Magical Adventure

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are sharing projects using stencils. You should pop by the TFS blog throughout the week to see what the this talented group of ladies have done this week.

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Here's my piece using the Steampunkesque Cling Mounted Stamp Set by IndigoBlu, which has four wonderful Steampunk images and three sentiments. I opted to use the flying man image, which is rather iconic. 

 I used the following stencils:  Great Outdoors Stencil by PolkaDoodles, Kay Carley PS080 Stencil by PaperArtsy, the Journey Stencil by Darkroom Door, and the Cogged Up Stencil by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions.

Topflight Products Used:

Steampunkesque Cling Mounted Stamp Set by IndigoBlu

The Great Outdoors Stencil by PolkaDoodles

Kay Carley PS080 Stencil by PaperArtsy

The Journey Stencil by Darkroom Door

Premium Metallic Creative Collection Cardstock by Neenah Paper

The Cogged Up Stencil by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions

Periwinkle, Pink Jellybean, Rainforest Green, Dusky Rose, Fire Coral, Purple Velvet Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:
Mixed Media White Paper by Stampendous®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers Used: 

   Skin: BV0000, BV000, E50, E21, E11, E00, R20

   Hair: E25, E29, E44

   Shirt: V20, V22, V25, V28, V93

   Pants: N4, N6

   Boots and Straps: E33, E35, E39, E44

   Brass part of the flying mechanism: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

   Propeller Blades: B90, C1, C3

Black Media® Modeling Paste by DecoArt®

Black Soot, Rusty Hinge, Cracked Pistachio, and Wilted Violet Distress® Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries

Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries

Detail Silver Embossing Powder by Stampendous®  

Rust Embossing Powder

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Slimline Dies

Removable ID Labels by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi/Ranger Industries

Instructions and Photos:

1. Stamp the image onto white paper and onto the Avery label. 

2. Fussy-cut the label version to create a mask.

3. Place mask over the stamped image. 

4. Sponge Periwinkle ink over the Clouds portion of the Great Outdoors Stencil.

5. Move stencil down, sponge Periwinkle ink again.

6. Continue this process until the blue cloudy sky extends to the base of the image panel. 

7. Repeat Steps 4 - 6, sponging Pink Jellybean Prism ink more randomly.

8. Remove the Great Outdoors Stencil, clean it, and put it away. (hahahaha).

9. Take the Kay Carley stencil and place it over the base of the image, secured with magnets. 

10. Sponge Dusky Rose, Fire Coral, Purple Velvet Prism Ink over the stencil.

11. Remove the stencil and take the image panel off of the STAY-tion. 

12. Remove the mask from the image and reserve for another use.

13. Color the image with Copic markers.

14. Trim the image panel as desired and mat with silver metallic cardstock.

15. Using a rectangle die, cut black cardstock. Use the next largest die to cut silver cardstock.

16. Secure the black die-cut to the STAY-tion, place the word from the Journey stencil as desired, place scrap paper, Post-Its, or whatever to isolate the word, and secure with magnets.

17. Scrape black modeling paste over the stencil. Remove the stencil and clean immediately. (for real).

18. Sprinkle the modeling paste with embossing powder, dump of the excess, heat set, and set aside.

*Now I'm a bad me and didn't take any more photos. Sorry.

19. Place a piece of silver metallic cardstock onto the STAY-tion. Place the All Cogged Up stencil on the left of the cardstock running vertically. Secure with magnets.

20. Sponge/brush Black Soot Distress Oxide over the stencil onto the silver cardstock. Lift the stencil. Heat set.

21. Randomly sponge/brush Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide Ink over then stencil onto the silver cardstock. Lift the stencil and heat set.

22. Repeat step 21 with Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink. Lift the stencil and heat set.

23. Randomly sponge Wilted Violet here and there. Heat set.

23. Flip the stencil 180° vertically and repeat steps 19 - 23.

24. Repeat step 23 and 19-22. **Saving myself some typing.

25. Trim each cog row to 2.25" and edge with the same Distress Oxide inks you used.

26. Edge all three pieces with Black Soot Distress ink.

27. Cut a piece of black cardstock and adhere the Cog strips as shown. 

28. Double mat as shown.

29. Adhere the image panel.

30. Sponge the embossed raised sentiment die-cut with Rusty Hinge and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks and mat with silver die-cut.

