Atelier Inks: Colorful Splatter Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It's Cheryl here to show you how to get messy with Inkon3's Atelier Inks to make a colorful splatter card!

Pre-Prep: 
- Card base: cut out a sheet of white card stock that is 8"x8.5", then fold in half for a 4"x8.5" card.
- Cut a piece of Water color paper 4"x 8.5".
- On Watercolor paper-stamp and fussy cut five of the little mouse with a present from the Dance and Twirl Stamp set.
- Put a few drops of Atelier Inks Water Color/Re-inker in a watercolor palette, add a few drops of water to dilute the ink. I used the following colors: Peacock Blue, Goddess Green, Bee Sting Yellow, Marigold Orange, and Marilyn Red.
- Die cut small black banner, for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.

Directions:

On the 4"x8.5" watercolor paper, use a large watercolor brush that is slightly damp and brush get a 2"x2" area wet on the far left center. With a smaller wet brush, drop the Peacock Blue ink into the wet area of the paper until the you get your desired color saturation. To add the next color, use the large damp brush again and brush out another 2"x2" area, starting from right to left, leaving a little room between the two colors. Next drop in the Goddess Green ink into the uncolored wet area, and use your paintbrush to pull the green ink into the blue ink. Repeat these steps with the next colors. The color order I used was: Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red.

To add small splatters of color, dip the small brush into the Peacock Blue ink, aiming the brush tip at the 4"x8.5" watercolor paper, tap the brush on the side of your hand. When doing this make sure the area is easy to clean and that you've cleared your area of anything you're not worried about getting splatters on! It can get messy! Repeat the process with the other colors. Don't forget to wipe down the area after you're done! :P

Next watercolor the five little mice with the present. I colored the bows with each of the colors I used for the background. While the mouse and present are white, I used a very watered down Atelier Ink - Paint it Black to add some shading details to the mouse. I used a watered down Atelier Ink - Peacock Blue for the shading of the present. I watered down the Marilyn Red to color in the Mouse's ears.

On the small black banner, using an embossing ink, stamp the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the Dance and Twirl stamp set. Then sprinkle Arctic White Embossing powder over the sentiment and tap off any excess powder. Heat set the embossing powder.

Now we're ready to assemble the card! Adhere the 4"x8.5" water colored paper onto the card base. Then adhere each of the mice to match the background color. Add some skinny washi tape on the top and bottom of the card. I left a little bit of room on the bottom so that I can center the black banner over it. Lastly, adhere the black banner to the far right of the card.

I hope you like this card! I really love seeing how the watercolor take shape when dropping colors onto slightly damp paper!

Inkon3 Products Used:
Peacock Blue Re-Inker
Goddess Green Re-Inker
Bee Sting Yellow Re-Inker
Marigold Orange Re-Inker
Marilyn Red Re-Inker
Paint it Black - Atelier Ink
Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink 
Dance and Twirl Stamp Set
Arctic White Ultra-Fine Embossing Powder

Mass Card Production Tips & Tricks + Video

Hi everyone, welcome back to the Ink On 3 blog!  My name is Jaycee Gaspar, and I'm a holiday card procrastinator *cries.* Gradient backgrounds and beautiful die cuts make the suffering less painful and the NEW Artist Grade Atelier Fusion Inks take care of the stunning ombré backgrounds.  Below is a video where I share my tips and tricks on mass producing cards.  The occasion doesn't have to be holiday or Christmas, you can apply these tips to mass produced birthday cards, thank you cards, or whatever your stash needs!

Do you all have helpful tips and tricks to revive your card stash?  Like I said in the video, making this many cards does require some time, but there are still ways to remain efficient while making many cards at once.  Card projects usually require at least two hours of my creative energy, so spending four hours to make twelve is a personal achievement!  Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from the Creative Team at Ink On 3!

Hey thank you so much for checking out my video on how I made these cards!  Do you all have stamp sets from Ink On 3 that you would like me to use in a future project?  Let me know in the comments below!  If you like what you've seen from me, make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel and give me a follow over on Instagram!  Talk to you all very soon!

Materials:
Ink On 3 - Atelier Fusion Watercolor Re-Inkers
Ink On 3 - Water Brush Pen
Ink On 3 - Blackout Detail Ink
Ink On 3 - Juicy Clear Embossing Ink
Ink On 3 - Arctic White Embossing Powder
Ink On 3 - Strawberry Champagne Embossing Powder
Ink On 3 - Gold Rush Embossing Powder
Ink On 3 - Oh Deer Stamp Set

Jaycee Gaspar

YouTube | Instagram | Blog

Atelier Ink Magical Unicorn card with Erica

Hi guys!

Erica here on the InkOn3 blog with another Magical Unicorn card. I can't help it, I love that stamp! To check out my no-line colouring card, click HERE. There is also a YouTube video for that card HERE.

For this card I have created a very colourful background by ink blending all the Atelier Inks, except Paint It Black and Twiggy Brown. I used a stencil and the Life Changing Blender Brushes from Picket Fence Studios. The stencil is called Basket Weave.

