Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Raccoon Hugs Valentine's Day Card

Hey, there! It's hard to believe that Valentine's Day is in just 6 weeks, isn't it!? Here's a simple card with traditional colors that's perfect for using up scraps of cardstock. And the cute little raccoon from InkOn3 is just the cutest! 








I always keep my scraps of cardstock ( and patterned paper ) to use on future projects - but I never actually get around to those "future projects"! This is one of my go to techniques for using up scraps. I cut four colors of cardstock into strips a quarter of an inch thick, but you could cut to any width you like - the technique works with just about anything! I covered a piece of A2 sized cardstock with my favorite liquid adhesive and adhered the strips in a diagonal pattern. 






Once my background was covered in pretty strips of pink cardstock I used a circle die to cut a hill for my critter to sit on. I cut down a piece of cardstock and then hung a large circle die off the bottom to create a perfectly even hill shape. I added the hill to the bottom of my card using fun foam for dimension. 






I stamped the adorable raccoon and balloon image from the InkOn3 Raccoon Hugs Stamp Set with Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink and colored him in with Copic markers. I used the coordinating Raccoon Hugs Die Set to cut out the image and added him to the hill with foam tape. I used Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink to stamp a sentiment from the Raccoon Hugs Stamp Set below my little critter. 






I wanted to finish the card with some glam so I added Liquid Pixie Dust to the raccoon and balloon as well as Glossy Accents to make the balloon shine. Thanks for joining me! I'll see you soon! 

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Quick and Easy Thank You Cards using Sweet Petunia Atelier Ink

 

Hello Crafty Friends! With Christmas over and done with, it's time to start sending out "Thank You" cards to those that had sent us gifts! Here's a quick and easy, yet very pretty card to show your gratitude!


I masked the top and the bottom of an 4.25"x5.5" card base. Then I created a gradient effect using the Sweet Petunia Atelier Ink and a blending brush. To diffuse the color a bit, I tap my brush into the ink and swirl it on the ink cap. This helps from having concentrated in blotches. Gradually build the color concentrating on the left side of the card. 

With the mask still on the card and using the Sweet Petunia Pink Atelier Ink, stamp out different sizes of flowers from the Shine Bright Stamp set to make a patterned background. Remove the mask, and apply washi tape on the top and bottom of the patterned panel.

Next, stamp out the medium sized flower from the Shine Bright stamp set using the Blackout Hyrbid detail ink. Color with your choice of coloring medium and fussy cut the image. Adhere to the lower left hand corner of the patterned panel.

Lastly, die cut or stamp the sentiment "Thank You" and adhere it to the bottom right hand corner of the card. I used gold metallic cardstock and a die for my card. 



Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Lovebirds Valentine's Day Card | Mirror Stamping using Fadeout Ink


Hello, my friends, Ilda here 👋

Can you believe Christmas Eve is tomorrow? Are you ready?! Ready or not, despite all the time we spent at home this year with the social distancing, and isolations, it still felt like this year flew by. Hopefully next Christmas this will all be over and we can return to our normal Holiday traditions with all our family and friends.

Well, let's get on with today's card... Is it too soon to start thinking about Valentine's? Personally, I was actually excited to work on something other than Christmas and the little bird from the latest LITTLE BIRDIE Set was the perfect inspiration for my first Valentine's Day card.

CARD DETAILS
To begin, I started by stamping out the birdie on the left onto a piece of Bristol paper. The stamp comes from the LITTLE BIRDIE set and the ink I used was FADEOUT INK. I then placed the MIRROR IMAGE STAMP in the MISTI tool and stamped the little birdie again, this time onto the MIRROR IMAGE STAMP using FADEOUT INK. I then picked up the image off the MIRROR STAMP by placing the paper face down to pick up and transfer a mirrored image onto the Bristol piece of paper. To get a good transfer I repeated the last step 3 times. 

The images were then watercolored in using all the Atelier inks linked below. 


For the top panel, I used the LEAFY FOREST STENCIL and blended out the leaves using ATELIER GODDESS GREEN and very light pressure with a blending brush. To the top half of the panel, I die cut a heart-shaped window opening to frame the lovebirds and then trimmed down the panel to attach over the lovebird image with some foam tape.


