Masterclass
TECHNIQUE
Mixed media cards
All that glitz
Glam, bam, thank you ma’am is the mantra of the day
with these exuberant greetings
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• Stamps: Mama Elephant Mini Messages; Altenew Gradient Stripes, Floral Frame • Stencils: Altenew Molded Lines,
Warped Speed, Frilly Frame; Avery Elle Simply Said Hugs • Ink pads: Ranger Distress Squeezed Lemonade, Wild
Honey, Worn Lipstick; Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black • Cardstock: white, pink, yellow • Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium
• Cosmic Shimmer Luna Paste: Moonlight Pearl, Stellar Flamingo • Embellishments: glitter, sequins, beads • Thread,
gold • Punch, corner • Needle • Tools: ink blending, palette knife • Adhesives: washi tape, glue, 3D foam pads
GLITTER GOALS
1 Die cut a frilly circular frame from
white and set aside. Place the leftover
negative circular die-cut onto a craft mat.
2 Whilst the medium is still wet, sprinkle
more glitter on top, then leave to dry.
Fix the circle towards the right-hand side
Take a palette knife, scoop Liquitex Gloss of the greeting, then add the frame
Gel Medium onto the mat, then sprinkle die-cut on top. Stamp a sentiment onto
glitter, sequins and beads on top. Mix white, cut a diagonal edge from the
together well. Apply onto the negative left-hand side, then glue to the card front
die-cut and spread evenly. with 3D foam pads to finish.
SUNBURST
PATTERN
Create a background panel
by following the step-by-
step opposite. Stamp
‘Happy birthday’ in the
centre in black ink. Matt
onto a yellow blank and
round off the corners.
Embellish with clear sequins
to complete.
Top tip
Jazz up your cards
even more by
using wet glitter
paste as an
adhesive
A D D TO
UPON A STAR 2 Attach the end of the
thread to the reverse of 3 Repeat the process
twice more to create
BASKET 1 Cut white card to
10.5cm x 15cm. Place
Altenew’s Molded Lines
the card at the top with
washi tape, then wrap
around the panel, following
additional strands, then
layer the panel onto a
pink blank. Stamp ‘Happy
stencil on top and apply the stencil lines. Spread the birthday’ onto white card
Cosmic Shimmer Luna Luna Paste in Stellar sequins out evenly along the in black ink, then fix to the
Paste in Moonlight Pearl Flamingo. Remove the thread and secure by glueing bottom-right corner of
and Stellar Flamingo, stencil, leave to dry, then larger stars in place. Stick the greeting to complete.
£5.75, creative- trim the edges. Thread the remaining end of the
expressions.uk.com yellow star sequins onto thread on the back with
gold thread. washi tape.
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Masterclass
TECHNIQUE
Mixed media
cards
Ingrid Vichova
Top tips
GLAM FACTOR
I’m not sure about
you, but glitzy cards
of all shapes and sizes
hold a special place
in my crafty heart.
There’s something
about a bit of glitter
and pizzazz that seems
to meld so well with
greetings. The ones I
worked on here utilise
Step-by-step: Stencilled sunburst glitz in different ways.
I’ve incorporated gels,
sequins, stencils and
even thread to achieve
1 2 the look. It just goes
to show that there
are endless ways to
make your cards as
glamorous as you are.
BLENDING IN
When blending
distress inks, a
blending tool is crucial
– but so too is patience
and a steady hand.
Apply Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey and Once dry, secure a stencil on top with Unless you’re highly
Squeezed Lemonade distress inks in a washi tape to ensure it doesn’t budge
circular motion, covering a 10.5cm x 15cm
experienced, it’s
white panel always wise to apply
as little pressure as
3 4 possible in order to
build up the colour
slowly. This way you
won’t accidentally
commit to a colour
scheme you’re not
happy with and can
make changes or even
reverse colouration
with some added
dabbing. As exciting
as whipping up a card
Spread a small amount of Cosmic Whilst the paste is still wet, sprinkle front can be, it pays
Shimmer Luna Paste on top, then remove iridescent glitter on top. Leave to dry to take it slowly.
