10 cards using Foils, Transfer Gel and a Laminator

Hello!  Todays video has 10 cards in it with a simple foiling technique that is quite versatile and will help you get more out of the dies you already have in your stash.  I didn't new any of my newer dies for this; they're all a few years old.  My goal with this card design was to think outside the typical and find new uses for my stuff.  I used transfer gel and heat-transfer foils for these cards, so you'll need a laminator.  However, you don't need one that is uber expensive.  Mine was $18.  A cool thing about these foils is that you can usually get at least 2 cards out of a sheet of foil and I'll show you how to use the negative.  I had so much fun designing and creating these cards, so lets get started.  Using older products in videos, sometimes things have been discontinued and I came across that issue with this video.  I've done my best to find similar products to serve the same purpose although they may not be identical.  Here's the link to the video on my YouTube channel and my supplies are listed and linked below.

Supplies: 

Papertrey Ink Peony Coverplate die 

Memory Box Snowflake die (discontinued) 

Impression Obsession Butterfly die

Lapis Watercolor Deco Foil  

Amethyst Watercolor Deco Foil

Gina K Brilliant Blue Deco Foil

Champagne Deco Foil 

Deco Foil Transfer Gel

Stick-It Sheet Adhesive

Be Creative Tape

Alexandra Renke I beleive in You die

Christmas Sentiment dies

Penny Black Inspire die

Ellen Hutson BeYou-tiful die

Tombow Mono Multi glue 

Little Things Clear Opal Cherry Blossoms 

Little Things Forget Me Not Garden Flowers 

Little Things Snowdrop Garden Flowers

Distress Oxide Ink Black Soot

Distress Oxide Ink Hickory Smoke

American Crafts Glitter Paper 

DCWV Foil paper 

White Cardstock

Black Cardstock

The formatting on todays post is a bit wonky, and I apologize, but Blogger doesn't want to cooperate with me, so it is what it is.  Regardless, I do hope you enjoyed the post, video and design ideas and encourage you to delve into your stash and see what new ideas you come up with.  Happy crafting!

Love and grace,

Jasmine

Foiled Peony with Ink Blending and Dry Embossing

 Full disclosure: I did not set out to make this card.  It was actually an experiment that went really right!  I used the Peony Coverplate die from Papertrey Ink and die cut it to see if it would work as a stencil for the Deco Foil transfer gel.  After using the gel and letting both pieces dry, I ran both through my laminator and was ecstatic with the results.  I used a textured cardstock I've had in my stash forever because it's a little heavier and that texture gave the foiled piece a really cool, vintage vibe that I liked better than the stenciled piece.  I used Amethyst Watercolor foil with it, so it has variegated purple tones and it just stunning.  I HAD to use it on a card.  I wanted to keep the ink blending really soft so that the foiling would stand out and to give it another texture.  And for one more element of texture, I dry embossed the white cardstock that I then ink-blended.  If you watched my alcohol ink video using this same die, then you'll be familiar with how I used the diecut to guide where I placed my colors of ink.  To finish it off, I added a die-cut sentiment in a medium teal and my card was complete. Click here to watch my video tutorial over on my youtube channel.  Supplies are listed below.
Supplies:

PaperTreyInk Peony Cover plate die
Mama Elephant Smile die
Scor-tape 
Neenah 110lb Cardstock (base)
Damask embossing folder
Sizzix leather paper (cardstock is fine)
Deco Art Transfer gel
Deco Art Amethyst Watercolor foil
Simon Says Stamp inks
Teal
Fern
Lawn Fawn inks:
Ballet Slippers (really soft pink)
Peachy Keen
Minty Fresh
Hero Arts ink: Tide Pool
Delicata White Shimmer ink
Scor-tape/ Be Creative tape (same product)

Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop

The quick and dirty of it is that YouTube changed their perimeters for how people earn money with their channel.  Starting 2/20/18 if your channel doesn't have at least 1k subscribers and 4k hours of view time over the past year, you will lose monetization eligibility, meaning that YouTube will no longer pay creators who fall short of the new perimeters for advertising on their content.  Once their threshold is reached, they may apply for review to restore or gain monetization (but they make no promises).  So Justine Hovey (bless her) decided to organize a blog hop with many of the smaller channels and the more well known ones to introduce us smaller names to more viewers and many of the companies we love joined her to sponsor and donate prizes.  Every single video on the hop has multiple prizes to give away.  I am BLOWN AWAY by kindness and generosity of everyone involved and it demonstrates the love and consideration we can have for the people around us; people we've never met.  There are over 50 videos and channels in the hop and I know that's a lot.  However, the more videos you watch, subscribe to and comment on, the better and better your chances are to win.  I have a $25 gift card to simonsaysstamp.com and 2 Catherine Pooler ink pads to give away.  If you haven't tried her ink pads yet, you should because they're awesome and her colors are killer.

