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Paper Tole - Advanced

By Becky Lemire
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

Supplies:

Instructions

1.  Cut Copper cardstock to sizes 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and 3 5/8" x 4 1/4". 

2.  Cut pink cardstock to 3 7/8" x 5 1/4".  Tear top and bottom edges of pink cardstock so that it measures about 3 7/8" x 4 3/4". 

3.  Place Large Rose collage stamp on acrylic block.  Ink up stamp with Burnt Umber Palette ink and stamp 7 different times on Birch Cardstock.   

4.  Tear one of the images on all four sides so that the image is about 3 1/2" x 4" 

5.  Using your Twinkling H2O's and paint brush of choice, spritz some water directly on the paint, dip your brush in, and paint all 7 flower images (flower, stem and leaves).  I used Playful Peony and Indian Copper for the rose and Douglas Fir and Moss Green for the leaves and stems. 

6.  The next step is to age everything (copper, pink, and Birch panels) using Walnut Ink.  Spritz the walnut ink over one piece at a time and immediately dab and wipe it with a paper towel.  On the torn edges, you may want to rub a little extra Walnut Ink to darken. 

7.  Cut out one of the six remaining stamped/colored/aged roses (flower, stems and leaves) as one piece using craft knife.  Apply foam tape to the back of the cut out flower and leaves and place over the torn stamped rose collage, lining up the flowers exactly. 

8.  With the next flower image, cut out the flower, stems and upper leaf (removing the 2 lower leaves).  Apply foam tape to the back of the flower and leaf and place exactly over the previous layer. 

9.  The next flower image will be just cutting out the flower removing all of the stems and leaves.  Apply foam tape to the back of the flower and stick over the previous layer. 

10.  The next layer is cut by just leaving out some of outer petals (See photo).  Apply foam tape and attach to the last layer. 

11.  The last two layers are done in the same manner but leaving out more outer petals.  Attach the last two layers with foam tape. 

12.  Attach the decorative brad to the lower right corner of the tole flower panel. 

13.  Assemble by attaching the rose collage panel to the 3 5/8" x 4 1/4" copper cardstock.  Attach that assembly to the torn and aged pink cardstock, tilting slightly.  Then attach to the remaining copper cardstock.  (See photo).   

14.  This can then be attached to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" birch cardstock card or attach it to a larger piece of aged cardstock, frame it with a gorgeous frame, and put it on your mantle or wall.

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