The sentiment on the card panel comes from the RACCOON HUGS set that I stamped out using ATELIER TWIGGY BROWN Ink. The little heart in the center of the birds also comes from the Raccoon Hugs set. Difficult to see from the photos but I added some LIQUID PIXIE DUST to the heart.


I hope loved my little Lovebirds Valentine's Day card and got some inspiration from it. Mirror stamping is a great way to stretch your supplies and create cute Valentine Scenes with any critter stamp you may already have. Now that you saw my no line results with Mirror Stamping, maybe you will give it a try.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Wishing you all a safe and very Merry Christmas!
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LITTLE BIRDIE
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RACCOON HUGS
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LEAFY FOREST STENCIL
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FADEOUT INK
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ATELIER GODDESS GREEN
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ATELIER TRINITY TEAL
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ATELIER SWEET PETUNIA
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Liquid Pixie Dust for Frosty Iced Flowers

  Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today I'm happy to share a project with you using the Blessed stamp set and Atelier Inks with a beautiful stencil from Ink on 3 to create a frosted ink blended look.















The Blessed stamp set is filled with wonderful sentiments as well as a large cross. My favorite saying from this set is "Jesus is the Reason for the Season", which is perfect to take the spotlight in a simple Christmas card.
 The floral area was so much fun to create! I started out with a piece of gray cardstock, which is the same color as the card base. Placing the Flora Stencil only over one end of the cardstock, it was taped in place with a bit of washi tape. First came the Shark Tooth White Atelier ink on a blending brush over the entire area, then I worked Trinity Teal Atelier ink from the center of the flower so it would lighten toward the petal's edge. You could totally stop there and use the image on your project but why not give it a frosty and iced look?
I was inspired by the look of frosted poinsettias I see during the holiday season and Ink on 3's Liquid Pixie Dust is perfect! Using a stiff paint brush, I "pounced" the Pixie Dust onto the stencil image while it was still secured in place. The Pixie Dust mixes with the ink and leaves behind a gorgeous frosty look.
 
 Be sure to check out the video tutorial for a full process on coloring this card.















Here is an easy step by step how-to video for creating this card.





SUPPLY LIST:

Blessings stamp set: https://inkon3.com/products/blessings-4x6-clear-stamp-set?_pos=2&_sid=1a98c9e34&_ss=r&aff=35

Blessings coordinating dies: https://inkon3.com/products/blessings-coordinating-die-cuts-with-word-dies?_pos=1&_sid=1a98c9e34&_ss=r&aff=35

Flora Stencil: https://inkon3.com/products/flora-6x6-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=f4c32f972&_ss=r&aff=35

Atelier Shark Tooth White- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/atelier-ink-pads/products/atelier-shark-tooth-white-artist-grade-fusion-ink-pad?aff=35

Atelier Trinity Teal- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/atelier-ink-pads/products/atelier-trinity-teal-artist-grade-fusion-ink-pad?aff=35

Juicy Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/ink/products/juicy-embossing-watermark-ink?aff=35

Arctic White Ultra Fine Embossing Powder: https://inkon3.com/collections/ultra-fine-embossing-powder/products/arctic-white-ultra-fine-embossing-powder?aff=35

Liquid Pixie Dust: https://inkon3.com/products/liquid-pixie-dust?_pos=1&_sid=7b11563fd&_ss=r&aff=35 

Hero Arts Pebble cardstock 10 pack: https://shrsl.com/2oe67

Something New Embellishment Mix: https://shrsl.com/2oe5v

Trinity Stamps Blending Buddy Brush:   http://shrsl.com/23yyi

Blending Bar – Platform Base: https://shrsl.com/2f4qz

Blending Buddy and Blending Bar System w/accessories: https://shrsl.com/2f4r5

Hero Arts Precision glue tube: https://shrsl.com/2k42g

Darice Double Sided Foam Sticky Strips: https://shrsl.com/2951f

Marvy Double Sided Jewel Picker: https://shrsl.com/2b566

Trinity Stamps Tidy Tray: https://shrsl.com/2c4f6

MISTI Stamping Tool REDESIGNED: https://shrsl.com/2g8kw

MISTI Creative Corners: https://shrsl.com/2g8kz

MISTI Mouse Pad Cushion: https://shrsl.com/2g8l1

Teflon Burnishing Tool: https://shrsl.com/2g8md

Teflon Ergonomic Tool: https://shrsl.com/2g8me

Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cut and emboss machine:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/platinum-6-die-cutting-and-embossing-machine-spellbinders-tools/#_a_238

