Make the backgrounds on white glossy cardstock by randomly applying chalk inks using cosmetic wedges. Start with lightest color and end with the darkest applying the darker color sparingly. In this instance, the order was Olive Pastel, Dark Moss, Chestnut Roan and ending with Warm Red. Once the ink is dry use a soft towel to gently buff and remove the excess chalk to reveal a vibrant and glossy background. On the smaller panel, stamp four leaves using one of each of the chalk inks.

Stamp the leaf image randomly on the acetate using the gold Brilliance ink. Allow to completely dry overnight before handling or it may smudge. Heat setting with heat tool is an option, being mindful not to overheat causing the acetate to curl. Place the acetate over the smaller chalk background and set with four eyelets. Layer over remaining cardstock pieces and adhere all pieces to card.

Stamp Credits:
Sunday International~
sayings, man in chair,surf board, sun
Happy Everything~ My own
Large Face~ Hampton Art Stamps
Stampsmith~ Audrey Hepburn
Rubber Dub Dub
Shell Corner and Plovers (birds)

Technique:

1. Chalked in total background in peach, red and Pink chalks
2. Stamped the face, filled in the lips with red chalk and the eyeball in green chalk. Used Diamond Glaze on the eyeball and inserted a jewel to dry together.
3. Stamped man in chair ( using Memories black on all black ink parts) Chalked i his colors and added Jersey Shore sand with double sided glue.
4. Stamped and chalked in the Plovers adding contrasting chalks to add dimension and detail to the water.

1. Sea shell corner was added and embellished in Stickles liquid glitter glue.
2. Sun was stamped in Coral ColorBox.
3. Tag was chalked to give Audrey color.. surfboard chalked and doubled to apply to fiber back to back.
4. Other sayings added ramdonly to balance card out and add interest.

Supplies:

• Posh Impressions clear Oriental Garden stamp set, Hero Arts, stamps-C2031-Lantern, A2486-Lucky Bamboo Design, F1817-Kanji poem,LL600-Chinese Seals,M2162-Butterflu w/ferns,N2086-Snow Bush,LL845-Pastel Pop Alphabet,LL681-Tour De Luxe, LL758-International Tour De Luxe, All night Media Good Luck punch
• Chalks, Versamark watermark inkpad, Pazzle chalk applicator, Purple shimmer paper, cream accordian fold card (Marco's paper), assorted matt boards, double stick adhesive, foam squares, fibers (Rub a dub dub),oriental coin,library card pocket,scissors, Eyelets and setting tools.

Directions:

1. Start with two pieces of matt board 5"x41/2". Attach them to a piece of purple shimmer paper with double stick adhesive and score the shimmer paper where the matt board ends.
2. Using the Pazzle tool, rub two colors of chalks over the matt board cover.
3. Use a screw punch to put two holes in the cover. Set two green eyelets in the holes.
4. Thread the fibers through the two eyelets and glue an oriental coin over the knot.
5. Decorate the accordian book pages with chalks. All of the images were stamped with the Versamark watermark inkpad. Then chalks were rubber over the images with the Pazzle tool. Some of the pages were colored by just rubbing the chalks over the page before anything was stamped onto it.

Supplies:

• Stamps: All stamps from Hero Arts
• White paper
• Permanent Black Ink
• Corrugated Paper
• Pink Paper
• Harvest Yellow card stock
• Creative Memories corner rounder

INSTRUCTIONS:
Background:
Stamp small dragonfly randomly onto white card with versamark ink. Rub over with the chalks, blending the two colours to make a third. Overstamp the large dragonfly with Prussian blue chalk inkpad, getting several impressions from one inking. Edge the card with the Prussian blue and layer onto shiny pink, then light turquoise card. Mount onto front of a square white hammered card. Fix a blue flower eyelet in top centre. Stick some punched dragonflies on card.

Large dragonfly:
Stamp large dragonfly onto glossy white card and onto vellum with versamark pad. Dab chalks on carefully. Cut out and stick the body of the card dragonfly onto vellum body. Stick Beadazzles down body. Cut a piece of the wire, fold in half, then fold back again leaving a small loop. Glue behind dragonfly head, hiding the loop. Curl the antennae and stick a pink bead on each one. Separate the two sets of wings.

Tag:
Using versamark ink, stamp a part of the large dragonfly onto tag and also edge tag. Dab with chalk as before. Cover part of tag with torn mulberry paper, attach a punched dragonfly and mount whole tag onto shiny pink card. Fix pink eyelet in hole.

Small dragonfly:
Stamp large dragonfly onto shrink plastic with versamark. Gently dab with chalk then spray lightly with hairspray ( this makes the colours run slightly but not too much). Punch hole in top and then shrink and varnish. Put a pin through hole while drying to stop varnish clogging it up!

