Memento Ink Floral Bouquet Tutorial

It's officially summer and flowers are in bloom. I'm not much of a gardener and time/life got away from me before I could arrange some container gardens. However, I figured that I should make a paper floral container card using Memento Inks and Ink Potion No. 9 by Imagine Crafts!  

 

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Time: 1 hour 

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Memento Dew Drop Ink: Dandelion, Canteloupe, Tangelo, Rose Bud, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, Potters Clay, London Fog, Blue Danube, and Paris Dusk VersaFine Clair Ink - Nocturne

InkPotion No. 9

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

140 lb. Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Raven Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Melina's Florals Clear Stamp Set 1 by Melina Dahl for That’s Crafty*

Terracotta Pot Eclectic Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door*

Ornate 8x8 Stencil by Lavinia Stamps*

Yellow, Orange, Pink, Cherry, Bottle, Leaf Green, Black, and Grey Le Plume II Markers by Marvy Uchida

Inspire 2 Washi Tape by AALL and Create*

Small Talk Idea-ology Stickers by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Idea-ology Glitter Design Tape Trims by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Stamping Platform

Heat Gun by EK Success

* These supplies can be purchased at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

Step 1:

Sponge Dandelion Memento randomly over a 4” panel of Bristol paper or other hydrophilic paper. Repeat with Canteloupe, Tangelo, and Rose Bud Memento inks until the panel is covered with colors and the inks are blended.

Step 2:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 3:

Use magnets to secure the ink-sponged panel to a stamping platform. Arrange the flower and leaf clear stamps from the Florals Set 1 facedown on the panel. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. Heat set the panel.

Step 4:

Smoosh the Cottage Ivy Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to apply diluted green ink to the leaves. Repeat this process with New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink to color the other leaves.

Smoosh the Rose Bud Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to apply the ink to the flowers. Repeat this process with Dandelion Memento ink pads.

Heat set the panel thoroughly.

  

Step 5:

Fussy-cut the flowers and the leaves. Edge with a dark marker.

Step 6:

Sponge a 4.5 x 6” panel of Bristol paper with Blue Danube and Paris Dusk Memento Ink onto the panel to create a blended blue background panel.

Step 7:

Spray the panel with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

Step 8:

Use removable tape to secure the inked panel to the back of the Ornate Stencil.

Sponge Blue Danube Ink over the stencil onto the panel.

Remove the stencil and heat set the ink. 

Trim the panel to 4.25”. Add the washi tapes to the bottom of the panel as shown.

Edge the entire panel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair and heat set.

Step 9:

Sponge a 2.5” strip of Bristol paper with Potters Clay and London Fog Memento Ink onto the strip until it is covered with blended ink.

Step 10:

Spray the sponged strip with Ink Potion No. 9. Let the solution sit for a minute. Heat set.

 

Step 11: 

Secure the strip onto the Stamping Platform. Position the Terracotta Pot Eclectic Rubber Stamp facedown on the strip. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and stamp. Heat set the panel.

 

Step 12:

Fussy-cut the planter. 

Step 13:

Smoosh the Potter’s Clay Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad onto the craft mat. Mist with water. Use a paint brush to shade the planter. 

Edge the planter with a black marker. Heat set the planter.

 

Step 14:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the Terracotta pot to the image panel.

Step 15:

Use foam adhesive to adhere the flowers to the card front. Add the sentiment sticker to the top left.

 

Step 16:

Cut a piece of Raven cardstock to 9” x 6.25”, score at 4”, and fold to form a card.

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the image panel to the card.

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