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Designer Challenge Sponsored by Faerie Song Art Stamps

Dragon Dreams

By: Peggie Wilkins

Rubber Roadsters

Advanced Stamping Team Designer

What a challenge this card was for me to make! Dragons aren’t my usual stamps so that was the first challenge. I stamped the scene on the paper crooked and didn’t realize it until after I had colored it and cut it out. Not wanting to waste that work I placed the scene at an angle and then at an angle again. This was the second challenge. Then  I overheated the fantasy film the first time, so that was a challenge learning to use the fantasy film correctly. I got the card done but something didn’t seem right so I added the doodles around the edges. And this was the last challenge. Don’t shy away from challenges even if they seem like mistakes; they are just ways to create new ideas!

Supplies:

Purple Gelly Roll Glaze Pen (Sakura)

Prismacolor Pencils

·        1063 Cool Grey 50%

·        940 Sand

·        913 Spring Green

·        912 Apple Green

·        1086 Sky Blue Light

·        1008 Parma Violet

·        932 Violet

·        1030 Raspberry

·        944 Terra Cotta

3 – 3 ½” x 3” Spring Morning Fantasy Film (Art Institute Glitter)

Crystal Stickles

Noir Black Palette Hybrid Inkpad

Pretty Petunia VersaMagic Chalk Ink (Tsuneiko)

2 Large Purple Brads

5 ¾” – 1” wide purple organza ribbon

4 ¼” x 8 ½” Light Lilac Bazzill paper folded to make A2 card

3 ¾” x 5” Lilac Bazzill paper

3 1/8” x 3 ¾” Lime green paper

2 ¾” x 3 ½” Pearly purple paper

3 1/8” x 3” White paper

Iron

Teflon Sheet

Glue Stick (Duck)

1/8” Hole Punch

Scotch Brand ATG 700 tape or adhesive of choice

Dragon Stamp (Faerie Song)

Dragon Dreams Stamp (Faerie Song)

Instructions:

1.    Stamp dragon scene with noir black ink on white paper. Color with pencils.  Color the dragon’s belly with green and his body with two shades of violet.

2.    Cut out bottom half of dragon and castle scene as shown.

3.    Ink dragon scene with noir black. Place stamp rubber side up and put the three pieces of fantasy film on top. Then place the Teflon sheet over top.  Press with iron using medium heat for about 4 seconds. Cool.

4.    Cut out just the dragon. Glue film dragon over paper dragon using glue stick.

5.    Layer dragon scene onto pearly purple paper and then onto lime green paper.

6.    Stamp “Dragon Dreams” using Pretty Petunia versamagic chalk ink onto left hand side of lilac Bazzill paper.

7.    Wrap purple organza ribbon over words and tape down in back.

8.    Punch two holes as shown through ribbon and paper and attach purple brads.

9.    Layer lilac paper onto light lilac card. Layer dragon scene onto card.

10.Create doodles on lilac paper using purple gelly roll glaze pen.

11.Apply Crystal Stickles around clouds and dream scene.

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