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Amy Grier
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Newbies Stamping Team Designer 

In addition to the supply list below, please have your basic stamping kit available to include the following: personal trimmer, scissors, adhesive of choice, and sponges.

Supply List:

•    Rub a Dub Dub stamp set (TAC)
•    Sun Ripened Raspberry Dye Ink Pad (TAC) 
•    Starry Night Dye Ink Pad (TAC) 
•    India Black Dye Ink Pad (TAC)
•    Card Stock cut as follows: 
        White - 3¼" x 1" and 4¾" x 3¾"
        Raspberry - 4¾" x 2" (TAC)
        Navy - 4¾" x 2" (Bazzill)
       Blue patterned card stock, folded to 5½" x 4¼" (Lasting Impressions)

•    2-way Glue Pen (Sailor - TAC) 
•    PrismaGlitter (TAC)
•    AquaFlow Brushes (TAC)
•    Metallic Gold Gel Pen (Marvy Uchida) 
•    Flesh-colored Prismacolor pencil & Colorless blender pencil (Sanford) 
•    Creative Memories Cutting Mat, Red Blade, and Medium-sized circle template
•    Post-It Notes (3M) 

Instructions:

1.                Begin by making your mask with a post-it note. You will cut a circle-shaped mask using the CM cutting system's red blade, mat, & outside ring of medium-sized circle.

2.                Place mask in center of large piece of white card stock, turned horizontally.

3.                Sponge Starry Night on 1/2 of card stock, with mask in place; sponge Sun-Ripened Raspberry on other half, with mask in place.

4.                Remove mask and place in upper left corner of card stock leaving about 1/2" of exposed card stock.  Sponge opposite color from what is there using outward motion to corner.  Repeat at bottom left corner.

5.                Using opposite color from left side, repeat process on right side of card.

6.                Stamp image of woman bathing in center of circle and color with flesh-colored Prismacolor. Blend color with a Colorless Blender Pencil or leave as-is.

7.                Color tub using alternating stripes of Starry Night & Sun-Ripened Raspberry ink pads.  Pick up color with tip of AquaFlow Brush directly from inkpad or pad lid.

8.                Color candlesticks, bathtub fixtures, and claw feet, using Marvy Uchida Gold Metallic Gel Pen.

9.                Trace the bath bubbles with 2-way glue pen, and apply PrismaGlitter.  Dust off excess into bottle.

This fun technique can be used to frame images on scrapbook pages as well.  All TAC inks are archival safe and add a vibrant, colorful touch to your scrapbook pages.

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