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Knowhowstamping
(^1) Dampenthesurfaceofa pieceofwhite
cardwitha paintbrush.ApplyAquaTintinks
toa paletteanddilute.Usinga paintdropper
orpaintbrush,adddropsofcolourtothe
card so they bleed together. Leave to dry.
(^2) Trimtheinkedpanelto113mmsquare.
Stampa butterflyontheright-handsideof
thepanelwithblackink.Stampthe‘Happy
birthday’sentimentinthetop-left corner of
the panel with black ink.
(^5) Covera 127mmsquaretent-foldbase
withwatercolour-patternedpaper.Layerthe
inkedpanelontoa 117mmsquareofpurple
watercolour-patternedpaperandaddtothe
base. Add silver gems to the base, to finish.
Happy birthday
Layerfussy-cutelementsontotheirstamped
shapes to create charming shadow effects
(^4) Stampa butterflyontotheinkedpanel
withblackink.Carefullyfussycutthe
butterfly’swings.Bendthewingsupwards
oneithersideofthebodyandattachtothe
inked panel with foam pads, as shown.
(^3) Dampenthesurfaceofa pieceofwhite
cardwitha paintbrush.Adddropsof
Amethyst,PinkGarnet,Aquamarineand
EmeraldGreeninkstothewetpanel.Allow
the inks to bleed together and leave to dry.
Gentlycontrolthebleedingof theink
usinga paintbrush,addingfurther
dropsof inkto createdarkershadesor
unique patterns on your designs
T y this
Thewingsofthisbutterfly
havebeenleftfreeto
flutter in the breeze