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Cute & Quick Stamped Background Design Mother’s Day Card

HAPPY MONDAY! Today we are going to be creating a cute and quick stamped background design for a Mother’s Day card. I love bright colors and thought this card would be perfect for a cheery Mother’s Day card. We used the Outside and In stamp set as well as the Spring and Summer Holiday Celebrations stamp set. Both of these can be located on our website here or by clicking on the stamp set names above. Whether you like to learn by video or a pictorial, we have you covered! Let’s get started!

Here are the supplies you will need.

To begin, take out your black ink, sentiment paper, sentiment and stamp block. Place sentiment on your stamp block and ink.

Take stamped sentiment and punch out tag with tag punch. Set aside.

Take out background paper, three colors of ink, background stamps for design and stamp block. Stamp different shapes on the piece of paper with different colors. It is best to work in odd numbers as it makes a more even feel to the project and design.

Adhere stamped background paper to the card base. I have used the paper this way and the card opens up not like a book. This is my design choice but you can do it any way you wish.

Take out 1/8″ punch and punch a “HALF” of a hole on the top of the card at fold as shown. This punch will go through both halves of the folded card.

Punch out a half of a hole on the bottom of the card base. You will only be punching through the FRONT CARD BASE SIDE ONLY-NOT BOTH LIKE THE TOP HOLE- Be sure to line up the top hole with the bottom hole.

Thread twine up through the top hole in the middle of the card, bring down the front of the card, wrap through the bottom hole and up through the hole in the middle of the card. Repeat three times.

Arrange strings so they are lined up or however you wish your design to be. Tie a bow at the top of the card like shown here. Set aside.

Take out the tag, rhinestones and QuickStik tool. Place rhinestones on Mother’s Day tag as shown here.

Adhere foam squares to the back of the tag, remove backing from square and place tag on the card as shown.

Here is your creation!

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Quick Thank You Note with Washi, Twine, Stamps and Die Cut!

My son’s birthday was last week and I wanted to create some quick thank you notes for him to send to those who generously sent him gifts. I know that most of the time people don’t keep handmade cards but even still, I like to create so I thought I would create this quick card and share it with you. This design is really simple and the possibilities are ENDLESS! If you would like to create a quick thank you note and a really cute one, this project is for YOU! Whether you like to learn by video or by pictorial, we have you covered so LETS BEGIN!

Here are the items you will need to create this exact quick thank you note. Remember, you can mix and match options and design ideas to your liking. This is YOUR creation so make it the way YOU want to! We used our Outside and In stamp set for the outside sentiment. If you would like to check it out, you can find it here

First, you will need to take out your manual die cutting machine, die cut, appropriate platforms and the paper you are cutting. Roll the die through the machine and remove the die cut you need for your creation. Set aside.

Take out your card base, ink, stamp and stamp block. Place your stamp on the block and ink it. Stamp your sentiment on your card base. Set aside.

Take your die cut shape, twine and foam squares out. Wrap your twine around the die cut shape and tie in a knot. Cut off excess string. Place your foam squares on the back of your die cut. You can take off the backing of the foam squares at this time or wait until you are going to place it on your creation. Either way is fine. Set aside.

Take your stamped card base along with your washi tape. Place a piece of washi tape on your card where you would like it to be for your design.

Take your die cut and place it on your card on top of the washi tape. Be sure the foam squares are placed firmly on your card base.

Your creation is complete!

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Quick Card Using Washi Tape and Jeans! YES REALLY!

Quick Card Using Washi Tape and Jeans? YES REALLY! Today we are going to be creating a quick card using some washi tape and a piece of jean material. I always love to add a little texture or a different element with my creations. Keeps me on my toes and adds some character to my creations. Above you will see the video with instructions. If you prefer to learn by a pictorial, continue reading and we have you covered too! Let’s get started!

Here is a list of supplies you will need:

Scissors

Ink

Punch

Card Base

Paper for stamping sentiment

3-D squares

Washi Tape

Rhinestones

Stamp Block

Jean Material

Rhinestone tool

Stapler

To get started, you will want to take out your card base and your washi tape. Create a pattern on your card base. I used three strips in varying length. Trim the excess washi tape.

