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Little Boy Note Card
Time to Stamp Designer Challenge

By Peggie Wilkins
Rubber Roadsters
Advanced Stamping Team Designer

What a cute little boy this is. His smile is so special you just want to smile back.  This card would be great for most anyone.

Supplies
Little Boy Stamp (A Time to Stamp)
Sepia Archival Ink (Ranger Industires)
Night Sky Versa Magic Inkpad (Tsukineko)
Red Magic Versa Magic Inkpad (Tsukineko)
Tea Leaves Versa Magic Inkpad (Tsukineko)
Pixie Dust Versa Magic Inkpad (Tsukineko)
Pearlescent Beige Brilliance Inkpad (Tsukineko)
Yellow/green sparkle card
Cashmere (Basic Grey - Urban Couture Collection) 4”x 5 ½”
Periwinkle paper - 2 3/8” x 3 5/8”
White glossy paper - 2 ½” x 4”
6” brown with white dots ribbon from Target dollar section
Yellow swirl clip
2 or 3 Fantastix coloring tool brush points
Stipple Brush
Glue Dot
Glue Stick (Duck)
ATG700 Tape Gun (3M)

Instructions:

1.      Stamp boy onto glossy paper with sepia ink

2.      Using the Fantastix coloring tool pick up some ink from the pearlescent beige inkpad and color the boy’s skin.

3.      Using the Fantastix coloring tool pick up some ink from the pixie dust inkpad and color the boy’s cheeks.

4.      Using the Fantastix coloring tool pick up some ink from the red magic inkpad and color the boy’s lips

5.      Using the Fantastix coloring tool pick up some ink from the tea leaves inkpad and color the boy’s clothes, leaving the color and sleeve band white.

6.      Using the Stipple Brush pick up ink from the night sky inkpad and stipple around the boy.

7.      Cut the boy close to the stamped image as shown.

8.      Layer the boy onto the periwinkle paper using the ATG700 tape gun.

9.      Using the glue stick adhere the ribbon to the cashmere paper.

10.  Adhere the cashmere paper to the card.

11.  Adhere the boy to the card.

12.  Adhere the swirl clip to the ribbon as shown using the glue dot.

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