Tie Dye Birthday Cards Using A Gel Press For Beginners

Hello! Today I am sharing how I created several birthday cards using a Gel Press and a stencil. This is great for people just starting out with using a Gel Press.

Some of the products I have used in this post have been provided to me by various companies. The opinions I share are solely my own. Affiliate links may be used where possible at no cost to you. However, I do earn a small commission when you click on my links and make a purchase from them. Thank you, and I appreciate your support!

I first started with the Gel Press Gel Printing Plate 8" x 12" but a smaller plate of been used, this is just the size that I have. Then using a little amount of acrylic paint and a brayer I spread the paint onto the Gel Press then placed a white piece of cardstock onto it.

Here is what it looked like after I pulled the cardstock from the Gel Press.

Next, I added another color of acrylic paint and then laid The Crafter's Workshop TCW871 Native Star Stencil onto the Gel Press.

Then I placed the same piece of cardstock down over the stencil and used the brayer over the back of the paper to make sure the paint transfers onto the cardstock. Here is what it looked like when I pulled it off the Gel Press.

I kept repeating the same process with different color paints and slightly rotating the stencil.

After repeating this several times this is what the finish results looked like.

I made several different cards using different color combos but using the same The Crafter's Workshop TCW871 Native Star Stencil for all of my cards. Then I just cut them down and made them into birthday cards by adding a stamped Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps Happy Birthday sentiment using VersaMark onto a strip of cardstock and heat embossed it with white embossing powder then adhered everything together using my Xyron Mega Runner.

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I design for several companies because I genuinely love their products! Anything I recommend on my blog is something that I genuinely love and regularly use. I buy most of my own supplies. However, I do receive some free products to work with, and I sometimes make money for the projects I make. I DO NOT get paid for product reviews, I give my honest opinion about the products I use, and I will never recommend a product that I do not like or would not use.

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Sweet And Sassy Cards Using Stencils

Hello! Today I am sharing two different cards. One is sweet and the other one is sassy. Let me know which is your favorite. Are you more sassy or more sweet? I think I might be a little sassier than I am sweet. lol

Some of the products I have used in this post have been provided to me by various companies. The opinions I share are solely my own. Affiliate links may be used where possible at no cost to you. However, I do earn a small commission when you click on my links and make a purchase from them. Thank you, and I appreciate your support!

For the sassy card, I used The Crafter's Workshop TCW902 Fantangle Stencil with The Crafter's Workshop TCW9036 Champagne Gold Modeling Paste on my card front to create a fun background on my card.

Then I stamped the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps 2020 Custom Stamp and also the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps B.S. Being Sick Stamp with VersaMark and heat set them with gold embossing powder. On the B.S. Stamp, I masked off the "being sick" part and only stamped the top part of the stamp. Then I adhered it all to my card base using my Xyron Mega Runner.

For the sweet card, I mixed some of The Crafter's Workshop TCW9004 Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste and mixed in some Ken Oliver TCW Color Burst Trio Mermaid Tails with it to create three different shades of greens. Then using The Crafter's Workshop TCW904 Petal Burst Stencil in both the 12x12 & 6x6 size. I created an ombre effect with the different color pastes on some die cut circles.

Then on my card front, I used some TCW9036 Champagne Gold Modeling Paste with the TCW876 Screen Print Stencil.

Then I matted my card front and the die-cut circles with some Rinea Gold Foiled Paper. Adhered everything down and then stamped a sentiment using the Birch Press You Are Awesome Stamp Set. Then I adhered the sentiment strip to the front of my card using Xyron Mega Runner.

Which one do you like better?

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Lists may contain affiliate links where possible at no cost to you, what so ever. Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

I design for several companies because I genuinely love their products! Anything I recommend on my blog is something that I genuinely love and regularly use. I buy most of my own supplies. However, I do receive some free products to work with, and I sometimes make money for the projects I make. I DO NOT get paid for product reviews, I give my honest opinion about the products I use, and I will never recommend a product that I do not like or would not use.

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How To Make A Magnetic Frame For School Photos

School is still a little over a month away before it starts back up again but I saw these cute school frames and had to make them now. I used a photo of my daughter from her 8th grade year before everything switched to homeschooling.

Some of the products I have used have been provided to me from various companies I design for. The opinions I share are solely my own, and I only design for companies that I completely love their products. Affiliate links may be used where possible at no cost to you. However, I do earn a small commission when you click on my links and make a purchase from them. Thank you, and I appreciate your support!

