Do I Smell Grapes?

Hi - Jean Okimoto here - and yes, you do smell grapes!  It's from the new, just-released Grape Scentz Scented Embossing Powder.  Three more flavors are now available - Grape, Bubblegum and Rootbeer - ready for your summer projects.

Spots and Dots Design Adhesives is a great all-occasion pattern...and perfect with American Art Stamp's Time to Wine design.  Here are the directions for this card:

Clearsnap Products - View the 2012 Catalog here

• Smooch Accent Inks - Ocean Soul, Cherry Chocolate, Grape Soda, Kiwi, Pumpkin, Sassy Pink (*Page 47)
• Smooch Glitz - Mystified (*Page 45)
• ColorBox Pigment Inkpad - Black (*Page 15)
• ColorBox Scentz Scented Embossing Powder - Grape (*Page 59)
• Design Adhesives - Spots & Dots (*Page 62)
• ColorBox Stylus and White Blending Tip (*Page 81)
• Glitter - Twinkling Turquoise (*Page 55)

Other Supplies

• American Art Stamp Cling Thing Time to Wine
• Bazzill Basics Sour Apple Cardstock
• Paper Accents Aloha Cardstock
• Kraft Cardstock
• Black Cardstock (5.5" square card)
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat-tool
• 5/8" Circle Punch
• 1/4" Foam Dots

Directions

• Stamp Time to Wine on Kraft Cardstock with Black and emboss it with detail clear powder
• Smooch the image - Pumpkin (hair), Ocean Soul (hat & necklace), Sassy Pink (lipstick), Kiwi (earring), Grape Soda (napkin), Cherry Chocolate (wine)
• Dry the inks and trim the cardstock
• Ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Black
• Emboss the edges with detail clear powder
• Brush several layers of Mystified Smooch Glitch onto the hat - allow each layer to dry before adding another 
• Burnish three of the Spots & Dots circles onto Aloha Cardstock
• Optional - mix 1/2 teaspoon of detail clear powder with the Grape Scentz for a glossier embossed image
• Emboss the circles with Grape Scentz
• Trim the cardstock
• Cut a 1" x 4" strip of Sour Apple Cardstock
• Punch three 5/8" circles of Sour Apple Cardstock and attach foam dots
• Press Twinkling Turquoise Glitter onto the adhesive
• Assemble the card - attach the stamped image with foam dots 

Have fun with the card - and check back soon for more projects featuring the latest, greatest, newest summer CHA releases from Clearsnap!

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