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Crafty with Caly: Just a Note Pansy Wreath
Hi friends! Happy Thursday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Caly Person with this gorgeous “just because” floral card inspiration! Be sure to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!
Hello there! I love a soft background and tried a technique I learned from Yana Smakula. Yana creates more abstract backgrounds and they are beautiful! Since this was my first time, my background is less abstract, but I still love how it turned out. I created this background for the Just a Note Pansy wreath that I made.
To begin, I stamped and colored my Just a Note Pansy image with Copic markers. After coloring, I die-cut some gold rings for my wreath using the Circle Thin Frames and Matte Gold Cardstock.
- Yellows: Y11, Y15
- Pinks: RV10, RV11, RV13, RV17
- Greens: [YG11, YG06, YG09], [G21, G24, G28]
For a soft background, I used White Glossy Cardstock and Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Cheeky, Melon, Bubblegum. I applied the ink directly to the paper, then quickly used my finger to spread the pigment before it saturated the paper. Be sure to check out the video to see how I did this!
I adhered my gold wreath ring over my background and then adhered the Just a Note Pansy with foam adhesive to give it dimension. I finished with an embossed sentiment and embellished my card with some iridescent sequins.
I hope you enjoyed this card! I have to admit this card is the first time I’ve tried this ink technique. I will definitely have to try again and try to be more abstract with it like Yana does! It’s fun and easy and the ink didn’t stain my fingers. Thanks for visiting today!~Caly
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Yippee for Yana: Crafty Pattern Card
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Yana Smakula who is sharing this colorful and oh-so-crafty card with us today! Be sure to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!
Hello, crafters, this is Yana Smakula for Simon Says Stamp! Welcome back for another Yippee For Yana video!
In this video, I’m sharing a simple take on a one-layer stamped pattern card for a crafty friend! It’s been a while since I’ve done any fun pattern stamping and I thought it was time I re-visited this awesome stamping technique.
For me, pattern stamping is taking a small image or a grouping of small images and stamping them onto the background to fill the entire card front space in what appears to be a random or structured manner. You can create a stamped pattern using just a single image or a grouping of images.
I love all of the images in the US OF CRAFT-AY set, these crafty supplies look so adorable and very inspiring, so I opted to use all of them on my card. I stamped a test pattern onto a piece of scrap paper, and even test colored it to decide which colors to use for my final project. For this particular pattern, I reserved the space in the center of the background for my sentiment. I wanted the card to be one layer, so I needed to leave space on the background for the sentiment. My sentiment reads “Oh Say, Can You Craft With Me All Weekend Long”? And because it is a pretty big message and it is the focal point of this card I will stamp it first.
Because I created my test pattern, I call it a stamping guide, I used it to re-create this pattern to the letter on my finished card. To do that, I placed my stamped guide in my MISTI stamping tool and used it to position the stamps to build the background. This is also an excellent way to stamp multiples to make identical cards.
I did my stamping on Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock and stamped everything in Hero Arts Intensified Black ink.
If you look carefully, you’ll notice I have a small white border around the edges of my panel. This was my intention. I didn’t want this pattern to extend past the edges of the card, rather I wanted to keep it contained, so when placing my images I made sure to step away from the edge of the card and leave about a 1/4” gap.
I colored the images with Copic markers, coloring was simple with basic shading. I trimed this panel just a little bit and to add sturdiness to my card I adhered 2 scrap sheets of cardstock together and used those to slightly pop the colored panel on the background. So there is a little bit of dimension, but it is only 2 sheets of cardstock thick. The card is still pretty thin and easily mailable.
Finally, to add some wow, I used a Wink of Stella Glitter pen and glossy accents! I coated the paint wells and the hearts with the Wink of Stella glitter and added glossy accent dots over the paints and the tiny hearts. Have fun stamping!
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