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Two quick hello cards by Galina

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, CAS, Floral Cards, Hello Cards

Hello everyone!

Today I want to share two easy cards I made using BOTANICAL ‘HI’ and SIMPLY ‘HI’ stamp sets. I added color to my cards using my favorite distress inks and Copic markers (just a little bit).

How to make these cards you can wathch here or on studio Katia Youtube Channel. 

I love to combine bright rainbow colors with a black and white card backgrounds. The new paper pad –BLACK ON WHITE PAPER SET is a perfect addition to any card with a colorful focal point.

After I placed all the die cut elements on the card base I got a lot of pretty leftovers and I decided to create another card, right away!

So I applied the same distress ink on a white paper and stamped a large sentiment from the SIMPLY ‘HI’ stamp set. I cut it out with a coordinating die and foam mount on a pattern paper piece. All other elements I attached with liquid glue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Galina

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Foiled Hi Card with Isha

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Hello everyone! Isha here sharing a mixed media card using the new “HI” hot foil plate along with some of the previous released products.

I started by adding some inks to the gelli plate and took the print onto white card stock. Stamp the fressia using pink ink onto this piece. Next add embossing paste through the Autumn Leaves stencil. Let this piece dry.

Stamp the butterflies onto vellum, die-cut using the coordinating dies. I then used the “HI” hotplate and foiled using aura foil by spellbinders. Die-cut this using the HI word die. Die-cut the hi using pink and teal cardstock. Adhere the pink onto the teal word and then add the foiled hi on the top, keeping the layers slight offset for a shadow effect.

Add some splatters using black and gold watercolor. Adhere the word and the butterflies. To finish, I added some sequins from the Summer Fusion collection. The supplies are all listed below. Thanks for dropping by!


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Hot Foiling Hi card

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, Hello Cards, New Release, Other

Hello everyone!

I’m so excited about the new hot foil plate from Studio Katia. I’m obsessed with a hot foiling, especially with gold foils) And what goes the best with a gold hot foiling? Rainbow ink blending!

How I made this card you can watch here or on the Studio Katia Youtube channel. 

So, for the hot foiling you will need a special hot foiling machine with your die cutting machine. I’m using a Glimmer Hot foiling machine just because it works with my Sizzix Big Shot die cutting machine.

I used HI HOT FOIL PLATE with a gold foil and applied Distress inks over it. Also I added some colorful splashes and dried the paper with the heat gun.

I heat emboss the second part of the sentiment using SIMPLY ‘HI’ Stamp set. The coordinating die from the stamp set works with the hot foil too!

To create a card panel I used a new beautiful paper pad called BLACK ON WHITE PAPER SET and the largest circle die from FANCY CIRCLE Die set to create a window for the hot foiled sentiment.

I embellished the card with a few ICY SPARKLE CRYSTALS and a white gel pen.

Thsnk for stopping by!

Galina

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Easy birthday card with a quick coloring technique for the balloons

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Cards, New Release

Hello eeveryone!

Galina here. I made a birthday card with a lot of cute balloons. I used new stamp set called MINI BALLOON DOG and the coordinating die.

How to make this card you can watch here or on Studio Katia Youtube channel.

To color the balloons in this technique you will need only two shades of your favorite markers or other medium. I used Copic alcohol based markers : R21, R 83, Y21, Y35, YG21, YF05.

At first I cut out the masks using coordinating die and masking paper. I attached them to the ehite card panel. I cut it out using the largest die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3. Then I applied light blue ink with a blending brush.

I removed all the masks and stamped cute balloons in the white gaps.

To embellish the card I used a lot of colorful pearls: CHAMPAGNE PEARLS, MOSS GREEN PEARLS, SATIN BLUSH PEARLS.

Also I heat embossed the sentiment using another new stamp set called – MINI SENDING GREETINGS. I’m obsessed with the all new mini stamp collection!

Thanks for stopping by!

Galina

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Double ink blended birthday card

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Cards

Hello everyone!

Galina with you today and I want to share a fun birthday mini slimline card with a bright color background. To create a birthday theme card background I used my all time favorite PARTY BALLOONS Stencil. You can use that stencil for creating repeated balloon patterns or us the balloon shapes separately.

How to make this card you can watch here or on Studio Katia Youtube channel

I cut out a mini slimline panel from a watercolor paper using the scallop die from MINI SLIMLINE: SET ONE. I lightly applied 4 different distress ink colors on it. Then I covered the panel with the PARTY BALLOONS Stencil and applied the same ink color again.

I cut out a cute balloon using SHAKER BALLOON DIE and attached a sleeping dog on it. I stamped the dog from the FURRY DREAMS Stamp set and colored the dog with a few Copic markers.

To embellish the card I added Sparkling Crystals Mix.

Thanks for stopping by!

Galina

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Clear Front Panel Card

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Other

Hello friends, this is  Monica from Needle & Paper!

I’m sharing today this card which itself is very simple but with a cool twist, it features a completely clear front panel with the Sunshine of Hope Sunflower as a detail. 

