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Let’s Make A Crazy Cat Lady Card

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By Kathi Rerek

I’m delighted to be returning to the Imagine Crafts AIR program again this year. Our first assignment was to create a project that reflected ourselves. I love creating scenic cards, magical creatures, and cats!

Skill Level: Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hour

Step 1:
Use magnets to secure a 4” x 5.25” piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform.
Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink to stamp the Puss in Boots image twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Step 2:
Fussy-cut the sticker paper version and place it onto the image panel as a mask.

Step 3:
Use low-tack tape to secure the rolling hills mask from the Acetate Hills Mask set to the image panel as shown.

Use a sponge dauber to apply Dandelion Memento ink over the mask and masked image onto the image panel. (3A). Use another dauber to apply Angel Pink Memento ink onto the image panel so the pink ink is slightly overlapping and blending with the yellow ink (3B). Repeat this step with Summer Sky Memento ink (3C), then Danube Blue Memento ink (3D).

Step 4:
Spray the image panel with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to slightly blend the colors and to add some white speckles and splatter.

Step 5:
Trace the rolling hills mask from the Acetate Hills Mask set onto white cardstock, fussy-cut along the trace lines. Label the top and bottom of the mask so you know which is which.
Place the top homemade mask over the sky area of the image panel and secure with low-tack tape.
Use a Fantastix to apply Cottage Ivy Memento ink over the mask onto the image panel (5A).
Place the acetate rolling hills mask below the hilly horizon. Use a Fantastix to apply Cottage Ivy Memento ink over the mask onto the image panel (5B). Continue this process to add additional grassy hills.

Step 6:
Use a sponge dauber and Bamboo Leaves Memento ink to fill in the grassy hills.
Colors the white area of the tail and the wings with Copic markers. Set the image panel aside.

Step 7:
Place a piece of 4.75” x 6.75” Mixed Media cardstock into a box. Spray the panel with Danube Blue Firewords Spray to create a shimmery blue background panel. Heat set.

Step 8:
Use magnets to secure the background panel to the base of a stamping platform so that panel is sideways. Position the long leafy border stamp from Puss in Boots Clear Stamp Set facedown along the edge of the background panel. Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression. Heat set.

Keeping the stamp on the platform’s lid, flip the background panel, secure it with magnets, and stamp the border on the other side of the background panel. Heat set.

Step 9:
Reposition the background panel as shown and secure with magnets. Place the small flourish stamp facedown horizontally on the top left of the background panel. Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression. Heat set.

Clean and dry the stamp. Reposition it so that it’s facedown on the top left of the panel. Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression. Heat set.

Remove the flourish stamp. Place the paw print stamp so that it’s centered and facedown on top of the background panel.  Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression. Heat set.

Step 10:
Place the “Crazy Cat Lady” stamp facedown so that it’s centered at the bottom of the image panel. Press the platform’s lid onto the back of the stamp, lift the lid, ink the stamp with Frost VersaMark ink, and stamp. Repeat.

Step 11:
Sprinkle on Black MBoss Powder, slide the the excess powder back into the bag, and heat set the sentiment.

Step 12:
Use a Sponge Dauber to edge the background panel with Black Shimmer Delicata ink (12A). Heat set.
Trim the image panel to 4.25” x 5.25” and edge with Black Shimmer Delicata ink (12B). Heat set.

Step 13:
Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the background panel and the background panel to a 5” x 7” black card.

Crafts Supplies

Imagine:

Other Supplies:

  • Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
  • 140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore
  • Puss in Boots Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set by Pink Ink Designs
  • Acetate Hills Mask by Lavinia Stamps
  • Copic Markers: Y000, Y02, Y21, YR00, R000, R00, RV10, V20, V22, C00, C0, C1, C3, FV2. R93.UR19 B20. YG45
  • Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery
  • Fiskars Curved Craft Scissors
  • Low-tack Tape
  • Stamping Platform

How to Use Stenciled Papers and Ink to Create Unique Birthday Cards

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By Amalia Montano

I wanted to create some backgrounds just to get my creative juices flowing. I am so glad I did because I was able to use many of the different cardstock scraps and designer paper scraps to make some really cute backgrounds.

I used different stencils from my stash, some blending brushes, and a few Imagine Crafts inks and daubers to create backgrounds that I turned into Birthday cards.

Skill: Beginner to intermediate

Time: 30 minutes

Craft Supplies:

Imagine:

VersaColor In Pads in Turquoise, Canary, Rose and Cardinal
Sponge Daubers
Brilliance Dew Drop 4 Pack
VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad
Delicata Ink Pads

Other Products Used

Blending Brushes
Brutus Monroe Stick and Stamp Mat
Brutus Monroe Super Sentimental Stamp set

Create Elegant Winter Snowflakes Cards

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello crafty friends!

