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“You’re the Coffee to my Morning” Card

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with another quick project. I love trying new things with my inks and in this video I realized something great about using VersaFine Clair Inks with my BetterPress System and Shimmer Cardstock, you know the one that has a coating and is very smooth.

This particular cardstock is very hard to stamp with any kind of pigment ink because it never really dries. However; using the Betterpress System and pressing the ink into the paper it’s like it forces the ink to absorb. The best part, no smudging!

I personally don’t make coffee themed cards regularly, but I know others do and I hope this gives you some inspiration if you are a coffee card maker.

Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.

Skill: Advanced
Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

• VersaFine Clair: Pinecone and Acorn
• Delicata Ink-Rose Gold

Other Products Used

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• Kat Scrappiness Coffee Background Die https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Altenew Gilded Marble Press Plate https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Double Sided Adhesive 1/2 inch https://amzn.to/4m9cKlc
• Rose Gold Pearl Cardstock https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Letterpress Paper https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Betterpress System https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6

“All I Need Today” Coffee Card

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello friends!
It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a coffee card. This totally looks like me on a Monday morning.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 minutes

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need a coffee stamp, a sentiment set,  markers, dark brown ink and a stencil for the background.

Step 1:
Stamp the image and color it in with markers. I used Toffee Crunch and Desert Sand for her hair, Angel Pink and Lilac Posies for her outfit, Summery Sky for the coffee cup and Gray Flannel for the kitty.

Step 2:
Cut the panel down and add sentiment.

Step 3:
Cut a panel of Kraft cardstock to A2 size and use a dark brown (I used Fallen Leaves) to color in the stencil for the background. Add the background panel and the image panel to the card base. 

Supplies:

Imagine Supplies:
• Memento Markers
– Gray Flannel, Toffee Crunch, Desert Sand, Summer Sky, Angel Pink and Lilac Posies
• VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
• VersaFine Clair – Fallen Leaves
• On Point Glue

Other supplies:
• Coffee is not Enough Stamp Set – Unity Stamp Co
• Coffee Create Repeat Stamp set – Taylored Expressions
• Coffee Bean Flower Stencil – Ink On 3
• Rectangle dies – Hero Arts
• Grip mat – Simon Says Stamp

Stamp with Memento Luxe Create Custom Backgrounds 

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By Jessica Lin

Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 min

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Today I have a simple coffee card to share with you. I like to include die-cutting and embossing in a lot of my projects, but I thought today I would focus on the basics – stamping with just ink and paper.

Step 1:
Stamp the coffee stamps using Brilliance Coffee Bean and VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze ink pads. The stamp set I am using today is from Stampin Up’s Latte Love set, but you can use whatever coffee stamps you may have.

Step 2:
To create a simple, patterned background, try stamping the same image at various angles using Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink pad. For a more subtle, tone-on-tone look, you could use VersaMark ink pad instead. These two ink pads are my favorite for stamping background patterns.

Step 3:
For the sentiment, I decided to use VersaFine Clair Pinecone since the VersaFine Clair ink pads are great at capturing fine details in sentiment stamps. I also fussy cut around the stamped image.

Step 4:
I added a bow using some twine I saved from previous gift packaging, and adhered both the sentiment and the latte images with foam tape. And that completes today’s coffee card! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I’ll see you in my next tutorial!

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Latte Love
  • Stampin’ Up! – Paper – Chocolate Chip cardstock
  • Foam Tape

Quick and Easy Coffee Card

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By Tracy Fear

Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am happy to share this super quick and simple coffee card great for a man or a woman!
Tracy

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes

Art Supplies
• Stamping Platform
• White and Kraft colored paper paper
• Blending Brush
• Scissors

Imagine Products
• VersaFine Clair in Fallen Leaves
• Memento: Espresso Truffle, Desert Sand, Turquoise Gem
• VersaMark Ink

Other Products Used
• Coffee Background Stamp and Coffee Cup stamp from Technique Junkies
• 120lb paper in white and Kraft
• Foam Tape
• Misti tool
• PVA Adhesive
• White Super Fine Embossing Powder

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR
Any Inks any combination of background stamps and feature stamps
To learn how to create your own dressed up box click here!

Let’s Give your Clipboard a Makeover

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By Anna Escalada York

– I had an old clipboard that I wanted to decorate and was able to make it work with some of my Imagine Craft supplies.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 2.0 hours (includes drying time)

Directions:

Step 1:
Paint a thin layer of thin layer of white gesso onto an old clipboard and set aside to dry. (I used some old spools of washi tape to hold open the metal clip so that it wouldn’t get stuck in the drying gesso.)

Step 2:
Spray Pear Tart Fireworks! Craft Spray through a detailed heart stencil on the lower left corner of the clipboard. Emboss with clear embossing powder to set the spray.

