i have been a BIG fan of the cat’s eye fluid chalk inks from Clearsnap for quite awhile. they are so quick and easy to use, and due to the small size, you can easily find room to store inks in every color of the rainbow! i use them for everything; inking edges of my papers, tinting chipboard to just the right color, stamping, etc. you name it, i’ve probably done it! LOL! if you taken any of my classes, you know they are almost ALWAYS on my supply list!
i recently got to play with more fun gadgets from clearsnap – some items from their Rollagraph line. i tried out some of their Jumbo Stamp Wheels paired up with their Ancient Page Inks. the wheels were really easy to load, and stamped perfectly; nice and even with good coverage. i made several quick & easy projects using them, and thought i’d share!
First, I made a few cards… i know the first two are a “little” out of season, but if you want to get a jump start on your Christmas cards, here are a few ideas! I’ve listed all the supplies as well as the directions needed to complete each project.
“Joyful Snowflakes” Card:
Clearsnap products:
- Rollagraph Jumbo Handle
- Rollagraph Jumbo Stamp Wheel – Snow
- Ancient Page Jumbo Cartridges – Coal Black, Cobalt and Neptune
- ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink – Azurite
Other products:
- Prism – Frosted Tea and Black cardstock
- Worldwin – Light Heritage White cardstock
- Zig Writer – black pen
- Ek Success – 3 D Dots
- Kaiser – pearls
- Heidi Swapp – chipboard letters
Directions:
- Cut a 5″ X 10″ piece of teal cardstock and fold in half to make card.
- Cut a 5″ X 5″ piece of white cardstock, insert Neptune ink cartridge in Rollagraph handle, then add Snow Stamp Wheel. Roll stamp over cardstock, stamping the entire piece. Change ink cartridge to Cobalt (make sure you clean stamp wheel after ink changes). Roll stamp over cardstock, stamping the entire piece. Trim cardstock to to 4″ X 4″ and ink edges using Azurite chalk ink. Mat square on 4 1/4″ X 4 1/4″ piece of black cardstock and adhere to front of card.
- Cut a 3″ X 9″ piece of white cardstock. Insert Coal Black ink cartridge in Rollagraph handle, then add Snow Stamp Wheel. Roll stamp over cardstock. Cut out 5 snowflakes from stamped images. Adhere snowflakes to card, adhering the largest one with a 3D Dot. Add pearls to centers of snowflakes.
- Lightly dab white chipboard letters with Azurite chalk ink, then outline them using black pen. Adhere letters to card.
“All Buttoned Up” Card:
Clearsnap products:
- Rollagraph Jumbo Handle
- Rollagraph Jumbo Stamp Wheel – Winter Woodlands
- Ancient Page Jumbo Cartridges – Coal Black, Cardinal and Pine
- ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink – Warm Red
Other products:
- Prism Classic Yellowgreen and Black cardstock
- Bazzill Kisses cardstock
- Worldwin – Treasures – Natural cardstock
- Zig Writer – black pen
- Foofala – buttons – red, black and cream
Directions:
- Cut a 7″ X 10″ piece of red cardstock and fold in half to make card.
- Cut a 6″ X 8″ piece of off-white cardstock, insert Coal Black ink cartridge in Rollagraph handle, then add Winter Woodlands Stamp Wheel. Roll stamp over cardstock in rows without overlapping; stamping the entire piece. Repeat stamping once using the Cardinal ink cartridge, and another time using the Pine cartridge. Trim cardstock to to 4″ X 5 1/2″ and ink edges using Warm Red chalk ink. Mat on 4 1/4″ X 5 3/4″ piece of black cardstock and adhere to front of card.
- Cut tree from a 4 X 6 piece of green cardstock. Mount on a piece of black cardstock and trim 1/8″ around tree, adding the trunk at the bottom center. Adhere to front of card.
- Add rows of buttons to tree.