It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing my first post as an Imagine Artist In Residence.  I am so excited to be a part of the Imagine team. I love all things snow related and with the groundhog not seeing his shadow and predicting an early spring, I had to make a couple more winter cards.

Here are the supplies I used:

Skill: Intermediate to Advanced.
Time: 45 mins

Directions:

Step 1
Stamp the snowflake with VersaMark ink onto a piece of white cardstock cut to 4.25″ x 5.5″ .
Emboss the snowflake with MBoss Sparkle embossing powder.

Step 2
Using a Sponge Dauber, Ink blend over it with Brilliance Pearlescent Purple Ink

Step 3
With a die cutting machine, run the snowflake cover plate through.

Step 4
Cut a piece of amethyst cardstock to 4.25” x 5.5” to back the snowflake cover plate.

Step 5
To make the snowflake more dimensional place foam adhesive dots in between the two snowflakes
Tip: Apply a little On Point glue to each foam dot to allow you to move it as needed.

Step 6
Stamp and die cut the sentiment and add it to the card front.

Step 7
Using On Point Glue, layer and glue all the pieces together.

I made a second card using Mboss Hologram and silver foil paper with the same design.

Crafting Supplies

Imagine :
VersaMark Ink Embossing
VersaFine Clair  – Nocturne
Mboss –  Sparkle, Hologram
Brilliance  – Pearlescent Purple ink
On Point Glue
Sponge Daubers
Craft Mat

Other Supplies:
Misti 2.0
Neenah 110lb Solar White cardbase
Neenah 80lb Solar White
Lessebo Amethyst Cardstock
Silver Foil Cardstock
Pinkfresh Studio: Folk Snowflake
Pinkfresh Studio: Folk Snowflake Coordinating Cuts
Pinkfresh Studio: Snowflakes Coverplate die

Let’s Make a Happy Easter Card

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By Anna Escalada York

– In today’s tutorial, I will show you how to use Brilliance Pigment Ink and VersaMagic Chalk Ink
to watercolor an image. This is a wonderful way to stretch your supplies and possibly try a new
technique. In addition, I will share some mistakes I made along the way while making this card.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Using a stamping platform, stamp the floral image with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink.
Optional step: Heat emboss with a clear or holographic embossing powder. I did this because I
didn’t want to wait for the VersaFine Clair ink to dry.

Step 2:
Die cut the floral image with the corresponding die. I was “off” in the die cutting and so some of
the stamped image was cut off. You can mostly see this on the singular bud on the left side of
the image.
Not shown: Using the same die to die cut a piece of pink glitter cardstock.

Step 3:
Press the Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance Dew Drop pad onto a piece of acetate packaging and spray with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray. On another part of the same acetate packaging (or possibly a palette or other non-porous surface, press the Pearlescent Purple Brilliance Dew Drop pad onto the surface and spray with more of the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray. You should have two areas of color that you can mix with the spray to use as a watercolor.

Paint each flower or bud with a single layer of Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance Ink mixed with the
Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray. Let the watercolor dry. Add some Pearlescent Purple Brilliance
Ink mixed with the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray to the edges of the petals to add some
dimension and interest.

Repeated the process for the stems. Press the Tea Leaves VersaMagic Chalk Ink pad onto a
piece of acetate and Spray the ink with more of the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray. Use a
paintbrush to paint the stem green. Let dry. If desired, repeat the process to amplify the intensity
of the green watercolor. Let dry.

Not pictured: Gluing the pink glitter cardstock die cut behind the flower so that it can be seen on
the left side of the floral image.

Step 4:
Place a piece of wide washi tape over a piece of cardstock for the background panel
before die cutting that cardstock. (I used a leftover piece of cardstock that had some leftover
pink gel press printing on it so that you can see a little of the pink through the washi tape).
Don’t have washi tape? Use a piece of patterned paper.

Step 5:
The die cut set that was used to make the panel allows for two layers if desired. To make the
matte layer, use a slightly larger die to die cut a piece of pink glitter cardstock and then glue the
two panels together. Set them aside to dry.

Step 6:
Press more of the Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance Ink Dew Drop onto the acetate packaging and
spray more of the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray onto the ink to create more watercolor and
splatter both the floral image and the background with the orchid colored watercolor. To splatter,
extend your finger parallel to the paper and tap a brush that has the Orchid watercolor on it
multiple times. To create a more uniform splatter, move the paint brush or the paper around so
that the splatter is added to a variety of places.

Spray more of the Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spray (or water) into the gold watercolor pan and
then tap the paintbrush across the floral image and panel a second time. Let dry.

As you can see in the picture, between step 3 and now, the singular bud on the left was trimmed
from both the stamped layer and the pink glitter cardstock so the die cutting mistake was
eliminated.

