Tamara's Paper Trail

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Let Me Show You How ... to make a Northern Lights Background, Oct 15, 2024

Happy Tuesday!

Did you catch my FaceBook Live last night? Given that it was a holiday here in Canada, I went with a "Let Me Show You How", rather than my usual Mystery Card Monday. What did I show you? How to make a Northern Lights background using ink, blending brushes and a secret ingredient ... Glycerin!

First let's check out the completed and uncompleted cards we made ....

This was the completed card I had shared on my FaceBook page last week that had SUCH a great reaction from y'all that I decided to show you how. I used the Yuletide Village stamp set and the Christmas Labels sentiment set. The inks I used were Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Night of Navy. I coloured the buildings with my Blends - Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock. I used markers for the windows and trim - Night of Navy and Lemon Lolly. A little Wink of Stella o the rooftops and some Snowflake embellishments finished it off.

I showed the basics of how to create the card and added in a few more colours for this next one ... Blackberry Bliss and Granny Apple Green ...

I made one more, sponging JUST a background (ie no masking). Once the background was done I stamped the mountains from In the Grove, using Memento Black ink. I'll add a sentiment later to finish it off.

Here are some photos on the steps to mask off the scene in the first two cards ...

These are stamped on post-it notes ...

This is the Glycerin I use. You can get glycerin ad most pharmacies. You may ben able to find it in the baking aisle of your grocery store as well. The glycerin makes it easier to move the ink around when sponging it on your paper.

I like to add ink to my glass mat and put the glycerin right on it. I then pick up with with my blending brush ...

You can check out the replay of my live for all the details and measurements ... and LOTS of "Tamara's Tips" along the way.

That's it for now. If you would like to join me LIVE for my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) sessions, you can catch me on my FaceBook Page here at 7:00 pm Mountain Time every Monday ... or on my YouTube Channel here at the same time (I stream live to both). Like and Follow my FB Page and/or Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. I'd love to have you - the live community is AMAZING and so much fun!

If you live in Canada and would like to purchase any of the items I used for my cards, just click any of the pictures below and you will be taken to my online store. Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List

Yuletide Village Photopolymer Stamp Set

[164310]

$26.00

Christmas Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164296]

$33.00

In The Grove Cling Stamp Set

[164459]

$30.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$15.75

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$15.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$18.00

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

$15.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$15.75

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$12.25

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$12.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$12.25

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$12.25

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$12.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$11.00

Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161680]

$15.00

Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154895]

$12.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

$42.50

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[147156]

$42.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$12.25

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$21.00

White Loose Snowflakes

[164128]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$8.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$16.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

Friday, October 11, 2024

MCM Mon, Oct 8, 2024 - Let's make a Panoramic Card!

Happy Friday! MAN, it's been a crazy week! I started this post MONDAY but just getting to finishing it off now. 'tis the season for crazy busy, I guess!

This week in my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) Facebook Live I showed you how to make a Panoramic card. Check these out ...

SO fun! they REALLY aren't as hard as they look! You really just need to remember " 3/4 of an inch". That's what you cut off the right hand side (twice) and off the left hand side (twice). That will leave the middle section 1 1/4". After that you just need to take "two ticks" off the top and bottom off the pieces that are on either side of the centre panel ... and then "four ticks off" (4 ticks = 1/4") the far right and the far left panel. I know that SOUNDS confusing but watch the video replay. It really isn't! You then cut card stock mats to go behind each piece. The mats are 1/8" (two ticks) larger than your pretty paper. BOOM! Done! Here are the cards up close ...

Sentimental Christmas Designer Paper and Peaceful Season set/dies ....

Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper with Greetings of the Season and Everyday Greetings stamp sets ...

Splendid Autumn Designer Paper (and online exclusive Autumn to Remember Sentiment) ...

Nests of Winter Designer Paper ...

If youwant to make your own version(s) of this layout, just prep these pieces ...

... and watch the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) Facebook Live replay, showing you how to cut the papers and put all the pieces together ...

That's it for this week. If you would like to join me LIVE for my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) sessions, you can catch me on my FaceBook Page here at 7:00 pm Mountain Time every Monday ... or on my YouTube Channel here at the same time (I stream live to both). Like and Follow my FB Page and/or Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. I'd love to have you - the live community is AMAZING and so much fun!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List