Fun Pun! Friend Card Idea: Yippee for Yana
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back the oh-so-talented and amazing Yana Smakula! (Please note: our dear friend Yana is Ukrainian. To show support to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, please see Yana’s post HERE.)
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
Today I’m creating with a new fabulous Taco ‘Bout It stamp set and making a card for my girl friend (although the sentiments in this set allow you to create a fun masculine card – mar-guy-rita!)
I stamped the margarita glass and limes onto Simon’s Mega Thick #130 cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Next, I colored the liquid inside the glass using BG23 and BG11 Copic markers. I didn’t color the glass, although you can do so by using either very pale gray or blue markers. Since I’m not very good at coloring glass I just left mine white. I also colored limes using YG00, YG03, and YG17. These were super easy!
There are coordinating dies available for this stamp set, so I used mine to cut the images out in my Platinum 6 die-cutting and embossing machine.
To create a background I used colored cardstock. I have 2 cards, both very similar, but they feature backgrounds made in a different way. The easy way is to use 2 shades of cardstock, cut one diagonally and just adhere it to the other panel. The not-so-easy way, especially if you don’t have 2 shades of blue, is done with the help of ink blending. I also ink-blended a shadow for the glass, just for fun, and I have to say – it turned out amazing!
I embellished both cards with Simon’s new Starshine embellishments and called them done! Have fun creating!
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Embrace Texture and Color using Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folders in the Latest EZ with CZ!
Hi friends! Happy Monday! I’m delighted to welcome back our special monthly guest Cathy Zielske with a special edition of EZ with CZ! Be sure to read on and check out the video for all the details on how to make this gorgeous and glossy card! Enjoy!
Hello everyone! It’s Cathy Z. back with another installment of EZ with CZ! Today I’m sharing a quick card idea that takes advantage of pre-blended panels and 3D embossing folders.
The Simon Says Stamp Color Blend Cardstock papers are perfect for a quick path to gorgeous color. Plus, using our 3D Embossing folders adds wonderful texture to the panels.
For my card, I used the Rhythmic Waves Embossing folder which features a cool, geometric, repeating pattern. I topped the card with my Just a Note 2 dies, and used another panel of the Color Blend Cardstock to cut out the top layer of the greeting.
For the inside, I stamped a greeting from my Just a Note Notes stamp set in a coordinating color of ink.
Here is my tutorial showing you easy this card was to create:
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Check out the Color Blend panels today and try them with your 3D embossing folders for quick color and awesome texture.
Thanks so much and I’ll see you next month!
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The Blackout Technique You’ve Been Seeing Everywhere! Deboss an Embossing Folder: Crafty with Caly
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Caly Person sharing a fun and HOT technique! Be sure to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!
I’m so excited to share today’s technique with you! I came across a reel sharing this technique with embossing folders a few weeks ago and was intrigued to try it! I played with this technique for two cards when creating with the Celebrate release and want to share a full video of the process today.
This technique uses the debossed side of an embossed panel. This allows you to add color quickly by ink-blending (or not so quickly for me, because I’m a slow ink-blender). You can also paint/watercolor or color with any other mediums you’d like! The way I share it today is the quickest, in my opinion.
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After embossing a white panel with the Hibiscus Cluster embossing folder, I ink-blended the debossed side of the panel. I started with flowers and ink-blended each flower in different color variations. Then to mask off the flowers so I could ink-blend the leaves without color-bleeding, I embossed a second panel and fussy-cut the flowers and in-laid them into the panel.
After I finished ink-blending the leaves, I used a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in yellow from the Stardust Galaxy set (you can also use a gold metallic gel pen or marker) to color in the hibiscus centers. Once this detail is completed, the magic begins!
To flood all the negative areas with a solid color, I used a black felt ink pad to swipe across the panel. My second card shows that you can also do this complete this technique with a foam ink-pad, you just have to be more careful when applying the ink. I finished my cards with sentiments using the Happy die and sub-sentiments from the Happy Combos set.
I hope you’ll give this technique a try! Thanks so much for visiting today! ~Caly
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ENDS TONIGHT!!
