Very colourful no-coloring cards with Erica!

Hi guys!

Apologies for the confusing headline, I was trying to be a bit clever and funny. Not the best idea on a day when you are tired, possibly on a delayed sugar-high and too full. Technically these cards are coloured, BUT only the backgrounds. The images themselves are not but oh well, I hope you will forgive me when you see how easy these cards are.

I started out by watercolouring some background panels with the Atelier Ink re-inkers. A bit too late I had a super brilliant idea (I’m totally tooting my own horn here but I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner!) I have dripped ink into a plastic palette and I use these for water colouring but it’s getting to the point where I’m running a bit low. Instead of adding more re-inker to the colours, I added Liquid Pixie Dust to the remains of the colours! This makes the colours shimmery without contaminating the colours on the paper, which is where I got the idea from. On my first two panels, the Liquid Pixie Dust smeared the colours a bit and I had to be very careful how I added it. With the Liquid Pixie Dust already mixed into the colours, you don’t have to worry! How brilliant is that??

The colours I used are Bee Sting Yellow, Goddess Green, Peacock Blue, My Jam Purple. Marilyn Red  and Marigold Orange. With the backgrounds done, it was time to start thinking about the rest of the card making.

One of my favourite stamp sets from InkOn3 is the Magical Unicorn and I decided to use this one yet again. I also grabbed the Oh Deer set and heat embossed these on vellum with Gold Rush and Chrome embossing powders. First I used a anti-static tool on my pieces of vellum, and the images are stamped with the Juicy pad.

After they were heat embossed, I used the coordinating Magical Unicorn and Oh Deer diecuts to cut them out. I also stamped up some sentiments and heat embossed these too.

At first I did them all in Gold Rush, but then when it came time to put the cards together I decided to redo the sentiment for the Chrome Unicorn also in Chrome. This time I did it on turquoise card stock, instead of white.

The vellum images are adhered with a vellum adheisive. It works relatively well, but oh man, it is a pain in the bee-hind to work with. The sentiment strips are adhered with liquid glue and with that, the cards are done!

I made a video for this post too, you can find that over on my YouTube channel.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica

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

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Poinsettia: Non-Christmas Card

Hi everyone! It’s Jeannie (InsideoutJeans) on the blog today to share a card I created using Inkon3’s Poinsettia stamp set. Yes, I know what you're thinking … Christmas cards already? Nope! I actually decided to use this set in a non-Christmas way by just using a non-holiday sentiment. I even used Christmasy colors. Sneaky!

I pulled out this set and was actually all set out to do a Christmas card but changed my mind last minute. I stamped all the images using Blackout ink and masked them to create a cluster of the poinsettia. I love that in this set there are three different sizes. Whenever I do clusters of floral images, I prefer different sizes so it looks more natural.

Once I colored my images, I knew that the top left hand would look really empty so I grabbed one of my red distress inks and softly blended the color concentrating on the corner. To finish off the background panel, I pulled out some metallic watercolors and splattered a combination of red and gold paint.

For my sentiment, I built it using a couple sentiments from the Hollyhocks stamp set. I stamped them using Juicy ink on black cardstock and used Gold Rush embossing powder for heat embossing.

One last touch I added was some black gems around the sentiments and floral cluster. I kept it limited to maintain the clean and simple look.

I’ve had this set for awhile now and it’s about time I use it. You definitely can use the stamp set for Christmas or an everyday card. I hope you get inspired to create!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back soon!

Thinking of You Roses

Hello my fabulous friends! 

Kassi here, with a project featuring a beautiful stamp, no line coloring, and little sparkle... 

I can't say that I have a favorite flower... there are just too many amazing flowers to pick one... but I will say that roses hold the most memories for me. My grandma had beautiful roses lining the walkway to her front door... We would walk through them just to smell them and see all the pretty colors. 

She died when I was 11, and that rose garden were never the same... but to this day, when I smell roses, I think of her, and it makes me my heart happy. 

Feel Better Soon Card by Ilda

Hello, Ink On 3 Friends, Ilda here!

If you have been following me recently you may have noticed I have been a bit MIA from the Blog and Social Media this past week. I had my Gallbladder removed last Wednesday and have been slowly recovering since.  Thankfully, every day I feel a little better and am sure I will be back to normal soon!

So today's Feel Better Soon card couldn't be more appropriate. At the time made it, I thought of other people going through some tough times and now I kind of chuckle as the beat up hamster reminds me of me! So ironic now.

CARD DETAILS

To begin I stamped out the beat up hamster from the KNOCKOUT NIBBLES set using Blackout Ink and then colored him in using Copic Markers. I then used the coordinating  KNOCKOUT NIBBLES die to die cut the critter.

I then picked a spot on the lower half of the card front where the Hamster would be and used the same coordinating die to cut the space for the image to peek through from the inside of the card. On to the black card front base, I stamped out some images using Juicy ink and used 3 different colors of embossing powders to set the different images in.  For the Ka-Pow I used Arctic White, the stars were done using Gold Rush and the starbursts were done using the Chrome Embossing powder.

Once the front embossing was complete, I added some foam tape behind the knocked out hamster and glued him into the die cut space.

Next, I stamped out the rest of the greeting on the inside of the card using Blackout Ink again and a stamp positioner to ensure it stamped well.

For some finishing details, I added some Liquid Pixie Dust to his bruised eye and also added some Glossy Accents and highlights to the gloves. 

I hope you are all having a better week than I am. I will be back on my feet soon... but for now, I'm taking it easy with lots of couch breaks.

If your feeling down or beat up for some reason I hope this card has brought a smile to your face. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda

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