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Make it
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Francesca Vignoli’s debut project
turns scraps into star quality with
bold backdrops of coloured card
strips. Don’t be fooled though –
they’re completely tailored with ink
pads, bringing up the ink smooshing
vs ink blending debate. At the
forefront are stamped elephants
(so cute!) and heartfelt sentiments,
proving how important it is to take
your time in choosing the perfect
words. P.S. Distress Micro Glaze
might just be your new best friend.
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CREATE YOUR NEVER WASTE
CARD STRIPS A THING
Colour up white cardstock scraps with Don’t you dare dispose of one strip
all the Distress Oxide Inks. Smooshing – you’re sure to find a home for it! For
the ink pad directly to the card will the balloons card on the previous page,
provide rich, bold colours. After a softer you’ll cover a square of cardstock with
look? Sponge the ink with blending colourful strips, before die cutting a
brushes instead. Also bear in mind the circle from it. Use that very circle as
texture. These inks have a chalky finish, the backdrop for the ‘Thinking of you
so if you’d like to make the colours look today and every day’ greeting. The
brighter and seal them permanently, other cards share the same coloured
apply a tiny amount of Distress Micro strip background too.
Glaze on top. You’re welcome! Once
transformed, let them dry and cut into
strips of different sizes.
HIT THE SHOPS!
Elephant Friends stamps, Thoughtful
Greetings stamps and Sparkling Clear
Sequins Mix from Pretty Pink Posh
Distress Oxide Inks in Worn Lipstick,
Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio,
Spiced Marmalade and Broken China
Copic markers in W3, W2, W1, RV13,
RV10, BG10, Y17, RV02, YG23 and G14 Scan this QR
code for the full
Circle Stackables dies and Glitter Pen
step-by-step
from Lawn Fawn
projects
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Make it
Double-stack your
stamped scenes to create
GET YOUR STAMPS unique arrangements
AND SEQUINS FIX
Stamp a sentiment with Memento ink
(Espresso Truffle’s the hero here) and
a trusty stamping platform for precise
placement. Get one now if you don’t
have one, trust us! Use the same tools
to stamp your elephant scenes, then
colour them in with Copic markers
before cutting them out and adding to
the greeting with 3D foam pads. Finish
with some sparkle using clear sequins,
a glitter pen and white gel pen.
Don’t go OTT on the
sequins, however
tempting it may be!
Play around with the
layout before committing
with adhesives
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Craft yourself calm
Bask in the power of positivity with Jen Hadfield’s
soft colours and inspiring sentiments
• Jen Hadfield Peaceful Heart collection: 12” x 12” Paper Pad, Stickers, Sticker Book, Alphabet Thickers
• Dies: squares, rectangles • Cardstock, white • Acetate • Adhesives: 3D foam pads, glue • Die-cutting machine
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NICE & EASEL
1 Create a 10cm square
top-folding white blank,
then trim patterned paper
to 9cm square and adhere
inside. Score and fold the
front in half to create an
easel card. Snip white card
to 10cm x 12cm and matt
foliage paper on top. Attach
to the front panel, under
the fold.
2 Cut out a tag from
one of the papers,
then secure to the front.
Add stickers and alphabet
thickers. Fix a striped border
across the base and adhere
a large sticker on top using
3D foam pads.
Trace me!
PEEK INSIDE behind the aperture, then
adhere a square sentiment
1 Mount floral paper onto
a 12.5cm x 17cm white
blank. Die cut a 7.5cm
on top. Attach striped paper
to the inside of the greeting.
square aperture from the
front panel. Secure acetate
2 Trim spotty paper to
3cm x 12.5cm and fix
along the bottom, then layer
a bee border on top. Add
a large sticker on the
Click &
left-hand side with 3D
foam pads. Finish with
more stickers.
create
Jen and Sarah love a butterfly, so why not carry
the theme on with these enchanting downloads?
Search ‘butterfly papers’ and download for free
at papercraftermagazine.co.uk
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L
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15 MINUTE MAKE...
