Spotlight Technique Card

Hello cardmakers. I'm trying out the spotlight technique today, using an oval stencil and some newer products from Gina K Designs. I'm also flipping my sentiment with the larger sentiment stamped on the inside of the card, and the smaller sentiment on the outside, using the Gina K Designs Thoughtful Flowers stamp set. Scroll down and I'll tell you about it! I'll also have clickable product links at the end, if you'd like more details or wish to shop.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

I really didn't have a plan when I started making this card, but I knew I wanted to use the Gina K Designs oval stencil in some way. I also wanted to use the background stamp, Blossoms in Bloom, designed by the very talented Arjita Singh. It's 6x6 inches and I'll be honest, I mostly make A2 sized cards and stamp with my mini Misti stamp positioner. What to do?

I broke out my scissors and snipped off about 1 inch from the right side. Hey, I'm not the first and I won't be the last cardmaker to chop up their stamps. Good news, though, I used the strip for the inside of my card! More on that later.

I stamped my blossoms stamp with Catherine Pooler ink, using my Misti stamp positioner. It's a gray color called Hoodie. Next, I removed my stamped card panel from the Misti and placed it on a craft mat, centering my Gina K Designs oval stencil over the top and taping it on the backside to my card panel, using 2 small strips of tape.

I used my OLO markers to color in my leaves and blooms with these colors:

YG8.5, YG8.7, RV.1, B4.3 and V0.2

After coloring, I used my Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Vintage Photo to do some ink blending around the edges of my oval image, with the stencil still in place.

When finished, I did some ink blending with Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Wilted Violet, splattered some white paint and glued some pretty gold sequins from my stash.

Now for the inside of my card. It was impossible to evenly trim that 1 inch edge from my background stamp, but no worries. I simply placed a strip of washi tape at the bottom of my card, so when stamping, I would get more even results instead of the jagged edge.

*BONUS TIP: I higly recommend that you swipe a new stamp across your arm or use another trick to condition your stamp prior to stamping. This picks up the oils from your skin and allows for more even inking. I also use this same trick with washi tape, taping it to my arm to pick up the oils so it doesn't stick to my cardstock and tear it. Even so, you still need to gently pull up your tape when finished, just to be safe.

Next, I grabbed a ruler and a fine tip black pen, and drew lines on top and at the bottom of my border image to make it look more cohesive, and colored the border image. I also used Catherine Pooler ink in Midnight for all my inside stamping.

 

Lastly, let me tell you about the card measurements. I rarely measure in advance. I like to eyeball my images and trim until it looks visually appealing to me! I will often hand score and trim my own white cards after I've finished trimming my card panel. My card panel ended up measuring in at 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches with my full card measuring at approximately 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. I did layer some trimmed white cardstock and lavender cardstock from my stash to fit accordingly within those dimensions.

I think this card would be appropriate for someone going through a hard time and needing encouragment. Do you agree?

Thanks so much for sticking with me, I know I shared a lot of details. As an affiliate for Scrapbook.com, my affiliate links below will direct you to the products that I used and are available on  their site with the exception of the OLO Markers. You can shop my affiliate link for them, here. If you decide to shop through my links, provided at no additional cost to you, I certainly appreciate it!

Terri

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Valentine Cards For Spellbinders

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas holiday! I spent some time creating with the Spellbinders December release, Love On The Rocks. One of the things I love about the BetterPress plates is that you can foil with them, just like you would with a hot foil plate. I also tried a fun little trick for my sentiments. Scroll down and I'll tell you about it! You'll also find clickable product links at the end of this post.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

I'm creating with the press plate from this collection, My Heart Beats For You. For two of my foiled card panels, I used the Spellbinders Pink foil, paired with some pink ombre papers for some tone on tone foiling with my Glimmer hot foil system, then run through my Platinum 6.

For one of my foiled card panels, I adhered one of the leftover negative foils to white cardstock. This is the card laying flat in the left corner in my photo above.

Here's the thing. I used a little trick by spraying my white cardstock with adhesive spray, let it dry for a minute, then laid down my negative foil on top, using a bone folder to smoothly adhere from bottom to top. So easy and quick and such a great way to use up your leftover negative foils. There is no peeling involved either, the entire negative foil will adhere intact so you'll have a pretty, shiny surface.

I used my Spellbinders white foil foil two ways for my sentiments. First I grabbed some pretty pink cardstock from my stash and foiled some sentiments with my white foil. I die cut those with the heart die included in the set.

Next, I saved my white negative foiled pieces to do the same adhesive spray technique that I did for my card panel. I sprayed the adhesive on some pink cardstock, (as pictured above) let it dry for a minute, then applied my negative white foil piece on top, smoothing it out again with a bone folder. If you don't have a bone folder, you can use a pencil or marker as a smoothing tool.

Again, you're not going to peel off the foil after adhering when using negatives. Just die cut with the included heart die and you'll end up with a shiny white foiled sentiment with the pretty cardstock peeking through!

I went ahead and popped up all my sentiments on adhesive foam strips for visual appeal. I also ran the front of my white card through my Platinum 6 with my Spellbinders 3D embossing folder, Circle Illusion. It just gives yet another layer of added dimension peeking out from my foiled card panel.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I love that I already have some cards ready to send to some of my favorite people. I absolutely love how this trio of cards turned out! If you'd like more product information of would like to do some shopping, I have convenient, clickable affiliate links below, provided at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

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Quick Last Minute Christmas Card

It never fails, seems like I'm always making last minute Christmas cards, even on Christmas Eve! Luckily, I can easily pull this off with watercoloring and simple stamping. Works great every time! Scroll down for creative details. I'll also be loading up a process speed reel that features these techniques on my Instagram and TikTok accounts. It's just over a minute long, if you want to check it out. You'll find my clickable supply list at the end of this post, as well.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

I used my Altenew pan watercolors and masked off a border with low tack tape on some trimmed heavyweight mixed media cardstock. I used 4 different watercolors - blue, purple, pink and brown. I also heat set my colors when finished, then pulled off the tape around the edges.

For my stamped images, I used the Erin Lee Creative Thrill of Hope stamp set with my Misti stamp positioner and black hybrid ink from Scrapbookcom. I adore that lyric from the song, O Holy Night!

I also did some paint splatters with my Spellbinders Splatter White. 

My actual card panel was trimmed to 3.5 x 5.5 inches and my full card dimensions measure at just under 4x6 inches. I used dark blue paper from my stash for the backing under my card panel. It was adhered directly to my card, with my watercolor panel popped up on adhesive foam.

 

I hope you all have the merriest Christmas! It's just about time for me to head to my dad's and do some cooking for a family gathering. Click the links below to shop, or for more product information. Safe travels everyone! 

Terri

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