 If you are unsure with how YouTube works, every single like, comment and minute you spend viewing a video helps that channel, so if you want to support a certain artist or crafter on YouTube, subscribe, comment, share and like the videos.  I can promise you it means the world to us when we hear from you about a video or technique or product.

Ok, enough business, let's get onto the fun!  I have an easy, fun and fast technique for you today that is a play on ink smooshing.  We are going to play with Alcohol Inks and make watercolor look backgrounds to put behind a Peony die cut.  You can do this with any colors you like, including the metallic mixatives and there are a variety of die cuts on the market that this will work with.  Here's the video on my YouTube channel.
Here's what I used:
PaperTreyInk Peony Cover plate die
Ranger Matte Cardstock
Ranger Alcohol Inks:
Indigo/ Denim/ Sky/ Snowcap
Botanical/ Lettuce/ Teal
Flamingo/ Sunshine/ Sunset/ Purple Twilight
Ranger Alcohol Ink Blending Solution
DCWV Glitter and Shimmer stacks
Stick-It Sheet Adhesive
Sizzix Shimmer paper
SSS Small Hello die
SSS Blessed die
Mama Elephant Smile die
Scor-tape 
Neenah 110lb Cardstock

The complete hop list is here and winners will be posted there as well.  The next stop on the hop is Monica, so head over to her channel to see another awesome project and another chance to win one of the prizes.   Thanks so very much for stopping by and I'll see you next time! 
For Christ's glory and much love,
Jasmine

Blessed Stars: Ink Blended and Dry Embossed Background

 Hello friends!  Todays project has a few techniques that while simple and easy are also eye-catching and dynamic.  Ink blending is such an easy and well known technique, but can be challenging to perfect.  Changing my cardstock to Bristol Smooth (I use Strathmore) was a game changer for me.  Secondly, lightening the pressure I applied made things so much easier.  By keeping your hand light, you're creating less friction between your blending tool and the surface of the paper, allowing for smoother movement and better payoff.  You can use any dye ink, not just Distress, as well as pigment inks.  Delicata brand pigment inks dry faster than any other pigment ink I know of and do not need to be heat set or embossed.  When using pigment inks to ink blend, you're applying a lighter layer, which also allows for faster drying.  I also suggest practice.  No skill gets perfected without practice, so allow yourself to have fun and relax when trying out a new technique. 

 Here is the link for the video tutorial on my YouTube channel if you are interested in how to re-create this card or learn the techniques and my supply list is below.  This would be a great design for a masculine card if you die cut the blessed from black cardstock and left off the sequins.
Supplies:
Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock
WRMK 3D Shatter embossing folder
Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die
Distress Ink: Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet
Imagine Crafts Shimmer Spritz
SSS Blessed die
Fun Foam
Stick-It Sheet adhesive
PTI Simple Stars
Versamark
Ranger Sparkle Black embossing powder
Little Things Iridescent White, Star Shine
Ranger Matte Medium
Neenah 110 lb cardbase
Scor-tape

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope you learned and had fun.  Be sure to let me know how you liked it or what products or techniques you'd like to see in future videos.  See you next time!

Much Love,
Jasmine

Embossing Paste Rainbows with Infinity Engraving

Hello!  Todays post and video are all about Embossing/Texture pastes.  I went through 5 different brands and demonstrated how to apply them, how they accept mediums and the differences between them.  If you're new to embossing paste or texture medium, this video will hopefully give you an idea of which brand you'd like to try first or the confidence to branch out a bit and try a new technique.  This technique is also really cool on chipboard and diecuts and there is no end to the variety of stencils on the market.








Supplies:
Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock
Papertrey Ink stencil
Ranger Texture Paste
Prima Art Basics Light Paste
Prima Art Basic Opaque Matte paste
Liquitex Opaque Matte
Teresa Collins Modeling paste
Distress Inks: Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade, Blueprint Sketch
Ranger Mini Ink Blending tool and foam
Glitter Ritz Cool Hightlight, Warm Highlight, and Startdust glitters
DCWV blue foil cardstock
Lawn Fawn Stitched Heart die
Lawn Fawn Scripty Thanks die
SSS Blessed Die
SSS Painted Hello die
SSS Hugs die
TH Beautiful die
SU Butterfly die
Casual Fridays "You" die from SOA box #3


Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock cardbases
Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Sparkling Clear sequins
SSS sequins (from May 2016 card kit)

Thanks for hanging out with me today!  I hope you had fun and learned something new.  I'm always happy to answer questions and I'd love to know what you think!  See you next time!

