Today is release day over at Concord and 9th! It’s always a favourite day of the month for me with tons of exciting and inspirational products! The entire release is available here and I have six cards for inspiration on what to do with the new stamps and dies! My first card is a beautiful housewarming card using the Floral Print Silhouette Bundle – I adore how easy it was to line everything up and that house is just too cute with that door opening up to reveal the background. Concord…
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Hi Crafters, It’s Justine back again here on the Birch Press Blog! Today I am creating a stained glass effect on my card using Alcohol Inks. Using Vellum paper helped me achieve that slightly muted but vibrant colour. I used a fairly thick vellum for this piece. Vellum is a non-porous surface that is super elegant when used alone, but it is perfect for any alcohol techniques as well. Step 1: Choose your ink colours. I used Purple Twilight, Wild Plum and Black Step 2: Shake your inks onto the vellum…
Hi Crafters, I’m excited to be a part of another Altenew release featuring some stunning stencil. I wanted to something a little different than the usual ink blending and I had never tried out embossing with a stencil so I thought I would give it a try! In today’s cards, I used the Aztec Motif and the Mega Hydrangea stencil. This card was inspired by a monochromatic background technique that I learned in PolychromaticClass over at Altenew Academy. I wanted to create a subtle white on white detail (monochromatic) for…
A couple months ago I did another video on alcohol inks. It just seems I can’t get enough of them. I love when old supplies make a comeback and I find joy in them again. Well, I decided to go into more detail about alcohol ink cardstock and Yupo paper – both papers are designed for alcohol inks but which one is better? I am using the Geode Stamp and Die bundle because these beautiful geodes are the most perfect stamps for alcohol inks! Yupo paper comes in 5×7 sheets…
Today I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and try out some Distress Oxide Ink colours that I don’t use on a regular basis. I was also really curious to try out the new Stacked Edges 2 Die by Pretty Pink Posh. I love honeycomb patterns so I knew this die would soon be a personal favourite. I went ahead and inked up my background using Evergreen Bough, Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover and sprayed some water on it. I die cut the honeycomb pattern three times along…