Scor-buddyMini Scoring Board:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/scor-buddy-mini-scoring-board-9x7-5/#_a_238

Tonic 8.5” Guillotine Paper Trimmer by Tim Holtz:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/tonic-comfort-8-5-inch-guillotine-paper-trimmer-by-tim-holtz/#_a_238

EK Success 5” Scissors: https://www.ellenhutson.com/ek-tools-precision-5-inch-scissors-with-sheath/#_a_238

Purple Tape ½”:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/icraft-purple-tape-1-2-in-x-15-yards/#_a_238

Tonic Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive: https://www.ellenhutson.com/tonic-nuvo-deluxe-adhesive/#_a_238

Post It Adhesive Roll: https://www.ellenhutson.com/3m-post-it-adhesive-roll-white-1x400-in/#_a_238

Pixie Spray: https://www.ellenhutson.com/icraft-pixie-spray/#_a_238

Scotch Foam Tape Roll:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/scotch-foam-mounting-tape/#_a_238


 







Does this project bring you lots of new ideas for creating? We would love to hear from you! Thank you for visiting us today and I look forward to sharing again with you soon!

Jenny Hall


Saturday, December 19, 2020

Little Birdie, Frosty Vines and a Rainbow Background, Oh My!

 Hi everyone, it is Ricky on the blog today. Wow, can you believe it has been ten months since the coronavirus has uprooted our lives? I hope you have been safe during this time and have been able to see the positive side in all of this. More time with family (which actually, hum, maybe not so positive) and more time to do the things you love like card making. 


Little Birdie, Frosty Vines, and a Rainbow Background, Oh My! 

This beauty was a pretty simple card to make. I took the bird from the Little Birdie Stamp Set, stamped it out on white cardstock, and fussy cut it out. Then I took the Mirror Image Stamp Set and then covered that in all the Atelier inks' colors, sprayed it with some water, and stamped it using my MISTI.


I then heat set the panel to dry to use the Leafy Forest Stencil to slather on some Gina K gel past on top. Wow, this made the card stand out. After that dried, I backed the card panel with black card stock to make a frame. Then glued that onto a regular 4.25 x 5.5 card base. I popped the bird up with some 3M foam tape, and that completed the card! 

No matter what holiday you celebrate, please enjoy the time with your family this season. We need one another more than anything these days! Looking forward to 2021 and what Inkon3 will bring to you! 

Cheers, 
Your Boy Ricky

 


Friday, December 18, 2020

Oh Deer

 



Hey Y'all!
It's Ceal, here to share with you today.  
Can you believe it's only 7 days until Christmas? This has been the fastest slowest year ever.
It's 7 days until Christmas and yes I am still making and mailing cards out. 
My card today uses the Oh Deer set and I turned him into a Christmas deer. I stamped the image using Blackout ink and then colored it using Copic markers. I love how with the blackout ink you do not have to heatset it or wait a while to color your image.  
To make him a little more festive I added the string of lights to his antlers. 

Thursday, December 17, 2020

No line Coloring with Guest Designer Melinda

Hello everyone, Melinda here with, sadly my last post as guest designer for Inkon3. I really enjoyed sharing some ideas with you all and hope you found some inspiration.

For my last project I wanted to use Lil Birdie, it’s such a fun versatile set. I was inspired by some stamp sets I’ve seen with floral garlands on balloons and other various shapes. I decided on a heart shape for my garland and I was off and running!

