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Tag it Tuesday – Mica Powder

It is so fun to stamp with mica powders, especially interference colors. The colors show best on dark surfaces, and you don’t know what you will get until you apply it.

If you make tags or enjoy tags, I’d love for you to join us at Crafting Tags

If you would like to make your own DIY resist spray that I used to seal the tags, here is the tutorial: [spray]

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Here’s a close-up of the purple tag and the finished die-cut coloring. I used a purple pen and colored inside the embossed word.

Tag it Tuesday – Faux Watercolor

This week for Tag it Tuesday we are exploring a faux watercolor technique. If you don’t know how to watercolor or don’t feel confident in your ability, this technique will provide the look of a painted image.

Stamping your image and then using a water brush to move the ink around simulates the look of a watercolored image. I find this technique playful and relaxing without the stress of painting from scratch.

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A close-up look at the stamped image. Notice the variety of value you can create with just a few ink colors and water,

Tag it Tuesday – Mini Tags

This week’s tag tutorial is making mini tags using a squish technique and then stamping with black ink. It took a bit longer because we had to wait for the backgrounds to dry thoroughly before cutting and stamping. But the result is attractive.

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The black ink stamped and then blended around the edges really works well for these mini tags.

Painting a Postcard

Painting a postcard with edding paint liners.

with Edding

I love the color combination of pink and black. This postcard uses them in a few unique ways to create a whimsical look. The paint was from Edding paint markers. The silver is so metallic even when watered down. I used the paint directly from the pen, with a brush, and splattered it.

At a recent trade show, I was given samples from edding including a postcard pack and two paint pens (edding 5400 acrylic 3D double liner). The paint pens have two ends, one small and one larger. They aren’t a marker tip or a brush but an opening that you can squeeze paint through. Either end of the marker disburses paint contained in the center of the paint pen.

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After painting, I stamped an image over the watered-down painted center of the card. I chose to use a stamping platform because I wanted to gain a rich black stamped image. Stamping the image twice got the desired result.

See how nice the pink (classy mauve) and black work together. The postcard; with the pink paint and black stamping, is pretty and could be finished, I wanted to add the silver paint as well.

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Making a Playful Cat Tag

Making a playful cat tag with Fairy Stamper.

with Fairy Stamper

Cats are playful. The Nala stamp from Fairy Stamper needed to be playful and the scrapbook paper with the birds worked well. I put the two together to make a playful tag.

Materials:

scrapbook paper
cardstock
Nala stamp
black ink pad
clear embossing powder
heat gun
DIY shimmer spray
Distress Oxide
blending brush
ribbons
hole punch
works board
scissors
tape runner

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The glimmer on the tag is hard to capture on video and photography. Hopefully, the image above shows a bit of how it shimmers. I make my own shimmer spray. If you would like to learn how to make your own you can follow this link. [DIY shimmer spray]

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Making a Get-Well Card

Making a get-well card with Fairy Stamper stamp and stencil.

with Fairy Stamper

As a part of the Fairy Stamper’s Video Design Team, I have a new card tutorial for making a get-well greeting card. I could probably send this to myself as I am getting over a cold that lasted a long 2.5 weeks where I lost my voice. So I have a lot of catching up to do. Thankfully, no Covid, I was tested twice!

Materials:

stencil
cardstock – blue, green, white
blending brush
Distress Oxide
Pixie spray
stamps
Works Board
white embossing powder
DIY shimmer spray
adhesive
heat gun
Rinea Foiled Paper – die-cut sentiment

I wanted to try something different with my stamping in that we typically stamp in black and I wanted to use white. I wasn’t sure about stamping a fairy in white so I chose to work with the florals. I also wanted to use a stencil to texturize the background and I really like how that turned out.

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The close-up image above caught the DIY shimmer mist really well on the card. If you would like to learn how I made it, you can follow this link. [shimmer mist]

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Miniature Card Making

Having fun making a miniature card with Scraperfect.

I enjoy making cards of all different sizes. I don’t limit myself to a standard size. Mini cards are sometimes the most fun cards to make. Probably because I have a love of all things in miniature.

Stamping images for die-cutting, I often stamp them more than once – just in case. And when they are small it takes up very little room. You can even use up scraps this way.

Using the mini stamps and dies I might as well also use my Mini Maker from Makers Movement! Taping the dies in place with washi tape helps to keep them aligned.

After coloring the rose with markers and pencils, I am ready to put the card together. Notice I used washi tape on the front of the card and mitered the corners.

the Best Glue Ever ScraPerfect’s No-Clog Writing Cap™

Using the no-clog writing cap on the Best Glue Ever lets me control the small amount of adhesive that is needed when working with small elements.

Typically you place your images on the front of the card but in this case, it is a surprise on the inside!

Layered Color Stamping

Follow along to learn how to layer colors with your stamp to add interest and dimension.

with Fairy Stamper

Using a layered stamping technique can add interest and dimension to your project. I am working with one stamp set from Fairy Stamper, the Fairy Branches, and applying layers of different ink colors to the stamp. With a stamping platform, you can stamp the same image over and over again and get perfect alignment.

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Materials:

various ink pads
Fairy Branches stamp
Works Board
white cardstock
Yellow and Gold Spray
Blending brush
scissors
Sentiment
gold cardstock – CutCardStock
Tape Runner

You can see the yellow and gold spray used on the card front. The gold shimmer spray is one I made and if you would like to know-how, you can visit the following link. [gold shimmer spray] The sentiment is from a printable available in the store. [Word Art page]

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How to Make a Fairy Door Card

Making a Fairy Door card with Fairy Stamper. The door opens with a fairy inside.

with Fairy Stamper

The moment I saw the Fairy Door stamp, I knew the door needed to open. I chose to stamp on papers I had made with my Gelli plate. I enhanced those pieces and did a bit of fussy cutting. You can see the entire process in the video tutorial towards the bottom of this post.

Materials:

Fairy Stamper stamps
stamping block
black ink pad
cardstock
Xyron
scissors
Distress Oxide
blending brushes
Izink spray inks
DIY gold spray *
woodless pencils
Nuvo Aqua Shimmer
Gold Watercolor
paint brush
foam tape
Pebbles candy dot in green glitter
the Works Board

* Make your own shimmer spray [gold spray]

The above image shows the Fairy Door stamp on a Gelli plate print after being fussy cut. The Gelli plate print dictates the colors that get used for the rest of the process.

After a bunch of different steps, the four pieces that make up the card are ready to be put together. In the end, I chose to color on top of the Fairy Door stamp but that could be easily done before the card is put together. I used enough foam tape that I was easily able to color on it after assembly.

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Here is the card finished with the door open and the little fairy condo dweller answering the door.

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Fairy Card with Heart Stems

Follow along to make this fairy card with heart stems. Lots of techniques included.

Today I am working with a stamp from Fairy Hugs called Alexa. She is joyful and playful so I added an array of three different colored heart stems behind her to amplify her action. The card doesn’t have a sentiment. I like leaving them blank until later so the card can be used for a variety of different occasions. I can always add a sentiment but changing one isn’t that easy.

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Materials:

Alexa stamp
stamp block
black ink
colored pencils
embossing plate
CrossOver II
heart stem die
clear embossing powder
Versamark ink pad
heat tool
purple ink pad
card stock – a variety of colors
tape runner
foam tape *
scissors *
Brother Scan n Cut
Wink of Stella
Blue metallic marker *
Cricut Paper Trimmer
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A variety of different techniques were used in putting this card together. You can see them step by step in the video tutorial below.

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Above is a close-u image of the card so you can see some of the details. The final touches while seem small really do add to the overall vision of the card.

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