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Materials
- A2 kraft card and envelope--Canvas Home Basics (6070669)
- 8 1/2" x 11" white watercolor paper
- Blush Mixed Accents--Hero Arts (6073550)
- Black dye ink
- Peeled Paint Distress Ink--Ranger
- Fired Brick Distress Ink--Ranger
- Rusty Hinge Distress Ink--Ranger
- Tan burlap string
- Dry adhesive, such as a tape runner
Tools
- Paper trimmer
- Corner rounder
- Scissors
- Classic Holly stamp--Hero Arts (6078232)
- Joy to All clear stamp set--Hero Arts (6077309)
- Clear block (to use with clear stamp)
- Mini Mister--Ranger
- Small paint brush
- Blending tool and foam pads--Ranger
Instructions
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Cut a 3 3/4 x 5 piece from watercolor paper. Round all four corners.
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Stamp Classic Holly and message onto watercolor paper using black ink.
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Using your craft mat as a pallet, apply ink directly to your craft mat and spritz with water. Color image using a small paint brush. Let dry.
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Using ink blending tool, slightly ink edges of watercolor piece using Peeled Paint ink.
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Wrap string around card a few times and tie with a bow.
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Embellish center of bow with a few dark red pearls.
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Round all four corners of card and adhere watercolor piece.