Putting together:
Cut several short lengths of fibres and put through tag. Before knotting it, thread one of the fibres through the loop on the card/vellum dragonfly, then knot and attach to card using eyelet at top. Tie on the shrink plastic dragonfly separately. Add extra fibres across top if desired.

Rubber Stamps used - Aspects of Design, available from Cards N Stamps: Large handcarved dragonfly unmounted Small dragonfly unmounted (also A. of D. but not on Cards N Stamps website)

Directions:

1. using 3 times rule, apply Adirondack eggplant dye ink to women stamp using a brayer. The 3 times rule is: ink it and stamp it once on scrap paper, ink it and stamp it twice on scrap paper, and ink it and stamp it the
   third time on the paper you'll be using -- in this case on the vellum. Put a sheet of rubber underneath the vellum for best results with these detail stamps.
2. on the underside of the vellum apply the chalk
3. run the vellum through the Xyron, chalk side down (this seals the chalk).  Also run the metallic paper through the Xyron.
4. mount gold metallic paper to Bristol card stock
5. mount vellum to mauve card stock
6. mount mauve card stock to gold metallic paper using double sided tape
7. stamp tree branch randomly on sunflower oval frame in Colorbox yellow cadmium chalk ink
8. mount oval frame over vellum using double sided tape
9. stamp saying in Adirondack eggplant dye ink on glossy white scrap, and mount on mauve card stock
10. adhere saying at angle with double sided tape
    
    Rubber Stamps: Before he loves you... from "Light Hearted Words" sheet S076, Stamp Camp
    Women in waiting... from the "Haunting Eyes" plate, The Stampsmith tree branch -- Memories in Bloom

On white cardstock stamp the woman’s face by JudiKins with Ancient Page coal ink. Mask the face image and stamp the three horses by Coronado Island with Ancient Page indigo ink. Stamp Love by Wordsworth with Ancient Page coal ink. Fill in the
images with a collage of various stamps by Limited Edition (available from CardsNStamps vendor) using ColorBox chalk inks in brown tones. To get the shading, use a shadow stamp from Hero Arts (available from A Stampers Dream vendor) using various shades of yellows, golds and browns. Outline this card with a gold marker and layer with black and gold papers torn on the bottom edge. The base card is colored with the direct to paper technique using ColorBox chalk inks also.

Supplies:
Ivory, gold, black and green cardstock
Stamp It dye ink pads — violet, green and black
Pastel chalks — yellow, peach and red
Fixative Spray
Adhesive tape or glue

Instructions:
Randomly apply the green and violet dye ink to the orchid rubber stamp attempting to get green on the leaves and violet on the orchids and stamp on an ivory smooth finish card. Stamp the calligraphy message in black dye ink on the left-hand upper side of the ivory card and the black dye inked chop to the lower right-hand corner as shown.

Using a Q-tip and pastel chalks, apply yellow to the tips of the leaves to give the appearance of sun hitting them. Apply a touch of yellow and red to the orchid buds. For the main orchid flowers color them yellow and add peach and red chalk to the center portion of the flowers.

Spray the completed chalked image with fixative.

Mount the image leaving borders around each color — black then gold.

Glue the completed front to a folded green card.

Rubber Stamps - Beeswax Rubber Stamps #995N Orchid and #733F “Where your treasure is, there your heart is” Calligaphy Stamp Small Chop of your choice

Supplies:
Skeleton leaf
embossing powder
colorbox chalk pads in deep moss, lime green, deep green, olive pastel and burnt sienna
Versacolor pads in Marigold and terra cotta and cocoa
Small tag
Adhesive
versamark pad

Instructions:
First you stipple a background using the Marigold, then the terra cotta towards the edges. The you stamp the leaf images in various shades of green chalk pad colors. Then you use the versamark pad to smash a bit on the skeleton leaf and emboss with gold EP. Then stamp the Aspen leaf in versamark and emboss with powder. cut out the aspen leaf. Then stipple the portions of the aspen that are not covered in EP with dark Moss chalk ink.

Materials:

• Kraft Cardstock - 3 pieces - 6 ¾" x 5 ¼", 4 ¾" x 3 ¾", 5 ½" x 4 ½"
• Ancient Page Coal Black Ink
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink - Burnt Sienna & Charcoal
• Chalks
• Clear Acrylic Sealant
• Jute Cording
• Craft Glue
• Greeting card 5 ½ x 7 - Kraft

Supplies
Ivory Cardstock
Bright Yellow Green Cardstock
Chalks
Versamark
Black Permanent Ink
Dragonfly Punch
Cotton Balls

Directions

• Cut Green Cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• On a peice of ivory cardstock larger then the femme stamp randomly apply color with chalks using cotton balls
• Stamp Femme with Black Ink over Chalks
• Take a white eraser and remove some of the color from the ladies face and on dragonflies to highlight them.

