Get Inspired by Viva Magenta! Pantone 2023 Color of the Year Card
Hello there, friends! It’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you and I am excited to be sharing some inspiration that I created inspired by Pantone’s 2023 Color of the Year—Viva Magenta!
I used our Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Trio set #12 to ink blend a chevron design with our Large Chevron stencil set. The beautiful gold areas were added with Glitz Glitter Gel through one of those chevron layers. The textured pattern you see over top of the chevrons was created by using our Simon Says Stamp Spun Glass embossing folder. I loved how this added so much interest!
On top of the background I layered our Outline Clustered Leaves and Clustered Leaves dies; one is cut from gold glitter paper and the other I ink blended with Rose ink. A matte gold sentiment using our Thanks Frame die was a perfect finish on top of this Viva Magenta-inspired card!
Want to see all the details on how I created this? Watch the video below to learn more!
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Art Journaling: Cruising into 2023
Happy New Year!!! I’m cruising into 2023 with a fun art journal page featuring the new Tim Holtz Road Trip dies from Sizzix. I’ve been wanting to use this set since its release and thought of what a fun way to document bringing in the new year.
Bright color cardstock was in order to spiff up my ride! I’ve also used a couple of Alphabet set dies to create the year 2023 and “Don’t Look Back.” A strip of rainbow color stripes was a perfect road, and trees that get better (and brighter) with the coming new year.
I filmed the process, which you can view in the video below. Again, Happy 2023, and ENJOY!!
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One Stamp, Five Ways: Forever Yours
Hi friends! Happy Saturday, AND happy last day of 2022! What a year! Is it just me or do they some how go quicker each year?! Nonetheless, we’re delighted to share this gorgeous floral beauty by Suzy Plantamura on the last day of the year! Read on for all the details and enjoy!
Hello friends! Well, the holidays are officially over and we are moving into a new year. I have a “one stamp, five ways” post to share with you that will get you ready for this big change! Instead of Christmas cards, I have created 5 cards for Valentine’s Day using the new Forever Yours stamp set and matching dies. What makes this post special for me, is I illustrated this stamp set too! So you are getting a lot of ME today!!! I have also used some of the other new products from the Hugs release.
I stamped the large rose grouping from the Forever Yours stamp set with Latte PS Ink. I colored it in with Copic Markers. I wanted to make the roses look like the ones that are pink with yellow edges on the petals, but I’m not sure I did it right! I die-cut this out with the Forever Yours Dies.
I painted a background with watercolors on a piece of Arches watercolor paper to match the flowers, but kept it a fairly light wash so it would be subtle. I attached the flowers with foam tape behind them. I embossed the “Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment with Tim Holtz Saltwater Taffy Embossing Glaze and attached that below the flowers. I added 3 sparkling clear sequins around the flowers.
I made this card using the new Spun Glass embossing folder for the background. I like this folder so much, that I used it for two of my cards today! I embossed it with white cardstock, running it through my die-cut machine three times to get a good impression! I then stamped two of the floral images and one of the leaves from the Forever Yours stamp set with Intense Black Ink and colored them in with colored pencils. I die-cut them all out with the matching dies.
I die-cut the Highlight Heart Wafer Die from the Die-cember release from the new Gold Luxe Glitter Cardstock. I die-cut two of the Winsome Branch Wafer Dies from the Gold and Silver Luxe Cardstock (both are in the Luxe Cardstock Assortment from Die-cember). Last, I die-cut the CZ Swoopy Love You die from both white cardstock and red glitter paper. I arranged the two branch dies behind the stamped roses and then attached the heart over them with foam tape behind it. I glued the love you sentiment on top and added some sparkling clear sequins around it.
I stamped all of the images in the Forever Yours stamp set except the large floral group with Intense Black Ink and colored them in with colored pencils. I used a white Uniball gel pen around the edges and added dots to the petals and lines on the leaves. I die-cut them out with the matching dies.
I die-cut a piece of patterned paper in my stash (from a previous February card kit) with the Mini Slimline Rectangle Die and attached it to a red cardstock card base. I embossed two of the sentiments in the Forever Yours stamp set with Red Geranium Embossing Powder and die-cut them out with the matching dies. I arranged the sentiments and the flowers/leaves around the patterned paper and added some sparkling clear sequins.
I die-cut a piece of Arches Watercolor Paper with the largest rectangle in the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies. I then stamped the large floral grouping on masking paper and cut it out. I first embossed this stamp on the rectangle with white embossing powder. I then placed the mask over it and embossed the larger single rose stamp on both sides of it.
I painted the flowers in with Karin Brushmarkers. I love using these markers with embossed images as the colors stay where you want them! I used a wet brush to purposefully move some of the color around the edges for a soft background wash. I added some of the new Hugs Sequin Mix around the flowers. I stamped the sentiment from the Forever Yours stamp set with black ink and die-cut it out and added it to the bottom of the card.
I used the Spun Glass embossing folder for this card also. I cut it down to fit on a red card base. I stamped the rose grouping from the Forever Yours stamp set with Intense Black Ink. I colored it in with colored pencils. I added white lines and dots with a Uniball Gel Pen.
I die-cut it out and attached it over the embossed background with foam tape behind it. I embossed the “I Love You” stamp with red embossing powder and die-cut it out. I attached that to the bottom of the card also using foam tape behind it. I added several sparkling clear sequins around it.
How is that for getting you out of the Christmas mood and ready for a new holiday in a new year! Speaking of that, HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!!! I post a “one stamp, five ways” post on my blog weekly, so come visit if you like these posts! I’ll be back at the end of January! Suzy
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