Supplies: Brown cardstock, blue cardstock, white matte cardstock, decorative calligraphy paper, dye based ink pads (suggested colors: Taupe, Rose, Burnt Umber, Orange, Royal Blue, Rose), stencil brush (small), colored pencils, clear glitter glue, double-sided tape, glue stick, garden quote.

Stamp: Beeswax (name unknown)

Instructions: Ink entire woman stamp w/ taupe dye ink.  Apply rose ink to the entire image, over the taupe ink, with 3/8" stencil brush to blend the colors.  Stencil brush should be vigorously tapped onto dry paper towel or scrap paper to remove excess color between ink applications.

Apply burnt umber ink to the woman's hair then apply orange over that, apply blue to background, sash on dress, rose into some of the blue background to create a purple tone.  Breathe on the stamp to moisten and reactivate ink.  Stamp image onto white matte cardstock. Set aside to dry.

• Hero Arts - #E2493 - "Cloche Hat"
• Brilliance pad "Graphite Black"
• Red Marker
• Black & Red Cardstock
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Red Velveteen Paper
• Double Sided Adhesive Film
• Many paper scraps.

Supplies
Tile
decoupage
Tissue Paper
Brilliance Ink: Pearlescent Crimson, Lavender & Beige
Purple Dye Ink
Gold Paint Marker
Magnet (for back)

Stamp face in purple dye ink on tissue paper. Spread decoupage on tile and place tissue paper on top, rubbing gently. Tear edges off the decoupage tile. Over stamp face with script in beige ink on tile. Edge with gold paint marker, glue magnet on back.

Images:
Face Stamp from Stampland
Script stamp from Chapel road Art Stamps

Stamp Judikins 2586 on tan cardstock.

Mask around the open areas, then stipple Fresco inks in the open areas.

Stamp Paper Inspirations H7050 in top area, Hampton Art Diffusion 2139 in the middle area and PSX 6055 and Creative Block E3648 in the bottom area.

Tear around the edges and sponge with Fresco ink.

Mount on teal cardstock and then on tan cardstock.

All images were stamped with Memories permanent black ink.

Marvy brush markers - #18, #28, #82, #96
Marvy Matchable dye ink - #13, #18, #88
Adirondack dye ink - Woodlands
Kaleidacolor dye ink - Cappuccino Delight, Autumn
Leaves
Brillance Graphite Black pigment ink
Stipple brushes
Acetate sheets (2 rectangles)
Glossy white cardstock - folded into 2 cards + 1
piece same size as back panel
Glue stick
Clear Acrylic Sealer - glossy

Supplies:

• Duplex laid paper (dark/light combo) in long thin strip (1-1/4" X 17")
• Small piece of lightweight cardboard for mini-book cover
• Small piece of artisan paper (Italian Script)
• Philippine fishnet paper (black, white); white mulberry paper
• White and black glossy cardstock
• Inks: Fresco, Ancient Page, Memories, Brilliance, Blanco, Crafter's Black, Brilliance Lightning Black, Pearl-Xpress paints (for copper wash)
• Chartpak border tape, Fiskars wide deckle edge scissors
• Judikins Diamond Glaze
• Burnt umber acrylic paint (and toothbrush to apply it)
• Eyelets, eyelet punch, tassel, thin wire, embellishments of choice
• Premo polymer clay: black, gold, translucent, pearl white, white.
• Baby wipes or wet washcloth
• YES! glue or PVA

Instructions:

Mini Accordion Book.

Using a foreign text stamp, stamp the dark (back) side of the duplex paper with Blanco opaque white. Turn paper strip over and apply several colors of Fresco inks DTP as background, being sure to leave generous spaces of white or lighter colors amid any darker shades. Stamp the strip with images of choice (Second Star on the Right collage images work beautifully), masking judiciously, using Ancient Page or Memories in lighter areas to bring out the image and light-colored Brilliance in areas that are dark. (Areas that need it may be softened by applying Fresco Medici Marble over the (dry) stamped image).

Fold the stamped paper strip into accordion folds and cut cardboard cover to fit, allowing at least 1/4" over the book on all sides and in the middle for the spine. Cut paper for cover, trim and turn in corners, paste down. Punch hole and attach eyelet in top center of the *inside* of the spine. Paste down each inner panel of the inner book to the inside covers and set aside under a heavy book or small book press.