I found these cute SVG school photo frames and used my Silhouette Designer Studio Software to create my cut file.

I cut a square of the StyleTechCraft Glossy Craft Vinyl in Apple Green, Brown, Red, and White and put them in each corner of my cutting mat to match where I have placed each element of the frame to be cut in the Designer Studio.

 Then I cut them out using the Silhouette Cameo 4.

Next, I used a Deflecto Magnetic Sheet. These magnetic sheets are great, they are white on one side making them perfect to customize almost any way you want. They are 8" x 15" and come 3 in a pack. They are super easy to cut with scissors or with a craft knife.

and with my Xyron Mega Runner, I adhered a photo of my daughter onto it.

After adhering the photo, I then placed the frame of the apple that was cut from the StyleTechCraft Glossy Red Craft Vinyl onto the photo. Then added the stem and the leaf to the top of the apple and then cut it out along the outer edge of the apple, leaf, and stem.

Next, using the StyleTechCraft Clear Transfer Tape, I transferred the wording onto the front of the apple.

Then I was done and ready to hang on the fridge. These would also make great gifts for Grandparents. Or change it up some and add a photo of your favorite teacher and have it say greatest teacher or world's best teacher to give as a teacher gift.

To help me organize my Vinyl I use the Deflecto Large Three-Drawer Organizer. I organized my vinyl by rainbow colors with the top drawer being reds, oranges, and yellows. Middle drawer are greens, blues, and purples and bottom drawer are all the neutral colors like black, white, and browns.

Interested in the products I used? Products that are still available are linked to multiple shops below, for your convenience.

Lists may contain affiliate links where possible at no cost to you, what so ever. Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

I design for several companies because I genuinely love their products! Anything I recommend on my blog is something that I genuinely love and regularly use. I buy most of my own supplies. However, I do receive some free products to work with, and I sometimes make money for the projects I make. I DO NOT get paid for product reviews, I give my honest opinion about the products I use, and I will never recommend a product that I do not like or would not use.

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4th Of July Cards Using Stencils and Foil

Today I am sharing some 4th of July cards I made. It's hard to believe we are only a month away from July already.  I do not usually send 4th of July cards but I think this year I am going to since we will not be doing the big BBQ get to together like we normally do every year.

Some of the products I have used have been provided to me from various companies I design for. The opinions I share are solely my own, and I only design for companies that I completely love their products. Affiliate links may be used where possible at no cost to you. However, I do earn a small commission when you click on my links and make a purchase from them. Thank you, and I appreciate your support!

I first started with a piece of Watercolor Paper and sprayed it with a light blue color spray.

Next, using The Crafter's Workshop TCW900 Dahlia Trio Stencil with some Pixie Spray sprayed onto the back so it would stick to the watercolor paper. Then I sprayed some color sprays in red, blue, and silver over the stencil. The first time I did this, I did not use the Pixie Spray so I have a lot more bleeding then I wanted. Which you can see with the two finished cards. One you can see how the sprays bled more than the other one did.

Once all the color sprays were dry, I then replaced the stencil over it, and using a palette knife I applied some The Crafter's Workshop Tacky When Dry Gel in an even layer.

When The Crafter's Workshop Tacky When Dry Gel is wet it is white in color but once it is dry it will be clear but tacky.

*Make sure to wash your stencil off right away with soap and warm water before the gel dries on it and also to get the Pixie Spray off.

After letting the gel dry for about 15 minutes and it is no longer white, I then added pieces of  Xyron transfer foil over it in red, blue, and silver. Rubbing over the transfer foil with my fingers so the foil transfers to The Crafter's Workshop Tacky When Dry Gel.

Then I added a stamped sentiment using the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps Happy 4th of July stamp that I heat embossed with silver embossing powder. 

Even though The Crafter's Workshop TCW900 Dahlia Trio Stencil is flowers they also reminded me of fireworks which is what inspired me for my cards.

Interested in the products I used? Products that are still available are linked to multiple shops below, for your convenience.

Lists may contain affiliate links where possible at no cost to you, what so ever. Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

I design for several companies because I genuinely love their products! Anything I recommend on my blog is something that I genuinely love and regularly use. I buy most of my own supplies. However, I do receive some free products to work with, and I sometimes make money for the projects I make. I DO NOT get paid for product reviews, I give my honest opinion about the products I use, and I will never recommend a product that I do not like or would not use.

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