Grab your Gelatos and learn how to easily create gorgeous notecards and designs with stencils and just four easy steps.
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Gelatos are one of my favorite mixed-media tools to work with. This creamy smooth product blends easily with or without water and can be used on all sorts of canvases and substrates. Here are five unique techniques using gelatos that you might not have thought to try.
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Welcome to the last day of Gelatos video tutorials! Its been such a blast for me to see how excited you all are about using these awesome color mediums from Faber-Castell/Design Memory Craft! Today’s bonus points…how many times can I say, “I’m going to…?” Seriously. Oh well. :) Today’s video shows how to use stencils with Gelatos. Three techniques await you, hope you like this one too! using stencils with Gelatos Direct link: Using Stencils with Gelatos It seems I forgot to share one AWESOME idea with you on the video!! Misting through your stencils! Yesterday the tutorial was about creating your own spray inks. Use those through your stencils! Here is a card created with the spray ink I made. Be sure and get your comments in quickly. The winner will be announced Thursday, July 25, 2013. Up for grabs: Metallic and Yellow Gelato sets, and a few other surprises! thanks for stopping by! ~kimberly *Faber-Castell 50'S DINER Gelatos Designer Colors 770163 New 2013 *Faber-Castell YELLOW Gelatos Clear Stamp and Brush 4pk *Faber-Castell METALLIC GELATOS & CLEAR STAMP *Faber-Castell GELATOS TOOL SET 770312 New 2013 *Hero Arts Stencil TWEED PATTERN 2013 sa002 *Pink Paislee VINTAGE LACE Mask She Art PP00893 *Ali Edwards Clear Stamps INCREDIBLE Technique Tuesday *Martha Stewart CLASSIC BUTTERFLY Punch All Over The Page 42 90003 *Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK *My Mind's Eye TOGETHER Enamel Dots Tangerine The Sweetest Thing ST1026 *My Mind's Eye BOY CRAZY Enamel Dots GB1022 E-Z Dots Repositionable Refillable Dispenser E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dodz Medium InLinkz.com
Good morning! I'm posting again over on the Winnie and Walter blog this morning to share a couple more cards with some of the amazing new sets from the most recent release. For both of these cards, I played with one of my favorite techniques - watercolors! First up, a floral sympathy card - I just can't get over the beautiful florals that Winnie and Walter released this time around! For this one, I simply heat embossed my images from In Bloom: Addie's Garden in white on watercolor cardstock, then colored it in. I pained teach part with a light watercolor wash, then dripped in darker colors in certain areas and let it bleed out for a natural look. Added a sentiment from The Big, the Bold, and the Comfort, a strip of green cardstock, and then machine stitched it right onto my kraft cardbase. Next up, I wanted to attempt an ombre look with watercolors. Instead of starting at the top or bottom, I went out from the center. I love the deep blue, and it was just natural to pair it up with some gold! I heat embossed the heart from True on vellum, then fussy cut it out and adhered it with tiny dots of glue behind the embossed parts. I then built and stamped my sentiment directly on the watercolor paper using that same set, as well as My Precious. Finished off with a few flicks of white Mister Huey's mist, and then adhered directly to a white cardbase. Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card with the gorgeous Starry Colors Gansai Tambi water-based pigments. They look awesome on dark cardstock and perfectly colored these stamped and embossed heart outlines. A large stamped and embossed greeting from the...
Hello! Are you ready for a fun TREAT KIT from Taylored Expressions? It's called Tombstone Treats. My daughter just moved to college so I created this duo......card and treat box, to give her! My card started out with ink blending some Pink Champagne and Macaron inks. Very lightly, some clouds were ink blended over the top. I added in some tombstones in the same colors along with a marker that was white heat embossed. The dies included in the kit are awesome because they include a "backer" for EASY layering! I tucked the tombstones into some ink blended die cut grass. I added some black rhinestones as accents along with tiny flowers from Garden Variety to make this more feminine. The treat box was SUPER easy to put together. I do suggest using Scor-Tape for assembly. My treat box was decorated similarly as the card. ********************* This kit is $49 and comes neatly packaged in a handy zippered pouch with a custom sticker, making it easy to access everything you need to create delightfully spooky treat boxes. Inside, you'll find: The Point of No Return Die Creepy Companions Die Treats to Die For clear stamp 20 Pre-Cut Boxes in Black Licorice TE Premium Cardstock Kits go fast and most items are not available to purchase outside the kit. Expand the fun with these items available to purchase outside of the kit: Treats & Trinkets Box Die Treats & Trinkets Pre-Cut Box (set of 10) Foil It - Dead to Me New bo --Amy ♥
