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Blending Brushes Technique

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Updated: Aug 10, 2024



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Supplies:

Featuring:  Blending Brushes Technique

Stamps:  Go To Greetings; Petal Park; Playing in the Rain

Punches:  Double Oval; Petal Park Builder

Cardstock: Basic White; Calypso Coral; Daffodil Delight

Ink Pads:  Balmy Blue; Calypso Coral; Daffodil Delight; Early Espresso;

Night of Navy; Old Olive

Adhesive: Liquid Glue; Mini Glue Dots

Tools:  Bone Folder; Clear Blocks; Paper Snips; Paper Trimmer;

Embellishments:  Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels


Blending Brushes Technique:

1. Brush Blending Brushes over Ink Pad to absorb Ink


2. Then Brush the Blending Brushes over Cardstock to create a background

or over stamped images to color


Directions:


Card Base:

1. Cut Calypso Coral Cardstock 4-1/4” x 11”;


2. Score on 11” at 5-1/2”;

Fold on Score line & burnish with Bone Folder


Card Front:

1. Cut Daffodil Delight 4” x 5-1/4”;

Adhere to Card Base with Liquid Glue


Card Front:

1. Cut Basic White Cardstock 3-3/4” x 5”


2. Stamp Leaves in the center in Early Expresso Ink


3. Brush Blending Brush over Old Olive Stamp Pad;

Brush over stamped Leaves for a background


Clouds:

1. Stamp Clouds from Playing in the Rain on Basic White scrap in Night of Navy Ink


2. Brush over Clouds with Blending Brushes in Balmy Blue Ink


3. Fussy Cut Clouds with Paper Snips


Flowers:

1. Stamp Flowers from Petal Park on Basic White Cardstock scrap in Early Espresso


2. Brush over Flowers with Blending Brushes in Daffodil Delight & Calypso Coral Ink


3. Punch Leaves with Park Builder Punch or Fussy Cut with Paper Snips


4. Layer Clouds & Flowers on Card Front & adhere with Liquid Glue or Mini Glue Dots


5. Add Rhinestone Basic Jewels to center of Flowers


Sentiment:

1. Cut Basic White Scrap 2” x 1/2”


2. Stamp “Just a Note” in Early Espresso Ink


3. Adhere to Card Front with Mini Glue Dots


Inside Card:

1. Cut Daffodil Delight Cardstock 4” x 5-1/4;

Cut Basic White Cardstock 3-3/4” x 5”


2. Adhere both to Inside Card with Liquid Glue


3. Add Flower with Mini Glue Dots


Envelope:

1. Stamp Leaves then Flowers in Early Espresso Ink on Envelope Flap


2. Color Flowers with Blending Brushes in Daffodil Delight Ink


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