For this technique you’re going to need a laminator and laminating pouches. Any brand will do. I started by placing the laminating pouch on the stamping platform, opened the pouch and stamped the sunflower image using a white pigment ink, (these ones work best for stamping on this material). I then closed the pouch and ran it through the laminator. Now the image is permanently inside the pouch. This will create the first front panel.

This card actually has two front panels, the clear one and the color one. For the color panel, I used a piece of yellow cardstock, inked the edges with a similar colour ink, stamped the sunflower again, added white embossing powder and heat set it. Then, I glued it to an A2 card base.

To connect both panels, I created a hinge by scoring a piece of cardstock ¼” 3 times and folded it in the manner of a fan. Then I glued the open edges of the hinge together and let it dry. I then adhered the hinge to the colour panel, on one side, and then to the clear panel on top. I also adhered a strip of yellow cardstock on top to hide the hinge and the tape. Now you have a card with two front panels both able to open and close. To finish this card, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the same set and also added a few sequins from the Radiant Pineapple kit.

I made this short tutorial that demonstrates the process. I invite you to watch it and I hope you get excited about trying this technique.

Clear Front Panel Card

Thanks so much for visiting the blog again. See you next time!

Monica 

XOXO

Check out the supplies I used from Studio Katia store:

Sunshine of Hope

Radiant Pineapple sequins

SK Liquid Glue

Ink Blender Brushes

Embellishment Wand

Triangle Tray

 

No edge shaker card using Butterflies Stamp set

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, Other, Shaker Cards

Hello everyone!

Today I want to show how you can use the coordinating dies in a creative way! I made the no edge shaker card using Butterflies Stamp Set with coordinating dies. 

How to make this card you can watch here or on Studio Katia channel 

I cut out 4 butterflies using the coordinating dies in a white card panel. On the second card panel I applied distress ink in a rainbow order. I wrapped the inked card panel with a clear acetate sheet and put CRYSTAL RAINBOW CONFETTI and MAJESTIC CONFETTI inside of the pocket.

I stamped a sentiment from the DAISY BUNCH stamp set on the die cut card panel and attached it to the shaker pocket.

I decorated the card with two more stamped butterflies and Sparkling Crystals Mix.

Thanks for stopping by!

Galina

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Birthday Shaker Sard with Distress ink colored flowers

/ CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Cards, Floral Cards, Shaker Cards

Hello everyone!

Galina with you. For today’s card I used one of my favorite small flower sets called DARLING FREESIA. It’s a medium size flower stamp, but you still can use it for creating card backgrounds. I “framed” the shaker opening with this flower and I absolutely love this pattern.

How to make this card you can watch here or on Studio Katia Youtube channel.

To crate the shaker opening I used circle die from – Dotted Balloons – Creative Dies . 

Yes, it’s a balloon die set, but we don’t have to use it as id, right? It’s a versitate die set for any occasion cards. I even created a Chritsmas card using this die set 🙂 You can find that card on the product page of this die.

To color the flowers I used Distress ink, they react with water and you can use them as watercolors. I stamped flowers with Prize ribbon and Forest moss. 

Inside of the shaker I put some ICY SPARKLE CRYSTALS and CRYSTAL CLEAR CONFETTI. I recommend using 1/4 WIDE FOAM ROLL – 1/8″ THICK if you want to put jewel crystals inside of the shaker. With a thicker tape you get more space for movement.

And I embellished the card with more crystals 🙂 I adhered Sparkling Crystals over the flowers using liquid glue from Studio Katia.

Thsnks for stopping by!

Galina

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Easy watercolor butterflies

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, Other

Hello everyone!

It’s Galina. If you’re  a fan of distress inks you will like todays technique I made using BUTTERFLIES Stamp set. You can use any water based inks to recreate this card aw well as old good watercolor paints. I love to color those pretty buttrflies, so I decided to try one more medium with them.

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How to make those cards you can watch here or on Studio Katia Youtube channel. 

I recommend to use a stamping tool for stamping on a watercolor paper. Usually it has a nice texture and it’s a little bit hard to get a crisp image without restamping.
To embellish both of my cards I used two mixes with a clear drops – CLEAR DROPS MIX ONE and CLEAR DROPS MIX TWO. I adhered them with liquid glue.
Thanks for stopping by!
Galina
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Oval shape floral pattern using Happy Tulips Stamp Set

/ CATEGORIES - Cards, CAS, Floral Cards

Hello everyone!

Galina with you! Today I’m going to show you a fun technique using Happy Tulips Stamp Set and DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3. I called it shaped floral patterns and you will need a medium size flower stamp and basic shape die.

I used the oval die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3 because it cuts a thin outline frame as well and it’s very convenient to use it a s guid with this technique.

How to make this card you watch here or on Studio Katia Youtube channel

I stamped 4 flowers on a white paper using Memento black ink. I made a simple coloring on them using Copic alcohol based markers. I want to have a bright bold red colors on my card, so they will look awesome on a white card base.

And  I embellished the card with a clear drops, that also helped me to fill the oval shape. I heat embossed the sentiments with white embossing powder on black cardstock and cut them in stripes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Galina

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