– Hello! Alison Heikkila here. I am so excited to share today’s video today because we’re using a product I haven’t used in quite a while. If you have never seen Amplify! before, you’re in for a textural treat. We’re going to use it with a cool stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.
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Skill Level: Intermediate Time to Complete: 20-25 minutes
I think you can tell from the video that I had a blast making this card. I plan on making more like this soon, so I hope you’ll check them out. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
Here’s a dramatic, yet quick and easy Season’s Greeting’s Card
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate Time: 1 hour
Step 1. Use the Mini Globe Thinlits cutting die to cut white metallic cardstock.
Step 2: Use a Fantastix to apply Cottage Ivy Memento ink to the land areas of the globe.
Step 3: Use a circle die to cut white cardstock.
Step 4: Use a sponge dauber to apply Paris Dusk Memento Ink around the outside of the white circle die-cut. Use another sponge dauber to apply Danube Blue Memento Ink from the outside of the circle die-cut blending inwards. Use a third sponge dauber to apply Teal Zeal to the center of the die-cut, taking care to blend the inks together.
Step 5: Apply On Point Glue to the reverse of the glove, spread the glue with your finger, then adhere the globe to the inked circle. Set aside.
Step 6: Use a sponge dauber to apply Medieval Blue VersaFine Clair ink around the edges of a piece of 4” x 5.25” cardstock to create the image panel. Use a sponge dauber to apply Blue Belle VersaFine Clair ink from the center of the inked cardstock to the outside, taking care to blend the inks together. Heat set.
Step 7: Use the doves die to cut white cardstock. Use Copic markers to add details to the doves.
Step 8: Use the peace die to cut silver metallic cardstock and adhere to the base of the image panel.
Step 9: Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the globe/circle combination to the card as shown.
Step 10: Edge the image panel with Starlite Silver Brilliance ink and a sponge dauber. Heat set.
Step 11: Use On Point Glue to adhere the doves to the image panel.
Step 12: Use a sponge dauber to apply Medieval blue to the perimeter of a 4.25” x 5.5” white card. Heat set.
Step 13: Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the inked white card.
Hello! I’m Alison Heikkila and I’ve got my latest YouTube video for Imagine to share with you today. We’re going to use dye re-inkers on a Gel Press Plate with a pretty stencil to make some cool wintery monoprints. This is one of those instances where I wanted to just keep pulling prints, but I thought you’d want to see a finished card this time.
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Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate Time to Complete: 20+ minutes, depending on how many prints you pull.
This is a great card for winter birthdays (like mine!), or perhaps you didn’t get around to sending all of your holiday cards. However, this would make a great holiday card too! I hope you pull out your re-inkers and give this a try with some of your stencils. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
– Let’s make a festive and fun Christmas card with ink, stamps, stencils, and minimal coloring.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate Time: 1 hour
Step 1.
Use a stamping platform and Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink, stamp the penguin from the Penguin Clear Stamp Set onto a panel 6” x 8” panel of Mixed Media cardstock. Re-ink and stamp a second time to ensure a good impression. Keep the image panel secured to the base of the stamping platform. Remove and clean the stamp.
Step 2:
Position the the penguin from the Frost Clear Stamp Set to the right of the previously stamped penguin. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp if necessary to ensure a good impression. Remove the image panel from the platform. Remove and clean the stamp.
Step 3:
Place a piece of repositionable sticker paper on the base of the stamping platform. Place both penguins facedown onto the sticker paper. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Remove the stamps and the sticker paper sheet from the platform. Heat set the image panel.
Step 4:
Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the penguins and place atop their counterparts on the image panel to mask them.
Step 5:
Position the Snow Globe stencil so that the opening is framing the penguins. Use low-tack tape to secure the stencil to the image panel and to cover the base of the image panel. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Summer Sky Memento ink heavily around the edges of the Snow Globe fading inward over the masked penguins.
