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Stamped Sunshine: Create a Coastal Summer Card with VersaFine Clair

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hello crafty friends. It’s Ceal, here.  Today I am sharing a beachy card using some summer colors. When I think beach, I think lighthouses because the beach we go to has one on it.

Skill level: Intermediate to advanced
Time: An hour or more

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need a beach themed stamp, stencil and dies. Several colors of inks. Post-it notes or masking paper and a fine liner pen.

Step 1:

Die cut the postage stamp panel. This must be cut first with this particular set because you line up the stitched lines.

Step 2:

Place the stencil over the panel, lining up the stitched part, I circled it so you could see what I am referencing. Mask off other areas of the card so you don’t get ink on it. Ink blend green ink for the grass.  Remove and clean the stencil

Step 3:

Mask off the grass and ink blend blue for the ocean. Remove and clean the stencil.

Step 4:

Mask off the ocean. Ink blend brown for the sand, remove and clean the stencil.

Step 5:

Mask off the bottom portion of the stencil. Ink blend Yellow for the sun rays. Remove and clean the stencil.

Step 6:

Ink blend red for the lighthouse. Remove and clean the stencil.

Step 7:

Be sure to mask off portions of the card that may get inky. Place the stencil down where the sun is in the white space that was left after blending the sunrays. Ink blend orange in the circle and also at the base of the sunrays. Remove and clean the stencil.

Step 8: (optional)

This step s totally optional but I like the way it grounds the lighthouse. Place stencil back over the lighthouse and use a fine liner pen to trace the stripes.

Step 9:

Stamp the greeting in blue and the 25 cents in black.  Not pictured in this photo but you will need to die cut the flower and add it to the corner as shown in the finished card.

Craft Supplies:

Imagine Products

VersaFine Clair:
Strawberry, Summertime, Cheerful, Grass Green, Blue Belle, Bali Blue, Sand Dune and Nocturne

Other products

Seaside Post Stamp set – Concord & 9th
Seaside Stencil – Concord & 9th
Seaside dies – Concord & 9th
Fine Liner Pen

Make an Easy Rustic Patriotic Card

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By Tracy Fear

Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am excited to share this rustic and patriotic card with just 4 inks!
In today’s video tutorial I am sharing how I created this card using a masking technique, some stamping, and some stenciling!
Tracy

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes to 1 hour

Art Supplies
Imagine Products

Other Products Used

  • Trinity Stamps Superstar 6×6 Stencil Set
  • Trinity Stamps Out of this World Stamp Set
  • Technique Junkies Statue of Liberty Stamp
  • Technique Junkies God Bless the USA
  • Generic Kraft card stock and card base
  • Red textured cardstock
  • Blue textured cardstock
  • White glitter cardstock
  • Misti and Mini Misti Tools
  • Cylindrical acrylic stamping tool
  • Cricut Transfer Tape (for the mask)
  • PVA Adhesive
  • Stamping Platform
  • Sticky Mat

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR

  • Any Pigment Inks
  • Any Dye-based Inks

To learn how to make this patriotic card, click here!

Watercolor with Sheer Shimmer Spray to Create an Elegant Wedding Card

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By Jessica Lin

Skill Level: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour

Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. I am so excited to share a wedding card idea with you today. We will be creating a romantic wedding scene by watercoloring some images. If you like adding shimmer and sparkles to your card, be sure to keep reading to find out how you can watercolor with the Sheer Shimmer Sprays!

Step 1:
The focal point of today’s card is the bride and groom images from Stampin’ Up’s Here’s to Love set. I stamped the images on watercolor cardstock with VersaFine Clair Morning Mist ink. Most of the time the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink is my go-to for stamping image outlines. However, I wanted to create a softer look today, and I thought this dark gray color is a great alternative to the usual crisp, black ink. I also did a little bit of masking on the bride’s right arm, so that the groom’s suit outline does not overlay on top.