V
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Love Blooms
Brighten up a friend's day with this simple design
This stunning project has been
created using Hunkydory's Simple
Flowers Stamp Collection, In Full
Bloom and Bloom Wildly. These
beautiful stamp sets create fanciful
designs that are sure to make any
recipient smile – it's effortless floral
fun! Perfectly coordinating with the
Prism Ink Pads, you can bring these
designs to life easily in your next
crafting session.
We used...
Hunkydory Ink Me Essential Card
Block, 6” x 6” Hunkydory For the Love
of Stamps: In Full Bloom, Bloom Wildly
Hunkydory Prism Ink Pads: Camelia
Pink, Apricot Sorbet; Mauve Moments,
Ocean Spray, Spring Meadows, Peacock
Green Card, white Adhesives
1 Make a white card blank, 15cm
square. Cut a piece of Ink Me 6”
x 6”, a quarter inch smaller than its
original size.
2 Using a selection of Prism Ink
Pads and the In Full Bloom and
Bloom Wildly stamp set, create a
pattern of flowers over a square of
Ink Me card, making sure that the
whole surface is covered.
3 Take the extra middle stamp and
use it to add centres to the flower
images with contrasting colours.
4 Stamp the sentiment in Peacock
Green. Attach the decorated
piece to the card blank using foam
pads.
Chraofpt
S PAPER
STACK
SMOOTH
TOUCH
PRINT
PERFECT
Small 6” x 6” Add colour to For the Love of
pads ideal for stamped images Stamps range has
cardmaking, Ink using acid-free, a wide selection
Me Essential Card Prism Ink Pads, of images for all-
Block, £8.99 £2.50 occasion cards, £8
All products available from hunkydory.crafts.co.uk
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15 MINUTE MAKE...
Flights of Fancy
Make this thoughtful greeting card and always
stay connected with friends
Butterflies are a timeless design favourite and suitable for many special celebrations,
or simply to cheer up a pal in need. Kitty Day has combined stamping with
Craft
die-cutting, adding a two-tone colourway using Distress Oxide inks. The butterfly
smart
builder set allows you to customise the designs with a range of mediums
so that your cards will always look unique whatever the occasion.
For a fully
We used... co-ordinated look,
match your inks
Card, coloured Stamps: with similar
The Stamp Market, Butterfly coloured card
Builder, You Dies: Lawn
Fawn, Stitched Rectangle
Frames, Stitched Squares;
Lil' Inker Designs Dies,
Quilted Stitched Pattern
Ink, Distress Oxide: Peacock
Feathers, Twisted Citron
Self-adhesive gems
1 Layer coloured card onto
a blank, 10.7cm x 13.7cm.
Take white card, 8cm x 11cm,
and blend blue ink across the
surface. Die-cut a stitched
background shape.
2 Die-cut a stitched frame,
glue over the panel, then
attach onto the card front.
Place a stamped and die-cut
sentiment onto a strip of card.
3 Stamp the butterflies with
coloured inks and cut
out. Fix into position with glue,
bending the wings at the sides
Chraofpt
to give a 3-D effect.
Kitty says... S
COLOUR BLEND DOUBLE UP
“Adding a Always keep a core The co-ordinated
selection of ink-pads at stamp and die
touch of the ready in your stash, sets offer plenty
white to brighter Distress Oxide Inks, of design options,
colours helps to £4.50, craftydevils
papercraft.co.uk
The Stamp Market Stamps,
from £11.50, diestodiefor.com
break up the design”
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LEARN
BOOST YOUR
SOMETHING
NEW!
Craft Skills
Brighten someone’s day with Colette
COLETTE SMITH Smith’s rainbow flip panel card
HOW TO Flip Panel We Used...
