Oh giddy giddy gumdrops! I, along with a few other amazing crafters, had the honor of collaborating with It’s Me JD for a fun colorful video hop! The theme is rainbows! I created 5 cards all incorporating some sort of rainbow color! And you know what? You already have what you need in your craft room more than likely!
I love color! Bright colors! Don’t you? Be sure to head to the video and leave a comment there! LOADS of giveaways I say!
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Hey there! Today I have a video showing you several ways to make DIY Ombre Backgrounds with supplies you probably already have laying around your house! I share lots of tips, tricks and hacks!
What was your favorite technique for ombre backgrounds? Did you learn anything new? I’d love to hear from you!!!
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The Mondo Hydrangea set has always been a favorite of mine. I paired the beautiful floral with a ink blended background for the current Essentials by Ellen challenge. And how about the fun sentiment from the Pure Magic stamp set. Both stamps were heat embossed with the best white embossing powder out there, Brutus Monroe Alabaster embossing powder.
The Color Trend inspiration board is full of beautiful colors and images! I found 4 distress ink colors that worked perfectly with the colors in the Inspiration Board. Wilted Violet, Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick and Fossilized Amber.
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I am back with the kind folks at The Foiled Fox today bringing you three heat embossed cards colored with different mediums. I used the Moroccan Mosaic background stamp for all 3 of my cards today, each heat embossed in different colors…. Let’s take a look at the first one…
This card was heat embossed with Gunmetal embossing powder onto a card base I watercolored with Party Dress and Royal Treatment ink. After trimming it down, I added a sentiment and die cut to finish off the card.
For my next card, I stamped the Mosaic background with Memento Tuxedo black ink. I used this ink because I pulled out my dusty Copic Markers and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink is a copic friendly ink. I adhered it to a purple card base I scored using my score board.
I die cut the entire panel with a heart die cut. I wondered what would happen if I sprayed the heart with alcohol so I tried it out. It faded out the black ink and Copic marker colors a bit, which I think was a nice result! 🙂
And last but not least, I stamped the image with Versamark ink onto white cardstock and sprinkled on two colors of embossing powders, Sky Blue and Violet. Then, I took the Black Soot Distress Ink pad and pressed it all over my embossed image. Heat embossed images resist water based inks so I just wiped the ink off with a paper towel, and voila.
A pop of pink to finish off the card and a striped border. Oh, and see that sparkle? Thanks Wink of Stella glitter pen.
A huge thanks to Shauna and gang for letting me hang out here on the blog today!!! See you again real soon!
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Layering Stamp Set + die cutting = something fabulous! Today I’ll be using the Build a Flower Hibiscus Stamp Set, Catherine Pooler Inks and a fabulous word die cut to create this card. Did you know that 99% of my card bases always start off white??? They never end staying that way, lol.
To see how I create this card, you can watch the video here on the blog or over on my youtube channel in HD by clicking HERE!
I love the look of the layered hibiscus, the sparkle from the embossing powder and the raised dimension from the die cutting. I’m no expert with layering stamp sets, but this is another one that is super easy to line up. You don’t need a stamp positioning tool to use this stamp. I don’t know much about flowers other than the ones I have in my yard, so I used the layering guide on the packaging to guide me…
The next photo really shows that dimension and shine…… And check out the white peeking thru in the layers! Yup, love. Confession: The hardest part of this card for me was layering the die cuts. Using fun foam surely helped or I would have had to layer it 10 times!!!! Tip: Use black fun foam or color white fun foam with a marker….. It creates a lovely shadow behind your die cut if you don’t line it up perfectly.
Thanks for popping by with me today!! I’ll see you again real soon! :):)
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