Step 6:
Keeping the Snow Globe stencil in place, remove some of the tape from below the globe area. Position the Snow Globe’s Base stencil below the snow globe on the image panel. Secure it with low-tack tape.
Position the circle mask, included with the Snow Globe stencil set, so that it covers the penguins. Secure it with low-tack tape as shown.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Rhubarb Stalk Memento ink along the top, bottom, and both sides of the Snow Globe Base stencil. Use the same Sponge Dauber to apply and blend Lady Bug Memento from the edges towards the center of the Snow Globe Base. When happy with the blending and coverage, remove, clean, and dry the Snow Globe stencil, Snow Globe Base stencil, and the circle mask. Use Scarlet Red and Red Chalk pencils to add dimension and detail to the Snow Globe base. Use a white chalk pencil to add a highlight.
Step 7:
Place low-tack tape horizontally across the inked Snow Globe Base. Place the circle mask over the inked Snow Globe and masked penguins on the image panel. Use low-tack tape to secure the circle mask in place.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply New Sprout Memento ink to the top part of the image panel as shown.
Step 8:
Place the Holly Background stencil over the circle mask onto the image panel. Secure the stencil in place with low-tack tape. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Oasis VersaFine Clair ink over the stencil’s holly leaves onto the image panel. Use a paper towel to remove as much ink as possible from the stencil.
Use a Fantastix to apply Tulip Red VersaFine Clair ink over the stencil’s holly berries onto the image panel. Remove, clean, and dry the stencils and the circle mask. Heat set the image panel.
Step 9:
Use the stenciled leaves and berries as a guide to re-position the Holly Background stencil onto the image panel. Secure with low-tack tape. Place the Snow Globe stencil over top so that the globe aperture is framing the snow globe on the image panel. Secure with low-tack tape.
Use a Fantastix to lightly apply green ink from the Fresh Greens Kaleidacolor inkpad (the second pad from the left) over the stencil’s holly leaves onto the snow globe on the image panel. Use another Fantastix to apply Lady Bug Memento ink over the stencil’s holly berries onto the image panel.
Remove, clean, and dry the stencils.
Step 10:
Place low-tack tape horizontally on the line separating the snow globe from the holly leaf background.
Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Acorn VersaFine Clair ink to the image panel. Use black chalk pencils to add shading and horizontal lines. Smudge the chalk slightly.
Step 11:
Smoosh Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Stix onto the craft mat. Use a paintbrush to apply to the ground under the penguins to make it look icy.
Step 12:
Apply Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Stix onto the craft mat. Add a drop of New Sprout Memento Inker to the sparkly puddle. Mix with a paintbrush, then use the brush to make the penguins’ eyes green. Clean the craft mat.
Apply Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Stix onto the craft mat. Add a drop of Danube Blue Memento Inker to the sparkly puddle. Mix with a paintbrush, then use the brush to add an outline to the white areas of the penguins’ bellies. Clean the craft mat.
Step 13:
Apply Frost Shimmer Stix to the craft mat. Use a paint brush to add white to the beak of the compass penguin (on the left). Clean the craft mat.
Step 14:
Place the Snow Globe stencil back over the image panel. Cover the remainder of the background with a ruler or tape. Add a drop or two of Moonlight White Brilliance Inker to the craft mat. Spray with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol. Mix with a paint brush and splatter the penguins to add a snowy touch. Remove and clean the stencil. Clean the craft mat. Use a white chalk pencil to add highlights to the right and left side of the snow globe.
Step 15:
Use Tulip Red VersaFine ink to stamp the “Merry Christmas” stencil onto white cardstock. Use a sentiment cutting die to cut the sentiment.
Use a fancy tag cutting die to cut green cardstock. Adhere the sentiment to the green die-cut. Adhere the matted sentiment to the image panel as shown. Enhance the sentiment with rhinestones.
Step 16:
Trim the image panel to 4.625” x 6.625”. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4.75” x 6.75”. Use Tear-It!Tape to adhere the image panel to the black mat. Use Tear-It! Tape to adhere the matted image panel to a 5” x 7” green card.