Take out your piece of paper for your sentiment, ink, stamping block and sentiment. Stamp on paper.

Punch out your sentiment with desired shape punch.

Get jean material out and trim a piece that will fit nicely on the punched out sentiment.

Adhere jean material to punched out sentiment with a stapler.

This is the result

Adhere rhinestones to the tag

This is the result

Take out 3-D foam squares, adhere to the back of the punched out sentiment.

Place sentiment onto the card base. You are DONE!

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card creation today! What other materials will you try on your future creations? We would love to hear about them!

Thanks for joining us today and we hope you enjoyed going on A Creative Journey with Melissa.

SAVE MONEY on embellishments! Coloring with Chameleon Pens Tutorial

Do you want to SAVE MONEY on embellishments! Coloring with Chameleon Pens Tutorial Good Afternoon! Thank you for joining us for Mondays with Melissa. Today I am going to be showing you how to SAVE MONEY on embellishments by coloring them with Chameleon Pens. There are so many different things you can do and it is really amazing how great the rhinestones look once you have colored them. It is one of the EASIEST techniques with the fastest gratification! LOVE IT! I have also created a card using the Speech Bubbles Mini Set using the Chameleon Pens. It really came out cute! If you like to learn by video, check out the video above, if you prefer a pictorial, check out the pics below and let me know what you think! Thanks for joining us and let’s get started!

First I want to show you a card I created using the Chameleon Pens. The Chameleon pens / markers are alcohol based markers. They have numerous uses two of which I am going to share with you today.

Here is the list of supplies you would need to recreate this card:

Speech Bubbles Mini Stamp Set

Chameleon Markers Complete Set

Memento Ink

Stamp Block

Adhesive

Foam Squares

Scissors

Card base

Paper to stamp sentiment & image on

Pick your speech bubble from the Speech Bubble Mini Stamp Set, adhere to the stamp block,

ink the stamp and stamp your image on your paper.

Adhere Sentiment to the stamp block, ink and stamp sentiment inside the speech bubble. Repeat stamping on paper per your personal design choice until satisfied with the number of designs to be placed for your card.

Take out your Chameleon markers. You can use either the brush tip or the bullet tip (like a felt tip) to color your images. Below is showing the brush tip which is what I will be using to color the image.

This is the tip for the mixing chamber (blending solution.) I have used it with red before as you can see there is a tint of red/pink on it. This will not change the nib or effect of the blending solution mixture and it’s effectiveness at all.

Once you have taken off the cap off your marker tip preference, place your tip so that the mixing chamber is touching your colored tip. Make sure that your colored tip (nib) pointed toward the sky and the mixing chamber tip (nib) is pointed toward the floor. The pen will be upright and the below picture is what your marker / pen will look like when it is in front of you.

This is an above view of what your marker should look like when you have the mixing chamber-straight up and down.

Keep your pen upright so the blending solution can transfer to the colored nib. The amount of time you would like to keep it like this varies depending on how light you want the color to be to start with. The darker the color marker, the longer it will take to saturate the color with solution to make it almost opaque. I have kept it on for as short as 3 seconds for a very light difference to 10-15 seconds for a drastic color change. For the below creation, I kept it on for at least 12 seconds. As you can see, it is almost translucent as I begin to color.

As I continue to color, you can see where the blending solution is being used with the color. The blending solution is used and the color then starts to come through more as the blending solution is no longer saturating the nib.

Here is a close up of the variance of color from the bottom where I started to the top where the color was most saturated

and no longer had blending solution and the pigment is coming through.

This is the mixing chamber with a nib that hasn’t been used yet. As you can see, there isn’t any pigment/color on it at all. This will change with use as shown with the red mixing chamber in a previous picture and will not effect the mixing chamber and effectiveness.

This is what the mixing chamber looks like with both nibs (tips) touching to transfer the blending solution to the colored marker. This picture is just for visual purposes. When using the chamber the marker should be upright for it to be effective.

