Distress Oxide Techniques + Graduation Cards

By    June 16, 2018 // 1 comment
Hello & welcome to another Kraftgali blog post & video.

Today, we are having so much fun making these graduation cards featuring some distress oxide inks.


To begin with, I wanted to apologize for the lighting & filming variations you will come across in the video as I had struggled to complete this recording in several days.


The stamp set featured in today's video - Newtons Graduation Stamps set by Newton's Nook Designs. I am using the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the cat images multiple times. The images are colored using Prismacolor premier color pencils.

Newton's Graduation - Newton Nook Designs Stamps Set


For the first card background, I have used Distress Oxide inks in a rainbow color order. I have used Concord & 9th All About You Dies Set along with  Newtons Graduation Stamps set.


Colors Being Used in Rainbow Fashion-
1. Wilted Violet
2. Faded Jeans
3. Broken China
4. Peeled Paint
5. Fossilized Amber
6. Spiced Marmalade
7. Fired Brick

I have also used Tattered Angels glimmer mist in all of the cards today to add some sparkle and shine. Xyron Adhesive Eraser is one of my favorite tools handy to prevent any adhesive accidents.

For the second card, I have created the background using distress oxides on Canson Montval watercolor paper and adhered the stamped & colored image on it. I literally spent more than 2 hours playing on this background as it was so much fun! Distress oxide inks are very forgiving. I love it!


For the third card, I have used ALPHABET Dies to die cut the word CONGRATS. I have used an old Quinn's ABC Lawn Fawn Die Set in my video. Link to Other Dies set Here - ALPHABET Dies. I kept the card simple to let the focus stay on the shiny dimensional alpabets created using Distress Oxides.


The alphabets in the BONUS card shown in the video is created using a thick (2.5 inch) washi tape.


Next, I need to find new graduates to send these cards to! 😍😍😍


Thank you for spending time with me today! Hope you have a good weekend. Happy Crafting :)
xo

Princy

Card Set with Newton's Nook Love Bites and Distress Oxides

By    June 09, 2018 // 3 comments

Hello everyone!  Today's project centers around Newton's Nook Love Bites.  This set is a  perfect one for card sets, using all of the stamps to highlight each and every one of the sentiments or images.  I wanted to make a few clean and simple cards that all had a similar design but offered something a little different.


I cut various shapes with dies in my stash into some sturdy cardstock so that I could use them for masking/stenciling.  I placed them down on the card bases and then used ink blending with Distress Oxides to get a gradient, multicolored, look.  Once that was complete, I used all my sentiments and colored images from the set to complete my cards, topped off with a few embellishments such as Nuvo Crystal Glaze.




I really hoped you liked this set of cards.  Head over to Kraftgali to grab this stamp se and for more fun, amazing deals!!!! 

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Masking and Stenciling with Lawn Fawn Coaster Critters

By    June 02, 2018 // 1 comment

Hello everyone! Today's card is so much stinking fun! We are going to be playing with the new release from Lawn Fawn called Coaster Critters!  I absolutely LOVE amusement parks and I wanted this card to mirror a park I loved as a child!  I started by making a mask with my Lawn Fawn cloud border dies so that I could make that soft sky. I used Distress ink for the blend and they worked magically.  Then I stamped out the large coaster from the set using some alcohol marker-friendly ink so that I could color with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I masked the coaster so that I could stamp out the trees behind it.  It was slightly time consuming but I wanted a one layer-ish card and this was the best way to get that look.  Pretty simple card and so thrilling to do!! :) Thanks for stopping by.




A birthday card - lawn fawn new release

By    May 29, 2018 // 1 comment

Hi Crafty Friends! I’ts Noga and today I'm here to share a card that I made from lawm fawn new release.



In this card the images were stamped  from the stamps set critter concert - critter concert - Lawn Fawn on smooth white cardstock using Jet Black Ink and  colored in with Copic Markers.



I add a cute paper with musical notes and the card is ready!



Thank you for stopping by:)
Noga Shefer

Girl and Boy Birthday Cards with N&T Little Monster

By    May 26, 2018 // 1 comment

Hello everyone!  Today's card features Neat and Tangled Little Monster.  I love that this stamp set comes with a coordinating die that actually cuts out the word MONSTER!!  Yay!  Win for Neat and Tangled.  I made a boy and a girl card, and colored up the images using my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  I used Distress Oxide ink for he clouds.  For he cloud "stencil" I just first cut it out using Lawn Fawn's Cloud border die.  This is a super easy way to use what you already may have in your stash.  I used more Oxide ink for the grass and then finished it off with some water droplets for fun.  Lastly, I put my card together using Nuvo Glue and finished off the balloons and the word MONSTER with some Nuvo Crystal Glaze.  LOVE that stuff!!!  Thanks so much for crafting with us today.





DT Project Happy Dad's Day with Gansai Tambi Watercolors

By    May 23, 2018 // 1 comment
Today's project is so fun and so easy to do.  Sometimes you just need a fast and simple card that packs a punch!  And these Kuretake Gansai Tambi  watercolors are so great.  The richness of each color is so beautiful.  I started with placing the color down on my watercolored cardstock in both the green and blue.  To achieve this look, it only took two layers of paint.  Then I heat embossed both the grill and sentiment from the Hero Arts Dad's Day set, and finshed off the card with filling in the grill with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  BAM! Done :).  Thanks so much for joining us today!


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Foiling Without Heat feat Gina K and Hero Arts Sun Die

By    May 19, 2018 // No comments

Hello everyone!  Today's card features a few different techniques.  I used Gina K Foils without heat, and a Hero Arts Sun Die as a stencil.  It's so great when you can find alternate ways to use things in order to get more from what you have.  I started ink blending some Distress Oxide Ink in the colors Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberry through the stencil of the Hero Arts Sun Die stencil.  Once I'm happy with the blend, I sprayed it with my new shimmer spray by Tattered Angels  in the pearl color.  I absolutely love the affect this gives.  So soft and pretty.  My final touch to the card are these foiled hearts.  I placed the foil over a Stick-It sheet and then cut it out with various sizes of heart dies.  I love that I didn't have to use heat for this technique.  I hope you give it a try!! Thanks so much for stopping by!



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