Stamped Polymer Clay Mosaic Border

(This is a great use for pieces of cured clay left over from other projects. If you want to make tiles from scratch, here's how these were made, as best I can remember:)

Condition and mix together gold, white, pearl and translucent clays to make a variegated pattern of your choice. This can be done randomly, via a Skinner blend or with multi-colored bulls-eye canes run through the pasta machine. Blend to a smooth sheet of thickness 4 (on an Atlas pasta machine) and stamp with random combinations of Crafter's Black and Brilliance. Black Premo can simply be conditioned and rolled out, then stamped with light-colored metallic Brilliance Inks. For an antiqued look, white Premo can be stamped without any ink at all, then rubbed with burnt umber after baking to bring out the impression. (Be sure to rub the acrylic paint deep into the impressions with a toothbrush, then wash off excess paint under running water). Bake Premo sheets 20 minutes at 250 degrees F. Let cool, then cut into desired tile shapes with scissors. (Warning!: if you must use Sculpey III, you'll have to cut the tiles *before* baking, as the cured clay will be far too brittle to be cut with scissors, and even then may be prone to breakage unless heavily sealed with a glaze. Only Premo, Fimo or Kato Clay will cure with the strength and flexibility best suited for this application.)

Central Image

Using an *overinked* pad of the Artprint Brown, make numerous impressions of the central image on glossy white (this is an Artchix image; but any of The Stampsmith's lovely ladies would also work well). These images need not be perfect and most can be messy, though you will ultimately need to choose one of them to be your central image. Cut a rectangle around that image, mask the image, and stamp a background of Stamp Camp's "Veined Marble" in Brilliance Lightning Black. When dry, apply a light wash of copper PearlX-Press paint to the veined background.

Mount this image on a thin border of glossy black cardstock. Cut the remainder of the messy over inked images into strips of abstract pattern and use them to make a border around the black glossy. Mount these layers onto a larger sheet of the artisan Italian Script paper. Cut a few extremely thin strips of Italian Script paper with a Fiskars wide deckle edge and go back and add them to the inner border of the central image, over the veined marble. Run Chartpak border tape around the outer edge of the over inked image border.

Now take all these layers and border the entire piece with torn strips of white mulberry paper glued to the back along the edges. Follow that with another border by gently pulling apart the black fishnet paper into strips, carefully teasing out the strings, and gluing the strips to the back of the mulberry paper. Finally, fashion a third border layer out of white fishnet, tearing these strips slightly wider so they will extend beyond the black. Be sure to tease out strings of white fishnet as well. If the strings are profuse and messy, that's good -- the more the better. The next step will bring all those unruly strings under control.

Putting It All Together

Now comes the fun "using-your-fingers" part! Use the tip of the Diamond Glaze bottle to apply it to a section of the Italian Script paper, using your finger to spread it around and remove any bubbles. Wipe the glaze off your fingers then, before the glaze dries on the paper, lift up any fishnet strings adjacent to that section and lay them in the glaze. (This adds a counterpoint of curves and texture to the inner border while "thinning out" any excess of dangling strings). Continue applying the glaze around the central image, laying some strings into it and leaving others to dangle down or along the sides until you achieve a balance you like. Because the mosaic tile border will be covering up much of these tangled strings, make sure there are a few lengths that extend out toward the main image.

Up until now I've used Yes! glue or a PVA. for mounting. However, now is the time to position and adhere the polymer clay mosaic pieces with Diamond Glaze and, again using your fingers, use the overflow to spread Diamond Glaze evenly up to the edge of the main stamped image.

Finally, place an eyelet hole where you want to place the accordion book and an eyelet for the other dangling embellishment. I used a length of bronze Artistic Wire attached to my dangling bead embellishment, pushed that through the eyelet, then bent the ends of wire flat against the back of the cardstock to keep the embellishment in place. Ditto the accordion book, though here the wire is threaded first through the eyelet, then through the tassel, then through the hole. Cut a rectangle of black glossy cardstock sized to fit and frame the piece and mount the entire construction on it -- this adds stability and hides the wires that hold the embellishments. You can adhere the outer covers of the accordion book to the cardstock below to keep it permanently open, or you can leave it to flip open or shut. (Since this piece had to "travel", I decided to paste down the covers)

The final touch is to take a dab of Diamond Glaze and adhere a bronze star above the accordion book, just above the eyelet.