Reveal Card
Cardstock: white,
pale pink, bright
pink, orange, pale
yellow, yellow,
lime, sky blue
Sarah Bailey Cute
Sun #26907 digital
image
Doodlebug Design
Rainbow with
Clouds #185512
digital image
Stefani Letter
Sweet Unicorn
Font #324696
digital image
Cricut black
removable
matte vinyl
Clear gems
Adhesives
D ig i t al imag es
Purchase the Sarah
Bailey Cute Sun
#26907 and
Doodlebug Design
Rainbow with Clouds
#185512 at silhouette
designstore.com
Find the Stefani
Letter Sweet
Unicorn Font at
gumroad.com/l/
Sweet_unicorn
1 Open digital images and 2 Trim card, 8.5cm x 4.5cm. 3 Cut white card, 10.5cm 4 Lift pennant and fix the
resize (sun 6cm, rainbow Score across the top, 1cm x 14.5cm. Fold blue card at sun and wording
8cm). Type ‘Wishing You’ in down. Mark halfway across the score line and attach underneath. Attach the
60pt and ‘Sunny Days the bottom edge and 4cm to the back of the white pennant on white top-fold
Ahead’ in 38pt. Cut images up each side. Cut away card. Glue the rainbow and blank, 11cm x 15cm. Add
in card and words in vinyl. triangular sections. wording to the pennant. gems to the clouds.
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PEP UP A PAL WITH A
MAKE YOUR SENTIMENT HEARTWARMING MOTIF
THE STAR WITH A WHITE AND SENTIMENT
CARD FRONT Create a 10.5cm x 15cm dark pink blank.
Snip blue spotty paper slightly smaller,
Take a white blank, 10.5cm x 15cm, round off the bottom corners and adhere
and cover with red heart paper. Trim white to the blank. Die cut a large pink heart.
cardstock slightly smaller and die cut ‘Wish’ Position at an angle and die cut ‘Smile’
“By using 3D towards the top, then fix blue spotty paper from the centre. Fix red card behind the
behind with 3D foam pads. Embellish with sentiment aperture with 3D foam pads,
foam pads pearls and adhere the panel to the card. then attach to the card front.
behind your
sentiment CATCH THE EYE WITH
apertures, you TAKE A ‘MORE IS MORE’
are adding APPROACH WITH BUSY A BOLD TWO-TONE
some depth to PATTERNED PAPER APPROACH
your designs” Make a 10.5cm x 15cm white blank. Take a 10.5cm x 15cm white blank
TRACEY Cover the bottom three quarters with and cut a 7cm strip from the front Mix up the
D AY K I N - J O N E S , heart paper, then the remaining portion panel. Cover the inside with checked backgrounds on
DESIGNER with pink cardstock. Add a thin strip of paper and the remaining section on your greetings with
blue spotty paper to conceal the join. Die the front with red heart paper. Snip a a selection of
cut a circle from white and ‘Hello’ from its tag shape from white, die cut ‘Thanks’ designs from your
centre. Attach red heart paper behind from the centre and layer onto American Crafts
with 3D foam pads and mount onto a blue turquoise card with 3D foam pads. paper collection
scallop-edged circle. Secure to the card Adhere to the front panel using 3D
and finish with pearls. foam pads.
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KIT LIST
� Embossing folder,
Stampin’ Up! Layered
Leaves JUST BECAUSE
� Embossing powder,
Tonic Studios
Nuvo, white
1 Layer 12cm x 17cm of shiny green
card onto a white blank, 12.5cm x
17.5cm, and cut two smaller pieces of
base with 3D foam pads.
Individually cut out the leaves from
the remaining embossed card,
� Dies: Concord & 9th white. Follow the step-by-step to applying coloured inks to each one.
Just Because; Tonic
Studios cross-stitched
circle, stitched dot
emboss the white cardstock with an
embossing folder, then turn one over to
reveal the debossed side. Adhere
3 Arrange all the leaves inside the
circular frame at different
heights. Die cut Just from white and
square; My Favorite to the base. orange card, then Because from
2
Things Hooray, Wish Die cut a cross-stitched circular green card. Add to the
� Inks: Catherine Pooler frame from yellow card. Fix to the card base to finish.
Sauna, Party Dress, It’s
A Girl, Tutti Frutti, Fiesta
Blue, Lime Rickey,
Grass Skirt;
Tsukineko
Versamark
� Embossing
heat tool
� Small ink roller
� Cardstock,
various colours
� 3D foam pads
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Die Cutting Inspirations
