Dream & Believe

Here's my second card created for August's Children's Challenge at  Lost Coast Designs. I chose to use the Silhouette Lady with Umbrella Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Stamps because Mary Poppins is a heroine to a lot of children!

Reminder: Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda run monthly challenges which you can find on their blog. If you participate, you can win Lost Coast Cash!!!

Here's my card!

Products Used:

Silhouette Lady with Umbrella Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Stamps
Cloud Edger Stencil by A Colorful Life Designs

Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Angel Pink Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Raven and Avalance Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Bristol Paper by Strathmore

Dream & Believe Word Dies by Elizabeth Craft Designs

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Make a 5" x 7" card from Avalanche (white) cardstock. Reserve.
2. Cut a piece of Bristol Paper.
3. Place the Cloud Edger Stencil onto the Bristol Paper towards the top of the panel.
4. Brush Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance ink over the stencil onto the image panel to start to create the cloudy sky background.
5. Rotate or flip the stencil while moving it down the background panel.
6. Brush Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance ink over the stencil onto the background.
7. Repeat Steps #3 - #5 until the background is filled with clouds.
8. Clean and dry the stencil.
9. Heat set the background panel.
10. Reposition the stencil over some of the clouds and brush Angel Pink Memento Ink over the stencil and the blue sky to add hints of pink to the sky.
11. Heat Set the background panel.
12. Place the background panel onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with magnets.
13. Position the Silhouette Lady with Umbrella Rubber Stamp  facedown as desired on the background panel.
14. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamp and lift.
15. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink and stamp.
16. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain a good impression.
17. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat set.
18. Cut Raven cardstock with the sentiment word dies.
19. Adhere the sentiment dies to the image panel.
20. Trim the image panel to 4.625" x 6.625", edge with Pearlescent Blue Brilliance ink, and heat set.
21. Mat the image panel with black cardstock, cut to 4.75" x 6.75".
22. Adhere the matted image panel to the reserved 5" x 7" white card.

 Remember that you have until the end of the month to participate in the challenge! I hope to see you there! 

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