I love this monthly post from the MFT Stamps design team! The Creative Challenge is where the design team is tasked with using our products creatively. It.is.my.favorite! To play with paper crafting supplies and see what the possibilities are? Heavenly! And today's challenge is a personal favorite of mine, stencils! My first card of the day. A basic idea, misting color through this Fishnet stencil and leaving the pattern behind. But check out exactly how I created the color! To create this beautiful, shimmery background, I created my own color mists using Mix-ABLES Sheer Shimmer Mist and Gelatos. Gelatos are an amazing color medium that MFT Stamps is now carrying in the store! I couldn't be more excited! Scrape some of the Gelatos off using a tool. Use small piles to make it easier to place into the mini mister. Place the color into your mini mister. There really isn't an exact science to how much color to use. And the best part is, its no worry because if you want more color, just scrape more color into the mister. Pour your Mix-ABLES Sheer Shimmer Mist into the mini mister. I pour until about half way up, or so. Again, no science here Just fun. Close the mini mister and shake until the color disperses. Keep this too! While the Gelatos may separate from the mist, simply shake it up again and you can use it again! If you want, I have an old video tutorial on how to create your own mists. Check out the links at the bottom of the post. I finished the card off with a sentiment from Friends Like Us stamped in Hybrid Black Licorice ink. I chose the Hybrid formula because I knew it would stamp on the misted background solidly and cleanly. The butterflies are Vellum die cut with Die-namics Winged Beauties. Same stencil, Fishnet Stencil, on this card, but an entirely different technique. Simple and easy and it yields gorgeous results! On Smooth White cardstock, I applied two colors of Gelatos directly to my paper. Then I spread them around with my finger to evenly cover the paper. I placed my Fishnet Stencil over the color. Then using a baby wipe (or you could use a damp paper towel) I removed the color by pressing the wipe over the stencil openings. Be sure and click the photo above to get a better look at how cool this technique is! I finished the card with a sentiment from Totally Happy that was heat embossed in gold on a piece of vellum. Visit the MFT Blog to be linked up to the rest of the fabulous creativity of the design team! thanks for stopping by! ~kimberly Just For You, video tutorials about using Stencils: Embossing with Stencils video tutorial Embossing Patterned paper with Stencils video tutorial Using Stencils with Gelatos video tutorial Applying Modeling Paste Through Stencils video tutorial Inking Through Stencils video tutorial Creating Your Own Color Mists with Gelatos video tutorial Supplies for Wonderful Friend card: InLinkz.com Supplies for Happy Birthday Stenciled card: InLinkz.com
Can you believe this is the last weekend of July? The summer is almost over and school will be starting back next month! In preparation, I made my 6-inch calendar page using one of my favorite things -- Copic Various...
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Hello Friends! alexandra here with a tutorial on how to make Ombré Cards with Gelatos. Here are some examples I've made... TUTO: To make them, you'll need some watercolor paper, masking tape, a few Gelatos, a paint brush and some water. Use four strips of masking tape to frame your...
Happy Wednesday y'all! Hope you're having a wonderful week! I'm enjoying getting back into the swing of things and finally got some time in my craftroom to play with my stamps and watercolors. Today, my card shows one way you...
Hello! It's a cold, wet & rainy Monday here So I thought a picture tutorial would Brighten up the day:) Many of my Lovely readers have asked how I created this card from this post, using the Penny Black Promenade 25-001 STENCIL. Remembering the steps was a bit of a challenge for me because the initial Background was a practice piece from The OLCC Watercolor for Cardmakers back in May of this year. I don't throw card fronts away thinking they may be useful later. I picked up this front and added other stamping and sponging techniques to make up the finished card. Here are the steps: Sponge your color on a card front. Leave some white space:) Using the Penny Black Promenade 25-001 stencil and small applicator sponge the leaves, vines and blooms. Make sure the ink is heavily sponged! Ink up the BACK of the stencil...make sure it's the BACK--opposite side of what you just stenciled through. Spritz the stencil with water and place it on the card front just off to the side of your sponged blooms. ****Here is the hard part...Just let it sit and air dry!! The water will pool and move under the plastic stencil. Magic happens when it dries on its own. See the Magic? Splash gold color shine as you wish. Ink and stamp the Penny Black sentiment in black archival ink. Re-ink the sentiment in another distress ink color and stamp off to the left of previous sentiment. Yes, It looks blurry. Take a brush and clean water and gently brush over the sentiment to bring the shadow together with the black sentiment. Place a strip of washi tape on the fold of your card. Trim the front down and adhere to the card base. Add sequins and WALLLA!! Your card is finished! Here are the original and the second card side by side. Each lovely in their own way... yet similar in technique. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and PLEASE ask if there is anything that is not clear. Give it a try...I'd LOVE to see what you come up with:) I'll be linking up to the SSS Wednesday Challenge : Use Watercolor. Thanks for stopping by! LauraJane:) You can also find me: Instagram @mammacooksalot YouTube: Mamma LauraJane.