“Seasonal Seeds” card:
Clearsnap products:
- Rollagraph Jumbo Handle
- Rollagraph Jumbo Stamp Wheel – Garden Time
- Ancient Page Jumbo Cartridge – Coal Black
- ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink – Lime Pastel, Warm Red, Dark Moss, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Cardimum, Creamy Brown and Dark Brown
Other products:
- Worldwin – Treasures – Natural and Crafty Brown cardstocks
- Zig Writer – black pen
- Signo – Gel Impact Pen – white
- Stampendous – clear stamps – Typewriter
- Q-Tips
Directions:
- Cut a 4 1/4″ X 11″ piece of off-white cardstock and fold in half to make card. Ink around sides of card using Dark Moss, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Cardimum and Dark Brown Chalk inks.
- Cut a 3″ X 12″ piece of off-white cardstock, insert Coal Black ink cartridge in Rollagraph handle, then add Garden Time Stamp Wheel. Roll stamp over cardstock, stamping the entire piece. Cut out 4 seed pack images. Tint images using chalk inks applied with Q-Tips. For the white in the onion, I used the white pen. Ink edges of the images using dark brown chalk ink, and adhere to a 3 1/4″ X 4 1/2″ piece of brown cardstock. Ink the edges using dark brown chalk ink and adhere to card.
- Stamp verse using clear stamps inked with Dark Brown chalk ink.
and lastly… I made a quick layout using a “glam” shot i took of my son!
“Heartful of Love” layout:
Clearsnap products:
- Rollagraph Jumbo Handle
- Rollagraph Jumbo Stamp Wheel – Dancing Hearts
- Ancient Page Jumbo Cartridge – Coal Black
- ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink – Lime Pastel, Yellow Citrus, Warm Red, Charcoal, Prussian Blue and Rouge
Other products:
- Worldwin – Light Heritage White cardstock
- Prism – Intense Kiwi and Black
- Signo – Gel Impact Pen – white
- Ranger – Cut n’ Dry Foam
- Q-Tips
Directions:
- Trim an 8 X 10 photo to approx 7 1/2″ X 8″. Mat first on black cardstock, then on white, then again on black. (white mat is about twice as wide as black mats)
- Cut 2 – 3″ X 12″ pieces of white cardstock, insert Coal Black ink cartridge in Rollagraph handle, then add Dancing Hearts Stamp Wheel. Roll stamp over cardstock, stamping the entire piece. Trim one piece to 11 1/2″ X 2 1/4″ and tint using chalk inks applied with Cut n’ Dry foam. Color in small hearts using Warm Red chalk ink applied with a Q-Tips. Ink edges lightly with Charcoal chalk ink and mat on a 11 3/4″ X 2 1/2″ piece of black cardstock.
- Cut out 10 hearts from other stamped strip. Color 3 hearts using Yellow Citrus chalk ink, 2 using Lime Pastel chalk ink, 2 using Prussian Blue chalk ink, and 3 using Rouge chalk ink. Tint designs in hearts using chalk inks applied with Q-Tips. Ink edges of hearts using Warm Red chalk ink on the pink hearts, Rouge chalk ink on the yellow hearts, Lime Pastel chalk ink on the blue hearts and Yellow Citrus chalk ink on the green hearts.
- Freehand draw “L”, “V” and “E” letters on white cardstock; then cut them out. Color them as follows: “L” use Prussian Blue chalk ink with edges inked in Lime Pastel chalk ink, “V” use Rouge chalk ink with edges inked in Warm Red chalk ink and “E” colored with Lime Pastel chalk ink with edges done in Prussian Blue chalk ink. Ink the edges of all 3 letters lightly using Charcoal chalk ink.
Then put it all together…
First add black matted strip to bottom of page, then add photo. Adhere title to top of photo, using a 3D dot to adhere a heart in place of the “o”. Also use a 3D dot to adhere a pink heart over the child’s heart in the photo. Next add hearts along the right side of the photo, using 3D Dots to adhere 2 hearts on top of the stamped strip. Finally, add your journaling “heartfull of love” along the left side of photo using white pen.
and – that’s it… i hope you enjoy these!
tami sanders * paper crafter 