Remember

Hello...Jean here, with another version of the acrylic block technique Tami Sanders and I have been using recently.  Ironically, the bright ColorBox Beach Ball Paintbox set was used here to create a card in quiet colors, as we pause to remember how our lives were changed ten years ago today.  Here are the directions for this card:


Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Paintbox Beach Ball Classic Pigment Inkpad
• ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpads - Moody Blue, Grape Slushy and Mermaid
• ColorBox Stylus and White Oval Tip
• Sapphire Glitter

Stamps

• Hampton Art Butterfly Horizon
• Memory Box Circle Word Background
• Memory Box First Flight

Other Supplies

• Memory Box Soiree Cornflower Shimmer Cardstock (5.5" square card)
• Memory Box Iris Cardstock
• Natural Cardstock
• Scor-Buddy
• Acrylic Block (approximately 4.5" square)
• Spray Bottle and Water
• Paper Towels
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Sizzix Originals 4" Circle Die
• Memory Box Butterfly Delights Die
• 1/8" Circle Punch
• Scotch Tape

Directions

• Place a 5" square of natural cardstock on a stack of paper towels
• Remove the Lemon Grass,Surf and True Blue ink sections from the Paintbox set
• Press bands of ink onto the acrylic block, leaving narrrow sections of uninked areas between each color
• Spritz the inked block with water and allow the inks to blend slightly
• Press the diluted inks onto the cardstock
• Lift the block, spritz it lightly again, then quickly press it onto the cardstock again
• Dry the cardstock
• Cut a narrow vertical strip from one end of the cardstock and diecut Butterfly Delights
• Stamp Butterfly Horizon with Moody Blue
• Stamp Circle Word Background with Grape Slushy
• Stamp First Flight with Moody Blue
• Dry the inks, trim the cardstock and ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Mermaid
• Diecut a 4" circle of Iris Cardstock,  punch three 1/8" holes and attach a strip of tape behind the circles
• Press Sapphire Glitter onto the adhesive thru the holes
• Using the Scor-Buddy, score a 11" x 5.5" piece of Soiree Cornflower Cardstock to create a 5.5" square card
• Assemble the card and attach the diecut butterflies

Here are some cards from Splash and Dash class at the University Village Impress today, and at the Tukwila Impress on Sunday September 18th.  We'll  be playing with some of the great Clearsnap accessories and specialty items, adding splashes and dashes of color, glitter and bling:

Thanks for visiting our blog.  Tami will be sharing her great idea for using the "leftover" inks from this process on another post soon - you'll love it!

Jean Okimoto

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