31. Adhere the matted sentiment strip to finish the piece.

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Never Too Late!

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week I decided to make an encouragement card. I like making this kind of card to send to my daughter, friends, and family. You never know when people might need an uplifting message, especially lately. 

Katzelkraft's Dreamer Sentiments KTZ169 Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set, their Background Clocks Solo 155 Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp, several colors of Brushos® Crystal Colors, and my 5" x 7" Gel Press were used to create this card.

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Here's my card:

Topflight Products Used:

Katzelkraft's Dreamer Sentiments KTZ169 Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Background Clocks Solo 155 Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

5" x 7" Gel Press

Yellow, Yellow Ochre,  Prussian Blue,  Purple, and White Brushos® Crystal Colours

Premium Metallic Creative Collection Cardstock by Neenah Paper

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Orange Brushos® Crystal Colour

Black Shimmer Delicata® Ink by Tsukeneko®

Copic® N9 Marker

Suze Weinberg Beaddazzles

Hour Glass Die by Memory Box

5x7 Card Creator Die Sets by Spellbinders®

Vellum by Strathmore

Classic Blue and Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Spun Sugar Distress® Reinker by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries

140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore

Mini Mister by Ranger Industries

Brayer

2" Scor-Tape™ by Scor-Pal

Foam Dimensional Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives ® by 3L

Instructions:

1. Cut blue cardstock to 7" x 10", score at 5", and fold to form a 5x7 card.
2. Drip several drops of Spun Sugar Distress ink onto the Gel Press, spritz with water, and spread with a brayer.
3. Sprinkle Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Orange, and White Brusho crystals onto the gel press, and mist lightly with water.
4. Press mixed media cardstock onto the gel press and pull the print.
5. Repeat steps #2 to #4 and pull a second print.
6. Decide the prints are blah. 
7. Mist both prints with water.
8. Sprinkle Prussian Blue and Purple Brusho crystals onto the prints.
9. Mist with water to activate the crystals further.
10. Press another two pieces of cardstock onto the prints to transfer the ink.
11. Repeat until you are happy with the prints, then heat set all the prints until they are bone dry.
12. Heat set them again.
13. Put the prints between clean cardstock, place them onto the base of a die-cut machine, put the two cutting plates over the prints, then crank them through the machine several times to flatten them.
14. Use Onyx Black VersaFine ink to stamp the clocks onto one of the prints, trim, and edge with Black Shimmer Delicata ink. Mat with blue cardstock.
15. Use one of the dies from the 5x7 Card Creator die set to cut one of the prints.
16. Use Onyx Black VersaFine ink to stamp the sentiment, then edge the panel with Black Shimmer Distress Ink.
17. Mat this panel with blue and black cardstock, then adhere to the 5x7 card.
18. Cut two pieces of vellum to 2" x 3.5". Back with Scor-Tape.
19. Use the hourglass die to die-cut the vellum and white metallic cardstock.
20. Color the white metallic cardstock die-cuts with the N9 marker.
21. Peel back the tape on the hour glass parts of the die-cut. Sprinkle Beaddazzles onto the adhesive on one of the die-cuts, trying to keep it away from the edges. Place the second die-cut atop the beaddazzled die-cut.
22. Assemble the hour glass and adhere to the card using dimensional foam adhesive squares.

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Conducting Fireworks

I'm continuing with my music-themed House-Mouse Designs® cards using Stampendous!' new Sparkler Art Rubber Stamp. When I saw this stamp, I immediately thought of the Boston Pops conductor, leading his orchestra, so I went with that.

Here's my card.

Stampendous Products Used:
House-Mouse Designs® Sparkler Art Rubber Stamp
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Mixed Media White Paper
Red Jewel Ultra Fine Glitter

Other Products Used:
Copic® Markers:
    Skin: BV000, R01, R20, E50, E51,
    Fur: E31, De33, E35, E47
    Grass: Y11, YG13, YG17
Glory 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Authentique™
12x12 Glitzy Cardstock Stack® by DCWV
Navy cardstock
Danube Blue Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Black Soot and Fired Brick Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries
Removable ID Labels by Avery®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Industries

