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Adapting a project to use your current supplies

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The New Horizons DSP is amazing! Forty-eight 6x6 sheets of watercolor designs that can be abstract backgrounds, landscapes, mountains, rivers - whatever you want/need! Just add a few stamps and adapt the design to your project! I found a pin from Stamp Your Art Out with Rachel where she cut the DSP into 3x3 squares, mounted them on black, then on a white card base with just a small sentiment on the front.  I needed about 70 cards for the ladies attending the Bay Life Crop, and loved these.  She used On the Horizon , and  Grassy Grove .  However, I didn't have any of the stamp sets she used. So I got creative! I selected the papers I wanted to use, and cut them 3" x 3".  Then I went through my rather extensive collection and found images that were about the right size.  I then stamped the image in versamark on acetate (window sheets).  I could then place the acetate on each piece of DSP to determine where I wanted it on the background. The sets I used (mostly retired) are

You are an Inspiration - Dragonfly Garden & Hand Penned Petals

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 Do you see the subtle sparkle on the dragonfly's wings? That's Wink of Stella, an amazing brush that delivers just a subtle glittery look that won't rub off. The dragonfly is stamped in Petal Pink on Vellum, then brushed with Wink of Stella, then punched with the coordinating Dragonfly Punch. I love this fun fold card!  Product List 155499 156224 141897 159276 132708 144220 119683

Gilded Leafing Technique

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 Add gold veins to stamped images easily and with just a few supplies. Stamp your image ( Artistic Impressions used here) onto Basic White Thick Cardstock .  I stamped in the opposite corners for interest. Draw thin lines of glue with Fine Tip Glue Pen .  Layer Gilding Flakes over glue lines & burnish.  Wipe away with Stampin Sponge .  Voila! You have a lovely gilded piece. See the whole card here Product List Gilded Leafing Embellishment [ 154560 ] Fine-Tip Glue Pen [ 138309 ] Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [ 154542 ] Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147088 ] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [ 159229 ] Stamping Sponges [ 141337 ] Stamparatus [ 146276 ] Add All to Cart