazOn Timber brown and Black Cherry ink pads and cover with the GlazOn matte.

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Step 10

Glue the slices of the wood on the fabric background and add the paper leaves.

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Step 11

Finally place the SHEET metal house, the sentiment and any further embellishments.

Art Supplies:

Imagine

Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays- Desert Sand, Rich Cocoa, New Sprout

MEMENTO Ink Pads – Tangelo, Lady bug, Desert Sand, Dandelion

irRESISTible – Bamboo Leaves

StazOn – Timber Brown, Black Cherry

MEMENTO Dual Tip Markers – Love Letter, Dandelion, Cottage Ivy, Pear Tart

SHEET Metal – Postcard

GlazOn – Matte

Tear It! Tape

Sponge Daubers

Other

Shadow Box Framed

Card Stock White

Cotton Fabric

Slices of Wood

Crackerbox & Suzy stamps – Autumn Shows, Blowing Leaves

Glass Beads

Stamp and Color on Cork to Make a Birthday Card

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Imagine

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou

– Use a piece of cork sheet as a base to stamp with StazOn inks and color with MEMENTO markers to create a Birthday greeting card. Add cork round shapes and a wooden heart to embellish the card.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 30 Minutes

Directions:

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Step 1

Cut a 4x5in piece of the cork sheet. Stamp with the wood slice stamp and the StazOn Black Cherry to cover the surface.

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Step 2

Color the heart in the center of the stamp design with the MEMENTO Love Letter marker.

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Step 3

Use a palette knife to spread some structure paste and let it set.

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Step 4

Cut thin slices of the wine cork and stamp them with the wood slice stamp and the StazOn Timber Brown ink pad.

Step 5

Color the lines of the stamped cork slices with the MEMENTO markers

Step 6

Stamp and color the wooden heart with the StazOn Black Cherry ink pad and the MEMENTO Love Letter marker.

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Step 7

Stamp with the StazOn BlackCherry ink pad the happy birthday stamp and cut around.

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Step 8

Glue the colored cork slices on the card first to work as a base for the wooden heart.

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Step 9

Continue by adding the rest of the embellishments.

Art Supplies:

Imagine

StazOn – Timber Brown, Black Cherry

MEMENTO Markers – Love letter, Dandelion, Cottage Ivy, Pine

Palette Knife

Other

Card base

Cork sheet

Wine cork

Wooden heart shape

Structure paste

Crackerbox and Suzy stamps – wood slice

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