Step 7:
Stamp the sentiment with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink.
Optional step: Heat emboss the ink with holographic embossing powder to eliminate drying
time. (I originally was going to use this die cut sentiment, but later realized that it wouldn’t fit. I also
forgot to take pictures of the sentiment I trimmed with my paper cutter and ended up adding to
the card. So please use your imagination.)

Step 8:
On the sentiment that you see on the finished card, I trimmed the sentiment with my paper
trimmer. The one picture above was die cut with a hexagon die. Regardless of how you end up
shaping your sentiment (using a trimmer or a die), press the edges of the sentiment into the
Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance Dew Drop pad to add color to the edges. Set aside to dry.

Steps 9 and 10:
Time to glue! Glue the flower on the left third of the background panel. Then glue the panel onto
an A2-sized white card base.

For step 10, attach foam tape behind the sentiment except on the upper left corner (since that
will be overlapping with the floral image. Attach the sentiment to the lower right corner of the
panel.

Step 11:
Add pink and green sequins onto the card–on the lower left corner, close to the sentiment, and
on the upper right corner of the card panel.

Art Supplies
Imagine
• Brilliance Ink – Pearlescent Orchid, Pearlescent Purple
• Sheer Shimmer Spray – Sparkle
• VersaMagic Ink – Tea Leaves
• VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne

Other
• Altenew – washi tape – Dotted Wide Washi Tape
• Altenew-Foam Tape-Instant Dimension Foam Tape
• Catherine Pooler- sequins -Mission sequin mix
• Gina K Designs – dies- Master Layout 2 die set
• Kuretake – watercolor – Starry Colors Gansai Tambi Watercolors
• Local King Rubber Stamp – stamp and die set- Cherry Blossom
• Pink & Main – stamp set- Spring Sayings
• Embossing powder in my stash
• Watercolor paper
• Pink glitter cardstock
• Scissors
• Holographic embossing powder
• Small paint brush
• Stamp positioner
• Paper trimmer
• Glue

White Wash Technique Using Delicata Reinkers

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By Jessica Lin

– Have you ever tried coloring on colored cardstock? The white washing technique is great for
creating a blank canvas for your coloring, making the colors pop against navy, kraft, or even black cardstock.

There are many white reinkers to choose from for this technique. I picked Delicata White Shimmer reinker and was surprised with how luscious the pearl shimmer looks!

Skill Level: Intermediate
Time: 45 minutes

Directions:

Step 1:
The white wash technique works well with large stamps containing big, open areas. I chose this floral image from Stampin’ Up!’s Good Morning Magnolia set and stamped it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. You may use any waterproof black ink pad in your stash, but the VersaFine Clair Nocturne has been my go-to. Look at how crisp the lines are!

Step 2:
Using a waterbrush, color the center flower with Delicata White Shimmer ink from the reinker. I used the Craft Mat as my watercolor palette. Repeat this step a few times until you achieve a good coverage. Don’t worry if the black lines are covered by the white pigment ink; we will restamp the image at the end. 

Step 3:
Color the leaves with Memento ink pads in Bamboo Leaves and the branch with Desert Sand.

Step 4:
Use a sponge dauber to quickly apply color to the flower image. I dabbed on Memento Rose Bud and used Memento Rhubarb Stalk scarcely to create some shadows.

Step 5:
Restamp the floral image with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink once again to darken the outline. Die cut the floral image and some leaves using the Magnolia Memories dies from Stampin’ Up!. 

Step 6:
Emboss the front of your A2 card with Painted Textures embossing folder to create a textured background. Mount the floral piece with foam tape to add even more dimension. I also decided to add some gold thread as a finishing touch.

Step 7:
Apply On-Point Glue partially on the bottom of the leaves die cuts, and tuck them behind the center floral image. Press down and hold for 30 seconds to create a tight bond.

Step 8:
Embellish the card with some white enamel dots and sentiment strip stickers and that’s the finished card!

I hope you enjoy this creation and give the whitewashing technique a try. It’s so simple to paint with the Delicata White Shimmer reinker, and I just love the pearly shine.

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

https://www.stampinup.com/products/water-painters?demoid=2164794

  • Gold thread
  • Foam Tape
  • Embellishment

How to Use Amplify! with Stencils

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By Alison Heikkila

– 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.

*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: 20-25 minutes

Craft Supplies

Imagine:
Radiant Neon Amplify! in Electric Yellow, Electric Orange, and Electric Pink
VersaFine Clair Ink in Sunshine and Nocturne
Fireworks! Spray in Rose Bud
Craft Mat
On Point Glue
Tear It! Tape (not shown)

Other:
A Colorful Life Designs: Aztec Pattern Stencil (use code AlFan10 to save 10%)
Honey Bee Stamps: Enjoy Stamps & Dies- No longer available
Therm O Web: Pixie Spray
Metal Paste Spreader
Palette Knife
Accent Opaque Cardstock: 100lb. White
Recollections: Black Cardstock 110lb.
Bearly Arts Glue

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!