Step 2:
Now it is time to add some color. I wanted to try watercoloring with the Sheer Shimmer Spray to add some additional sparkle, since the card layout is quite simple. There are several metallic options to choose from for the Sheer Shimmer Sprays. I chose the color Sparkle, which is clear with a golden shimmer. I painted the bride’s dress with 2-3 coats, letting each coat dry before applying the next layer. For the groom’s suit, I mixed the spray with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. (What a coincidence with the ink’s name, ha!)

Step 3:
Then I stamped the floral images from Stampin’ Up’s Happiness Abounds set using the same gray ink. I mixed Memento Summer Sky ink with Sheer Shimmer Spray to color the base layer of the flowers, and added shadows with Paris Dusk. This color combination is so lovely and the perfect dusky blue for a wedding palette. The Imagine Craft Mat is also a great tool for mixing colors. Since the Memento inks are water-based, I can apply the ink directly onto the craft mat and clean the surface with a quick water rinse at the end.

Step 4:
The leaves were colored with Memento New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves ink. I hope you can see the shimmer from the spray a little better in this picture. It is hard to capture the fine sparkle on camera, but the shimmering effect is truly mesmerizing in person.

Step 5:
I also splattered some white acrylic paint droplets to add additional textures to the colored images.

Step 6:
Now we are ready to die cut the images. The coordinating Blossoming Happiness dies are compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine.

Step 7:
Finally, I stamped the “congratulations” sentiment with Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink. It complements the gray image outlines nicely and also adds a subtle shine to the project.

You might have noticed that I paired my stamping tool with Altenew’s SlimGrip Sticky Mat now. This Sitcky Mat is a game changer and I love how easy it is to line up narrow sentiment strips.

Here is the final card once I assembled all of the elements. You can recreate this layout with any floral stamps that you may have. I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial and the tips and tricks about watercoloring with Sheer Shimmer Sprays!

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Stamps – Here’s to Love, Happiness Abounds
  • Stampin’ Up! – Dies – Blossoming Happiness
  • Stampin’ Up! – Tool – Mini Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine
  • Foam Tape
  • Watercolor cardstock

Wedding Day Blessings Card with VersaFine Clair

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with another project for you. Today’s card features a wedding day theme, but as always you can use this design for what ever you need! In fact, I used it for a sympathy card when I first designed it.

In todays video I share how I used detail blending brushes to create a peach blend on some Lily florals using VersaFine Clair in Summertime and Charming Pink. I also add a bit of shimmer using Sheer Shimmer Stix Dauber in Frost. Check out the video below for all the details.

Skill: Intermediate, Advanced
Time: 30 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

VersaFine Clair – Cheerful
VersaFine Clair – Warm Breeze
VersaFine Clair -Summertime
VersaFine Clair – Charming Pink
VersaFine Clair – Spruce
VersaFine Clair – Grass Green
VersaFine Clair- Rainforest
VersaFine Clair – Morning Mist
VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
VersaFine Clair- Pinecone
Brilliance Moonlight White
BrushStix
Sheer Shimmer Stick Dauber – Frost
Tear It! Tape

Other Products Used

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The Greetery Botanicut Lily
The Greetery Ruscus Die
Honey Bee Stamps Vintage Labels
Hero Arts Script Background Stamp
Spellbinders 3D Tufted Embossing Folder
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
100 lb White Cardstock
Craft Foam
Altenew StampWheel

Monochromatic Father’s Day Card with VersaFine Clair

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with another quick project for you. Today’s card is for Father’s Day, but as always you can use this design for what ever you need!

