Supplies:
228C Writting on White Chiyogami Paper
13-147 Forest Green & 13-148 Aqua Silk Decorative Paper
26-011O Bold Dragonfly
26-011O Bold Dragonfly Character
208P Dragonfly Postage
Metallic Gold Pigment Ink (Colorbox MetaleXtra Goldrush used here)
Fine Detail Gold embossing powder
Dark Green Velvet
Carstock (dark green)
Adhesive (spray glue & double stick tape suggested)
Iron & pressing cloth
Spray Bottle with water
Scissors
Cardboard
1. Ink dragonfly in gold. Place dark green velvet, good side down, onto inked rubber stamp. Place pressing cloth on top, spritz with water and heat with iron for about 40 seconds. Repeat to create another dragonfly and cut each one out.
2. Stamp dragonfly character and emboss with fine detail gold powder on forest green silk decorative paper.
3. Apply black and gold acrylic paint randomly to cardboard to make frame. This isn't really an exact sience. I put black down first & then gold, letting the black show through some.
4.Layer dark green cardstock, painted cardboard, 228C white with writing chiyogami paper with spray glue and double stick tape. Then begin placing image down in order torn silk decorative aqua paper, dragonfly character, two swatches of forest green silk decorative paper, velvet dragonflies, and dragonfly postage stamp copies.
Overall dimensions approximately 8" x 11"
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