http://www.gathered.how/cmpc Cardmaking & Papercraft 13
Knowhowstamping
1 Usinga paintbrush,dampen
thesurfaceofa pieceofwhite
card.MixtogetherEmerald
GreenandAquamarineinks
ona palettethendroponto
thewetcard.Adddropsof
watertocreatethebleached
e ect. Leave the panel to dry.
2 Stamptheseahorseonto
theinkedpanelwith
VersaMarkinkandheat
embossinwhite.Trimthe
inkedpanelto82x120mm.
Layerthepanelontoa slightly
larger piece of white card.
3 Attachtheinkedpanelto
a 108x140mmpieceof
watercolour-patternedpaper.
Wrappurplebaker’stwine
aroundthelayeredpaneland
tie into a bow, as shown.
4 Scoreandfoldwhitecard
tocreatea 108x140mm
tent-foldbase.Attachthe
layered panel to the base.
5 Stampthe‘Justa note’
sentimentontowhitecard
withblackinkandcutintoa
pennant.Attachtothe base
with foam pads.
6 Adda turquoisegemtothe
seahorseandsilvergems to
the base, to finish.
Just a note
Createa wateryscenefor
yourheat-embossed
seahorse with AquaTints
Clare’stoptip
“Theinksmaystainyour
handsso I wouldrecommend
usingdisposableglovesand
working on a craft sheet”
1 Dampenthesurfaceofa piece
ofwhitecardusinga paintbrush.
MixtogetherAmethystandPink
Garnetinksanddropontothewet
card.Adda coupleofdropsof
dilutedAquamarineinktothe
panel. Leave to completely dry.
2 Stampthebirdontotheinked
panelwithVersaMarkink.Cover
withwhiteembossingpowderand
heattoset.Trimtheinkedpanel
to83x140mmthenlayeronto a
larger piece of white card.
3 Wrapaquabaker’stwine
around the bottom of the panel.
4 Covera 108x140mmtent-fold
whitebasewithpurple
watercolour-patternedpaper.
Attachtheinkedpaneltothebase
with foam pads, as shown.
5 Stampthesentimentontoa
90x22mmpieceofwhitecard
withblackink.Attachtothebase
withfoampads.Addsilver gems
to the base, to finish.
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designs
Useananti-staticbagonyour
cardtoleavea crispedgeon
the heat-embossed images