The card was first stamped in brown using a ColorBox ink pad on light blue cardstock and embossed with copper embossing powder (EP). The feathers were stamped with the same ink, but I used Embossing Tinsel Copper EP. These images were all colored with LePlume ink pens and a Dove blender pen. The main image was cut out and layered on dark blue card stock, trimmed with a gold leaf pen. It was then layered on a sheet of beige cardstock, where I punched a southwestern border design around the edges. It was then layered over a sheet of burgundy red cardstock. The feathers were cut out and closely trimmed (mounted with double-sided sticky tape) and finished off with a pewter sun charm.

Rubber Stamps:
"Native American Femme" from Time to Stamp
"SW Feather" from Desert Stamper.

Supplies:

• Versamark Watermark Pad
• Black embossing powder(superfine) Ranger
• Wet Looks Embossing Pen "Marvy" Green
• Clear Embossing powder by Mark Enterprises
• Cardstock- White,Ochre,Brown,Tan,Green
• Radiant Pearls:Dainty DaffodilSp-217, Mango Freeze LS-109, Raspberry Kiss SP-212.
• Stipple Brushes
• Double-sided tape.
• Mounting Tape

Directions:

Stamp image of horses and cactus with versamark and heat emboss with black embossing powder on white cardstock. Stipple radiant pearls on white background over the horses image. Let dry and then stamp the clouds with black Ancient Page dye ink. Trim card to (5 3/4" x 3 3/4"). Attach to yellow card ( 6" x 4") with double sided tape. Apply this to brown card (6 1/4"x 4 1/4") and this to white card (6 1/2" x 4 1/2".) Attach this to folded Tan card( 5" x 7").Emboss cactus with green embossing pen and clear powder on green cardstock.
Cut out and mount onto right lower corner of folded Tan Cardstock.

Stamps used:
1. Ink Blocks - Cactus and horses background
2. Beeswax - Cactus in foreground and clouds

Supplies:

• Images: Desert Stamper - Feather 093CC; SW Border F004 BB
• Feather 15220 Rubber Stampede
• Peach, ivory, rust-brown and copper cardstock
• VersaColor black ink pad
• Black detail embossing powder
• Fiscars Art Deco edgers
• Fibers, feathers and bead trim
• Krylon gold leafing pen
  

INSTRUCTIONS: Make a mask of the small leaf by stamping on a piece of vellum or scrap paper. Cut out the mask. Place the mask slightly off center on a scrap of peach cardstock.. Ink the large leaf and stamp it at a diagonal across the masked leaf, remove the mask and emboss the stamped image with black powder. Ink the smaller leaf image and stamp where the mask had been to overlap the large leaf. Emboss with black detail powder. Cut out the image and feather the edges as shown. Stamp the large leaf on rust-brown card stock; cut out and feather the edges. Using the black VersaColor pad, ink the SW border punch on a scrap of the rust-brown cardstock, emboss with black powder and cut out separating the sections. Cut a rust-brown card approximately 3 by 6 inches and trim the corners with the Fiscars Art Deco scissors. Cut a larger ivory card and trim the edges in the same manner.

Attach the peach feathers to the center of the rust-brown card along with one section of the border stamp at the bottom center. (Do not glue down the bottom section of the large leaf.) Attach the rust-brown large feather to the right and on top of the peach feathers. (Glue down only the top portion of the large feather, leaving the bottom edges free.). Cut a 4 by 7 inch copper card and trim the corners with the art deco scissors. Assemble as shown and punch a whole in the top of the card for the fiber trim. Take one section of the border image, trim with the Krylon gold pen; attach a bead to the center and glue to the fibers and feathers that have been tied to the top of the tag.

Supplies:

• WHITE CARD STOCK
• SPECIALTY PAPERS
• DOUBLE STICK TAPE
• WHITE MULBERRY PAPER
• MIZUHIKI CORDS
• STICKABILTIES STICKERS
• ANCIENT PAGE INK-SIENNA
• NICK BANTOCK'S LAMP BLACK
• TURQUOISE ROXS GC010-JUDI-KINS
• CRYSTAL LACQUER
• ACEY DEUCY--SHIELD M2-901,CHIEF HI-550, PEACE PIPE K5-707,CACTUS FRAME HI-672, available from StampDiva

Supplies:
stamp used-desert stamper

Mounting tape
glossy black cardstock
Marvy metallic pens(gold,blue,pink)
Chalks
Silver fire opal and clear embossing powder
Turquoise paper
Silver ribbon
Punch

Instructions:
1.cut a piece of glossy black cs-dab it with pink,blue, and gold marvy metallic pens. spritz with water and let dry.

2.stamp feather twice with clear ink and emboss with silver fire opal ep.

3.cut feathers out and fringe one of them.

4. color the fringed feather with turquoise and pink chalks.

5. mount fringed feather on second feather with mounting tape and then glue them to marvy background.

6.cut a piece of turquoise paper slightly smaller than folded card.

7. punch the top,bottom and both sides of the turquoise paper.

8.thread silver ribbon through punched holes.

9.glue turquoise paper to the card and then glue the piece with the mounted feathers to the turquoise paper.

Supplies:

• Crystal Lacquer
• Brown Velvet Paper
• Black Memories pad
• Assorted Beads
• Corner Punch
• Wallpaper Sample
• Dark Brown Card stock
• Versamark pad
  

supplies:   Stamps used: Heirogliph-PSX-G1925, Sun and Border from Impressive Designs set JZ-SB111, Words-unknown.

