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Striking and fun Black Magic technique with video!

I shared this pretty card on last week’s Live video. It’s the Black Magic technique!

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My colors include Peaceful Pine, Old Olive (ink only), Golden Glow and White. It features the Fern & Flora bundle seen here.

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What is the Black Magic technique? It’s where you start with a light neutral piece of card stock and add color with sponges or markers. Then stamp images in Versamark and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. The magic happens when you cover it completely with a water based ink (here I used Secret Sea). Then wipe off the ink that does not ‘stick’ to the heat embossed areas. True magic!

Watch my video tutorial further below to see this technique in action.

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On this card I used mostly the stamp images; only the greeting die-cut is from the dies. I added a few In Color butterfly gems and the pretty Golden Glow ribbon too.

I created a free project sheet for this card; click here to download it or to print it.

I made one with Golden Glow as the card base and the other as Peaceful Pine as the card base.

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Below is the video tutorial for this card and another.

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• Life is Beautiful meets Snowflake Splendor for a beautiful winter card

  October 22, 2020

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  I created this card for a recent FB Live.  I was asked to share ideas and samples with my Life is Beautiful stamp set for a private Demonstrator only Facebook group.  What an honor it is to be asked!  

  Here's one of the cards I made.  I'll share more next week!

  
  
  
  
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  I stamped directly onto pieces of the Snowflake Splendor designer paper.  Did you know it's on sale this month?  Check out all 15 packs of paper on sale here. 

  
  
  
  
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• Snowflake Wishes Fun Fold card; easy but beautiful!

  October 21, 2020

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  Here's another pretty fun fold card with the Snowflake Wishes suite of products.  Marilyn made this beauty. 

  
  
  
  
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  It's a side fold card which is super easy to do!

  She used the Stitched Rectangle dies for her front layers, the Snowflake Splendor designer paper on the left and the Snowflake Wishes bundle for the stamps & die-cuts.   Note the pretty Glimmer snowflake!  Our Balmy Blue Glimmer paper is gorgeous! 

  She used Pacific Point ink on the greeting and the faint snowflakes in the background were done by stamping off a few times to get a lighter hue. 

  Measurements: 

  • Balmy Blue 4 1/4" X 8 1/4" scored at 5 1/2", stitched rectangle die-cut is 3" X 4 1/4"
  • Whisper White inside 4" X 5 1/4", stitched rectangle die-cut is 2 5/8" X 4"
  • Snowflake Splendor DSP 2 1/2" X 4"

  
  
  
  
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• Snowflake Wishes Fun Fold card; WOW!

  October 20, 2020

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  Look at this amazing fun fold card Tracey made for our Flowerbug's Team swap last month.  Incredibly beautiful! 

  
  
  
  
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  This card is over the top gorgeous!  The Navy snowflakes are die-cut with the Snowflake Wishes bundle here and she also used the Snowflake Splendor designer paper here; it's on sale this month!!

  This fancy fold card is for those crafters who don't mind scoring and cutting with multiple measurements!  You can see her template below and one I found online to show scoring areas.  

  Here's the inside view: 

  
  
  
  
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  • The Navy greeting piece is 3/4" X 4 1/8".
  • The center DSP is 4 1/4" X 2", the center Navy is 2 1/8" X 4 3/8"
  • The DSP side pieces are 3/4" X 4 1/4", the Navy side pieces are 7/8" X 4 3/8" 

  
  
  
  
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  Here is her template.  It's called a Center Step card and measures 4 1/4" X 11". 

  Outside score lines are at 1", 2" and 6 1/2". The center score line is at 5 1/2" .  

  
  
  
  
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