Tutorial- Gift Card Holder

DT member, Dawn Knight, is showing us how to make gift card holders- perfect for the upcoming holidays!

Materials needed:
Cardstock = 4" x 11"
Scor-pal or other scoring tool
Adhesive
Word Window Punch
Small Circle Punch
Embellishments and stamps as desired
Stamp Set used here is Holiday Treats and Tails

Spinner Card Tutorial!

Today our fabulous Design Team Member Kim Nath is sharing with us how she makes her wonderful spinner cards! I know the one she made for this month's release was amazing, I can't wait to learn how to do that too!

SPINNER CARD TUTORIAL
PROJECT MATERIALS

STAMPS – SPOT ON SUMMER

PAPER – CARD STOCK, YOUR CHOICE AND STYLE OF PATTERNED PAPER (I USED SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS FROM THE DIGI CHICK)

CRAFT KNIFE, BRAD, EYELET, RULER, DIMENSIONALS, BUTTON, E6000 ADHESIVE

Hi everyone! I am sure most of you have seen spinner cards made using pennies and dimensionals. I developed a different way that allows a smaller, more obscure opening for the spinner.

STEP 1

Assemble the portion of the card that you want the spinner element to be placed on. I wanted waves for my turtle so I used my cricut and an SVG file from SVG CUTS to create some waves.

STEP2

Using a ruler and pencil, I made markings 1/8^th of an inch from the wave line. Since I will be using small brads and eyelets, my opening will be 1/8 inch wide. If you would like to use larger brads/eyelets you will have to make the opening wider to accommodate them.

STEP 3

Using a craft knife, cut along the pencil line.

STEP 4

Grab your brad and eyelet.

STEP 5

Insert the brad through the back of the opening in the cardstock. The prongs of the brad should fit easily but the head shouldn’t be able to fall through the opening.

STEP 6

On the front of the cardstock, thread the eyelet on to the prongs of the brad and bend the prongs as shown. Make sure the prongs are completely flat on not bent too far over the edge. The image will be attached to the prongs so you want the surface to lay flat against the image. Work the brad/eyelet back and forth along the opening to make sure it flows easily. If it is a little tight in some places just move it back and forth a couple times to create space or use the craft knife to open it up a little.

STEP 7

Flip the piece over and add the dimensionals, making sure to leave space for the brad to move easily.

STEP 8

You will need a background piece to attach the spinner part to. Note – my brads weren’t shown in this pic because I took it before the front was assembled, however, the brad/eyelet should be in place at this point.

STEP 9

Attach the background to the front spinner part.

STEP 10

Using the E6000 glue, attach the image to the brad/eyelet. I like to put the glue directly on the prongs of the eyelet (don’t use too much this glue is great for a strong attachment) so that there isn’t a chance that the glue will get on the card portion. Allow it to dry completely before moving

STEP 11

Place the spinner portion on to the card base, and have fun playing!

Coloring with pencils and OMS

Today, DT member, Patti Nelson, is bringing you this tutorial on Coloring with pencils and OMS!


Supplies you will need:

Prisma color pencils
Odorless Mineral Spirits
Blending stumps (solid)
Black Memento ink
Stamps- I used Aquatic Fantasy

Stamp your image with memento.



Outline with your colors of choice


I color my entire image before I blend the color



I then blend starting with the lightest color using my Blending stumps dipped in OMS. I work from the outside in blending in circles.



I then added glitter and finished my project.

Collage Stamping Tutorial

Today, Michelle Bartnett is going to show you how to do Collage Stamping!

I love the look of collage stamping and I think it’s a lot of fun. This is a very forgiving technique too so don’t worry….you can do it!!

Supplies Needed:

• Inks - You’ll need at least 4 variations of the same color. I have used a very light (Bashful Blue), medium light (Tempting Turquoise), medium dark (Taken with Teal) and dark (Pacific Point). You’ll also need a black ink.
• Stamps - You are going to want a set that has one kinda large image that can remain mostly white, swirls or leafy vines of some sort are a must, and several other images and sentiments of different sizes. I have used the Paisleys and Peacocks set here.
• Sponges
• Masking supplies such as Eclipse tape, sticky notes or embossing supplies
• Cardstock - I prefer something with a slick texture such as Whisper White

First, stamp the large mostly white image off center (I went to the upper left). Mask or clear emboss this image.

Sponge the lightest ink (I used Bashful Blue) around this image. Don’t worry about the edges of your inking, its perfect if they are rough and not any particular shape.

