Fly, Brave, Change

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a project for Funky Fossil Designs. Their newest collection is the Mixed Media Compendium and it's absolutely fabulous! Click HERE to see what's new! I decided to use this fabulous collection again to create an encouragement card with the Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set and the 8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad. 

Here's the card.

Funky Fossil Designs Products Used:

Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set by Funky Fossil Designs

8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad by Funky Fossil Designs

Other Products Used:
140 lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore

Raven Black Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Frost Dazzle Versamark Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Golden Glitz Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Oh Boy, Sugared Lavender, Stone Blue, and Lemon Sorbet Mini Ink Pads by Catherine Pooler Designs

Black Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Pumpkin Head, Salmon, Taxi, Key West, Twilight, and Grape Mica Watercolor Paint Dots by Iuile

Paint Brushes

Rough Stippling Brush

Anti-static Pouch

Scissors

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Notes:

• When I was done with the stamping, embossing, ink sponging, watercoloring, and sentiment stamping, I decided that since the butterflies were grungy, I'd distress the edges, ink them with gold, and black then add some splatter with my stippling brush. BAD DECISION!!! 
• Also, I should have stamped the butterflies closer together so that more of the gorgeous patterned paper would show. Or I should have fussy-cut them to showcase the paper. Alas. Alack. Not a good day in Kathi Craftland.
• BUT, with familyhealthstuff coming up, I decided that done is done and maybe someone somewhere will get inspiration from this. Or not. 

Instructions:

1. Pat a piece of Mixed Media paper with the anti-static pouch.
2. Place the piece of Mixed Media paper onto the base of a stamping platform, secured with magnets.
3. Place two of the butterflies from the Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set facedown on the Mixed Media panel where desired.
4. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
5. Ink the stamp with Frost Dazzle VersaMark Ink and stamp.
6. Re-ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good stamped impression.
7. Remove the panel from the stamping platform, pour Black Detail embossing powder onto the wet ink.
8. Pour the excess powder back into the container.
9. Heat set the image.
10. Sponge or brush dye inks over the embossed image panel until you're happy with the blended background. 
11. Wipe the ink off of the embossed image.
12. Mist the image panel with water and heat set. 
13. Flatten the image panel by placing it on the base of a die-cut machine with clean cardstock and both cutting plates on top of it.
14. Run the sandwich through the die-cut machine several times.
15. Add drops of water to the mica watercolor dots.
16. Use paint brushes to paint the butterflies.
17. When done painting the butterflies, heat set the panel.
18. Place the panel onto the base of the stamping platform, secured with magnets.
19. Position the sentiments from the Wings of Change Clear Stamp Set facedown on the image panel.
20. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps and lift.
21. Ink the stamps with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp. Re-ink and stamp again if needed to attain a good stamped impressions.
22. Remove the panel from the stamping platform and heat set the sentiments.
23. Set the image panel onto the Glassboard with magnets on all four corners to keep it flat.
24. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 10" x 7". 
25. Cut a piece of patterned paper from the 8x8 Mixed Media Compendium Patterned Paper Pad to 5" x 7"
26. Adhere the patterned paper to the black card.
27. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to edge the card, then heat set the ink.
28. If desired, use the stippling brushes to stipple Nocturne VersaFine Ink and Gold Dazzle Delicata Ink onto the image panel. Heat set the ink.
29. Use the blade of a pair of scissors to tatter the periphery of the image panel.
30. Edge the tatters with Nocturne VersaFine Ink and Gold Dazzle Delicata Ink, then heat set.
31. Adhere the image panel to the patterned paper covered card.

Thanks for visiting today.