Masking Unleashed - AECP Level 2

I am sure many have heard of the old shaving cream and food coloring or re-inker technique. I recently received some of the Nuvo Shimmer Powders and decided to give them a try with this technique.  Head over to my YouTube channel to check out the process and how fun this combinations is.  The powder form is wonderful.  To create the colors in the powder they mix different pigments together.  What this means is when you sprinkle a little bit of powder you are actually sprinkling many colors onto the shaving cream.  I must say this is a little addictive.

Today I paired the technique with my Masking Unleashed class project for the Altenew Educators Certification Program.  The cards turned out great.  I'm in love with these mega sentiment dies too!  This is a great way to make a one layer card (meaning no bulk because I did adhere these panels onto card bases).  Oh and I should also mention they smell GREAT too!

Video:

You will find the shaving cream technique on this video at 1:10.  Watch it and then follow the directions below to create the cards.

Supplies:

• Mega Hello Die
• Altenew MEGA THANKS Die Set 
• Tonic CHERRY BOMB Nuvo Shimmer Powder 
• Tonic ATLANTIS BURST Nuvo Shimmer Powder 
• Tonic VIOLET BROCADE Nuvo Shimmer Powder 
• Tonic Comfort 8.5 Inch Guillotine Paper Trimmer by Tim Holtz
• Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk
• Simon Says Stamp MASKING PAPER Sheets 20 Count 
• 3 Pack Glue Tape — Altenew

Papers:

110 lb White Card Stock

• 2 -  top folding horizontal A2 card bases
• 2  - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panels

• Masking Paper

Media:

• Nuvo Shimmer Powder as listed in the supply list
• shaving cream

Directions: 

1. Watch video (link above) to familiarize yourself with the shaving cream/shimmer powder technique.
2. Take Altenew Thank You and Hello Mega dies and cut them out of Simon Says Stamp masking paper.  Adhere to the front of white card stock panels.
3. Follow directions from the video and when the shaving cream and powder are ready put one of the panels in the shaving cream masked side down.  Use a spatula to take off access.  Be careful with the masks.  I work from the inside to the outside with these masks.
4. Let panels dry.  Typically takes about a half hour or so.
5. Trim down panels and put on card bases.
6. Sniff :)  Best smelling cards ever!

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Instagram and I will be able to see it :) 

Have a great week,
Joanne and Penny 

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Thank you :)

Happy World Cardmaking Day Featuring Spellbinder's Wine Country by Stacey Caron

Video:

Recipes:

Tools(used for both cards): 

• Tonic Comfort 8.5 Inch Guillotine Paper Trimmer by Tim Holtz

• Tonic Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

• Crafter's Companion GEMINI JUNIOR 

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

• Wagner Heat Tool

• Embossing Buddy 

Time for Wine Card

Papers:

110 lb White Card Stock

• 1 - vertical top folding A2 card base
• Scraps

Patterned Paper

• 1 - A2 panel from patterned paper of your choice.  One that will show through the cover die nicely.

Olive Paper

• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel to cut out the Time for Wine Die

Supplies: 

• Spellbinders TIME FOR WINE Etched Dies Wine Country by Stacey Caron

• Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze

• Platinum Pack 5 - 6 in x 6 in Cork, Corrugated Cardboard, & Balsa Wood...

• Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC KRAFT STOCK Paperie 

• Tonic POLISHED GOLD Mirror Card Gloss Card-stock

• Distress Oxide Ink in Antique Linen 

Directions:

1. Attach A2 sized patterned paper panel to A2 card base.
2. Use the Time For Wine Card Creator Die to cut out a piece of corrugated cardboard and a piece of olive green card stock. 
3. Attach cardboard piece to card front.
4. Cut away all green paper except for the bottle shape.
5. Place bottle on scrap white card stock and trace the areas were there would be wine and on a separate scrap trace the area where there would be a label.  Color white scrap meant for wine bottle in with a burgundy marker.  Also color bottom of glass on cardboard with burgundy marker. 
6. Cover wine bottle, colored and traced wine, and the wine glass with Nuvo Crystal Glaze and set aside to dry overnight.
7. Create label by trimming edges slightly with scissors, stamping a sentiment in the middle, and drawing 2 square borders with a black pen by hand.  Finish it off by blending with some Distress Oxide Ink in Antique Linen.
8. Take a piece of silver kraft paper and cut out the bottom of the Time for Wine die and paper piece tray parts onto card front.  
9. Cut out the burgundy wine bottle pieces and paper piece them onto the front of the card.
10. Glue the wine bottle over the cardboard wine bottle and then attach the label and a small piece of cork up top.

Spellbinders Time For Wine Etched Dies - Wine Country by Stacey Caron

Spellbinders Labels 59 Decorative Accents Etched Dies - Wine Country by Stacey Caron

Darling Card

Papers:

110 lb White Card Stock

• 1 - vertical top folding 6 x 6 base card base

Patterned Paper

• 1 - 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" for background

Gold Kraft Stock

• 6 x 6 for back matt and to cut out corner die
• 4 x 4 to cut out center panel

Supplies: 

• Spellbinders LABELS 59 DECORATIVE ACCENTS Etched Dies Wine Country by Stacey Caron

• Platinum Pack 5 - 6 in x 6 in Cork, Corrugated Cardboard, & Balsa Wood...

• Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC KRAFT STOCK Paperie  

• Tonic POLISHED GOLD Mirror Card Gloss Cardstock

• Fun Foam 

• 1/2" Scor-tape

• Scrapbook Adhesives 1/4" Foam Squares 

• Gold Embossing Powder

• Versamark Ink Pad

Directions:  

1. Take a 6 x 6 piece of gold kraft card stock and cut out 4 of the smallest corner die from the Labels 59 Decorative Accents Die set, from the center of the panel.  Set aside corners and attach panel to the front of the card. 
2. Attach 5 3/4" square patterned paper on top of the gold.
3. Die cut the 2nd largest die from the set with some more of the gold kraft card stock, apply a piece of fun foam to the back with scor-tape and center and attach to card.
4. Stamp and emboss in gold a sentiment on a piece of muted tone card stock from the same paper pack you used to get your  5 3/4" panel from.  Cut with the second larges die and trim off the edges so you are left with just the center with the sentiment and attach it to the front of the card.
5. The finishing touch is attaching the 4 corners popped up with foam squares.