Here is a closeup of Step 2:

Step 3:
Stamp a large butterfly in the upper left part of the clipboard base and a sentiment (or maybe in this case affirmation) in the lower right corner with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and then heat emboss both with clear embossing powder.

Step 4:
Watercolor smoosh the clipboard with a variety of blue, green and black watercolor in layers.

  • Starting out with Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Chalk Ink, press the ink pad onto a scrap piece of acetate packaging and spray with water. Then press the acetate over the butterfly to create a light blue area around the butterfly. Press the remaining color from the acetate in a diagonal line across the clipboard from the upper left corner to the lower right corner into the stamped sentiment.
  • Repeat the process with Hint of Pesto VersaMagic Chalk Ink.
  • Then draw on the acetate with Danube Blue Memento Dual Marker and spray with water; this time focus most of this darker color around the butterfly and splatter the clipboard with the remainder of the dark blue watercolor.
  • Finally, draw on the acetate with Tuxedo Black Memento Dual Marker and spray with water. Use the black watercolor to splatter the butterfly (and to cover up any blemishes left behind when stamping).

Let everything dry.

Step 5:
Color in parts of the butterfly image with Tropical Lagoon Fabrico Dual Marker (center of the upper wings) and Pear Tart Memento Dual Marker (small circles on the edge of the lower wings). Color in the word curiosity in the sentiment with more of the Tropical Lagoon Fabrico Dual Marker. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Step 6:
Spray Silver Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray onto the acetate and watercolor smoosh it onto the clipboard. Splatter any remaining spray on the acetate onto the clipboard. If larger individual splatters are desired, unscrew the top and use the tube/straw from the spray bottle to dab large blobs of Silver Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray onto the clipboard and finish the project.

Art Supplies

Imagine
• Fabrico Dual Marker – Tropical Lagoon
• Fireworks! Craft Spray – Pear Tart
• Memento Dual Markers – Danube Blue, Pear Tart and Tuxedo Black
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Silver
• VersaFine Clair ink – Nocturne
• VersaMagic Chalk ink – Hint of Pesto and Turquoise Gem

Other
• Golden – Gesso Semi-Opaque Acrylic Primer
• Stampers Anonymous and Tim Holtz – stamp set – Perspective CMS213 Clear Embossing Powder
• Foam paint brush (for the gesso) Thin paint brush (for splattering) Small detail stencil in my stash

Beginner Friendly 3D Christmas Card Using VersaMagic Ink Pads

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By Jessica Lin

– Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Today I am sharing a simple way to create 3D Christmas trees for your holiday cards. It is beginner friendly with minimal supplies, and I think it’s perfect to mass produce as well.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 min

Directions:

Step 1:
Start by stamping Christmas tree images with VersaMagic Aloe Vera and Tea Leaves ink pads. I used stamps from Stampin’ Up’s Perfectly Plaid set, but any small Christmas tree image would work for today’s technique. For each 3D Christmas tree, you would need three layers. You could stamp each design three times for each layer, or only stamp the top layer for quick mass production of cards.

Step 2:
Next, use the matching paper punch to cut out the Christmas trees. If you only stamped the top layer, be sure to punch out 2 additional cutouts with white cardstock for each 3D tree you are building. Since I am making two 3D trees today, I would need 4 more white cutouts.

Step 3:
Score each Christmas tree cutout in the middle. I lined up the top and bottom of the cutout to the score guide to score.

Step 4:
After scoring, fold the stamped Christmas tree cutout in half, and apply On Point Glue to the top of the folded crease. Then adhere it to a blank (or stamped) cutout. Be sure to hold the folded layer in place for about 20 seconds before the glue dries. Repeat this process to adhere the second layer to the third tree cutout.

Step 5:
Now that the 3D Christmas trees are made, it is time to prepare the card base. Trim a piece of patterned paper to 4 x 2 ¼ inches and a cut a 4 ¼ inch piece of gold glitter washi tape. Trim one side at an angle to create a banner shape and adhere both pieces to the card base.

Step 6:
Finally, stamp the sentiment using VersaMagic Ocean Depth ink pad. Adhere the 3D Christmas trees using Tear-It! Tape and embellish the card with a few rhinestones.

Here is a finished card where I stamped all 3 layers of the 3D Christmas trees. I love how easy it is to create the 3D element, and it is mail-friendly, too! I hope this tutorial inspires you to get a headstart on making Christmas cards for this year. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll see you in my next tutorial!

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Perfectly Plaid
  • Stampin’ Up! – Punch – Pine Tree Punch
  • Stampin’ Up! – Paper – Pool Party cardstock
  • Plaid Patterned Paper
  • Gold Glitter Washi Tape
  • Park Lane – Embellishment – Blue Adhesive Backed Rhinestones