Quickie™ Glue Pen by Sakura

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of navy cardstock to 5.5", score at 5.5", and fold to form a 5.5" square card.
2. Cut a piece of red star patterned paper to 5.25" square, edge with Black Soot Distress ink, and adhere to the card front.
3. Cut a piece of gold glitter paper to 5" square and adhere to the card front.
4. Cut a piece of the music patterned paper to 4 7/8" square, edge with Fired Brick Distress ink and adhere to the card front.
5. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the image onto Mixed Media cardstock and onto the label paper.
6. Color the image and the grass with Copic markers.
7. Fussy-cut the label paper version to form a mask and adhere over its counterpart on the image panel. 
8. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion using magnets. 
9. Place the ruler included with the STAY-tion over the grass.
10. Sponge Danube Blue Memento ink over the image to create a night sky.
11. Lift the ruler and the mask, remove the image from the STAY-tion, and touch up as necessary with Copic markers.
12. Trim the image panel to 3 3/8" x 2 5/8".
13. Use the Sailor Glue pen to add glue to the sparks on the image.
14. Sprinkle Red Jewel Ultra Fine Glitter onto the the image panel, let the glue dry, and brush off the excess onto yourself, the floor, your cats, etc.
15. Mat with gold glitter paper cut to 3.5" x 2.75".
16. Cut red star paper patterned paper to 4" x 3.5" and edge with Black Soot Distress Ink.
17. Cut blue glitter paper to 4.25" x 3.75".
18. Triple mat the image panel and adhere to the card front to finish the card.

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Band of Mice

Apparently the House-Mouse Designs® gang and I are in a musical mood this week. Today's card features Stampendous!' new Band of Mice House-Mouse Designs® rubber stamp with one of Stampendous' fantastic background stamps. I love these stamps because they provide such an easy way to create a perfect background for a focal image, plus they can be used on their own in so many ways.

Stampendous! Products Used:
Band of Mice House-Mouse Designs® Rubber Stamp
Music Decor Cling 8x8 Rubber Stamp*
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Copic® Markers:
   Mouse Skin: BV000, E50, E51, R01, R20
   Fur: E21, E23, E31, E33, E34, E35, E37, E47, E57
   Violin: E08, E18, E19, YR27, N5, N7
   Banjo: N0, N1, N2, N4, N6
   Guitar: Y000, E21, E27, E29
   Straw: Y26, Y28, E84
Summer Sky Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko
Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries
Crimson Red VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Brown Triplus® Fineliner Pen by Staedtler
Red Cardstock
French Country 6x6 and 8x8 Patterned Paper Pads by Graphic 45®

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12" x 12" red cardstock in half. Reserve half. Score the other piece at 6" and fold to form a 6" square card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the image onto white cardstock.
3. Color with Copic markers and carefully sponge Blue Sky Memento ink around the top portion of the image panel as shown. 
4. Trim panel and edge with Black Soot Distress ink.
5. Ink the Music Decor Cling stamp with Crimson Red VersaFine ink and stamp onto plain patterned paper from the 8x8 pad. 
6. Trim to 5 5/8" square and edge with Crimson Red VersaFine ink.
7. Trim the gingham patterned paper to 5.75" square and edge with Red VersaFine ink.
8. Adhere the edged gingham patterned paper to the card.
9. Adhere the music-stamped patterned paper to the card.
10. Trim small rectangles of the sunflower pattered paper and the gingham patterned paper as shown , edge with Crimson Red VersaFine ink, and adhere them to the card as shown.
11. Adhere the image panel to finish the card.

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A Cat, A Fiddle, and Some Mice...

I've got a special place in my artistic heart for House-Mouse Designs® rubber stamps, though I do NOT have a place in my heart OR my home for the mice that keep visiting. They seem to enjoy taunting and teasing my cats. However, every now and then, the cats are able to snag one and it gets ugly in a hurry.

Anyway, I digress. I love the April release of House-Mouse Designs® stamps and this one was my favorite, probably because once upon a time, a long ago, I played the violin, though I never did learn to fiddle. I'd imagine that my parents' faces resembled the cat on the right when I first started to play.

Here's my card using The Cat and the Fiddle.

Stampendous Products Used:
House-Mouse Designs® The Cat and the Fiddle Rubber Stamp
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Grey Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 6x6 Paper by Doodlebug Designs Inc.™
Bramble Rose 6x6 Pad by My Mind's Eye™
Rounded Rectangle Frame Die Set by Frantic Stamper
Black Soot Distress™ Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 grey cardstock in half. Reserve half.
2. Score the other piece at 6" and fold to form a 6" square card.
3. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Bramble Rose pad, trim it to 5.75" square, and edge with Black Soot Distress ink.
4. Adhere the trimmed patterned paper to the card.
5. Stamp the image with Memento ink.
6. Color with Copic markers.
7. Use one of the Rounded Rectangles Frame dies and die-cut the gingham paper.
8. Trim the image panel to fit behind the frame die.
9. Adhere the frame die over the image panel.
10. Adhere the framed image panel to the card.