I decided to do a monochromatic theme. What’s that mean really? Well that simply means consisting of one color or hue. Today’s color or hue is blue. Great for masculine. Todays project also allows us to stretch our supplies by using a holiday background stamp, genius I know. Check out the video below for all the details.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products
• VersaFine Clair – Bali Blue, Warm Breeze, Paradise
• Sheer Shimmer Stick Dauber – Frost
• Tear It! Tape

Other Products Used
• Affiliate links here https://ldli.co/e/qypqyed at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support • Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia Background-No Longer Available, see below for other options
• Kat Scrappiness Upper and Lower Case Condensed Alphabet dies
• Spellbinders Cobalt Hot Foil • Spellbinders Ideal Moments BetterPress Plate
• The Greetery Crimped Frames

Let’s Make an Embossed Father’s Day Card

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By Anna Escalada York

I wanted to make my Father-In-Law’s Father’s Day Card with a variety of browns and a pop of another color. So I picked Neptune VersaColor ink for a pop of color on the monochromatic background.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hours

Directions:

Step 1:
Die cut a piece of watercolor paper with the second-largest die in an A2-sized die set. Press a Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink onto the watercolor panel.

Step 2:
Spray Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray onto an embossing folder and then emboss the Sand Dune colored panel by running it through a die cutting machine between the two sides of the embossing folder. Allow the panel to dry.

Step 3:
Glide a Neptune VersaColor ink across the panel. The raised (embossed) parts of the panel will be colored with the Neptune ink, and the debossed parts of the panel will stay the Sand Dune color. Then run the Neptune VersaColor pad across the edges of the panel to color the border of the panel as well.

Step 4:
Stamp the card’s sentiments (both the larger “happy” and the “Father’s Day” subsentiment) on another piece of watercolor paper with Dark Brown Shimmer Delicata ink and then heat emboss both of them with clear embossing powder. Set this aside as well.

Step 5:
Press the Dark Brown Shimmer Delicata Ink Pad onto the edges of a watercolor panel until achieving a thick, dark brown border. This panel will become the matte layer of the card.

Step 6:
Using the largest die from the A2-sized die set, die cut the dark brown panel . Glue the two panels together and set aside.

Step 7:
Trim the sub-sentiment with a paper trimmer. Press the edges of the sentiment strip into the Sand Dune VersaFine Clair ink pad and set the sentiment strip aside to dry.

Steps 8 and 9:
Press the Dark Brown Shimmer Delicata ink pad onto another small piece of watercolor paper.

Not pictured: Die cut the larger “Happy” sentiment from step 4 with the corresponding die. Then die cut a piece of the Dark Brown Shimmer colored watercolor paper with the same die to create two layers of the die cut.

Step 10:
Glue the two die cut sentiment layers together, with the dark brown layer peeking out on the left side of the stamped (top) layer. Using some of the remaining dark brown watercolor paper from the last step, cut a thin strip to glue on the bottom of the sub sentiment. Glue the thin brown strip behind the sub sentiment as well as some scrap cardstock to make the sub sentiment three layers deep for strength and dimension. Set them both aside.

Step 11:
Press the Dark Brown Shimmer Delicata ink pad onto a piece of acetate packaging and mix with water. Splatter the panels and the sub sentiment with the dark brown splatter. Paint the large “happy” sentiment letters with some of the remaining brown-tinted water. Set it all aside to dry.

Step 12:
Press a Neptune VersaColor ink pad onto another small piece of watercolor paper. Set it asde for the ink to dry.

Step 13:
Die cut the Neptune-colored watercolor paper with a leaf die.

Step 14:
Assemble the card. If desired, add some twine and attach to the back of the card panels with washi tape and then add foam tape on the back so the card base will lay flat when attached to the kraft A2-sized card base. Then glue some brass-colored sequins near the sentiment to finish the card.

Art Supplies

Imagine
• Delicata Pigment Ink – Dark Brown Shimmer
• Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Sparkle VersaColor Ink – Neptune
• VersaFine Clair Ink – Sand Dune

Other
• Altenew – foam tape
• Altenew – embossing folder – Illusion Triangles Altenew – die set – Just Leaves
• Catherine Pooler – sequin mix – Bogotá Lawn Fawn – die set – Happy Happy Happy
• Lawn Fawn – stamp set – Happy Happy Happy Pink & Main – die set – Notched Corner
• A2-sized kraft card base Clear Embossing Powder Washi tape
• Watercolor paper Die cutting machine Twine
• Scissors Glue