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Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and today I am sharing a video tutorial showing how to create a summer sandcastle pattern featuring colored pencils on kraft.

I started working on my card by heat embossing sandcastles in white embossing powder onto kraft cardstock. The reason I picked this particular paper and not white is because kraft, among other things, resembles sand. You can by all means create identical pattern on white, but you’ll have to do a lot more coloring to achieve this look.

Watch my video tutorial below to learn how I made this card.

Watch the video above  I  Watch the video in HD on YouTube  I started stamping images the center and worked my way out creating rows of perfectly build sandcastles. After my pattern was complete (I heat embossed them in white embossing powder) I adhere it onto an A2 side folding card base.

I also heat embossed a “Happy Summer” sentiment in Antique Gold embossing powder onto a strip of white cardstock and foam mounted it on top.

To add a bit of coloring to my piece I used Prismacolor pencils. First, I highlighted the inside of each castle outline with white – this added some dimension and interest to my images.

To create the look and feel of sand I adhered Gold Shimmer seed beads at the base of 3 castles on my card forming a visual triangle. This added a bit of much needed texture to this project.

Finally, I used a Light Aqua Prismacolor pencil and added lots of color. I colored the flags and windows and later created ombre looking sky in between the rows of my castles.

Happy cardmaking!

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It’s no secret why the Distress Oxide inks are such a hit! First of all, they blend like buttah! The 12 new colors are bright, happy and right up my alley! I created two colorful backgrounds with the Distress Oxide inks using two of my favorite techniques: ink smooshing & ink blending.

For the first card I wanted to create a deep sea type of feel so I smooshed Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Peacock Feathers & Salty ocean onto my craft mat and smooshed my Watercolor cardstock into the wet, spritzed inks. I added images from the adorable Sea Friends and an embossed sentiment from Birdie Friends. I turned the card into a full size shaker by making a window using the Stitched Notes die and filling the shaker with Iridescent Star Confetti & Sparkling Clear Sequins.

For my next card I used the Stitched Duo 3 die to make the arch shape panel. Then using scrap paper, I masked off “rays” and blended in a rainbow of Distress Oxide inks.

For the images I added the cute little girl from Summer Friends. I used the Fly a Kite set for the sentiment as well as a few kites. Such sweet images that pair perfectly with the cheerful colors of the new Distress Oxide inks.

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Thank you so much to Pretty Pink Posh for having me. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hello everyone, Eloise here and today I have another 3 cards 1 stamp set video for you all using the Sea Friends stamp set along with several other dies from Pretty Pink Posh also. This stamp set is absolutely perfect, with the large variety of sea animals, I just love it!

To first begin my cards I stamped a ton of images from the Sea Friends stamp set and coloured them with Copic markers then die cut them all out using the coordinating dies.

To begin my first card, I used the Scallop Diamond Tags Dies along with the Stitched Diamonds Dies, I first cut the largest tag die from some white cardstock, flipped the die around on top of the previously die cut tag (180 degree turn) and ran it through again. This way I altered the die so I didn’t have that tag piece at the top anymore. I then took the 2nd largest diamond die from the Stitched Diamonds die set and placed that on the middle and ran it through again to create a frame. Once my frame was created I took some watercolour cardstock and used the Stitched Border 1 Dies and cut out the scallop from the paper. I then used the negative piece as it looked like waves and ink blended some colour onto that piece using Distress Oxide inks in Broken China, Cracked Pistachio and Faded Jeans to colour in the piece. Once that piece was coloured I used some of the scrap paper to ink blend on a little Tumbled Glass ink to use as a sky. Once I had coloured all my pieces, it was time to assemble.

I used some of the images I had previously coloured and cut out and arranged them over my scene to make sure they fit well. I then adhered my sky and ocean to the back of the frame with foam tape. Added in my images using flat adhesive and foam tape and then adhered the panel to a yellow piece of watercolour cardstock from Lawn Fawn and then adhered that piece onto a white card base. For my sentiment I white heat embossed the ‘Hello Friend’ sentiment onto a strip of black cardstock and adhered that also.

For my second card I first pulled the Sea Friends stamp set and stamped a lot of the images onto another piece of watercolour cardstock with Versamark Ink and then clear heat embossed over the images. I took some Pumice Stone Distress Ink and ink blended over the top of the images and then I used some water to fade it out and make the piece light and more blended. I dried it off and moved on to my focus piece. I die cut the Smile Shaker die from some white cardstock and added two layers of foam tape around it. I used the Mermaid Mix as well as Cornflower sequins to fill my shaker and then I added a piece of blue cardstock behind it. I then adhered to the centre of my card with some tape adhesive.

I pulled some images I had previously coloured in and adhered them around the shaker panel. Lastly I added my panel onto some fun foam and then onto a white card base and that finished up card number two.