Good morning! Today I'm sharing a couple of cards using the beautiful pre-printed Watercolor Paintables by Suzy Plantamura from the Cherished release from Simon Says Stamp - this set was particularly lovely, and I love how nice it is to have something all ready to just color when you have a few spare minutes that will make a fabulous card with minimal supplies and effort. I've also added little touches to these to make them a bit more unique as well which is fun! This one I colored using almost a serious of tiny dots - dabbing my watercolors on in a tapping motion. I love the mottled effect this gives and all the texture! It is hard to see in the photos, but I also added Stickles to the flowers and the butterflies wings. The perfect finishing touch for this dreamy card! And for the next card I did a simpler and quicker watercoloring - but layered up color for texture and depth. I set down a light watercolor wash in each color, then came over again with the same color to add more depth. And then, for the finishing touch on this one - I added Glossy Accents to the words, centers of the flowers, and the birds eye, beak, and feet. On both of these cards I rounded off one corner after adhering it to a white top folding cardbase. One more little touch to make them uniquely mine! Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!! Simon Says Stamp Suzy's BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES Watercolor Paintable Prints SZBAB17 Cherished *Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=343956 Ranger Stickles STAR DUST Glitter Glue SGG20622 *Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER 70904-6 *Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets InLinkz.com
Using gesso with stencils is a really fun technique with neat results for journal pages. For my first page I painted it with with water soluble oil pastels. Yes, you read me right – water soluble oil pastels! First thing you need to do is to place your stencil over your page and apply gesso.…
This Color Fade Stationery is as versatile as it is beautiful. With a simple sponging technique and a steady hand you can create a dark to light fade effect for your next set of DIY greeting cards. Use warm colors like red and orange to imitate a sunset on your stationery. Stick to a cool palette with blues and purples and your handmade cards will look as though they belong by the ocean. In fact, the semicircles on the front of these cards look a little bit like fish scales. Use these cards for invitations, thank you notes, birthday greetings, and more.
Heat embossing your stamped images creates a fun opportunity for playing with coloring techniques. The embossed lines provide texture as well as a barrier for color bleed. Choose watercolor or blended ink; loose, random color or precise application — there are so many ways to implement a variation on this technique. Our assortment of rubber background stamps allows you to create a full panel of pattern and color with a single impression…it doesn't get any easier than that! Learn how to Stephanie created this tropical pixeled look inspired by a card conceived by Vika by clicking the video link or watching below. For more tips and tricks, make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel! Let's look at a couple of other ways our designers have accented heat-embossed backgrounds in their projects: Feeling inspired? Make sure to tag your next MFT project with #mftstamps - you might just be spotted!
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a mixed media tutorial altering a Project Life journal card using Gelatos, matte gel medium and stencils
Good morning! Sharing another catch up card and video from Unity Stamp Company - this is another one of those random happy accident cards! I had a new embossing folder to try out, and really wanted to do some watercoloring, so I suddenly thought, why not emboss the watercolor paper? I'm so happy with how it came out! Here is the video: Such an easy way to create a background for an image - I left the image and sentiment pretty simple, since the background was plenty interesting enough! A little fussy cutting of the butterfly, and attached that and the sentiment with foam adhesive. Here are links to the products I used on this including affiliate links where possible. Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!! Keep Going Anyway %u2013 Unity Stamp Co | Unity Stamp Co We R Memory Keepers GEMSTONE Next Level Embossing Folders 662687 *Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 *Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials Surfaces ISW39532 Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 COLOR SET *Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets Scor-Tape 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425 InLinkz.com
I received a few comments and questions on how I did the background for this card so today I'll show you the steps in a pictorial because I'm not proficient with videotaping. * * * Using an ink blending tool, apply several colors of distress/dye ink on the surface of white card stock. I used Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade distress inks and Papertrey Ink's Simply Chartreuse. Dye inks work well, but Distress inks are specially formulated to react with water. Spray a liberal amount of water on your stencil and place it on the inked surface. Press down lightly on the stencil. You should see some of the color start to disappear beneath the stencil. Gently lift up the stencil. You can use the corner of a damp paper towel to pick up some of the excess water that pooled up on your card, or you can leave it as is. I tend to be a bit impatient so I use my heat tool to dry off the water. Make sure the piece is completely dry, especially if you plan to stamp on the surface, or do some heat embossing as the embossing powder will stick to water. Keep in mind that you will always get different results, depending on how much water you spray on the stencil, and how much color is taken away. Just practice until you like what you see. It's a forgiving technique and there's no right or wrong way of doing it. Have fun and let the stencil and water do the work. If you do try this, share a link to your card in the comments section below. I'd love to see your results! Thanks so much for stopping by.
The technique I have to share today is one of those ‘don’t waste all that pretty paint’ techniques. Sometimes I will be creating something and paint or ink ends up all over a mat,…
Hey there! Today I'm sharing a simple Distress Inked watercolored florals thanks card featuring the Mama Elephant Brushed Florals Stamp Set and Mama Elephant Heartfelt Wishes Stamp Set. I love the loo
Hi there! Just popping in to share a fun card I created using one of the fun prints from Suzy’s Every Occasion Paintables. These fun prints are pretty popular in my house. If I don’t ke…
Hi there! I’m honored to join CASEplorations for their January challenge. I’ve created two cards inspired by the one above, which is from this older post & uses a technique that I j…