I started out by adhering the stencil to a panel of Bristol Vellum paper. It was still a little bit tacky from the Pixie Spray I had used during another crafting session, but I secured it with some purple tape at the top and bottom just to be on the safe side. Then I blended the colours in a rainbow look, from bottom to top it's Bee Sting Yellow, Marigold Orange, Marilyn Red, My Purple Jam, Peacock Blue and Goddness Green. I added the Goddess Green over the blue thinking it would go turquoise but it went a dark teal instead. Because I wanted some green on the panel as well, I added a little bit of Goddess Green to the bottom of the yellow.

I trimmed this panel down to 5"x4.25" and this was adhered to a white card base. The reason I trimmed it shorter than the height of the card base was to give it a while border at the top and the bottom.

The Magical Unicorn I heat embossed by stamping up the image with Juicy Ink and sprinkling Chrome Embossing powder on it. Once set, it was ready to be coloured. I did some loose water colouring using the Atelier ink re-inkers and lots of water. To add sparkle I used a little bit of Paint It Black re-inker and Liquid Pixie Dust to colour in the actual head of the unicorn.

On a piece of white card stock I stamped up the sentiment 'Hugs, Kisses and Unicorn Wishes' with Blackout detail ink. This was trimmed down to a slim strip and adhered to the card with liquid adhesive. As was the unicorn itself once it was cut out using the coordinating diecut.

I wanted to add some sequins to it as well but managed to rein myself in, as it already has a lot going on. Look at that, I am making progress with my sequin addiction!! LOL!

That's it from me for today blog-wise but if you want to watch the whole card making shenanigan routine I call crafting, hop on over to YouTube for a video.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration here with me today.

Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica

Peppermint Kisses

Hello my fabulous friends!

Kassi here...

Are you looking for a quick last minute holiday card? 

 Maybe I can help...

This card is super quick and easy to put together!

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth; Paper Studio Glitter Glam

Stamps: Inkon3 Bad and Boujee

Ink: Inkon3 Blackout, Atelier Marilyn Red, Atelier Marilyn Red Reinker, Liquid Pixie Dust; Sharpie

Stencil: LDRS Creative Playful Patterns

Other: ribbon, candy cane

Start by taping a striped stencil down to the lower portion of your card front, then using your favorite ink blending tool to apply some Marilyn Red Atelier ink through the stencil.

Next, stamp the lips from Bad and Boujee using Marilyn Red ink. To get a darker red, use a MISTI and stamp the lips twice. As long as your paper doesn't move, you will still have a crisp image, just a darker color.

Use a paintbrush to apply some Liquid Pixie Dust over the lips to give them a frosty sparkle.

After the Liquid Pixie Dust dries, stamp 'kisses' using Blackout ink.

Add a hand written 'peppermint' to finish the sentiment.

If you have matching ribbon, you can skip this step, but I didn't have any ribbon the right color, so here's a quick tip for you if you need it..

Place some white ribbon in a sandwich bag... Spritz in a little water using a spray bottle, than add a drop or two of Atelier reinker... Smoosh it around to cover the ribbon.  Remove the ribbon from the bag and pat extra ink off with a paper towel. Carefully heat dry (or air dry) the ribbon. Now you have custom colored ribbon to match your stamped image! 

*note: If you don't want colored hands, put on a pair of gloves to remove the wet ribbon. 

Tie your ribbon around the top of the card front.. Then glue that onto a silver glitter card base.

Finish it off by adding a candy cane and a bow!

How amazing do those lips look!?!?!

I hope your holidays are sweet and full of sparkle!

Hugs!

-Kassi

Product Focus - Atelier Fusion Ink Demo + Video

Hi everyone, welcome back to the Ink On 3 blog!  It's Jaycee Gaspar, and I just wanted to say I've FINALLY gotten a chance to play around with the NEW Artist Grade Atelier Fusion Inks!  If you're new to the Atelier Fusion Ink party, I've got a video below about what makes these inks so different.  I'm glad to have these in my ink collection and if you want to give these inks a try, I have a Black Friday Sale banner as well.

Promotion: Black Friday Sale Starts NOW! Everything is 35% off at INKON3.com by using code THANKS35.  This promotion is active between November 26 to December 3, while supplies last.  Click the banner above to head over to the Ink On 3 online shop!

For this first card, I used the Big Bold Magnolias Stamp Set from Ink On 3.  I stamped the image with Blackout Detail Hybrid Ink on watercolor paper and used the NEW Atelier Inks to color the flower image and leaves.  I was so shocked at how easy it was to build layers of color but also how vibrant the end result ended up turning.  As with student grade watercolors, mixing sometimes results in muddy colors.  These artist grade inks truly shine when adding dimension and create a beautifully soft but dimensional flower.

For my second card example, I solely used the NEW Atelier Fusion Ink Re-Inkers.  The beauty of these re-inkers is that you get full pigment potential and they act as concentrated watercolor.  The goal of my video was to show you all how easy it is to create your handmade card projects; and the re-inkers are no exception.  I created this blue/black gradient simply by applying washes of color and then adding white splatters with a white liquid watercolor.  I thought this starry night scene looked like a perfect backdrop for this sleeping raccoon image from Raccoon Hugs Stamp Set.

