Stamping for Autism Awareness Blog Hop
April is World Autism Awareness Month and Honey Bee Stamps is joining in an industry-wide blog hop today as we paint the crafting community blue. I am thrilled to be able to participate in this important event. Hop along as we partner to raise Autism awareness and recognize all those whose lives have been touched by Autism. If you would like to join the hop it starts here.
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I started today’s card by stamping around the edges of a 5.25” x 4” piece of #110 Neenah cardstock with Versamark ink, using the flowers, honey comb, and leaves from the Sweet As Honey Stamp Set. I embossed it with Hero Arts White Detail Powder. It is SO much easier when I remember to use my Anti-Static pouch between each stamping.
There are so many different ways to use Distress Oxide Inks. Tim Holtz, and more recently Jennifer McGuire, have shown us how to selectively remove the color with water and then use the oxides to paint color back in. I created a background by heavily blending my favorite Distress Ink combination of Salty Ocean, Cracked Pistachio, and Blueprint Sketch over my stamped images, using an Ink Blending Tool. You can remove the ink from the embossed images with a soft cloth.
I used a water brush to add water to each stamped image and then blotted it up with a paper towel. I used a Pentel water brush but there are many others to choose from. You can dry it and repeat the process to remove more color. It leaves behind a soft and faded color. The pic on the left shows where I have removed the ink from the top and right sides. The pic on the right shows them all completed.
I smooshed my ink pads onto a white acrylic board and added color back into the images using a small paintbrush. It really makes them pop!
I stamped and embossed a few more images onto another piece of cardstock and again added a blue background using the method above. I used a paper punch, that I have had for years, to cut out a puzzle piece. I have no idea who makes it but I found several similar tools and have listed them below. I punched three more puzzle pieces and stacked them using my new favorite Glue Pen from Lawn Fawn. The sentiment is from the Bless Your Heart Stamp Set and was stamped and embossed using Versamark Ink and Hero Arts White Detail Powder.
The rest of the sentiment was also stamped with Versamark and embossed with the Hero Arts White Detail Powder, using the Beautiful Life Stamp Set, onto the blue background scrap. I cut it out, using the Coordinating Die Set, with the Sizzix Sidekick. It is fabulous for cutting small pieces quickly and never leaves my desktop! I cut three additional pieces from white cardstock and glued them together using the Lawn Fawn Glue Pen.
I rounded the corners of the cardstock base and the panel using a Corner Chomper. I cut the card panel down by taping two of the Hero Arts Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies together. This left me with two frames.
The sentiment, the smaller frame, and the puzzle piece were adhered to the inside of the card, using the glue pen.
The larger frame was glued to front of the card base. The sentiment was glued to the front panel and it was adhered using Scotch foam tape for added dimension.
Thanks for joining me today on another creative journey.
Joyfully, Jo Ann
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