I've been hooked on slimline cards ever since I discovered that it doesn't cost any more postage to mail this size envelope. I think they look elegant and more interesting. Anyway, the Tim Holtz stencil and stamp set seemed perfect for this style of card. I started by applying Distress Oxide and Hero Arts oxide inks onto a piece of plastic wrap that was taped down to my desk. Next I sprayed water on the inked plastic sheet and pressed watercolor paper onto the inks. I carefully lifted up the paper and gently blotted the excess ink. I sprinkled water onto the inked watercolor paper and blotted again to reveal a distressed look. I let the colored sheets dry overnight.
Using the Hero Arts Infinity rectangle dies I cut the panels and made folded card bases. With the stencil I applied colored ink to reveal the patterned design.
Using a Misti tool (available from HM Ben Franklin Crafts) I was able to align the words just where I wanted them before applying embossing powder and melting it with a heat tool. I stamped the butterflies using the Misti tool and was glad that I could re-stamp them several times to achieve just the color and look I wanted. I used pink and silver embossing powder on the purple card and blue and copper on the green one. It is a subtle look that doesn't really show up well in my photos.
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Lots of time and effort put into inking, stenciling, stamping and embossing your cards yielded beautiful works of art!
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