I'm sorry that I haven't posted much lately and that this is so late this week! Things have been hectic since we got home from vacation. In addition to trying to get caught up on everything that piled up while we were gone, we've had lots of extra stuff happening! Dave had oral surgery. I had to run an Eagle Scout Board of Review for a Scout before he headed off to college in Colorado. I had an In-Home Workshop for Michelle H. I had an all-day stamping event at my upline's house. I had my Stampin' 6 and Stampin' 12 Club Classes. We had to move Brett back into his dorm so he could start his RA (Resident Assistant) training. And, I've had a slight summer cold the whole time! We're heading out again tomorrow for a couple of days to visit St. Mary's College of Maryland with Sean to see if he wants to go to school there. Anyway, I hope you are enjoying the last days of summer!
This week's project is one of the ones we did at Michelle H.'s Workshop. Enjoy!
Supply List
- Animal Stories, page 88, $15.95
- Circle Circus, page 129, $28.95
- Teeny Tiny Wishes, page 145, $36.95
- Bermuda Bay 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $5.50
- Taken with Teal 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 157, $5.50
- Gable Green 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 156, $5.50
- Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $7.50
- Taken with Teal Classic Ink Pad, page 157, $5.95
- Bermuda Bay Classic Ink Pad, page 155, $5.95
- Modern Label Punch, pages 186 - 187, $15.95
- 1 3/4" Circle Punch, page 186, $15.95
- Round Tab Punch, pages 186 - 187, $15.95
- Bold Brights Brads, page 179, $8.95
- Bermuda Bay 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, page 182, $9.95
- Bold Brights Watercolor Wonder Crayons, page 154, $19.95
- Rich Regals Watercolor Wonder Crayons, page 154, $19.95
- Aqua Painter, page 192, $16.95
- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 191, $3.50
- Mat Pack, page 191, $9.95
- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 192, $3.95
- adhesive
- scissors
Directions
1) Cut a piece of Bermuda Bay Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". Score and fold in half to make card.
2) Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 2 1/2 x 4".
3) Randomly stamp the bubble circles image from the Circle Circus Set all over the white rectangle using Taken with Teal Ink. Remember to re-ink each time. Let the bubbles overlap a bit.
4) Use an Aqua Painter to pick up some color from the bottom of the Tempting Turquoise Watercolor Wonder Crayon and randomly color in some of the bubbles. Get more color on the Aqua Painter as needed by rubbing the bristles across the bottom of the crayon. Clean the Aqua Painter when done.
5) Use the Aqua Painter to pick up some color from the bottom of the Gable Green Watercolor Wonder Crayon and randomly color in some more bubbles. Get more color on the Aqua Painter as needed by rubbing the bristles across the bottom of the crayon. Clean the Aqua Painter when done.
6) Swipe a clean Aqua Painter across the entire stamped white rectangle to blend the colors together a bit. Set the white rectangle aside to dry.
7) Cut a piece of Taken with Teal Card Stock to 4 x 5 1/4".
8) Stamp sentiment of choice from Teeny Tiny Wishes Set in Bermuda Bay Ink onto a scrap of Green Galore Card Stock.
9) Punch the sentiment out using the Modern Label Punch. Make sure the sentiment is aligned to the right side.
10) Punch a scrap of Bermuda Bay Card Stock with the Modern Label Punch.
11) Adhere the sentiment modern label piece to the Bermuda Bay modern label piece so that just a bit of the Bermuda Bay label sticks out on the right side.
12) Adhere the modern labels to the top left side of the Taken with Teal rectangle so the left side of the labels hangs off the edge. Trim off the excess labels.
13) Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack to make a small hole in the right side of the labels.
14) Insert a Tempting Turquoise Brad from the Bold Brights Brads and secure on the back of the card stock.
15) Adhere the stamped, watercolored bubbles to the bottom of the Taken with Teal rectangle.
16) Adhere a piece of Bermuda Bay Polka-Dot Ribbon to the card front to hide the seam between the white and teal card stocks.
17) Adhere the card front to the card.
18) Color directly onto the rubber of the whale image from the Animal Stories Set with the Taken with Teal Watercolor Wonder Crayon. Press fairly hard so that you get lots of color on the rubber.
19) Use a clean Aqua Painter to get a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock wet. You want it to be fairly damp, but not soaked.
20) Press the colored whale image firmly to the wet white card stock and hold for a few seconds. Allow the image to dry for a few minutes.
21) Use the Round Tab Punch to punch two tabs from a scrap of Bermuda Bay Card Stock.
22) Adhere the two tabs together across each other so they form a circle.
23) Punch out the whale image using the 1 3/4" Circle Punch.
24) Adhere the whale image to the circle made from the Round Tab Punches.
25) Adhere the matted whale image to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Tips
If you pick up the color from the flat bottom of the Watercolor Wonder Crayons when using a Blender Pen or Aqua Painter, then you won't mess up the tips of your crayons.
Clean the bristles of the Aqua Painter by swiping across a piece of scratch paper until no more color is coming off.
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