-Hi, I am Amalia. In today’s video, I dive into the creative process by simply playing with my supplies—something I often do when I’m unsure how to start a project. I used Tsukineko inks to experiment with different backgrounds, and while they didn’t all turn out perfect, I was still able to create some beautiful results. One background turned into an elegant design, and another led to the creation of a cute critter—an axolotl, which is a fascinating salamander known for its adorable smile and unique ability to regenerate its limbs. Join me as I explore the fun and sometimes unexpected outcomes of just letting creativity flow! When you don’t know what to do, just play!
In today’s post, I made a card featuring earthy colors.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions
Step 1: Spray a piece of watercolor paper with Rich Cocoa and Potter’s Clay Fireworks! Spray.
Step 2: Die cut the sprayed panel with a panel die.
Step 3: Spray the same panel with Copper Shimmer Spritz spray.
Step 4: Stamp another piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. I chose to heat emboss the image with clear embossing powder.
Step 5: Color the image. I used a variety of mediums mixed with water to color the image. – I colored the rooster jar with Jumbo Java VersMagic Chalk Ink mixed with water. – The salt and pepper shaker tops, the egg holder and spoon with Cloudy Sky StazOn Studio Glaze mixed with water. – The rooster’s comb and wattles plus the flowers and the pink parts of the napkin with Pink VersaColor Pigment ink refill mixed with water. – Potter’s Clay Fireworks! Spray mixed with water was used to paint the toast, the napkin, the egg and the background. – I used a yellow glitter brush marker to color the beak, butter, and the center of the flowers. – I painted some Copper Shimmer Spray over the rooster. Finally, I added some sparkle with a sparkle pen on the salt and pepper shakers.
Step 6: After the stamped image dried, die cut the stamped image with the corresponding die. (Optional step: Die cut a scrap piece of cardstock and glue this scrap die cut behind the stamped and colored layer for dimension and strength.)
Step 7: I used my paper trimmer to trim the panel. I then ran my Jumbo Java VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the edges of the panel to create a border.
Step 8: Stamp a sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper. If desired, heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Then trim the sentiment strip.
Step 9: Run the Jumbo Java VersaMagic Chalk Ink around the edges of the sentiment to create a border.
Step 10: Die cut a piece of white glitter cardstock. Glue the white die cut glitter cardstock onto the background panel. Glue the breakfast scene (the main stamped image) over the white glitter cardstock. Then glue the sentiment onto the lower corner of the panel. Let the glue dry.
Step 11: Glue the whole panel onto an A2-sized white card base.
Step 12: Glue sequins around the main stamped image to finish the card.
I’m a heavily caffeinated cat lady who has an enormous collection of cat and/or coffee themed crafting products. Stenciling or stamping on patterned paper is a great way to extend the papers versatility.
Skill Level: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Instructions:
Step 1: Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Coffee Cat Clear Set twice — once onto a 3” x 5” panel of Classic Crest cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. Use Copic markers to color the cat. Fussy-cut the repositionable sticker paper version of the cat and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
Step 2: Place a magnet sheet between folded paper. Use magnets to secure the image panel to the paper-covered magnet. Place low-tack tape horizontally .75” from the base of the image panel.
Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the tape onto the image panel to ground the cat image.
Step 3: Use low-tack tape to secure the Floor Perspective Stencil over the magnet onto the paper-covered magnet. Use a Sponge Dauber to brush Tuxedo Black Memento ink over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and the stencil.
Step 4: Use low-tack tape to secure the Bubbles Stencil to the image panel. Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink and Summer Sky Memento Inks over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the tape and stencil. Set the image panel aside.
Step 5: Place low-tack tape vertically 3.5” from the left edge of a 7” x 5” piece of paw-print patterned paper. Use magnets and tape to secure the Tea Party Stencil over the left side of the image panel.
Use Sponge Daubers to apply Angel Pink, Summer Sky, and Lulu Lavender Memento ink over the stencil’s teacups onto the patterned paper. Wipe the stencil.
Step 6: Use a Sponge Dauber to New Sprout and Dandelion Memento Ink over the stencil’s dots onto the patterned paper.
Clean and dry the stencil, then repeat Steps #5 and 6 to stencil the right side of the patterned paper.
Step 7: Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the layers of the card.
Here’s the finished card!
Step 8: Place the finished card onto the base of the stamping platform. Position the sentiment from the Coffee Cat Stamp Set towards the top of the image panel. Use VersaFine Nocturne Ink stamp the sentiment.
Hello crafty friends! The change of season is here and we can see how changes can bring some beautiful colors to our life. Today, I would like to share my Fall Mixed Media Tag.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 15-20 minutes
Direction:
Step 1 Cut out a piece of cold-press watercolor paper for the Fall theme stamps.. Stamp the images with VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad using a stamping tool. Option, you can stamp a couple times to get crisper stamped images result on a watercolor paper.
Step 2 Memento inks (Full size and Dew Drop) are great for watercoloring! Simply add some of the Memento Dew Drop inks (Lady Bug, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Rich Cocoa) on the craft mat. Use a water brush to pick up the pigment and color the flower. After coloring the image, use a craft heat gun to dry the watercolor inks. Cut the image using micro-tip scissors.
Step 3 Cut out another piece of the cold press watercolor paper. Add more of the Memento inks by dabbing the Memento Dew Drop on the craft mat. Spray lightly with some water and then smoosh the watercolor paper to the inks on the craft mat to create the watercolor wash background. You can repeat this step a couple times to get the colored background you like.
