Let’s Make Some Bright Summer Art Using the New VersaFine Clair Colors

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Imagine

By Anna Escalada York

–The new VersaFine Clair ink colors are so bright and fun. I decided to use a few of them to make a piece of art to put up in our home.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 2 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Press the bottom layer of a layering die cut of watercolor paper into the Spruce VersaFine Clair ink pad and set aside to dry.

Step 2:
Press the top layer of die cut watercolor into the Melon Soda VersaFine Clair ink pad. Then heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Glue both layers together and set aside.

Step 3:
Run the Lemonade VersaFine Clair ink pad across a watercolor panel horizontally multiple times to give the panel a woodgrain-ish look. Die cut the panel with a burlap-design die.

Step 4:
Paint a coat of gesso onto a cotton canvas panel with a large paintbrush and allow it to dry.

Create layered background texture by stamping the panel with a striped background stamp with Adriatic Sea VersaFine Clair ink and heat embossing with clear embossing powder, then adding another coat of gesso. Repeat with a dot background stamp and a strip of collage paper adhered along the left side. Cover everything with another thin coat of gesso, allowing hints of the stripes, dots, embossing, and collage paper to remain visible. Spray New Sprout Fireworks! Shimmer Spray onto the panel and allow it to dry. Add a large strip of washi tape along the left side.

Step 5:
Stamp the sentiment on the lower right corner of the panel with Adriatic Sea VersaFine Clair. Heat emboss with more embossing powder.

Step 6:
Glue the yellow burlap design die cut on the middle of the panel, and then glue the botanical die cut onto the panel. Glue yellow sequins on the lower left and upper right corners of the panel to finish the piece.

Art Supplies

Imagine
Fireworks! Craft Spray – New Sprout
VersaFine Clair Ink
– Adriatic Sea
– Lemonade
– Melon Soda
– Spruce

Other
Altenew – die set – Polka Dot Leaves
Altenew – washi tape – Many Dots washi tape (retired)
Altenew – stamp – Woven Stripes (for texture in the background)
Art Alternatives – Panel – 6” x 8” Economy Cotton Canvas Panel
Dylusions – stamp set – Basic Background (for texture in the background)
Honey Bee Stamps – die set – Burlap Background
Idea-ology – collage paper – Archives
Simon Says Stamp – sequins – Duckling Embellishment Mix
Stampers Anonymous – stamp set – Flower Garden (retired)
Golden – Gesso Semi-Opaque Acrylic Primer
Clear Embossing Powder
Heat tool
Glue
Watercolor paper

Let’s Make a Bright Floral Summer Card

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Imagine

By Anna Escalada York

Summer in the Pacific Northwest is filled with beautiful flowers and the bluest sky. I know I appreciate them so much more since most of the year is so soggy. To celebrate the season, I made a colorful card filled with flowers.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 2 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Stamp the large floral image onto watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Then die cut the flower with the corresponding die. Also die cut a piece of vellum with the same die cut.

Step 2:
Watercolor the floral image. The larger two flowers were watercolored with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray, the center of the largest flower with Dandelion Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray, and the leaves with Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. The smallest flower was watercolored with a mix of Rose Bud Memento Dual Marker mixed with more Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray. After everything dried, the smallest flower’s color was made darker by adding a second layer of the combination of Rose Bud Memento Dual Marker mixed with Angel Pink Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray.

To cover up a few small blemishes, lightly splatter Cottage Ivy Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray over the flowers. Set aside to dry.

Step 3:
Spray Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray through a stencil on a watercolor panel.

After the spray dried, die cut the panel with a mid-sized die from an A2-sized nesting die set. While at the die cutting machine, die cut a piece of glossy white cardstock with the next largest die from the A2-sized nesting die set.

Step 4:
Ink blend Lilac Posies Memento Ink through selected parts of a second stencil. Then mix Gold irRESISTible Pico Embellisher with a little water to dilute it and use a small paintbrush to paint other parts of the stencil with the Gold irRESISTible onto the panel. Allow to dry.

