Six ColorBox Classic Limited Edition inks have arrived - Ocean, Curry, Boysenberry, Ice, Espresso and Grass. They're beautiful - in a classy-chic way - and perfect for all of your stamping projects. Espresso and Grass are featured here.
Six Smooch Accent Inks are new too - Banana Custard, Sweet Melon, Shabby Pink, Mocha, Lettuce, Frosted Aqua, Cape Cod and Plum Berry. They complement the Limited Edition colors - and add a rich, pearlized luster to your designs. Bird Collage, from Hampton Art, is great for Smooching.
I love to emboss the ColorBox Classic inks with clear powder, then Smooch the embossed design. It's an easy technique - and the embossed image creates just enough of an edge to help keep me inside the lines. If (or, in my case, when) you happen to paint outside the lines, a damp cotton swab quickly repairs it.
Here are the directions for this project:
Clearsnap Products
- ColorBox Espresso Limited Edition Classic Pigment Ink
- ColorBox Grass Limited Edition Classic Pigment Ink
- Smooch Sweet Melon Pearlized Accent Ink
- Smooch Shabby Pink Pearlized Accent Ink
- Smooch Lettuce Pearlized Accent Ink
- Smooch Frosted Aqua Pearlized Accent Ink
- Smooch Banana Custard Pearlized Accent Ink
- Lucky Penny Designer Foils
Stamps
- Hampton Art Bird Collage
- Hampton Art Dream
Other Supplies
- Bazzill Apricot, Parakeet and Lagoon Cardstock
- Memory Box Parchment Cardstock
- Detail Clear Embossing Powder
- 1/8" Foam Dots
- Carl Corner Rounder
- Cotton Swabs and Water
Directions
- Stamp Bird Collage on Parchment Cardstock with Espresso and emboss it
- Smooch the bird with Frosted Aqua and Lettuce - and Sweet Melon for the beak
- Smooch the flowers with a combination of Sweet Melon and Shabby Pink
- Smooch the right border with Shabby Pink
- Smooch the leaves and stems with Lettuce
- Smooch the semi-circles with Banana Custard
- Keep a damp cotton swab handy for clean-up if you happen to Smooch outside the lines
- Trim the cardstock to 2-7/8" x 3-1/2" and round the corners with the punch
- Ink the edges with Espresso
- Stamp Dream on Parakeet Cardstock with Grass, emboss it, and trim it into a strip
- Cut a 2" x 4-1/2" strip of Lagoon Cardstock
- Cut and fold a 5-1/2" square card of Apricot Cardstock
- Attach the pieces to the card, using foam dots for the greeting
- Attach three foam dots to the Lagoon strip and press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the adhesive
Hope you like the easy techniques and colors featured here!
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