Step 4 Dry the watercolor background panel with a craft heat gun. Cut it out with a tag die. Or, If you do not have any tag die, you can trace any packing tag to it and cut it with scissors.
Step 5 Add some of the Memento Rch Cocoa ink around the edge of the tag with a sponge dauber for extra shadow and distress look. And then, add some of the Delicata Golden Glitz randomly around the edge of the tag with a sponge dauber for some extra shine to it. Dry the ink on the tag with a craft heat gun.
Step 6 Add some of the anti-static powder to the whole tag. Using a stamping tool, stamp the sentiment on the tag using the VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink pad. Right away while the ink is still wet, add some of the Mboss Sprakle embossing powder to the tag and heat set it with a craft heat gun. Gently wipe off the anti-static powder of the tag using a paper towel after the embossed sentiment cool off.
Step 7 Add some texture to the tag by stamping some patterns using the background texture stamps and VersaFine Clair Morning Mist. To get the uneven look on the background, stamp the image using your hand directly and not a stamping acrylic block.
Step 8 Add some of the glue from On Point Glue to the half of the back of the watercolor flower and add it to the tag. Add a couple of acrylic stamping blocks on the flower for a couple minutes until the glue dried permanently.
Step 9 This last step is an option. But I decided to add some extra sparkle to this Fall tag. Use a flat small brush to add some splatters of the Sparkle – Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray to the tag and then use a craft heat gun to dry it completely.
I love how this Fall mixed media tag turned out. The Fall colors plus some gold and sparkle to it makes me happy to look at it. It is now a new addition to my tag ring collection. I hope you’ll like this Fall tag project and give it a try with your own twist. Thank you for stopping by our blog today. Have a fabulous day!
In today’s post, I made a card featuring earthy colors.
Skill: Intermediate Time: 1.5 hours
Directions:
Step 1: Stamp the top part of the main stamped image onto a piece of masking paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. (If you don’t have masking paper, you can use a sticky note.) Cut out the coffee (or the inside part of the coffee cup) of the masking paper and place it onto a piece of watercolor paper over the corresponding part of the waterpaper.
Step 2: Stamp the coffee cup image onto the watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink, making sure that the masking paper covered up the coffee in the cup. (Optional step: Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.)
Step 3: Remove the masking paper. Stamp the coffee in the cup with Acorn VersaFine Clair ink. (I chose to mask the cup with the remaining masked paper before stamping.) (Optional step: Heat emboss the coffee with more clear embossing powder.)
Step 4: Spray Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray onto a piece of acetate packaging and use the spray to watercolor the stamped flowers surrounding the coffee cup. Repeat the process with New Sprout Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray to paint the leaves. Repeat the process one more time with Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray to paint the cup and saucer.
Step 4.5: Die cut the coffee cup with the corresponding die. (Sorry that the pictures got messed up and you couldn’t see the pink shimmer paint from the Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray or die cutting the cup. My camera was glitchy. You will see the rosy pink shimmer in the next few steps.)
Step 5: Die cut a piece of black watercolor paper (or black cardstock) for the matte layer of the card.
Step 6: Spray Lilac Posies Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray and Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray into an embossing folder and emboss a previously die cut watercolor panel. After removing the watercolor panel, spray more Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray around the panel and then allow the panel to dry.
Step 7: Using a sponge dauber, ink blend the edges of the sprayed and embossed panel with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink.
Step 8: Stamp a sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. Trim the edges with your paper trimmer. (Optional step: Heat emboss with clear Mboss embossing powder.) Then press the edges of the sentiment into the Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink to create a border.
Step 9: I decided that I wanted to change the color of the border, so pressed the edges of the sentiment into the Morning Mist VersaFine Clair ink pad. (Optional step: Heat emboss with more clear embossing powder.)
Step 10: Glue the two panels together. Glue the coffee cup onto the pink watercolor panel. Attach a piece of black and white washi tape just a little bit smaller than the sentiment strip and then glue down the sentiment strip.
Step 11: Glue sequins on the lower left and upper right corners of the card.
Step 12: Finish the care by gluing the matte layer to an A2-sized white card base.
Other Altenew – Masking Paper – Masking Paper Erin Lee Creative – Stamp set – Coffee or Die Erin Lee Creative – Stamp and die set – Stayin’ Alive Gina Marie Designs – Die set – Big and Little Chain Rectangle die set Legion – Paper – Stonehenge Black Aqua cold press watercolor paper Sizzix – Embossing Folder – Mini Kaleidoscope by Tim Holtz Trinity Stamps – Embellishments – Champagne Twinkle Stardust Rhinestones Black and white washi tape Watercolor paper Paper Trimmer Scissors Glue
Hello hello! Back to school season is right around the corner, can you believe that summer flew by so quickly? Today I have a Teacher’s card to share with you and we are coloring with some of my favorite ink pads as well!
Step 1: Stamp the mermaid image using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad and heat emboss with clear Mboss powder. I also stamped 2 sentiments partially to create a new phrase.
Step 2: Dab some ink on the Craft Mat and watercolor the image using a waterbrush.
Step 3: Mask the image with masking tape and blend Starlite Silver ink across the moroccan stencil. I also blended Memento Tuxedo Black ink around the mermaid image to create a shadow-glow effect.
Step 4: Adhere the front panel to a square cardbase with foam tape, and the card is complete!