Much love,
Jasmine

My Inky Oasis Orange Challenge Blog Hop

 Hello and welcome to the My Inky Oasis Blog Hop!   Orange was the color I picked for the MIO Challenge this month. If you want to start from the beginning, Laura's blog is the spot.

I wanted to make it challenging for myself and orange is a color I don't use often; to be honest, I don't use it at all.  Except for the occasional rainbow, I tend to lean towards purples/blues/pinks, so it was time to spice things up.  I also just got a gorgeous Rainbows and Sunshine kit from PTI, so I came up with this sunshiney, textured, and ink blended beauty.  My video is at my YouTube channel, which is linked here and I'd love it if you wanted to subscribe and let me know what you think!  Here's the supply list if you want to CASE it ;)

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink Rainbows and Sunshine card kit
Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock
Prima Art Basics Light Paste
Simon Says Stamp inks: Orange Peel, Sunkist, Duckling, and Doll Pink
Stick-It adhesive sheets
SU Vellum
DCWV Glitter Brights cardstock stack
Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen
Simon Says Stamp Iridescent sequins
PTI clear sequins
Momento Tuxedo Black ink
MISTI

Feel free to CASE or take inspiration from my card for your own; just be sure to credit the artist who inspires you when you share or post to social media ;)

To enter the giveaway to win this killer prize pack, all you have to do is leave some love on each blog in the hop! How easy is that!?!

Leave a comment on each of the 7 blogs in the hop and you'll be entered to win!   In case you get lost or want to start from the beginning, here's the complete list.  The next stop is Robbie.  It was good to see you!

Much love,
Jasmine






1. Laura -  http://www.lauralscott.com/mio-dominant-color-hop

2. Jasmine Burgess - You're here!
3. Robbie Rubala -http://inkedx2.blogspot.com/search/label/MIO
4. Emma Hall - http://heartofcraft.blogspot.com/2016/06/dominant-colour-challenge-with-my-inky.html
5. Lisa Bedigian - http://royalpumpkinart.blogspot.com/2016/06/orange-new-challenge-with-my-inky-oasis.html 
6. Joy Moody -http://joyscards.blogspot.com/2016/06/mio-compadres-dominent-blog-hop-orange.html
7. Linda Gorman- http://dabblesbylinda.blogspot.com/2016/06/mio-compadres-june-dominant-color-hop.html

Inky Rainbows

Hello!  I had been seeing the PTI Rainbows and Sunshine kit all over Instagram and couldn't wait to play with it!  This is one of two cards I created with it; the other will make an appearance shortly ;)  We have ink blending, heat emboss resist, die cuts and vellum.  It may sound involved, but it's really simple and lots of fun!  Here is the link to the video on my YouTube channel and the supply list is below.  As always, I'd love to know what you think and answer any questions you have.

Supplies:
Papertrey Ink Sunshine and Rainbows card kit
Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock
Doodlebug Kraft in Color cardstock stack
Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die set
White glitter cardstock
SU Vellum
Stick-It Adhesive sheets
VersaMark ink
Momento Tuxedo Black ink
MISTI
Simon Says Stamp inks: Hot Mama, Blue Jay, Duckling and Hollyhock
Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins in 4mm and Clear Droplets in 4mm and 6mm

See you next time!

Much love,
Jasmine

Pretty Peony

The pictures just can't do justice to the shimmer of this card.  It's so lovely.  The background was done with Distress Ink Spray Stain in Salty Ocean and  Shaded Lilac.  I spritzed Perfect Pearls spray over the top to get the ink moving and blending.
The peony was done using the gorgeous Cover Plate Peony die by Papertrey Ink.  It's a full size die that the cuts the size of a standard card, 4.25 by 5.5 inches.  I cut it out of Blackberry Bliss cardstock by Stampin' Up and attached it with Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue.
I set the panel aside to dry with a few acrylic blocks on top for weight and let it sit overnight.  The cardbase is Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock and I mounted the panel on the base with 1/2 inch scor-tape.  To finish it, I stamped the sentiment on a piece of Vellum, also from Stampin' Up.  I like SU's vellum because it's thicker than other brands I've tried, so it doesn't warp as easily when heat embossing like I did with my sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment in Versafine black pigment ink and used WOW Rainbow Black embossing powder.  I then heat set it and cut the banner ends with scissors.  The gems are by Recollections and come on an adhesive roll.  Think roll of tape with gems.  I really like them because I can cut out the gems in a certain number or shape and they are self adhesive.  I have made 6 different versions of this card because it's really simple construction with such a pretty die cut card front.  There are endless options with this design.

This angle shows a bit of the shimmer on the background and the rainbow reflection of the embosssing powder on the sentiment.    I hope you found some inspiration and thank you for stopping by!

Much love!