I started by stamping the large flower with Fadeout ink. I watercolored the flowers with a mix of Marilyn Red and Marigold Orange, mix until you get the desired shade of peachy pink. Next paint the leaves with a mix of Goddess Green and a touch of Twiggy Brown to make the leaves a more olive green. Fussy cut the floral after it’s completely dry. Now I decided on a heart, but you can use whatever shape speaks to you. When you cut your shape out, take the flower and place it where you want it and use it as a guide for where to stamp a few extra leaves and some berries. Stamp the leaves and berries with your Fadeout ink and watercolor the leaves with the same combination of green and brown Atelier inks. Use Marilyn Red for the berries and leave a white highlight ( you can add it later with a gel pen also). Paint the berry stems with Twiggy Brown. After the berries and leaves dry take your water brush and wet the heart and add a bit of Trinity Teal. Allow everything to dry and adhere the flower using some dimensional tape. I added some die cut leaves with a bit of my green mixture. I glued some gold leaf to them for a little shine, but again, use what you’ve got in your stash. I’m big on using what bits and bobs I have around so I took the floral embossed piece and off set it on my grey A2 sized card base. I used some of the small sentiments in the Kit to make another birthday card. We can’t have enough birthday cards, right?

Thanks again to Inkon3 for the amazing opportunity to create and share with you all! Be safe and be well! Much love, Melinda

Friday, December 11, 2020

Little Birdie - No Line Coloring

Hi everyone! It’s Jeannie (InsideoutJeans) on the blog today with Ink on 3’s stamp set named Little Birdie stamp set. Last month, I used this stamp set in a non-wintery way; it ended up being more like a springtime card.

I stamped out the images using Fadeout Ink and did some no line coloring. I wanted a wintery scene for this card so I went with a red flower along with blue flowers. 



For the background, I mixed some My Jam Purple and Peacock Blue reinkers to create this darker blue color. I did an ombre watercolor wash on a piece of Canson XL watercolor paper with some Shark Tooth White splatter, which almost made the scene wintery. 



I just love how this card turned out! Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get inspired to create. Come back again soon for more inspiration and ideas! Happy Crafting! 


Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Basic Starter Watercoloring with Guest Designer Melinda

Happy hump day beautiful people! Today I’m going to share a card technique that I love because the painting is pretty quick and simple. This one will be great for those of you learning to watercolor.


* Cut card base 4x9 inches and top piece at 3 3/4x 8 3/4 inches
* Take the Pondie stencil and some texture paste and smear across the center of your top piece. Set aside to dry while you make the rest of the card.
* Cut 6 1/2 x 8 inch piece of watercolor paper and lay down the large floral and the leaves in the lower left corner of your paper. Stamp the flower with My Jam Purple and the leaves in Trinity Teal. The bud I stamped the top in purple and the lower part with the teal. Flip your paper and repeat the stamping. If you have a stamp positioner leave your stamps in position. If you don’t, no worries you’ll just skip a step.
* Smear some Peacock Blue, My Jam Purple, Trinity Teal and Goddess Green Atelier inks on your craft mat or a plate like I used. Wet the whole flower with your water brush, pick up bits of blue and purple, dab them randomly and just let the ink flow and do it’s thing. Paint the leaves with teal and green.
* After you color everything let it dry. Repeat the stamping process to bring back the detail. Skip this if you don’t have a positioner.
* Move your stamps to the lower right corner and repeat the above steps.
* Stamp the centers of the large flower in black and use a black pen for your bud. Add some white gel pen  highlights.
* Fussy cut everything out and set aside the extra flower and bud. I used all my leaves.
* I used a slim line frame to frame my center and arranged the flowers and leaves until I was happy with the look. I popped one  of the large flowers at each corner and glued everything else to the top panel. I needed a birthday card so I used this sentiment, that like the frame was kicking around on my desk.

I hope you’ll give this technique a try. It’s great for playing around with and getting a feel for watercolors. Have a great rest of the week and be well!

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Red and Gold card with Little Birdie stamps

  Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today I'm happy to share a project with you using the Little Birdie stamp set and Atelier Inks from Ink on 3 to create a bold ink blended look.













The Little Birdie stamp set is filled with gorgeous floral images in addition to a sweet little bird. I love the large and open images, which are perfect for creating many color tones.
 
The inked background is created on a piece of pink cardstock, then I added Sweet Petunia Pink, Marilyn Red and Paint it Black Atelier inks with a blending brush. The gradual deepening of colors to the lower area of the paper are very striking and perfect to add a gold embossed image! The splatters on the background are made from Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in the Mother of Pearl color and can you see the sparkle on the bird as well? I added some diluted mousse to the bird with a wet paintbrush to carry through the gold and red theme.
 
