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Stamping on Cork / Metal CD Holder

Mary Shoebridge
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

Supplies:

•  Sentimental Shapes, Charcoal Leaves, Luscious Leaves Stamp Sets (TAC)
•  Memories Chestnut Ink Pad (Stewart Superior Corp.)
•  Autumn Pastels Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink Pad (Clearsnap, Inc.)
•  Chestnut Color Box Pigment Ink Pad (Clearsnap, Inc.)
•  Sunflower Color Box Pigment Brush Pad (Clearsnap, Inc.)
•  Tan Craft Colored Tissue (Paper Reflections)
•  Green Handmade Paper (Art Supply)
•  Cork, 9” x 11” sheet 1/8” thick - Cut two pieces sizes:
        (1)3” x 4”
        (1)2” x 2 ½”

•  Circle tag shape and “LEAVES” saying (Die Cuts With a View)
•  Metal CD Holder (a flat metal box 5” x 5 ½” x ½”)
•  Metal Primer (Delta Technical Coatings, Inc.)
•  Gloss Gel Medium (Liquitex)
•  County Twill Folk Art Acrylic Paint (Plaid Enterprises, Inc.)
•  Metallic Copper Gleams Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint (Delta Technical Coatings, Inc.)
•  #10 flat paintbrush (Royal Taklon)
•  #1 round paintbrush (Loew Cornell)
•  Creative Hot Marks Tool, fine pointed tip (Walnut Hollow Farm, Inc.)
•  Metallic Pens:
        Uniball Copper, Signo Rainbow and Yellow Gel pens (Sanford)
        Yellow Metallic Gel Excel (Marvy)

•  Scissors to cut cork and cord (Fiskars)
•  Pencil
•  Glue Stick Tombow (American Tombow, Inc.)
•  Aleene’s Thick Designer “TACKY Glue”   (Duncan Enterprises)
•  3D Foam Tape (3M)
•  Thin Copper Cord
•  Mini Copper Brads (Creative Impressions)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.     Apply primer to the metal CD box and let dry.  Paint both the inside and outside of the box with the Country Twill Folk Art Acrylic Paint.

2.     Stamp the leaf shape from Sentimental Shapes a few times on the tan tissue using the Chestnut Memories Ink.  Apply the tissue to the front and back of the metal box with the Gel Medium to form a textured surface.  Set aside to dry.

3.     Color both pieces of cork using the colors from the Autumn Tones Chalk pad and the Sunflower Pigment Brush Pad.  Stamp desired leaves on the cork with the Chestnut Color Box Ink Pad.  Also stamp leaves on the green handmade paper with the Memories Ink.

4.     Trace the lines on the cork surface with the Hot Marks Tool.  It works very fast so be careful to keep the tip upright as you do this step.  Using the Hot marks tool is similar to wood burning and works great on the cork to embellish it.  Add dots, etc if you like and burn the cork edges.

5.     Use the assorted metallic pens to add highlights and shimmer to the stamped leaves on the cork.

6.     Make the Circle Tag by using the small piece of cork stamped with the leaf from Charcoal Leaves.  Stamp and trim with scissors to fit the shape; glue in place with the Thick Craft Glue.  

7.     Assemble your artwork on the front of the metal tin.  First layer the green handmade paper, next add the cork layer and last, add the Die Cut With a View circle embellishment tag tied with metallic copper cord. Add the Leaves saying from DCWV with copper colored brads. Use a little of the Gleams paint and brush on the brads to highlight them.

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