For my final card I went ahead and used a piece of watercolour cardstock as well as the Stitched Borders 1 dies once again. I used the scalloped border on the top of the cardstock and the curved die in the set at the bottom of the cardstock. I used Distress Inks to colour both pieces in. Using Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber for the sand and Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean for the ocean piece. Once both pieces were coloured I went ahead and used the cloud dies included in the Fly A Kite coordinating dies set and partially die cut some of the bottoms of the clouds as waves into my ocean piece so I could slip some critters inside.

I then used the images I previously coloured and cut before hand and adhered them to my panel. I added some fun foam onto the back and adhered my panel on angle onto a white card base. I then white heat embossed the ‘Thanks Friend’ sentiment from Sea Friends and added it onto my card with foam tape also and that finished up my last card.

 

Watch the video above   I  Watch the video in HD on YouTubeI hope you enjoyed all three cards today and were inspired. I love doing these types of videos because I get to push myself even more and show you so many more ways of using one stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll catch you all next time!

Eloise

Hello everyone, Eloise here today and for today’s cards and video I decided to try out the new Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers along with using the Summer Friends stamp set from the brand new release! This new release is so much fun, I love everything so so much and there really is something for everyone here. So in addition to using the new stamps I decided to use my new Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers. I just received these in the mail and could not wait to try them out. Watercolour is one of my most favourite things and I’m so excited to use these markers in five ways today to make five very different, but yet coordinating cards at the same time.

For my first card, I decided to just use the markers for simple water colouring – which is the most obvious way to use them. But to get the full use from the markers, I decided to make my own patterned paper with the Summer Friends stamp set. I first stamped all my images and the water coloured them in with the markers. These markers are already in liquid form, so I used no water with them at all. I love how the colours moved and honestly, to colour this entire background was so super fast and took no time at all. My colouring isn’t perfect, but I love how vibrant and fun this background is!

For my next card, I decided to do some stamping with these markers. I took the ball image from the Summer Fun stamp set, flipped it upside down on my block so the lined part is adhered to the block and then coloured on some of the marker onto the stamp, spritzed it with water and stamped down onto my paper. I used two blues and a yellow to resemble the sky and sand and I loved stamping with these markers. You get a different look every time with how the watercolour dries, I love all the harsh lines you get when a pool of water dries next to a less wet part of the image, it looks so fun – I love this.

Next up for my third card, I decided to try the dripping watercolour. I was completely inspired by the melting crayon art for this, but tried to replicate it with watercolours. I tilted my paper on the side, pressed on the marker to let the colour drip down the panel. This for sure didn’t work the way I pictured it at all, so I helped the colour move with spritzing on a little bit of water and this worked, but it also made the colour spread around like spider veins, which in the end, once I repeated all the colours I wanted to use actually looked pretty cool. I did like how this turned out in the end, but perhaps it would have worked better if I sprayed the entire panel first and then let the colours do their thing.

For my fourth idea, I decided to try watercolour with alcohol. I’ve never tried to use alcohol with watercolours before, but I thought the reaction would be fun. I first took a piece of watercolour cardstock and dripped some of the green marker on top. I then added a little water to help the colour move and spread around and then began to spritz it with rubbing alcohol solution. You could also have used Copic blender re-inker if you didn’t have rubbing alcohol. I loved how this looked, the bleached look you get in the centre of your concentrated colour and then the small green splatter that you get from the pressure of the spritz on your paper looks so amazing! Moving watercolour with alcohol gives a whole different look rather than just regular water and I will definitely be doing this again.

For my final way of using these watercolour markers I decided to do a simple watercolour resist. I love the look of watercolour resist, so I decided to make my own patterned paper again, masking off a square first with painter’s tape, stamping out the ball, drinks and bucket images all over with Versamark ink and then clear heat embossing the images. I then proceeded to take the different colours of markers and paint over the background. The colours blended seamlessly between each other and created a nice blended background overtop of those images peeking through. A simple resist is sometimes all you need to create a fun subtle background.

Watch the video above   I  Watch the video in HD on YouTubeTo finish up the cards I just used various dies from Pretty Pink Posh, the Stitched Borders 1 Dies and Scallop Frames Dies also to create different layouts on my cards. I also stamped and coloured all the images from Summer Friends with Copic Markers and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I arranged them all on my different cards and then to finish them up I used the sentiments in the stamp set to white heat emboss them on black cardstock and then adhered them to the cards accordingly.

I really hope you enjoyed my cards and video today. I loved playing with these markers, they are a lot of fun. I also sort of created a five cards with one stamp video for you too, which I didn’t plan it just worked out this way!

Thanks so much for watching and stopping by today. Make sure you check out the brand new release if you haven’t already and I’ll catch you all next time!

Eloise