Card Club of RG Avenue
Hello crafty friends, today I want to share two cards that I made using the stamps set Birthday Blooms. This set is part of the Card Club of RG Avenue. Let me start with my first card. It is a watercolor card that I made using the truck included on the stamp set Birthday Blooms with AquaBlend pencils from Spectrum Noir. I decided to use London Fog Memento Ink to stamp the image and then I colored the entire truck with two different colors of red to create the oxide effect. As final touch, I added a stamped sentiment, also included on the...
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Hi there, I am up with Kat Scrappiness Blog and I have two things for share with you. The first is the card that I created using the Holly Leaves & Berry Dies and the second, you will know at the end of this post. To Make this card, I die cut several pieces of the Holly Leaves & Berries Dies using a green card stock. Then I arranged and pasted these pieces directly over a green layer and die cut the entire layer with the large Embossed Edge Rectangle Die. Using a Green Illustrator Marker from Spectrum Noir, I colored all the areas...
read moreValentine Banner
Hi there, today I want to share a Valentine Banner that I made featuring the Love Foiled Paper Variety Pack of Rinea. This is one idea that you can easily modify and use for different occasions or celebrations. These are the easy steps to create this: Select the color for the base of your banner and cut it 4″x4″. I used Ruby Starstruck Foiled Paper included on the Love Foiled Paper Variety Pack. Round the corners of your squares using a corner punch. Cut the Mandala Die using the gold side of any glossy color included on the Love...
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Hi there! I am up with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps and I created a colorful winter card using the beautiful Cool Deer, a non traditional Christmas image, and the combination of the sentiments Wishing you and Warm Winter. The base of my card is Rich Razzleberry card stock and the second layer is watercolor card stock. I cut the second layer of 3-3/4″ x 5″ to create a big space around it. With a a flat paint brush I added water to the watercolor piece and applied distress ink directly over the paper, creating strips of different...
read moreVintage Christmas Card
Hello crafty friends, I like to experiment things and stretch my crafty products. I just discovered that I have the Essential Collection of AquaBlend Pencils from Spectrum Noir and decided that was time to explore different things. The result was this vintage Christmas card. But let me share with you a fast tip that can help you on the process. Directions: Stamp the main image onto watercolor paper using a red watercolor ink. To make my project I used the Harmony Water Reactive Chinese Red by Spectrum Noir. The Essentials AquaBlend Collection...
read morePerfectly Challenge of December
Hello crafty friends! It’s the day of Perfectly CAS Challenge and the theme of this month is Celebration. I am fascinated with this challenge because use only one third of the card is a real challenge. To make this card I used the stamp set and the die cut Wine Not? from Kat Scrappiness, one of my favorites. I stamped the Wine Not Sentiment with VersaFine Onix on the center of the card and them I die cut the cup include on the Wine Not? Die Set using gold glitter sheets. A very clear design but a real catch eye!. If you want to...
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Hello there, I am up with Kat Scrappiness Blog featuring one of my favorites collection of Die Cuts, the Exclusive Crafters Essential Winter Dies in combination with the Merry Critters stamp set. I started cutting the stitched backdrop included on the Crafters Essentials Winter Collection onto whisper white card stock. I inked the upper part with distress ink and used the same die to emboss the free areas with a little darker tone. I pasted this layer over the card base using double sided foam tape. With watercolor paper, I die cut the trees...
read moreStenciling and Masking with Spectrum Noir
Hello crafty friends, welcome to another easy technique, stenciling and masking. Inks are not only to stamp; you can easily create texture on your creations just using a stencil and combining them with your stamps. To make my project I used two different colors of Harmony Water Reactive Dye Ink: Lemon Tonic for the center and Honey Pot for the outside side. But let me share the easy steps to create this look. Directions: Stamp your main images over Premium Marker Pad White card stock using Finesse Alcohol Proof Dye Noir Black. Stamp your...
read moreSnowflake Shaker Ornament
Hello crafty friends! Today, I am sharing a snowflake shaker ornament that you can use to decorate your gifts and/or Christmas tree. To create this, I am using a shaker dimension set with snowflake design, VersaMark Clear Ink and Mboss Blue Icicle. Like this set came with a piece of acetate sheet to cover the free areas, I made it like a shaker piece adding some sprinkles. INSTRUCTIONS: Ink one of the sides of your or the ornament directly with the VersaMark Ink pad. Cover it with your selection of Mboss color. I used the Blue Icicle. Melt...
read moreNew Year Resolutions
Hello crafty friends, I have one new page in my journal to share with you. It is my New Year Resolutions page featuring one of my favorites stamp images from Rita Barakat. To make this I used the Princess Mermaid stamp with the masking technique to create this look. I first stamped the Princess Mermaid image on the corner of my journal and then covered it with masking tape to ink the area out of the image. I used Harmony Ink for the outside color. To color the image, I used Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir. As final touch I stamped...
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