Category Archives: versamark

Donna and Jackie’s Oh happy day card

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Congratulations Donna and Jackie!
I hope it stayed fair for your ceremony in Callander.

Their card uses a resist technique using versamark ink on glossy card.
Plain white glossy card was stamped using the dotty background stamp, dried with a heat gun then inked using the direct to paper technique. I wiped it with kitchen roll to reveal the dots that resisted the colour. The hearts were stamped onto this card using black ink and cut out.
A piece of paper was scrunched up and then flattened again. Using the direct to paper technique the colour was added to the high points of the crumpled paper. This was cut to size and edged with colour. On a piece of plain white card the dotty background was stamped in the same colour, trimmed to size, edged and distressed. The greeting was stamped onto plain card, this was then trimmed to size and edged. These layers were matted together with a plain piece of white paper then the hearts and embellishments were added.Inks: Versamark, black Stazon, Memento Rhubarb stalk
Card: glossy white, plain white
Stamps: greeting (unknown), stampin up polka dot background, The artistic stamper Stitchels dashy dot
Other: dotty brads, ribbon and pearl

Suzanne’s birthday card

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Happy Birthday Suzanne

Suzanne’s card was made using 3 different techniques with versamark ink.
The background was simply stamped (dots) in versamark on green card then edged all around with versamark.
The greeting involves the drop shadow technique where you stamp once with a dark colour then stamp again slightly off to one side using a lighter tone. I used a green colour for the first stamped image then versamark for the second to create the shadow.
The third technique is used on the butterfly. I stamped the butterfly in versamark ink then gently wiped chalks over the top using a cotton bud. The versamark is sticky so the chalk sticks to it creating a soft coloured effect. The branch and flowers were stamped using colourd inks and highlighted with stickles.

Inks: versamark, stampin up mellow moss, caramel and pale plum
Card: white, green
Stamps: greeting (unknown), Papertrey Ink Out on a limb, RS tapestry Nature plate 5 (butterfly)
Other: Stickles fruit punch, green brads, pink lace