Have a heart

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I finally gave in to temptation, and got some Lindy’s powders!

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Black Border Layer**: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face: 5.5 x 4

** See Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch Your Pennies in the Header

Card Face:

• I laid this on a piece of scrap paper on a protected surface and sprinkled two powders from the Under the Sea collection. I spritzed these with water to activate the colour and put it aside to dry. (I always put them on scrap paper or plastic to protect the surroundings from overspray.)

• The water had warped the paper, so once it was dry I spritzed the back very lightly with water and placed it under a weight for a few minutes: this flattened it out nicely.

• I placed it on the Grip Mat and positioned the stencil so that the heart I wanted was in the center of the paper and used dark teal ink with a firm hand.

• I cleaned the stencil and repositioned it to allow a different heart to be used to the right of the first one: I used the same ink again, with a firm hand to match the first.

• I repeated this for the third heart, moving to the left this time.

Other:

I looked through my binder *** and selected a sentiment.

*** See Ready To Go binder under Technques in the header

Assembly

I glued the black border layer to the card base and the card face on top of these, centering the latter horizontally.

I put dimensional foam on the back of the sentiment and put it in place on the card face as shown in the picture.

Final Thoughts:

Such a fun stencil! There are so many options with this one, I haven’t begun to scratch the surface of what can be done.

I have other pigment powders, but I was curious about the Lindy’s because they are pearlized - they have an absolutely lovely sheen which elevates the card nicely.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It's a huge marketplace; in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives.

Stencil: Heart with Options, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Pigment Powder: Lindy’s Magicals, Under the Sea, Glitter & Ink

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Black Border Cardstock****: Dollarama

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

**** See Supplies under Stretch Your Pennies in the header

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