Magenta Super Saturday - Creating Smiles

Welcome back to Magenta Super Saturday.   This sentiment is another one of my favorites and today I’m using it for a thank you card.   I combined it with the Rows of Diamonds stencil for a card that I hope will make the recipient smile.  You can also see my card on the Magenta blog here.

I started by taping my card stock to the back of the Rows of Diamonds stencil, then placing it on my Wendy Vecchi Stay-Tion.  I love this new tool for working with stencils - the magnets hold the stencil firmly in place but they are easier to move than the magnets we are used to in our stamping platforms like the MISTI. 

I applied a rainbow palette of Distress inks over the stencil (I’ve listed the colors below.)  

Without moving the stencil, I used a microfiber cloth to gently wipe the ink from the stencil then I used VersaMark cube to apply ink all over the colored areas.  (I like the cube size of the VersaMark ink for this type of applicationg because you can get into all the small spots on the stencil more easily.)  I removed the stencil, covered the image with clear embossing powder and heat set it.  I applied Distress Antique Linen ink to “age” the paper then wiped the image again with a microfiber cloth to remove the ink from the embossed areas.  Next I trimmed the piece to 4 1/8" x 5 1/4" then used a rectangle die to cut out the center of the cardstock.  You could also use an X-acto knife to cut out the rectangle.  

I applied foam tape to the back of the image so it would be raised above the sentiment on the completed card.

Next I stamped the sentiment on a separate piece of cardstock with VersaFine Vintage Sepia, embossed with clear embossing powder then applied Distress Antique Linen over the image.  I centered the stenciled piece over the sentiment, the adhered that to a piece of So Silk Glamour Green cardstock that had been adhered to an A2 card.  

After the card was assembled, I sprayed it lightly with Imagine Craft Shimmer Spritz to add a bit of sparkle, then added a few gems for just a bit more sparkle.
This card came together very quickly so it would be easy to make several (in a variety of colors) to have a stash of multi-purpose cards.  Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Magenta Products Used

TM309 Rows of Diamonds

07.861.K - You Make My Heart Smile

Other Products Used

Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet)

Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-Tion

Imagine Craft Shimmer Spritz

VersaMark

VersaFine Vintage Sepia Ink

Magenta Super Saturday - New Stencils from Magenta!

Welcome back to Super Saturday.  You can also see today’s post on the Magenta blog here. 

I love, love the beautiful new stencils in Magenta’s new release. The new release also contains lots of beautiful stamps and you can see them all here.

When I recently needed a sympathy card, I reached for the new Floral Corner stencil and my gold embossing paste.  I taped the stencil to a piece of navy blue cardstock that I had cut to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Since the stencil is slightly smaller than the cardstock, I also used some Post-it notes to mask off the side of the stencil to avoid getting any paste on the cardstock. 

I applied the paste then removed the tape on three sides of the stencil, leaving the tape on the top of the stencil as a hinge.  I lifted the stencil gently away from the cardstock and set it aside to dry. 

I immediately washed the stencil with warm water.

While the paste was drying, I cut a piece of gold metallic cardstock to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.  Then I used the Rows of Diamonds stencil, along with an embossing mat in my Big Shot to emboss the design onto the cardstock.  To create the “sandwich” to emboss the cardstock with a stencil, open the platform to Tab 1, place a cutting mat on top, then the rubber embossing mat, the cardstock, the stencil and another cutting mat.  Depending on your machine, you may need to add a shim to get the design to emboss onto the cardstock.

When the stencil paste was dry, I put the piece in my MISTI then stamped “with Sympathy” and embossed with gold embossing powder.  I assembled the layers and place them on a navy blue A2 card.  I added a few gold dots from a sheet of peel offs for an accent.

All of the beautiful stencils in the new release will work very well with embossing paste, glitter, foil, and many other applications.  I hope you will try them.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Magenta Products Used

TM304 - Floral Corner

TM309 - Rows of Diamonds

07.928.I With Sympathy

Other Products Used:

Dreamweaver Gold Embossing Paste

Judikins Gold Embossing Powder

VersaMark Ink