Sponge the top 2/3's of the piece in the medium light ink (I used Tempting Turquoise). This is best if done kinda sloppy - leave some lighter and darker areas. (I told you this was forgiving) Don't completely cover your lightest area with that main image. Just sponge up into it a bit and allow the edges to blend together.

Sponge the bottom 1/3 with the medium dark ink (I used Taken with Teal).

Sponge in some areas all around the edges randomly with the darkest ink (I used Pacific Point).

Start filling in the piece by stamping a few of the larger images in various colors. Don’t be afraid to allow only part of an image to make it onto the piece near the edges. Also try stamping twice before inking again for more interest. Notice that I accidentally stamped an inky edge of the rubber in the upper right. Again, I said this was forgiving, so I’ll be able to stamp right over that again later and you’ll never notice it. You are not trying to completely cover the piece yet so leave some open space.

Now stamp a few of the larger sentiments with various colors of ink. See how I just stamped over that litter error with the word “Impressive” in the upper right! You are still not trying to cover the whole piece yet so continue to leave some open spaces.

Here we are at my favorite part! Stamp the smaller images all over in various colors and again, don’t be afraid to stamp twice before inking for even more variation. Let the images overlap a bit also. Everywhere you look at this piece, you want to see light and dark images and large and small images. I have a hard time stopping myself here! Leave only one open spot in the lower right quadrant.

And for the final accent, I stamp one image in black in the lower right quadrant.

Tip: Don’t clean your stamps after each use. Wait until the very end. You’ll keep reusing them along the way. I just keep mine in a pile on a scrap piece of paper so they are ready to go. Sometimes I ink, stamp on this scrap and then go to my piece before inking again.

Here’s a sample done in Browns using the Into the Moonlight and Fictionally Inspired sets.

And here’s a sample in grey that breaks all the rules (only 3 colors of ink, no swirly stamp, etc.) but it still turned out great.

I hope you’ll give collage stamping a try! Enjoy!

Distressed Inking Tutorial

Cheryl Walker is giving us a wonderful tutorial today on Distressed Inking using alcohol inks...you'll get gorgeous results with this technique!

Materials Needed:

Distressed Inks(choose your colors)
Tim Holtz Dabbing tool
Alcohol Blending Solution
Pearl Mixative
white cardstock
Memento black ink
Stamps - she used Paisleys and Peacocks from AI

Step 1- stamp your image!


Step 2-add your colors to your dabbing tool then add Alcohol solution

Step 3-Dab your colors around the feathers


Step 4-Add your mixative pearl around the feathers, and color the peacock with blue copic, and add dots to the feathers with the same blue copic


Step 5-color his legs and now you can cut out the peacock


Step 6-start cutting out the image


Step 7- take your cut image and adhere to card/project and

VIOLA....a gorgeous card!


We hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!

Ribbon Weaving Tutorial!

Good morning all! Jackie here, it's time for our next tutorial! I get to host the next one so I have decided to share with you a simple but really pretty way to make a great background using ribbon! Here it comes, my Ribbon Weaving Tutorial!
Materials Needed:
2 different shades of ribbon
1 - 3" x 4" piece of cardstock, I picked white
sticky strip/red line tape
scissors

You can use any size paper desired; I made mine 3” x 4” so that it would fit nicely but not cover my entire card, you can also use any color, but I went with just a piece of white scrap.

Place sticky strip on all four sides on the back side of your paper, then cut strips of the ribbons you selected so that there is at least a ¼ of an inch over ribbon extending past the paper on both sides. On the back of your paper attach your ribbon #1 along one side (pink) and then adhere your second ribbon along the perpendicular side (white). Once all your ribbon is attached done flip over your paper and attach a piece of sticky strip to the two sides across from your ribbon (in this case to the bottom and left). Now, one by one, piece by piece begin layering your ribbon, being sure to place one piece on top of the other as you make your way across the paper. Continue weaving the ribbons one by one across your cardstock, I like to work right to left in this case, not sure why but it seems easier for me, but either way will do.I use the sticky strip at the ends of the paper so that the ribbon does not move or come undone as I am weaving, that's why it looks so flat, the ribbon is lightly attached to the cardstock base. After I have finished weaving the entire piece and the ribbon is attached to the front pieces of sticky strip, I flip the piece of paper over and attach the end of each ribbon to the back with sticky strip. I also trim down the pieces so that they don’t come undone later. Your ribbon weaving is now complete! Adhere to a card as you would any background piece, something fun and different to try with your ribbon stash, you know you have one!