Showing posts with label VersaFine Inks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VersaFine Inks. Show all posts

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Angel Kisses

Welcome to Dreamweaver Thursday and our weekly theme of "Sugar Plum Wishes and Angel Kisses". The Stampendous Design Team has been busy this week sharing not only ideas for our weekly theme, but hopping with the folks at Patty Pop Ons too!  Be sure to check out all the different ideas!

Yesterday I shared a cute little House Mouse design for the Sugar Plum Wishes side of our theme. Today I showing you a beautiful stencil from Dreamweaver.  It's a simple, but elegant card using our Shadow Technique.


Stampendous:
SSC1231 Holiday Expressions Perfectly Clear Stamps™
SSH57 Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle
GM220U Crystal Ultra Fine glitter

Dreamweaver:
DWLJ871 Angel Stencil
DWDPP Pearlescent Embossing Paste
DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader
DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

Plus:
Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives
Neenah Papers Classic Crest Cover Solar White 80# 04701
VersaFine Majestic Blue
Double-sided tape
Foam tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of blue cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2:  Tape the stencil to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock and use a 1/2" stencil brush to brush Majestic Blue ink over the whole design, remove the stencil and clean it




Step 3:  Place the clean, dry stencil back over the design, then shift it up and to the left about 1/16", tape in place

Step 4:  Apply Pearlescent Embossing Paste using a Palette Knife and Paste Spreader, remove stencil and place in water for cleaning


Step 5:  Immediately sprinkle Crystal glitter on the wings, halo, bird, and star, carefully tapping off extra away from the rest of the image, let paste dry thoroughly



Step 6: Mount the Angel to a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" dark blue mat, then to the front of the card toward the left side

Step 7:  Stamp the saying, from the Holiday Expressions set, on white cardstock ( 1 1/2" x 1 1/2") with Majestic Blue ink, mount on a dark blue mat (1 3/4" x 1 3/4")
Step 8:  Attach the saying to the lower right side with foam tape  


For even more great ideas, stop over at the Stampendous Blog for a complete list of today's players.

Louise Healy 

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Monday, October 13, 2014

Dreamweaver-Stampendous-Core'dinations Day 1!


SANDY Claus is Coming to Town!

Yes...SANDY Claus! All of this week, the Stampendous and Dreamweaver teams are playing with a mix of their products, along with some wonderful, SAND-ABLE papers from Core'dinations. Join us as we sand our way to the "core" of all things Christmas and the Holiday season. Of course, there will be prizes, and we give away the best...this time with a mix of funCore'dinations products as well. To be one of three prize package winners, follow the posted link lists each day, leave a comment, and winners will be selected from these comments at the beginning of next week. Here is what you might win:


Here's what I'm showing off today:

Dreamweaver Stencils LJ819 Snowflakes,
embossed on a dark blue cardstock from Core'dinations and sanded
Stampendous Jumbo Snowflake Trio CRS5057
stampded on Core'dinations smooth white cardstock with VersaFine Majestic Blue
and heat embossed using Stampendous Sky Blue Embossing Powder (it is glittery!)

Inside of the card
Dreamweaver Stencils LM252 Merry winter and one small snowflake from LJ819,
use a 1/4" stencil brush to stencil
both with Majestice Blue and emboss with Sky Blue Embossing Powder
Leave a comment for me, and head to the next on the list:
Dreamweaver:

Louise Healy (you are here)
*On Stampendous team as well

Head on over to the Stampendous blog for links to their posts:



Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, June 13, 2014

Dreamweaver and Imagine Crafts Day 5!


 It's our final day of the first ever collaboration week with Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko! We've shared all of our toys on both sides, and have shown you the 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!
Imagine Crafts New StazOn Pads from Tsukineko
Stencils and Dies Prize Package

For my final project this week I am showing the Faux Tile technique. If you want the step by step pictures of how to do this click here to see the tutorial I posted last year. This one uses a different overlay stencil, but the steps are the same.