After using the mixing chamber for approximately 6-8 seconds, I started coloring below.

Once you have colored your speech bubbles after stamping the image and sentiment, cut out the speech bubbles. Adhere them with either adhesive or a foam square for dimension to your card. Set aside. Take out your rhinestones and Chameleon pens.

Pick a marker color that you want to color your rhinestones. Color the top of the rhinestone to your liking.

*NOTE* Unless you want a translucent color on your rhinestone, do not use the blending solution

or else the color may not be strong enough for it to be obvious.

This is the rhinestone fully colored with the marker.

Here I have colored more of them in for demonstration purposes. The possibilities are ENDLESS!

Here is a close up shot of the colored rhinestones. LOOKS AWESOME DOESN’T IT?!

I use my QuickStick from Quickutz to take them off of the sheet of rhinestones and place them on my card. Many other companies have a tool similar to this and they work well also.

This is a close up of what the rhinestones and colored speech bubbles I created in the video for example purposes.

This is the finished card I created for an example of this technique.

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And the WINNERS are…..

And the WINNERS are…

We have WINNERS and had a great time showing you the creations that the Creative Crew and Friends created with the new amazing stamps. We hope you will be sure to join us EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY for new product releases! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

I wanted to show you this amazing creation that was created by our friend Raven. I love what she did with the Speech Bubbles Mini Stamp Set!

Now… Onto the WINNERS!!!

We hope you had a great time too and are thrilled to announce the winners or our giveaways!

Speech Bubbles Mini Stamp Set: Jaratzed

Speech Bubbles Large Stamp Set: Laura (L J Dogsmom)

Sign Language Sentiments Stamp Set: Krista

$10 gift certificate for Joann’s: Janis

$10 gift certificate for Joann’s: Shaunda

Please be sure to contact me within three days or else your prize will be forfeited. Thank you so much for hopping along!!

Quick and Easy! Letterpress technique using an embossing folder and ink!

Letterpress technique using an embossing folder and ink sounds interesting, right?

Well, today I am showing you a letterpress technique using an embossing folder and ink to create a faux letterpress look! The technique is really easy but it gives an appearance that truly looks as if you spent hours doing it. Best of all, I not only have a video here for you but I also have a pictorial for you to enjoy if that is the way you prefer to learn. Let’s get started!

Here are the supplies you will need:

Punch of your choice

Paper for sentiment

String or Ribbon

3-D Foam Squares and Adhesive

Card for base of creation

Paper for embossing (best if cut to fit the correct size you want for your creation to avoid having to cut it later)

Manual Die Cut Machine & Platforms/Accessories

Embossing folder

Ink for embossing folder (I used Tim Holtz’s distressed ink to get that look. It gives a distress look by design so it is not a clear, crisp stamped image.)

Block for stamp sentiment

Stamp sentiments – We used the Sentiments For All Occasions Stamp Set

Ink for sentiment (Yes, I do use two different inks for the effect I am looking for.)

Scissors if you need to trim your ribbon or string after tying it on your punched out sentiment

To begin the letterpress technique, I used Tim Holtz distress ink. It really gives the worn distress feel by design and I thought it would be perfect for this sympathy card.

This embossed inked look really replicates what a letterpress would do however this letterpress technique not only saves time but quite a bit of money buying the equipment needed to re-create this look.

And HERE is the finished product!

There are numerous other things you can do with embossing folders. I hope to show you a whole bunch of other ideas and creations with embossing folders and MORE! If you have any questions or suggestions for future videos, please feel free to leave a comment. We would love to have your input! Thank you so much for joining us and we hope you had A Creative Journey with Melissa.

Weather Related – Creative Crew Member Brandie has really done it THIS TIME!

WOWSA! Am I a lucky girl or WHAT? Brandie on our Creative Crew created this amazing card with the Weather Related stamp set. I love how the Kaiser Kraft paper goes PERFECTLY with this stamp set! She used the Kaisercraft Shine Bright Collection. I love how the stamps really pop with the yellow background. What do you think?

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And the WINNERS are…

Letterpress technique using an embossing folder and ink sounds interesting, right?