Halloween card made easy with VersaMagic, Brilliance, Delicata, VersaFine Clair, and Memento Inks!
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Time: 1 hour
Step 1.
Use low-tack tape to secure the Cityscape Stencil to a 5.5” x 8.5” piece of light grey cardstock. Trim and place low-tack tape to cover the buildings’ windows. Use a circle punch to cut a circle from mask paper and adhere the circle mask above the bridge. Keep the mask paper with the circular hole for another step..
Use a sponge dauber to apply Night Sky VersaMagic Ink over the stencil and the moon mask onto the the grey cardstock to create a night sky.
Step 2:
Keeping the stencil in place, remove the tape covering the windows. Use a Fantastix to apply Dandelion Memento Ink over the window apertures of the stencil.
Step 3:
Trace the spire onto masking paper, fussy-cut along the lines, leaving the outline of the spire intact. Place the mask around the spire on the image panel. Use low-tack tape to cover the base of the spire.
Use a sponge dauber to apply Platinum Planet Brilliance Ink to the spire, then apply Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink overtop to amp up the silver.
Step 4:
Use low-tack tape to cover the area around the rooftop water tower, leaving the tower unmasked. Use a Fantastix to apply Platinum Planet Brilliance Ink to color the water tower. Use another Fantastix to apply Starlight Black Brilliance Ink to add shading to the water tower.
Step 5:
Remove the circle mask from the sky. Adhere the mask paper with the circle hole to the sky area, leaving the center open. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Moonlight White Brilliance ink to color the moon white. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply White Shimmer Delicata Ink overtop to add shimmer to the moon.
Step 6:
Use a scrap of cardstock and low-tack tape to cover the buildings. Place another piece of low-tack tape horizontally across the bottom 1.25” of the image panel.Use Sponge Daubers to apply Cottage Ivy and Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink between the masked areas to create a grassy lawn.
Step 7:
Use low-tack tape to cover the grassy areas. Use the pouncy tool to apply London Fog, Grey Flannel, and Desert Sand Memento Inks to create a cement sidewalk.
Step 8:
Use magnets to secure the image panel to the stamping platform. Position the Zombie stamps facedown where desired. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and repeat stamping if needed to attain a good solid impression.
Remove the Zombie stamps from the platform., then remove the image panel from the platform,. Heat set the stamped images.
Step 9:
Place the image panel back onto the base of the stamping platform, secured with magnets.. Place the other two small Zombie stamps facedown between the other stamped images. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and repeat stamping if needed to attain a good solid impression.
Remove the stamps from the platform Remove the image panel from the platform. Heat set.
Step 10:
Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform, secured with magnets. Place the Bat Colony Stamp facedown in the sky area as shown. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and stamp. Re-ink and repeat stamping if needed to attain a good solid impression.
Remove the stamps from the platform Remove the image panel from the platform. Heat set.
Step 11:
Trim the image panel to 4 5/8” x 6 5/8” . Use a Sponge Dauber to edge the image panel with Midnight Black VersaMagic Ink.
Step 12:
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.75” x 6.75”. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Platinum Planet Brilliance Ink to the outside .5” of the image panel. Then use a Sponge Dauber to apply Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink overtop to add to the metallic shine.
Step 13:
Use Tear It! Tape to mat the image panel to the silver-inked cardstock, then use Tear-It! Tape to adhere the matted image panel to a black 5” x 7” card.
~Greetings! Alison Heikkila here. Today I have my latest video for Imagine, and I am making it part of my Halloween series. I broke out the Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray again (I love that stuff!) and I experimented with a technique idea I had. Did it work? You’ll have to watch the video to find out!
*Some affiliate links are used in this post. That means that if you shop through these links, I may receive a small compensation, at no cost to you.For more information, please see my Affiliates page, where I also have some coupon codes.
Skill Level: Intermediate Time to Complete: 30-40 minutes
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