After which, stand back and admire your handiwork.
Be thankful that you didn't have to write out these lengthy instructions.
Here's hoping your "Wish" has come true.

Supplies:
The companies of the stamps are background stamp from Stamp Camp and Queen Margaret from Stampsmith.

eggplant cs from stampin up,gold spray paint,ruler, vivid stamp colors,blue,purple,green,and raspberry,judikins feather duster,sponge,paper cutter,circle cutter,pearls, gold paint,

Instructions:
On folded cream colored card stipple soft
Memories ink available from Sunday International in square template in various sizes.

Over stamp image from The Stampsmith in Adirondack Terra Cotta ink available from Enchanted Ink.

Using similar colored Fresco inks tamp words from MaVinci's Reliquary.

Add ribbon trim and beads to fold of card.

Rubber Stamps: Dance of the Butterflies-Paper
Inspiration-H7050, Dream-PSX-B2896

Supplies: Transparency film, watercolor pencils, ultra fine glitter, dries clear glue, tissue paper, gold sparkle embossing powder, gold leaf marker, vintage embossed stickers, cardstock, embossing ink, permanent black ink.

Technique: Stained glass technique: Stamp image onto transparency film with permanent ink. Color with watercolor pencils. Cover entire image with dries clear glue. Add glitter on the glue. Crinkle tissue paper just larger than the size of the image and lay flat. Lay crinkled tissue on top of glue and tap around with your finger to adhere the tissue. After this is dry cut around the image and tape or glue to your cardstock.

Supplies: Sunday International KrystalKraft: Acrylic Heart Shape, Ink, Klassic Glitter, Markers, Decor Spray, Cleaner, Glue

Small Paper Mache Square Box

Dr. Ph. Martin's Metal Craft Paints

1/8" Double Back Tape

Directions:

Paint a base coat on the box with Dr. Ph. Martin's Metal Craft Paint. Stipple on two more coordinating colors. Let dry. Punch 1/8 holes in top side and bottom side of box. String cording through holes, add beads and knot. Add tassel.

KrystalKraft Acrylic Heart Shape: Clean with KrystalKraft cleaner on side opposite from protective paper coating. Use KrystalKraft Ink to stamp image onto acrylic piece. Lightly coat the acrylic piece with KrystalKraft glue (over image) and coat with Klassic Glitter. Place a piece of 1/8" double-backed tape around edge of acrylic piece and then coat the edge with Klassic Glitter. Mount to top of painted box with KrystalKraft Glue.

Supplies:
Supplies:
White matte and black matte cardstock
Radiant Pearls
Document ink, clear embossing powder
Brilliance Gamma Green

Rubber Stamps: Enchanted Ink.

Steps:
Stamp image with Document ink and clear emboss, on white matte. Paint with Radiant Pearls. Set aside to dry.
On another piece of white matte, select several colors that were used to paint the image, and stipple randomly. When dry, randomly stamp the leaves from the main image, using Gamma Green Brilliance ink.
Cut and layer using black matte cardstock as shown.

Technique Used: Radiant Pearls

Supply list: Natural cardstock, Memories ArtPrint Brown ink pad, stamps (see below)

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Stamp the face and people images onto the card using the ArtPrint Brown ink pad.

Rubber Stamps:
Ornamentum images from StampDiva: Bette Davis Eyes, Large Eye, Pensive, The Gaze.
Rubber Anarchy images of couples, and the bottom right image and top right image.
Woman in hat image is from the “My Fair Lady” plate from Oxford Impressions.

Supply list:
Stampsmith stamps- opening night, Shirley temple
Stampin Up rollagraph- film strip, Fiber, muslin bag,
Lumierre- magenta, Silver leafing pen, rumikub tile , Brillinace black ink, E6000 glue

Instructions:
Stamp opening night in center. run the film strip rollagraph too accent around it. sponge and stipple magenta lumierre for glitz and color go around the picture with a silver leafing pen. Rumikub tile.. stamp Shirley temple in black brillinace heat set. sponge with magenta lumierre , heat set. use silver leafing pen to go around edges with. Adhere to bag with E 6000 glue. Add fiber to bag also with E6000 glue.
from Oxford Impressions.