Supplies: Verdigris embossing powder, copper embossing powder, sparkle pale yellow embossing powder, embossing ink, brown brush marker, reinkers.

Background technique:
Use a clear sheet protector cut down one end of the long side and along bottom so you can open the protector like a book.

Open the protector and spritz with water. Drop a few drops of re-inkers randomly on the water, use 2-4 colors. Colors should feather and begin to blend, if not
lightly spritz with water again.

The sun stamp (Southwest Sunrays, 3420-A from
Los Angeles Rubber Works) and an assortment of southwest stamps (from the Ancient Art series, 9207-00 from Stampin'Up) were stamped on cardstock using Versamark ink. A variety of Pearl Ex powders were applied to the Versamark images. Once the Versamark ink was covered with Pearl Ex, the cardstock was wiped with a dry Swiffer cloth (from Procter and Gamble) to clean the card surface. The cardstock was outlined with a Krylon Silver Leafing pen. This cardstock was layered with 3 cardstock layers. A southwest charm was glued to the card, which was used to fix the silver thread containing beads and charms.

Supplies:
Cream card stock, Rust Speckled Paper, Brilliance Coffee Bean stamp pad, "3 Pots" stamp from Desert Stamper, ""Leaf Melange" stamp by Hero Arts, Cream-colored Handmade paper, Stipple brush, Paper crimper, Decorative fibers, Raffia, mounting tape, Permanent double-sided tape

Instructions:
Stamped cream card stock directly with Brilliance Coffee Bean to give a suede look. Stamped pots onto cream card stock with Brilliance Coffee Bean and cut out. Stipple with coffee bean. Attach fibers to one of the pots. Crimp rust flecked paper and attach pots on top, then tear around edges. Stamp leaves onto handmade paper and tear randomly. Attach to card stock and layer pots on top. Attach raffia to top left corner.

Supplies:
Silk scarf (from Dharma Trading), DynaFlow (turquoise), spray bottle, water, Fabrico Markers, Fabrico Black ink pad & re-inker

Steps:
Launder scarf. Crumple up and put in a plastic bag, spritz with a mixture of DynaFlow and water.

Allow to dry with wrinkles. When dry, iron to heat
set.  Re-ink the Fabrico ink pad (it's best to start with a well inked pad).  Place paper over your work surface, and spread out the ironed scarf; randomly start stamping image. Allow to dry, and iron again to heat set.  Using Fabrico markers, color in images. The silk fabric will cause the colors to run, so experiment and don't go all the way to edge (unless that's the look you want). It's not necessary to heat set the markers, but I did so anyway.

Rubber Stamps:
My Heart Stamps For You

The color palate for this card is easy with the Adirondack cabin fever rainbow pad. The batik paper, the scrap paper, and the clay work together because they are all colored with inks from the cabin fever pad.

To make petroglyph men:
Tear off a small piece of paper clay & roll it into a marble size ball. Touch the “marble” to the cabin fever inkpad to pick up a little bit of butterscotch & ginger ink. Roll clay out flat. The ink will give it a marble effect. Stamp petroglyph men (inked from cabin fever pad) into clay. Gently “tear” edges of clay for a rough stone look. Set aside to dry. It may take a full day to dry, depending on humidity. The clay may need to be turned over periodically so it will dry flat.

To make the batik background:
Note: Protect your work surface with plastic, as this is a messy process. Have a clean sheet of bond paper on top of the plastic, and under your “batik” paper to catch the ink. This paper will be used as one of the layers in the finished card.

Cut a piece of bond paper to the desired size. Wad it up & then smooth it out. Stamp petroglyph background in dune ink & emboss with clear powder. Because the paper is wrinkled, you will get a worn, weathered impression of the stamp. Using direct to paper (DTP) smear ink from the cabin fever pad over the paper. Try to use the lighter colors from the pad (butterscotch & ginger) for the first layer of ink. The embossed image will act as a resist. Spray lightly with water to run the colors together. When dry, wad the paper up again & pass it thru running water in the sink. Wear gloves if you don't want to get ink on your hands. Gently unfold & smooth out over the paper on the workspace. Using DTP, add the darker inks (raisin & pesto) from the cabin fever pad. Using two layers of ink gives the batik paper more dimension. Squirt with water again & let the inks run together.

When dry, determine which side of the paper looks best. Sometimes the “back” side turns out better than the front. Carefully run the batik paper thru the xyron. The paper will be very weak from all the crunching, smoothing, & water. Gently remove the backing & adhere to scrap paper. This will make the batik paper strong enough to work with.

Completing the card:
Trim batik paper to fit top folded cinnamon card. Cut corners with decorative scissors. Stamp Petroglyph background with versamark on cinnamon panel. Trim paper that was used to cover work surface to catch the ink & cut corners with decorative scissors. Assemble layers as shown with petroglyph men centered on top.

Rubber Stamps used:
Petroglyph background 2278J by JudiKins & Petroglyph men E-2125 by PSX

Boot stamp - A Stamp in the Hand available at
Cactus stamp - Comotion Rubber Stamps
Cow skull stamp - Good Stamps Stamp Good
Brown velvet (rayon-acetate only)
Brown pigment ink
Green pigment ink
Brown dye ink
Clear embossing powder
Orange-Yellow Marker
Leather cording
Double stick tape
Carpet tape
Foam tape
Craft glue which dries clear
Cream cardstock - folded ino card + 1 piece for backing of the front of card
Scrap cream/tan cardstock
X-acto knife
Iron
Water mist bottle