Reindeer Prance Card

The inspiration for this card started with Tsukineko’s tri-color Christmas themed ink pad called, Noel. It has red, gold and green on one pad! Then I was excited to discover how to create a Poinsettia with a flower stamp and a silhouette from a clear stamp!

Card Detail

I used Layers of Color Nature Walk art stamp with Noel ink to create the designer paper, I ran it through Swiss Dots dry embossing folder, and then lightly dragged the Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink pad over the top of the raised dots. I dry embossed vellum and enhanced it with the gold as well. The black/white ribbon is 7 Gypsies Gaffer tape.

To create the silhouette, I stamped Layers of Color Reindeer Waltz art stamp onto black paper, cut it out and turned it over so that it becomes a silhouette. I placed it on an oval of brown paper that was dry embossed with dots and inked over with black ink on the raised dots and along the edge.

Flower Detail

The flowers were made with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink on red paper using Layers of Color Nature Walk art stamp. I cut them out, bent the petals and stacked them so that they created Poinsettias. The center is black Fun Flock.

Close Up

The snowflake is a cuttlebug die and the center is an upholstery tack with the nail cut off the back. I used Martha Stewart’s edge punch on black paper for the lacy edging.

I enjoyed making this card and sharing it with you today! I hope you’ve learned how to add Layers of Color to your cards!

May God bless you and your creativity this week!

I made several cards for Tsukineko using their newest product, Ink Potion No. 9. What fun it is mixing my own colors, and the shimmery blending effects are fantastic! These cards were made with the goal of using a simple design featuring Ink Potion No. 9 and Layers of Color art stamps.

Birdday Party Invitation

I mixed and sprayed my own colors on white, black and blue cardstock. Stamps are Layers of Color Birdday Party.

Birdday Party Close Up

The shimmer is delicate and especially delightful on black paper!

Under The Sea Card

Layers of Color Beaded Frames and Under the Sea art stamps are featured in this card. The shell is stamped lightly in orange ink and then cut out and edged with black marker and shadowed with orange ink and a Fantastix applicator. I blended several colors on the background paper and then embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. This is a unique feature of Ink Potion No. 9 that makes it a very creative art material. I love it!

Close Up Showing Shimmer

This photo does not give the full sparkling effect, but when it’s embossed like this, it’s wonderful! Also notice the irregular effect of the blue spray on white paper, this also has a delicate shimmer. Perfect for a water look!

Birdday Party Card

Nesties are stacked and highlighted with gel pen and black marker. Stamp is Layers of Color Birdday Party colored in and glitter glue added to the heart.

Card Close Up

All the colored papers have a fine mist of silver sparkles that adds a feeling of celebration!

More Tsukineko cards later!…

Polka Dot Love

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Tsukineko has just released a really fun new product called, Ink Potion No. 9. It’s a mix-your-own color and sparkle spray that can also be applied directly to paper with their pen applicator called, Fantastix. Isn’t the superfine sparkle lovely!!

Paper Garden

Out of white foam core board I cut out the pot, leaves, stem, and a circle at the top of the stem. They’re all cut as one piece. I sprayed various colors of Ink Potion No. 9 on white cardstock, stamped in black ink with Layers of Color Polka Dot Love art stamps and cut them out. I then bent them slightly, stacked and glued them together making a colorful bloom! I glued on a metal button as a flower center. I set this aside as I decorated the pot and leaves.

I used a Stencil Method to decorate the pot. I sprayed it with a pretty blue Ink Potion No. 9. Then I cut punched out circles from cardstock and laid them on top of the pot and sprayed it again with brown. When I removed the circles there were blue polka dots! Black Sharpie marker was used to edge and define the shape of the pot.

For the leaves I used the Fantastix to dip into the Ink Potion No. 9 colors and “paint” them on. The brush tip works well for the larger areas of color and the bullet point tip makes easy polka dots. Black Sharpie marker was used to edge and define the leaves.

I added a gift tag (also sprayed with color) to create a delightful gift for Susan at Tsukineko.

Stenciling Method Using Ink Potion No. 9

Here’s a background page I created using a Stencil Method with Ink Potion No. 9. It’s really fun, and easier than it looks! I made a stencil out of cardstock by cutting a circle in the center of the page. I laid it down on my paper surface and sprayed it with IPN9. I made a few spheres of each color, overlapping them for visual color blending. The results is like a candy shop of color!! This background page can now be stamped and cut to your wildest dreams! (See above flower as an example)

Close Up of Stenciled Background Paper

You can get an idea of the superfine sparkle that happens with Ink Potion No. 9. But, as taking photographs of glittering surfaces is difficult, this isn’t even close to the “ohh” and “aww” that you express when you see the actual effect in person! Try it, I know you’ll LOVE it as much as I do!!