Happy World Card making day to you! We are celebrating this fun event today by joining the
Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Blog Hop!
The theme for the hop today is Love to celebrate how much we love card making! We have a fun card tutorial to share with you today that includes a fun mix of Ranger Ink products.
Supplies:
- Surfaces: Manila Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock
- Stencil: Tim Holtz Layering Stencil- Woodgrain
- Dies: Tim Holtz Alterations- Love Struck, Sized Ovals, Base Tray
- Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Antique Linen, Vintage Photo
- Mist: Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain- Walnut Stain
- Paint: Liquid Pearls- Ballerina
- Mediums: Texture Paste
- Adhesive: Collage Glue Stick
- Embellishments: Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vial Labels, Crinkle Ribbon
- Tools: Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Heat It Craft Tool, Ink Blending Tool, Mister Bottle, Texture Tool, Palette Knife, paint brush; Vagabond
Use a palette knife to apply apply a generous coat of Texture Paste to a scrap piece of manila cardstock that is large enough for your selected die cut element. I like to do a piece larger than my die cut so that I have a piece ready to use another day when I may not have time to wait for the Texture Paste to dry.
Use the palette knife to clean any excess Texture Paste from your craft sheet. You can return the unused Texture Paste to the jar.
Use a Texture Tool to add lines as desired to the wet Texture Paste. Set aside to dry.
Cut a piece of Kraft Cardstock to 8" x 5 1/2". Fold it in half to create a side fold card. Cut a piece of manila cardstock to 3 5/8" x 5 1/4". Tear the bottom edge for added texture.
Place the Tim Holtz Woodgrain Layering Stencil on your craft sheet. Mist the stencil with Walnut Stain Distress Spray Stain.
I am going to use this one misting of Distress Spray Stain to color 4 elements. Two are for today's card and two I will save for other projects when I am short on time or don't want to get as messy while creating.
Carefully lift the stencil up keeping it flat so that the ink on it doesn't drip or run. Set it aside on your craft sheet. You will have the outline and design of the stencil left behind on your craft sheet.
Place a clean piece of manila on the craft sheet over the stain. Lightly rub your hand over the back of the manila to transfer the image onto the manila. When you lift the manila up you will have an imprint of the stencil design on it. Set it aside to dry. You can continue to print the design on manila as long as you have stain on the craft sheet. When you have finished printing, clean your craft sheet with some mists of water and a dry cloth.
Place the manila cardstock for the front of the card on the stencil with the wet stain. Gently rub over the back of the manila to transfer the design.
Lift the manila off of the stencil. Set it aside to dry.
As long as you have stain on the stencil you can continue to do printings.
Each printing will be lighter than before. I love how subtle this one is!
When you are done printing, mist the stencil with water to clean it. Let the watered down stain drip onto your craft sheet.
Toss Crinkle Ribbon in the watered down stain on the craft sheet. Again, I like to color more than I need so that I have some ready to use for other projects. Clean your craft sheet.
If needed, dry the stain on the card front piece. Use an ink blending tool to apply Antique Linen to the card front. Apply Vintage Photo to the card front around the edges.
Adhere the card front to the front of the card.
When the Texture Paste is dry, die cut a heart fro the front of the card. (Die shown: Tim Holtz Alterations Love Struck.)
Mix any color of Liquid Pearls with a small amount of water to make it fluid. Use a paint brush to apply the mixture to the die cut. I applied two coats to my heart.
When the paint is dry, apply Vintage Photo Distress ink with an ink blending tool over the surface of the die cut, making sure to work the ink into the grooves of the Texture Paste.
Use a dry cloth to buff over the raised areas of the die cut to remove some of the ink. Dry the ink with a heat tool.
Dry the ribbon if needed with a heat tool. Wrap the ribbon around the die cut and tie in a bow.
Die cut an oval of felt using the medium Tim Holtz Sized Oval die. Adhere the felt piece to the center front of the card.
Adhere the heart to the center of the felt. Add a rub-on sentiment to a Tim Holtz Vial Label. Adhere the label to the heart just below the bow.
How fun is this card? It is quick to assemble, full of texture, and has parts to spare for other projects. I think those spare parts may be my favorite part since they will enable me to create projects another day when I am short on time.
Tammy
