Second generation technique

 Well is official, January is here, which means holiday season is over. Now we have more time to create. 
 I wanted to share a card I make focus on this holiday season as well I'm using the second generation technique  very  easy to do  and  after you learn it  you  hook  to it  ,I use  nice  stamps set call  “Lovely as a Tree” and use some amazing ink  you  will love let’s get started!

By Alicia Hill

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Time:

40 minutes plus dry time

Supplies needed:

 Radiant Neon –Electric Blue

 Radiant Neon-electric Green

 Kaleidacolor-rainbow dye ink

 Sheer Shimmer Spray-Pewter

 Radiant Neon 4 cool

 Tear it-Adhesive

Other:

Stampin up Lovely as a tree stamp set

 We r memories’ trimmer /score board

Favorite adhesive

Embossing powder of your choice

Cardstock white and black of your choice

Color pencil #380 from Pentel

Memento tuxedo black
glitter

Sponge of your choice

directions

here is the stamp set I used for the card

1. Here the second generation technique ,i start by stamping the image over the  cardstock without re-inking the same stamp I  stamped over the cardstock and  that give me that second image more lighter and that is  why is call the 2nd generation stamp it will added t o your card a dimension effect

2.Them  I added some color  sponge  the  top part of the card with  radiant neon color I used the blue color so i have a blue sky  background

3.The I did  the same   for the  bottom part to  give a illusion of green grass

4. Here I want to  give  a little color to the tress so  I colored the tree truck wit a brown pencil

and added as well some Neon Amplify to added  dimension  this  very  easy to used  just apply the amount you want in the area and apply  heat (using the heat gun ) and the will  active the ink to pop just  like is you  was embossing you can see effect  in the next picture as well

5.I used the same   here for the tress  give the look  of  light bulbs  on the tree when you applied the Neon Amplify  pigment ink

here  another view

6. this the in side of the card I use the tear-it adhesive  and added some glitter over

And for my  sentimental  I used the Kaleidacolor so  you can see the rainbow look.

Thank you for this amazing tutorial  Alicia.

Scrapmixers Tutorial Secret Contest #3 Steampunk Butterfly Card

Hi all

I am back with my first tutorial for Scrapmixers. I am going to show you how to create a layered steampunk card.

I used a selection of Leli-bot Steampunk papers and the butterfly stamp by Gecko Galz

First cover the card with patterned paper and then cut a strip off another sheet. Use a boarder punch to create a lacy edge.

Cut out a square using nesting dies and adhere to card.

Colour your stamp in with marker pens and adhere to center of square

I used the First Edition Haberdashery Die Set and cut out the scissors using the gold gilded paper from the Botanical notes paper pad. I stuck this into the center of the butterfly.

Next i die-cut some small cogs and adhered them to the butterfly wings and around the card.

Add a sentiment

Finish off the card by adding a few small buttons down the center of the butterfly. I lined them up by size so they formed the body of the butterfly.

Here is the final card.

Here are a few close ups of the topper so you can see how i put it together.

Thank you for visiting

An amazing steampunk themed card by our talented designer Katie.
Thank you Katie for this amazing technique/card tutorial.

A butterfly reminds me of freedom. When do you feel yourself free?

For me it must be creating. I transfer in the world of creativity and create like there are no boundaries. No Good or Wrong way to make a card/mini-album/layout etc. I can express myself and SHARE my work/ my story with the world. The most important for me now is to inspire all scrapmixers. You are a scrapmixer too. Remember that. 

While creating I am aware of my freedom. Doing what I love.
I'm looking back occasionally at my designs I've created and the stories I told and I see a pattern. Of who I am, what I want....

While creating, I'm lifting my creativity to the unlimited and I get to know what I think it's important to tell. That way I learn myself. I love to learn, to paint, to create but also to teach.

Who are you? What pattern do you see in your work and the stories you tell? What/Who is/are important to you? 
Did you forget to tell stories about someone who IS important to you but you never got to scrap a lot about him/her?
Well, I would say, look at your creations and scrapbook more about yourself....

Emine Pazan-Pala

Founder Scrapmixers