• Also remove much of the color from around the square.
• Attach to slightly larger bright green square
• Cut ivory cardstock 8" x 5 1/4", fold in half to form card.
• Fold from in half (back to fold)
• On exposed front panels on ivory cardstock stamp dragonflies in versamark very lightly go over with used cotton balls. The blending of the colors will give a neutrul almost muted color.
• Mount to large green panel.
• Adhere dragonfly femme green panel to the folded back side of card.

• For inside computer generate words, "Let your dreams soar of the wings of a DRAGONFLY".  Print on ivory cardstock which has been randomly and lightedly colored with chalks and fresh cotton balls. Adhere to inside of card.
• Punch out dragonfly and adhere at body only to front of card.
  
  Rubber Stamps: Dragonfly Femme - Large (Time To Stamp), Dragonflies - (Magenta), Words inside Computer Generated

Supplies:

White cardstock
black ink pad
chalk
cotton swabs
Art Institute Ultra Fine #93 Lemoné transparent glitter
Tombo Monoaqua Liquid Glue
5 ¼” Gold ribbon from Ben Franklin
Astrobrights Lunar Blue cardstock
Astrobrights Solar Yellow cardstock
Fiskars rotary paper cutter
Fiskars Deckle scissors
Double-stick tape

Supplies:

• Stamps: ZimPrints Cat, all other images are from Stamp Zia's Symbology Series (all of the mini sets were used - 2 from Totems, 1 from Signs, 1 from Elements, 2 from Symbols, and 5 from Signatures)
• Cardstock: White and black non-glossy
• Chalks: 3 colors (yellow, pink and turquoise)
• Inks: Versamark, Document Black, Brilliance - Lightening Black, Blue and Green Pearlescent
• Zia Acrylic Sphere, hole punch, scissors
• Krylon Gold Leafing Pen, Krylon Workable Fixatif
• Multi colored "eyelash" fiber
• Mounting foam tape, adhesives
  

Directions:
With a tissue or cotton ball, lightly apply chalk color over the white cardstock. Using the Zia Acrylic Sphere, cut out a circle.

Randomly stamp the Goddess Prong and Bead Strand, using the Versamark pad, on the cut out circle. Lightly apply chalks to the ink. (chalk powder will adhere to the Versamark ink)

Randomly stamp the other Signature images used, with Document Black. Set aside.

Stamp each of the symbology images with Versarmark on white cardstock, and apply the chalks. Set aside.

Stamp the Zim cat image with Versamark on white, apply chalks, and set this aside to dry.

At some point, take all of the chalked images and spray with the Krylon Workable Fixatif, to "set" the chalks. When dry, trim each image.

Background(s):

Large background - cut a square from the black cardstock. Randomly stamp several Signature images, using Brilliance inks. Edge with Krylon Gold.

Punch a hole in the "bottom" of the sphere. Attach eyelash fibers.

Take the trimmed out images from above, and adhere to black cardstock. Cut out, leaving a black border around each piece.

Assemble as shown. Add mounting foam tape (like pop-dots) to the cat image and the Beauty sign, all others were attached flush to the sphere. Add mounting tape to the sphere and attach to the black background.

Supplies:

• Creative Mode Cow stamp #427C
• Creative Mode Cow Saying stamp #543E
• My Sentiments Exactly! Just for You stamp #A013
• White Embossing Ink
• Black Ink Pad
• Pastel Chalks
• Cow Print ribbon
• E6000 Glue
• Double-sided Adhesive Tape
• Rectangle Hole Punch
• Black Cardstock for tag
• Black eyelet for tag
• White DMC Floss
• PSX Milk Carton Template #TK12
• Colored Shredded Paper
• White gel pen

Directions:
Trace milk carton template onto heavy white cardstock. Cut and score as indicated. Randomly stamp the Cow Saying with Black ink. When dry, stamp the Cow image with white ink and apply pastel chalk with a cotton ball. Repeat until template is decorated.

Glue the bottom tabs and side tab together with E6000 glue or double-sided adhesive tape. Fill with colored shredded paper (and gift, if applicable) and punch 2 holes at the top of the carton using rectangle punch. Thread cow print ribbon through those holes to close the box.

Attach white and black cardstock tag using the Just for You stamp, replacing the word You with Moo. Accent with white gel pen for emphasis. Attach an eyelet and hang using a piece of white floss.