Magenta Super Saturday - Spring Daisies

Welcome back to my blog and Magenta Super Saturday.  For today’s card I used Distress inks to watercolor the image. 

I positioned the large and small daisy stamps in my MISTI then used Mustard Seed Distress ink to stamp the images on a piece of watercolor paper.  I used a very damp brush to blend the color into the center of the petals. 

I stamped the images again with Ripe Persimmon Distress ink.  After the panel dried I stamped it again with VersaMark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I repeated the process with the small daisy stamp.

For the background I found a piece in my stash that I created by applying green Pan Pastels to a piece of textured white cardstock.  I trimmed it to 4” x 5 ¼”, then stamped the sentiment in the lower right corner and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I fussy cut the daisies, then adhered them to the background.  I used foam adhesive on the back of the large daisy to give it extra dimension then adhered the piece to an A2 card.  I added a few sequins for some added sparkle.  You can also see my card on the Magenta blog here.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. 

Magenta Products Used

07.975.I - Happy Birthday

48.018.N _ Daisy - Large

48.018.K - Daisy - Small

Other Products Used

Pan Pastels

Distress Ink (Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon)

VersaMark Ink

Magenta Super Saturday - An Irish Blessings Quote

Welcome back to my blog and Magenta Super Saturday.  I love this Irish Blessings quote and since my post is close to St. Patrick’s Day, it seemed like a good time to use it on a card.  You can also see my cards on the Magenta blog here. 

Start by stamping “Lonely Landscape” on a piece of white cardstock.  I’ve had this stamp for a long time so first I had to remove it from the wood block so I could use it in my stamping tool, which I needed to use for this technique.

I colored the image with my Pan Pastels.  You could just as easily use color pencils, chalks, markers or another medium but I haven’t used my Pan Pastels in a while and thought it would be fun to work with them again.  If you aren’t familiar with Pan Pastels, they are pastel powders in a cake form that you apply with sponges or other tools.  The colors are very rich and they are fun to work with.  After I finished coloring, I returned the image to my stamping tool, stamped with VersaMark ink, then embossed with gold embossing powder.  I cut out the image around the outer lines, then also cut out a piece of fun foam that was slightly smaller and adhered it to the back of the image.  I adhered this to a scrap piece of background paper I had previously created with green Nuance powders. 

Next, I stamped “Buds & Flourishes” randomly around the edges of a piece of Kraft cardstock with VersaMark ink.  I lightly applied gold Pan Pastel powder on top of the ink using a tapping motion, rather than a rubbing motion.  If you rub the powder into the stamped image, the ink will smear, but if you tap the powder on, you are pushing the powder into the ink without smearing it.  I positioned the “Irish Quote” sentiment on the right side and stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx ink.  Next, I trimmed the image to 3 ½” by 4 ¾” and then cut a slightly larger piece of dark green cardstock.

For the final step, I stamped “Buds & Flourishes” randomly around the edges of an A2 card and then tapped gold Pan Pastel on top.  Before assembling the card, I sprayed each stamped image with a fixative to prevent the Pan Pastels from smearing.  I set the images aside to dry, which didn’t take long, then assembled the card. 

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  

Magenta Products Used:

07.476.L - Irish Blessings Quote

37.187.I - Lonely Landscape

K.0537 - Buds & Flourishes

Other Products Used:

Pan Pastels

VersaMark Ink

VersaFine Black Onyx Ink

Magenta Super Saturday with Pam and Dianne - Artist Trading Coins

07.1009.J Artist Trading Coin

Hi everyone.  Welcome back to my blog. 

Magenta has introduced something new to the world of Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) and it’s an Artist Trading Coin.  It's a 2 ½” circle and the stamp shown above fits perfectly on the back.  Magenta is also organizing an ATCoin swap.  The idea is that you will create four different coins.  Magenta will assign “partners” so we can mail the ATCoins to each other.  You can read more about the swap and sign up here.

Today I’m am so excited to be doing a joint post with Dianne Johnson to premier the first round of coins.  You can see all four of our coins on the Magenta blog here.  You can see Dianne’s step by step process for creating her first two coins (as well as her other amazing cards!) on her blog here.  We’ll be doing another joint post next Saturday.

I had lots of fun making these new coins.  You don’t need to have a theme but since the holidays are right around the corner, I decided on a Christmas theme.  I really like the Christmas stamps and stencils in the new Magenta collection so I thought it would be fun to use them on the coins.

For my first coin I used a stamp positioner to stamp the Floral Mandala on a piece of white cardstock with VersaFine Toffee ink then colored with various red and green Prismacolor pencils.  I put the cardstock back in the stamp positioner and restamped the Mandala with VersaMark ink, then embossed with detail gold embossing powder.  

I die cut the image with a 2” circle die.  Next, I die cut a piece of textured gold card stock with a 2 ½” die, then cut the center of the gold cardstock with a 2” die to form a frame for the Mandala.  (I created a frame rather than just layering them to reduce bulk for mailing.)  I stamped the ATCoin on a piece of white cardstock, then colored with Prismacolor pencils. For a bit of sparkle, I outlined the flowers and stems with a clear gel pen.  I cut out the circle with a 2 ½ “ die, put the Mandala in the gold frame and adhered them to the back of the coin.  I added a dot of glossy accents to the center of the Mandala. 

For my second coin I stamped the “3 Poinsettias” twice with VersaMark and embossed with gold embossing powder.  I colored each flower with red and yellow Pearlescent Pan Pastels.  I stamped and embossed “Season’s Greetings” with gold embossing powder on a piece of white cardstock, then used a 2 ½” circle die to cut it out with the greeting toward the bottom of the coin.  I colored the circle with light blue and purple Pearlescent Pan Pastels.

I cut out the smallest poinsettias (the one on the bottom left of the stamp) then positioned the flowers on the coin.  When I liked the arrangement, adhered them with some Gina K Connect Glue.  When the glue was dry I trimmed them to the shape of the circle.  I created another coin back and adhered it to the back.  I added some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops to the flower centers.

These are the ATCoins for the back.

I’ll be back next Saturday with two more coins.  I hope you will sign up for the ATCoin swap.  Thanks for stopping by!

Magenta Products Used:

07.1009.J Artist Trading Coin

14.670.P Floral Mandala

02.318.Q 3 Poinsettias - 3 Flowers

07.994.F Seasons Greetings

Other products used:

Prismacolor Pencils, Pearlescent Pan Pastels, Glossy Accents, Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops, Gina K Connect Glue