 Be sure to check out the video tutorial for a full process on coloring this card.













Here is an easy step by step how-to video for creating this card.





SUPPLY LIST:

Little Birdie stamp set: https://inkon3.com/products/little-birdie-4x6-clear-stamp-set-1?_pos=1&_sid=2a9aa4fcb&_ss=r&aff=35

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse- Mother of Pearl: https://www.ellenhutson.com/tonic-nuvo-embellishment-mousse-mother-of-pearl/#_a_238

Large Waterbrush Pen: https://inkon3.com/collections/paint-brushes/products/large-water-brush-pen?aff=35

Juicy Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/ink/products/juicy-embossing-watermark-ink?aff=35

Atelier Sweet Petunia Pink- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/atelier-ink-pads/products/atelier-sweet-petunia-pink-artist-grade-fusion-ink-pad?aff=35

Atelier Marilyn Red- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/ink/products/atelier-artist-grade-fusion-ink?aff=35

Atelier Bee Sting Yellow- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/ink/products/bee-sting-yellow-atelier-artist-grade-fusion-ink?aff=35

Atelier Twiggy Brown- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/ink/products/atelier-twiggy-brown-artist-grade-fusion-ink?aff=35

Atelier Paint it Black- Artist Grade Fusion Ink: https://inkon3.com/collections/ink/products/atelier-paint-it-black-artist-grade-fusion-ink?aff=35

Gold Rush Ultra Fine Embossing Powder:

https://inkon3.com/collections/ultra-fine-embossing-powder/products/gold-rush-ultra-fine-embossing-powder?aff=35

Trinity Stamps Blending Buddy Brush:   http://shrsl.com/23yyi

Blending Bar – Platform Base: https://shrsl.com/2f4qz

Blending Buddy and Blending Bar System w/accessories: https://shrsl.com/2f4r5

Hero Arts Precision glue tube: https://shrsl.com/2k42g

Darice Double Sided Foam Sticky Strips: https://shrsl.com/2951f

Marvy Double Sided Jewel Picker: https://shrsl.com/2b566

Trinity Stamps Tidy Tray: https://shrsl.com/2c4f6

MISTI Stamping Tool REDESIGNED: https://shrsl.com/2g8kw

MISTI Creative Corners: https://shrsl.com/2g8kz

MISTI Mouse Pad Cushion: https://shrsl.com/2g8l1

Teflon Burnishing Tool: https://shrsl.com/2g8md

Teflon Ergonomic Tool: https://shrsl.com/2g8me

Dual Speed Heat Tool: https://www.ellenhutson.com/dual-speed-heat-tool-wow/#_a_238

EK Success Powder Tool for embossing:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/powder-tool-adhesive-deactivator/#_a_238

Strathmore Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/strathmore-watercolor-paper-9x12/#_a_238 

Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/neenah-cardstock-neenah-heavyweight-classic-crest-solar-white-110-lb-25-pk/#_a_238

Fairy Rocks Rhinestones:  https://shrsl.com/25fxg

Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cut and emboss machine:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/platinum-6-die-cutting-and-embossing-machine-spellbinders-tools/#_a_238

Scor-buddyMini Scoring Board:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/scor-buddy-mini-scoring-board-9x7-5/#_a_238

Tonic 8.5” Guillotine Paper Trimmer by Tim Holtz:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/tonic-comfort-8-5-inch-guillotine-paper-trimmer-by-tim-holtz/#_a_238

EK Success 5” Scissors: https://www.ellenhutson.com/ek-tools-precision-5-inch-scissors-with-sheath/#_a_238

Purple Tape ½”:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/icraft-purple-tape-1-2-in-x-15-yards/#_a_238

Tonic Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive: https://www.ellenhutson.com/tonic-nuvo-deluxe-adhesive/#_a_238

Post It Adhesive Roll: https://www.ellenhutson.com/3m-post-it-adhesive-roll-white-1x400-in/#_a_238

Pixie Spray: https://www.ellenhutson.com/icraft-pixie-spray/#_a_238

Scotch Foam Tape Roll:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/scotch-foam-mounting-tape/#_a_238



 






Does this project bring you lots of new ideas for creating? We would love to hear from you! Thank you for visiting us today and I look forward to sharing again with you soon!

Jenny Hall