A Bird of Thanks

Hi - Jean here, sharing a background technique that's quick and easy thanks to the ColorBox Citrus Splash Multi-color Pigment Inkpad.  

The Multi-color Inkpads are perfectly coordinated - for backgrounds, brayering or stenciling.  Here are the directions for this summery card:

Clearsnap Products

• Citrus Splash ColorBox Multi-color Pigment Inkpad
• Black ColorBox Classic Pigment Inkpad
• Artichoke Stephanie Barnard ColorBox Premium Dye Inkpad
• Pool, Sour Apple and Banana Custard Smooch Accent Inks
• Peridot Glitter
• ColorBox Stylus and White Oval Tip

Stamps

• Hampton Art Funky Garden
• Hampton Art Studio G Bring on the Cake

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Apricot Cardstock (4-1/4"x5-1/2" card)
• Bazzill Hillary and Sour Apple Cardstock
• Natural Cardstock
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Acrylic Stamp Block
• Fine-Mist Spray Bottle and Water
• 1/2", 5/8" and 7/8" Circle Punches 
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Memory Box Mini Scallop Die
• 1/8" Foam Dots

Ink the acrylic block with a heavy layer of Citrus Splash and spritz it with water

Press the spritzed inks on the natural cardstock 

Repeat the process to create several inked sheets 

Stamp Funky Garden  - and the circles section again  - on natural cardstock with Black, then emboss it

• Trim the cardstock from the first stamping and ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Artichoke.
• Smooch the bird with Pool and Banana Custard and dry the ink
• Smooch the leaves with Sour Apple and dry the ink
• Punch or cut the circles from the second stamping and glue them onto the first image
• Stamp the greeting on a scrap of the inked cardstock with Artichoke,  heat-set it, and ink the edges with Artichoke using the Stylus and Tip
• Cut Hillary Cardstock with the Mini Scallop Die
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the greeting

Hope you like the bright summer colors shown here - thanks for visiting our blog.

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