Stamp sets used: She Dreams Papers: Club Scrap and unknown (sorry, I can’t find the stack she took it from)    Inks: SU Whisper white; Versa Color-Petal Pink (edged)    Extras: White embossing powder, pink ribbon, dragon sticker (DCWV) (one of those hard thick plastic kind)

This simple card was created by my dd (17). She used a a Fiskars border punch on the bottom, it really changed the look of the card! She was going for something old world, with a modern feel to it, I think it’s fabulous!

by Katie C.

Don’t forget THIS Friday starts the blog hop for February! We are warming up our  theme this month with  Romantic Lyrics…might even get HOT! he he

I still have 3 more paint chip cards to share…so here is one for today, and then I’ll skip tomorrows, cuz tomorrow it’s BLOG HOP DAY, and I didn’t use a paint chip for that card…lol

Stay tuned later today (I think) and I’ll have the new Christmas sets up for review. WHOO HOO! They are due in stock any day!

OK< Today’s card:

Stamp sets used: Horses ofcourses, Fall Flowers (large leaves), You Quack Me Up (triangle back ground)  Papers: Paint chips (3 of them), a freebie I got in the mail, and some nice sparkly coppery paper from a RAK (thanks Carole)    Extras: ribbon-Michael’s, stick pin (stash-probably  JoAnns or Hobby Lobby);  clear ep; dew drops I colored with TriArt markers; sand paper; pop dot   Inks: Palette Noir Black (embossed), Color Box Chalk-chestnut roan (embossed), Ranger Archival-sepia          Colors: TriArt Markers

Here’s my pictorial: Quote says: Foal’s gold, (folz gold) n. an equestrian treasure

Thanks for tuning in! I’ll try to get back on later today, and share the new images for Christmas….I”M SO EXCITED!!

Stamped Dry Embossing

By Vicki Parson

For FireCracker Designs by Pamela

These are the tools that you will need to start the first portion of this technique:

1. an open image stamp (Scattered Joy used here)
2. Vellum (preferably card stock vellum. It’s thicker)
3. VersaMark, embossing powder (any color/black used here), heat gun

You will start by heat embossing your open image onto the vellum card stock.

These are the tools you will need for the section portion:

1.      heat embossed vellum with image

2.      mouse pad (or something similar)

3.      embosser tool & dryer sheet for smooth rolling action

TURN OVER your heat embossed image and rub the dryer sheet over it.

With the back side of the image ON the mouse pad, begin to dry emboss the open areas.

(optional)- you can turn the dry embossed image over and add some color with chalks

Here is what my finished sample looks like with the big flower embossed and a couple of small flowers with the same technique.  You would attach the vellum to your card stock layers with glue dots.  You can add the glue dots underneath the images and you will not be able to see them through the vellum.  This technique really makes your stamps come to life with dimension and elegance!

Here is a close-up view of the dimension.

I hope you learned a lot from Vicki’s wonderful tutorial, and will try this technique out!

TFTI

Pamela

Opalites Flower Card
Materials:
Ink: Opalite stamp pad (your color choice), Versamark
Reinkers - Opalites - coordinated colors 1-3
Detail Embossing powder (your choice)
Water brush
Paint pallette (wax paper is fine)
Black cardstock
Coordinated cardstock for mounting
Adhesive
Paper towel Directions:
Stamp image onto black cardstock, using Versamark pad.
Sprinkle with EP, and emboss (I used gold)
Removed lid from Oplaite pad, and rub pad all over black cardstock, ensuring even coverage throughout.
Using paper towel, wipe off any ink that got on EP image
Drip a drop or two of your chosen Opalite reinkers onto pallete (wax paper)
Using water brush, pick up tiny amounts of ink to paint in your image.
When image looks pleasing, wipe up any additional ink off EP.
Allow to dry, matte, and mount onto card background (or use on a layout)

Ursula
Design Team

VersaMark Resist

A very simple example:

A bit more finished…lol

Looks a bit like scratch art!
Materials:
Glossy Card stock
VersaMark Ink
Inks (We’ve tried Distress Inks, Adirondack, and Chalk) (1 or 2 in light colors)
Brayer

Directions: First stamp your images with the VersaMark. Heat set. Take your inks and a brayer and roll the
ink all over the card stock. The more you roll, the better this technique works! At first it will look as if you put too much ink on, but keep rolling…it gets better…lol

Isn’t that just TOO simple!?