Then press the Lilac Posies Memento Ink pad along the edge of the panel to add color to the edges of the panel.

Step 5:
Press the Lilac Posies Memento Ink pad onto a small scrap of watercolor paper and allow to dry. Then die cut the colored scrap of watercolor paper with the sentiment die.

Also die cut a piece of vellum with the shadow layer of the sentiment as well as a couple of scraps of cardstock with the sentiment die.

Assemble the sentiment by gluing the three die cuts together. Then glue them onto the shadow layer of vellum and set the whole thing aside.

Step 6:
Assemble the card. Glue the vellum floral die cut onto the stenciled panel. Use foam tape to adhere the stamped floral image at an angle, allowing the vellum layer to peek out from underneath for extra dimension. Glue the sentiment on the lower left corner of the panel. Add purple and hot pink sequins around the floral image with more glue. Then attach the panel to the glossy cardstock matte layer. To finish the card, glue the whole card panel onto an A2-sized white cardbase.

Art Supplies

Imagine

• Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray
– Angel Pink
– Cottage Ivy
– Dandelion
– Lilac Posies
• irRESISTible – Gold Pico Embellisher
• Memento Dual Marker – Rose Bud
• Memento Ink – Lilac Posies
• VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne

Other Products:

• Altenew – foam tape
• Catherine Pooler Designs – sequin mix – Miami
• Echo Park – stencil – My Valentine: XO
• Emily Moore Designs – die set – “Hi, hey, hello” (small style)
• The Crafter’s Workshop – stencil – Chunky Chevron
• Unity Stamp Company – die set – Birthday Blooms
• Unity Stamp Company – stamp set – Birthday Blooms
• Waffle Flower – die set – A2 Layers
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat tool
• Glue
• Watercolor paper
• Glossy white cardstock
• Vellum

Create Summer Vibes with VersaFine Clair Inks

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Imagine

By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video showcasing VersaFine Clair inks to create a watery blue background and sparkling sea shell Summer vibe card. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.

Skill: intermediate, advanced
Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

Brilliance Inks
Moonlight White

VersaFine Clair inks

Bali Blue
Warm Breeze
Paradise
Baby Pink
Lilac Bloom
Sand Dune

Sheer Shimmer Stix
https://www.imaginecrafts.com/sheer-shimmer/no-view/2503
Sparkle

Other Products Used

100% Cotton or Watercolor Paper
Hero Arts Sea Shells Die set
White Cardstock
Blending Brushes

Create a Summer Vibes Card with VersaFine Clair

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Imagine

By Ceal Pritchett –

Hello friends, it’s Ceal here. Today I am sharing a summer card with you.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 minutes

Directions:
Gather your supplies. You will need a summer themed die set, layering stencils, three different shades of blue ink, a grip mat, a stamp positioning tool and a summer sentiment set.

Step 1:
Using a blending tool and the first layering stencil, ink blend blue ink over the stencil. I used VersaFine Clair Paradise.

Step 2:
Using a blending tool and the second layering stencil, ink blend a different shade of blue over the stencil. I used VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze.

Step 3:
Using a blending toll and the third layering stencil, ink blend the third color of blue over the stencil. I used VersaFine Clair Bali Blue.

Step 4:
Using the “water” die and the finished panel of water, cut out the water for the pool.

Step 5:
Using the “pool” die cut out the pool. Cut several but only use the pool outline.

Step 6:
Stack the pool outline around the water, where the water will be lower than the sides to make it more realistic

Step 7:
Cut out all the die cut pieces to place in the pool. For the girl I colored her with a Copic marker. The others are cut out of colored cardstock.

Step 8:
Stamp and cut out the sentiment.

Step 9:
Place all the elements in the pool and the sentiment on the side.

