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VersaMark made by Tsukineko in Japan. Premier watermark ink that is great for heat embossing.

Let’s Make a Welcome Card for a Teacher

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By Anna Escalada York

As a veteran teacher in a local high school, I was excited to make a welcome card for the new culinary teacher at my high school. I decided that since I was making the card specifically for them, I would personalize it– using maroon (or as close as I could with the colors in my stash) and gray as the color scheme of the card as our school colors and use a cute new to me charcuterie-themed stamp set.

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1.0 hour

Directions:

Step 1:
Stamp the large charcuterie stamp onto a piece of watercolor paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Step 2:
After die cutting the colored watercolor paper with the second-largest die from an A2-sized background die set, press the Midnight Black VersaMagic ink pad onto a piece of acetate packaging and then sprayed the ink with Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray. Then press the acetate onto the watercolor panel. After everything dried, ink blend the edges of the panel with more of the Midnight Black VersaMagic ink using a sponge dauber.

Step 3:
Press the Rhubarb Stalk Memento ink pad onto the edges of a watercolor panel.

Step 4:
Die cut the panel with the largest die from the A2-sized background die set. Then press the Rhubarb Stalk Memento Ink pad onto another piece of acetate packaging and spray the acetate with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and then watercolor smooshed the Rhubarb Stalk-colored panel. Allow to dry.

Step 5:
Press more Rhubarb Stalk Memento Ink pad onto acetate packaging and spray the acetate with more of the Frost Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray and then watercolor smoosh the stamped gray and white charcuterie board stamped panel to add a hint of color to the card. Allow to dry.

Step 6:
Press Rhubarb Stalk Memento ink pad onto a small scrap of watercolor paper. Make sure the paper is fully colored. After the ink has dried, die cut the watercolor paper with the sentiment die. While die cutting, die cut two additional scraps of cardstock to create a-three layered die cut for dimension.

Step 7:
Assemble the card. Glue the two panels together. Then glue the three layers of the sentiment together and glue to the center of the card. Attach clear enamel dots onto the card (while they are hard to see on the photo, there are three on the lower left corner of the gray panel, and two on the upper right panel). Then glue everything onto an A2-sized white cardbase.

Art Supplies

Imagine
Memento Ink – Rhubarb Stalk
Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray – Frost
VersaFine Clair Ink – Nocturne
VersaMagic Ink – Midnight Black
Sponge Dauber

Other
Altenew – enamel dots –
Crystal Clear Enamel Dots
Colorado Craft Company – stamp set –
Charcuterie Board
Pink and Main – die set –
Notched Corners
Welcome sentiment die
Clear Embossing Powder
Watercolor paper
Die cutting machine
Glue

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!

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

Learn to Make a Dressed Up Gift Box

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By Tracy Fear

Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am delighted to share this tutorial that helps you make gift giving even more spectacular by creating a custom gift box using your stamps and inks!

In today’s video tutorial I am sharing how I used some plain tissue paper and a Dollar Store box along with stamps and inks and a little paint to dress up a gift box!

Tracy

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes to 90 Minutes

Art Supplies

Stamping Platform
Glue
Fan brush
Your choice of stamps
Ephemera of your choice
Tissue paper
Empty gift box
Stencil
Stencil Brush

Imagine Products

• VersaFine Clair in Twilight
• VersaFine Clair in Periwinkle
• VersaFine Clair in Monarch
• VersaFine Clair in Nocturne
• Brilliance in Starlight Silver

Other Products Used

• Assorted Stamps from Lavinia Stamps
• Stencil from Lavinia Stamps
• 120lb paper in white
• Generic White Tissue Paper
• Misti tool
• PVA Adhesive

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR

Any Inks

To learn how to create your own dressed up box click here!

Make a Funky and Fun Arch Card!

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By Tracy Fear

– Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am delighted to share this tutorial for a fun and whimsical Christmas Card starring some non-traditional colors!

In today’s video tutorial I am sharing how I created my own pattern paper background using traditional and non traditional colors for Christmas!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes to 90 Minutes

Art Supplies

• Stamping Platform
• Glue
• Embellishments
• Your choice of stamps
• Acrylic Block
• Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool

Imagine Products
• VersaFine Clair in Baby Pink
• VersaFine Clair in Bali
• VersaFine Clair in Strawberry
• VersaFine Clair in Verdant
• VersaFine Clair in Nocturn
• Versamark Ink
• Sheer Shimmer Stix Dauber Top in Sparkle

Other Products Used
• Rainbow Christmas Stamps from Simon Says Stamp
• WOW Silver Embossing Powder
• 120lb paper in white
• Misti Stamping Platform tool
• PVA Adhesive
• Holographic Stars from Trinity Stamps

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR

Any inks or stamps in your stash!
To learn how to create your own modern, funky Christmas Card  click here!

Let’s Make a Bokeh Birthday Card

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By Helen Gullett

Hello crafty friends! Creating backgrounds is always fun, especially when you like something different for your cards. One of my favorite backgrounds is bokeh. There are a couple ways to create bokeh backgrounds but today we are going to do some stamping with any sizes of circle stamps you have in stash.

Let’s get crafting!

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 15-20 minutes

Direction:

Step 1
Cut out a piece of 8.5 inch x 11 inch white cardstock into 4 panels of 4.25 inch x 5.5 inch.

Add each color of VersaColor inks (Cardinal and Canary) to the cardstock with sponge daubers.

Blend in the colors as you add it to the cardstock to create the third shade.

Dry the inks with a craft heat gun.

Step 2
Stamp the circles starting with the largest size and then smaller size with a Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink pad. Repeat the stamping until you like the look of your bokeh background. Make sure some circles overlap each other to create the shadow effect.

When stamping, you might notice the lines on the edges of circles, use a small blending brush or sponge dauber to blend in the white ink around to smoothen the lines.

Dry again the whole background panel with a craft heat gun.

Step 3
Cut the background panel with one of the rectangle dies.

Add the background panel to the card base (A2 size card) with On Point Glue. Add a couple of acrylic blocks on top of it to hold it down while the glue is drying.

Step 4
Cut out 2-3 white cardstocks with the sentiment panel.

Stack the cutouts together with On Point Glue to create a chipboard sentiment panel (thicker die cut).

Step 5
Dab the VersaMark ink all over the sentiment panel, make sure it covers the whole panel.

Add some of the MBoss Sparkle embossing powder (retired) on it and heat it up with a craft heat gun. You will have a sparkly sentiment chipboard!

Add the sentiment on the card with the On Point Glue. Add some acrylic blocks (or anything heavy) on the sentiment to hold it down while the glue is drying.

Isn’t it a fun card making technique to do? You can create with any color inks, or you can even do colorful bokeh and not only white. Give it a try and have fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today.

Craft Supplies

Imagine:

Others:

  • Rectangle Framelits Die (Dare 2B Artzy)
  • Slim Mini Birthday Die (Dare 2B Artzy)
  • Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80 lb
  • Mini blending brush
  • Acrylic stamping blocks
  • Paper trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Die Cutting Machine