Flight Pattern

Colorful butterflies, chalked over ColorBox Thistle Classic Pigment Ink, fill the air with a multitude of good wishes.  

With all of the specialty products available, it's easy to forget about the original, tradtional inks - like ColorBox Classic Pigment Inks.  There are 97 great colors, ranging from soft pastels to rich, deep tones. Their extended drying time makes them ideal for embossing, blending, stencilling, stippling and chalking. Visit your favorite stamp, scrapbook or craft store and select a few colors for your next project.

 

Here are the directions for this colorful card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Thistle Classic Pigment Inkpad
• ColorBox Gray Whale Fluid Chalk Inkpad
• ColorBox Grape Slushy Archival Dye Inkpad
• ColorBox Stylus
• ColorBox White Oval Tip
• Sparkling Amethyst Glitter

Stamps

• Memory Box Vintage Record Sheet
• Memory Box Journey Collage
• Memory Box First Flight

Other Supplies

• Memory Box Parchment Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Amethyst Shimmer Cardstock (4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card)
• Memory Box Soiree Onyx Shimmer Cardstock (4-1/4" x 2" strip)
• Heat Tool
• Pebbles Inc. Jewel Tones Chalks
• Facial Tissue
• 1/8" Foam Dots

Directions

• Stamp Vintage Record Sheet on Parchment Cardstock with Gray Whale
• Stamp Journey Collage over it with Grape Slushy
• Dry the inks, trim the cardstock to 2-5/8" x 4-1/4" and ink the edges with Grape Slushy using the Stylus and Tip
• Stamp First Flight over the background with Thistle
• Quickly daub violet, purple, blue and teal chalks onto the moist ink
• Blow off any loose chalk
• Heat-set the chalked inks
• Remove any residual chalk by gently pouncing it with a crumpled tissue
• Assemble the card
• Adhere three foam dots and press Sparkling Amethyst Glitter onto the adhesive

Make several versions of this card - personalizing each design with recipients' favorite colors!