Welcome to our first ever collaboration week with IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko! We've shared all of our toys on both sides, so be prepared for Endless Possibilities! Three prize packages are available, each containing one set of each of these inks and stencils/dies. Just leave comments on each post of each day this week (June 9th - June 13th) for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 17th!
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| Imagine Crafts New StazOn Pads from Tsukineko |
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| Stencils and Dies Prize Package |
Today I am featuring the beautiful Floral w/dots stencil (LJ927) and VersaFine inks from IMAGINE Crafts. I just love the rich color you get from these quick drying pigment inks.
This couldn't be easier, simply:
- Tape the stencil to white cardstock with removable tape
- Use 1/4" stencil brushes to add color to the design, be sure to have your Picasso (LL332) handy to cover small areas or to work as a shield ( I used Crimson Red & Imperial Purple on the big flower, Habenero & Satin Red on the small flowers (with Memento Dandelion in the centers), and Spanish Moss & Olympia Green on the leaves)
- Here's what it will look like at that point
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| I did two at a time to try two different embossing pastes over them |
- Clean of the stencil with a soft cloth to get some of the ink off (I left mine in place while I did this)
- Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply a coat of Regular Embossing Paste to one image
- Remove the stencil and immediately sprinkle the wet paste with Crystal glitter, tap off extra, and let paste dry
- Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply a coat of Translucent Embossing Paste over the other image
- Remove the stencil and immediately sprinkle the wet paste with Crystal glitter, tap off extra, and let paste dry
- Here's how they look when dry
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| Regular Embossing Paste on left, Translucent Embossing Paste on right |
Both are beautiful, the Translucent just lets the bold color come through, the Regular leaves it with a more muted look. I could now go back to the one with Regular Paste and add more color if I choose, or use it in the muted form (yes, I am able to stencil right over the glitter, your brush gets a little sparkly, but it washes out).
My finishing touch was to take a small piece of velvet ribbon from May Arts and tape off one "Thank You" from the Thank yous stencil (LG691), place the stencil on the ribbon and apply Glossy White Embossing Paste over the words. Let dry thoroughly.
Just Imagine the possibilities of what everyone else has created!
Louise