I got really inspired by the ink blending capabilities of these Atelier Inks.  You'll find more details of the ink colors I used in my video.  I played around with different combinations and used the water bleaching technique to give dreamy auras to two of the backgrounds.  I was able to stamp with water as well to give myself a dimensional wooden veneer background.  These inks blend beautifully--even for someone like me who tends to color blend really aggressively.

Hey thank you so much for checking out my video on how I made these cards!  Do you all have stamp sets from Ink On 3 that you would like me to use in a future project?  Let me know in the comments below!  If you like what you've seen from me, make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel and give me a follow over on Instagram!  Talk to you all very soon!

Materials:
Ink On 3 - Atelier Fusion Ink Pads
Ink On 3 - Atelier Fusion Watercolor Re-Inkers
Ink On 3 - Water Brush Pen
Ink On 3 - Blackout Detail Ink
Ink On 3 - Juicy Clear Embossing Ink
Ink On 3 - Big Bold Magnolias Stamp Set
Ink On 3 - Big Bold Magnolias Die Set
Ink On 3 - Raccoon Hugs Stamp Set
Ink On 3 - Raccoon Hugs Die Set
Ink On 3 - Pumpkin Patch Stamp Set
Ink On 3 - Oh Deer Stamp Set
Ink On 3 - Oh Deer Die Set

Jaycee Gaspar

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Rainbow Ombre Card using Atelier Inks

Hi Everyone, it's Cheryl here to show you how to make a cheerful card that's bound to brighten up anyone's day!

First I used the Inkon3 Atelier Inks to make a diagonal rainbow background! I just did this freehand so I can get a slight gradient effect when I transitioned to the next color. Look at how vibrant the colors are!

I cut out a scalloped rectangle and scalloped circle, then I embossed the scalloped rectangle using an embossing plate. I also cut out a small flag and used the Marilyn Red Atelier Ink to "dye" the paper. Next, I stamped and fussy cut some of the images from the Lil Chicks stamp set. I used the Atelier Inks as water-coloring inks to color the images! Even watered down a bit, the colors are so vibrant!

Once the red flag was dried, I stamped the "You're EGG-STRA-SPECIAL" sentiment using an embossing ink and then sprinkled some Arctic White Ultra Fine embossing powder over the stamped sentiment and heat set the embossing powder.

I assembled the card by first adhering the large scalloped rectangle to the rainbow card base, then added the little chickie and then the rest of the stamped images on the top and bottom of the circle. Lastly, I adhered the red flag on the bottom left of the card.

There you have it! A nice, clean, and simple card that's super duper adorable!

Products Used: 

Lil Chicks Stamp Set

Arctic White Ultra Fine Embossing Powder

Atelier Ink Pads

Stamping, Blending, No Line Water Coloring with Atelier Inks

Hello friends, Ilda here!

Today I am sharing the cutest no line colored holiday card that I created while testing out the new Atelier Inks from Ink On 3. You all, these inks are like nothing you have used before, I can see why they took 2 years to develop. They are truly unique because of their versatility! They stamp, they blend, they are water-reactive, you can watercolor with them and just look how bright they are 😍 And of my favorite thing about them is that they work so well with Fadeout Ink for no-line coloring!

CARD DETAILS

I started off this card by stamping out and my images using Fadeout Ink and doing some masking to add a hat, mittens and the block of Ice from the Snow Buddies Stamp Set to the Ducky from Platy-rific Pondies.

I then watercolored the images in using the Atelier Inks. I loved how buttery smooth the inks felt when I blended them on to the paper and how well I could layer the colors. To add shadows to some of the areas I used Twiggy Brown and was pleasantly surprised at how well it blended with the previous colors.

Once I had finished water coloring I then stamped out some snowflakes from the Merry and Bright set using Juicy Ink and then heat set them using Arctic White Ultra Powder. Since the background was white this made it difficult to see the snowflakes, so using very light pressure I blended some of the Atelier Peacock Blue ink around the snowflakes to make them more visible. I first blended onto some scratch paper before blending it to the background and then I also used a dry paper towel to clean off any ink that was on the embossed snowflakes.

The sentiments I used also come from the Merry and Bright set that stamped using a stamping block, but I wished I had used the Misti so I could have stamped it twice to get more of a solid impression. To finish off the scene, I added water under the ice block also using the Atelier Peacock Blue ink and slightly touched the bottom of the sentiment to make it look like the letters were melting into the water. 

To finish off the image I used liquid pixie dust on the ice block to add some sparkle and added glossy accents to the ducky's beak. To darken the eyes I used a fine line marker and for highlights, I used a white gel pen.

Here is a closer look at this cutie. Just look at all the different shades of blue I got using only Atelier Peacock Blue ink pad. Blended sky, watercolored the hat, mitts, ice, water, and stamped out the sentiment. Unreal right!? And I love how it goes from an aqua like color to a dark blue. This time I didn't use ink from the Reinkers but if I had you probably would have seen even more gradients in the colors.

I hope you found this post informative. I highly recommend these inks if you are looking for versatile inks that are artist-grade, bright and very affordable. For more information on them please visit the Inkon3.com.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

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