Supplies:

Imagine Products
VersaFine Clair Paradise
VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze
VersaFine Clair Bali Blue

Other Products
My Monthly Hero Pool Party Die set – Hero Arts
MMH Reflection Layering Stencil set – Hero Arts
Hello Summer Stamp & Cut – Hero Arts
Grip Mat – Altenew
Mini Misti – My Sweet Petunia

Let’s Make Waves! Summer Card

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Imagine

By Anna Escalada York

In today’s post, I am sharing a card that features a summer scene.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Directions:

Step 1:
Use Memento Markers–Dandelion, Cantaloupe, Morocco and Lady Bug to color the sun and
sun rays through a stencil onto watercolor paper. Blend some of the colors together by coloring
a lighter color over a darker one to create even more color variety. Use some ink blenders to ink
blend the sky with Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance (closer to the sun) and Ocean Depth
VersaMagic Chalk Ink (farther away from the sun.
Use a sparkly clear gel pen to add sparkle to the clouds. (This ended up being mostly die cut
out.)

Step 2:
Slowly and gently press on the cap of the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray bottle, making
sure to only press about half way so that a small amount of splatters go onto the watercolor
panel. Allow to dry.

Step 3:
Die cut the panel with a mid-sized arch die.

Step 4:
Using daubers, ink blend Red Magic VersaMagic Chalk Ink along the bottom and right side of
the die cut (where the orange and red rays touch the edges) and more of the Ocean Depth
VersaMagic Chalk Ink along the left edge through the upper third part of the right edge (where
the blue sky touch the edges). Don’t ink blend the bottom right corner of the panel (with the sun
and cloud).

Step 5:
Using die two die cuts, die cut some blue and green patterned paper and blue mirror cardstock
to look like waves. (I used leftover die cuts from a previous project.) Glue the blue and green
cardstock wave first, and then glue the blue mirror cardstock on top of it. Make sure the left side
and bottom of both die cuts align with the edges of the arch. Trim the right side of the die cut
waves so that they stop along the edge of the arch.

Step 6:
Use the largest arch die in the set to die cut a piece of sparkly black cardstock for the matte
layer.

Step 7:
Press the Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink onto a small scrap of watercolor paper to create black
cardstock. Die cut two small bird silhouettes out of the black paper.

Step 8:
Use two die cuts to create two layers of a cloud, both out of watercolor paper. Use an ink dauber
to very lightly ink blend Pink Grapefruit VersaMagic Chalk Ink onto the base (larger) layer. Ink
blend the upper player with the same Pink Grapefruit VersaMagic Chalk Ink with a heavier hand
so the layer is a darker pink. Then spray both layers of the cloud with more Sparkle Sheer
Shimmer Craft Spray. After both layers of the cloud are dry, glue them together.
Then glue the cloud onto the right side of the card panel. I positioned my cloud to cover a small
imperfection from the stenciling.

Step 9:
Glue the birds onto the card base. (Optional step: Add glitter to the birds by coloring on them
with a sparkly clear gel pen.
Then glue the main scene onto the black matte layer.

Step 10:
Die cut the sentiment out of the same black sparkly cardstock and attach to the bottom corner of
the upper (stenciled) layer. If desired, die cut a second piece of scrap cardstock with the same
die to add dimension underneath the stencil or to help make the tittle (the dot on the i) pop up as
it doesn’t have layers of die cuts behind it like the rest of the sentiment does.

Step 11:
Glue sequins onto the bottom left corner and upper right part of the card.

Step 12:
Glue the whole card onto an A2-sized white card base.

Art Supplies

Imagine
• Brilliance Pigment Ink – Pearlescent Sky Blue
• Memento Marker – Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Lady Bug, Morocco
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Sparkle
• VersaFine Clair ink – Nocturne
• VersaMagic Chalk Ink – Ocean Depth, Pink Grapefruit, Red Magic
• Sponge Daubers

Other
• Altenew – Dies – Bold Greetings die set
• Crafty Meraki – Meraki Sparkle Gold (embellishment mix)
• Erin Lee Creative – Cardstock – Viva Las Vegas Cardstock
• Picket Fence Studios – Stencil – Glass Window Sunshine
• Pink and Main – Dies – Stitched Arches Dies
• Sakura – Gel Pen – Stardust Clear Gelly Roll pen
• Stampin’ Up – Dies – Waves (retired)
• Watercolor paper
• Clear embossing powder
• Scissors
• Glue