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Namaste!

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are showcasing products from Darkroom Door. You should pop by the TFS blog throughout the week to see what the this talented group of ladies have done with this wonderful product line.

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I don't know if it's worldwide current events or my usual pursuit of a sense of calm, but the imagery and the sentiments included in the Meditation Cling Rubber Stamp really resonates with me. 

Here's my card.

Topflight Products Used:

Meditation Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Darkroom Door

Wellbeing Stencil by Darkroom Door

Great Outdoors Stencil by Polkadoodles

Other Products Used:

140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore®

Obsidian Amalgam Ink by Gina K Designs™

Summer Sky, Angel Pink, Bamboo Leaves Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mountain Stencil (Source Unknown)

Copic® Markers: BG000, BG53 BV11, BV13, RV52, RV63, G20, G40, G43, Y11, Y15, Y23

Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Removable ID Labels by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi/Ranger Industries

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 cardstock in half. Reserve half. 
2. Score and fold the other half to form a 6" square card.
3. Cut black cardstock to 5.75" square.
4. Using Obsidian Amalgam Ink, stamp one of the two meditating figures from the Mediation Cling Rubber Stamp Set onto a panel of mixed media cardstock and onto a piece of the labels paper.
5. Fussy-cut the labels version to create a mask. 
6. Place the mask over its counterpart on the image panel.
7. Place the clouds portion of the Great Outdoors Stencil at almost the top of the image panel.
8. Sponge light blue ink over the clouds. Move the stencil down slightly and sponge blue ink again. 
9. Repeat step #8 until you're happy with your blue cloudy sky.
10. Clean the stencil, then repeat step #7 and step #8 using pink ink. 
11. Remove and clean the stencil. Set it aside.
12. Place the mountain stencil where desired on the image panel and sponge green ink overtop. Remove and clean the stencil when done.
13. Tear a 7" wide piece of cardstock, place it on the image panel, and sponge green ink overtop.
14. Move the torn edge down and sponge again. Continue this process until you're happy with your background.
15. Grab a tissue and rub the inked background to remove and blend the ink.
16. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion and use magnets to secure the Wellbeing Stencil over it.
17. Sponge the same blue ink used on step #8 over the Wellbeing Stencil onto the image panel.
18. Lift the stencil and clean it.
19. Remove the mask from the image and reserve for another use.
20. Color the image with Copic markers as desired.
21. Trim the image panel to 5 5/8" square and edge with blue ink.
22. Mat the image panel with the black cardstock, then adhere to the 6" square card.

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Toucan Tag

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. Today I received a package from Topflight Stamps containing irresistible new stamps by AALL and Create and other goodies. Usually, I admire the stamps and such for a while and let ideas percolate. However, this time I had the overwhelming urge to create a project immediately using the fabulous toucan stamp from AALL and Create's Navigate Home (#323) Clear Stamp Set by Bipasha, which has four awesome collage-style stamps.

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Here's the tag that I created, which as I look at it, might need a sentiment or something on the upper right. I'll think about it.

I did a quick Google search to check on the coloration of toucans and was a bit surprised to see that there were so many different types. The one above, which is a Toco toucan and has a red/orange flash on its belly plus blue eyes and talons. Sadly, the eyes and talons aren't showing us so well above. :(

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Navigate Home (#323) Clear Stamp Set by Bipasha by AALL and Create

Map 6x6 Stencil by 13@RTS

The Great Outdoors 6x6 Stencil by Polkadoodles

Creative Collection Pack™ by Neenah

Periwinkle,  Pink Jellybean, and Canary Yellow Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Copic™ Markers: 

  Toucan: Y000, Y15, R16, YR18, R14, B02, B04, B16 N6, N7, N8

  Ship's Wheel: E21, E23, E25, E44,E47

  Rope: Y26

Removable ID Labels by Avery®

Duo Corner Punch by Tonic Studios®

STAY-tion™ by Wendy  Vecchi/Ranger Industries

Hole Punch by Fiskar's®

Instructions:

1. Using Memento Ink, stamp the toucan image onto white metallic cardstock and onto a Removable ID Label.
2. Fussy-cut the ship's wheel and toucan masks, then adhere the masks onto their counterparts on the image panel.
3. Secure the image panel to the STAY-tion with magnets.
4. Sponge Periwinkle Prism ink over the cloud portion of the Great Outdoors stencil sliding the stencil down as you sponge the blue ink, leaving white clouds around the masked images.
5. Randomly sponge Jellybean Pink and Canary Yellow ink as desired onto the cloudy sky. 'll note that dye ink sponged onto white metallic cardstock yields a lovely shimmery result.
6. Lift the Great Outdoors stencil and put aside.
7. Use magnets to secure the Map stencil over the image panel.
8. Sponge Periwinkle Ink over the map stencil. 
9. Lift the map stencil and set it aside.
10. Remove the image panel from the STAY-tion.
11. Lift the masks and color the image with Copic markers.
12. Trim the image to a long rectangle and use the tag corner slot of the Tonic punch to create the tag.
13. Trim black cardstock slightly larger than image panel and use the tag corner slot to create a tag tag.
14. Adhere the image panel to the black cardstock.
15. Find the center point of the tag top, punch a hole, and thread some jute through the holes to finish the tag.

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Dream

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps! This week, my TFS teammates and I are featuring That's Crafty's fabulous stamps, stencils, and other products. Be sure to check the blog and Topflight's other social media to see the art created by my talented teammates!

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My card features the gorgeous Boho Vibes Clear Stamp Set 1 by Ingrid Kristina V, which contains a large, beautiful dreamcatcher and three sentiments. As sometimes happens, this card decided what it wanted to be and I went along for the ride. I had decided to use my sad, neglected Derwent and General watercolor pencils to color the image, then was going to add a background using Brusho Crystal ColorsCrystal Colours. However, once I finished coloring the image, I decided that the image was enough to carry the card and left a white background with a torn gold-leafed edge.

Here's my card, that will fit into a #10 business envelope:

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Boho Vibes Clear Stamp Set 1 by Ingrid Kristina V by That's Crafty

Onyx Black ™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Purple, Violet, and Ultramarine Brusho® Crystal Colors

Other Products Used:
140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore®

Grape Cardstock by Bazzill Basics®

Crystal Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Imperial Purple, Violet Lake, Ultramarine, Prussian Blue, Crimson Lake, Rose Pink, Olive Green, May Green, Grass Green, Light Green, Golden Brown, and Straw Yellow Watercolor Pencils by Derwent

Yellow, Blue, and Green Watercolor Pencils by General's®

Yellow and Gold Uni Posca Paint Pens by Posca

Gold Nugget Metallic™ Spectrum Noir™ by Crafter's Companion

Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz by Imagine®

18 Kt. Gold Leafing Pen by Krylon®

Clear Glaze® 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura

Dream Die by Elizabeth Crafts

Instructions:

1.  Cut a piece of cardstock to 8.25" x 9.25", score at 4 1/8", and fold to form a tall card that will fit in a #10 envelope.
2. Use Onyx Black ink to stamp the Dreamcatcher onto Mixed Media cardstock. 
3. Sprinkle with Crystal Embossing Powder, dump off excess, and heat set.
4. Using watercolor pencils and a water-pen or paint brush, watercolor the image.
5. Use the Paint Pens to add details.
6. Use Gold pens to add detail to the setting for the crystal.
7. Coat the crystal with several layers of Glaze pen, letting the ink dry between layers.
8. Trim the image panel, then distress the edge with a distressing tool or a scissor blade. I like to use both.
9. Coat the distressed edges with Krylon Gold Leaf pen.
10. Adhere the image panel to the card.
11. Spritz a piece of watercolor paper with water. Sprinkle on Purple, Violet, and Ultramarine Brusho Crystal Colors. Watch the colors bloom. 
12. Spritz with water again. Press another piece of watercolor paper onto the Brusho'ed paper. Sprinkle on more Brushos, spritz with water, then heat set. See below for photos of the papers.
13. Use the "Dream" die to cut the Brushoed paper and realize that the sentiment gets lost. Set the Brushoed papers aside for another day.
14. Use the Gold Leaf pen to color the sentiment.
15. Adhere the sentiment to finish the card.

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