Faux Tile Technique
Here's the quick "how-to" version:

  • Dry emboss the Diamond grid stencil (LJ882) on white cardstock
  • With the grid stencil still in place, overlay the Wren stencil (LL571) and tape in place with removable tape
  • Use small stencil brushes to apply ink to the Wren design, use the Picasso (LL332) to help with the placement of colors. All the colors I used are from IMAGINE Crafts. They were Radiant Neon Electric Yellow, VersaFine Toffee, Habanero, Satin Red, Spanish Moss, Olympia Green.
  • When you finish adding the color, remove the Wren stencil and wipe it off with a soft cloth.
  • Use small pieces of removable tape over the bird area of the stencil, then tape the stencil  over and down from the original and color another set of flowers and leaves
  • Remove the Wren stencil and use a 3/4" stencil brush and VersaFine Deep Lagoon to brush in the "sky". Use the cloud end of the Picasso to create a couple of clouds
  • Remove the grid stencil and wipe it off with a soft rag and return to the design
  • Use a finger dauber to apply a coat of VersaMark over the entire grid
  • Remove stencil, set aside
  • Sprinkle with clear embossing powder, heat set
  • Repeat the VersaMark, embossing powder and heating two more times to get a smooth tile-like finish
  • Mount into a beautiful card and embellish with a wonderful ribbon from May Arts!
I hope you have enjoyed our creations this week, we have had a lot of fun trying new products!  Don't forget to leave comments for the chance to win those great prize packages. Thanks for all your comments, I truly appreciate each one.


Happy Creating,
Louise
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Dreamweaver and Imagine Crafts Day 4!

 The fun continues in 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!
Imagine Crafts New StazOn Pads from Tsukineko
Stencils and Dies Prize Package

Thursdays are the Dream Teams normal day for posting ideas based on our monthly challenge, so today I chose to incorporate the hop and our challenge of "Old, New, Borrowed, Blue" in my creation. Here it is:
Fairy flower circle - Glossy Blue Embossing Paste with Crystal glitter
Fan pattern and Petals background - VersaFine Majestic Blue Letterpress Technique
This card fits all the themes. Old = LJ813 Fan Pattern is from 2001, New = LM2012 Fairy flower circle was released in 2012 (newish counts), Borrowed = the card layout is from some cards I saw on Pinterest, and Blue = well, I think the card speaks for itself on this one! The background stencil is LJ899 Petals background. The ink is VersaFine Majestic Blue from IMAGINE Crafts, and the flower is done with Glossy Blue Embossing Paste. The ribbon is from May Arts, it wasn't quite the color I wanted, so I swiped the Majestic Blue ink pad over it to darken it so it would match better.

Letterpress technique used on Petals and Fan pattern:

  • Tap the VersaFine Majestic Blue ink pad all over the back of the stencil
  • Carefully place it on a clean paper towel on the large platform of a die cut machine
  • Place white cardstock over the ink and hold in place while covering it with the rubber embossing mat
  • Add two cutting plates (I use ones with no cuts when I emboss) and run through your machine
  • Remove the embossed image and place it face up on the table
  • Use a 3/4" stencil brush to brush a light coat of the Majestic Blue over the embossed areas
  • Trim to fit, mount on white cardstock that has been edged with the blue ink
Paste embossing:
  • Tape the Fairy flower stencil to white cardstock with removable tape
  • Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply a coat of Glossy Blue Embossing Paste over the stencil
  • Remove the stencil and place in water for cleaning
  • Immediately sprinkle the wet paste with Crystal glitter, let dry
  • Edge a slightly larger square of white cardstock with the blue ink
  • Mount the Fairy flower to the edged square and then onto the card



Happy Creating,
Louise
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Dreamweaver and Imagine Crafts Day 3!

The Dreamweaver Stencils design team is pairing up with Imagine Crafts to bring you a week filled with creative ideas, you won't want to miss a moment of it!
 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!
Imagine Crafts New StazOn Pads from Tsukineko
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
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
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!

Happy Creating,
Louise
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