Designer Boutique Agapanthus Steps

Hi All
I recently had to write step by step instructions for a card I made for a new release from Designer Boutique under the umbrella of Creative Expressions.

Having taken the time to write them, I thought that I might as well share them here with you.

1/ Trim a piece of mixed media card to a 15cm square and place into a stamping platform. Remove the white backing paper from the stamp and position on the left-hand side of the cardstock in the positioner. 

2/ Ink the stamp using Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink. 

3/ Spritz the cardstock in the stamp positioner with water. Spritz the inked stamp with water and stamp onto the wet cardstock. 

4/ Move the card slightly to one side and spritz the stamp again, without reinking it. Stamp again onto the cardstock. Dry the stamped images with a Craft Heat tool and replace in the stamp positioner in its original position.

5/ Reink the stamp and stamp over the top of the original rather blurred image. Move the card stock again, spritz the stamp without reinking it and stamp again.

6/ Repeat these steps several more times until you are happy with your background.

7/ Make sure that your background is completely dry and then place it back in to the stamp positioner. Ink the stamp with Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and stamp on to the right hand side of the panel. Cover the image with clear embossing powder and heat with a craft heat tool.

8/ Blend around the edges of the panel with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink.

9/ Attach 3 pieces of ribbon to the lower part of the panel. Use DSST on the rear of the cardstock to keep the ribbon in place. Attach each layer with DSST one at a time.

10/ Layer the finished panel on to black cardstock, and then silver, before mounting on to a large square card.

11/ Stick 3 Finishing Touches Small Circle Dazzles to the top right hand side of the card.

12/ Tie a small bow to the narrowest of the three ribbons attached to the bottom of the card.

Of course as always I had a left over piece to finish off.

I hope that these are useful.

Have a great weekend. Stay safe and craft.

Hugs Kimx