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“Vermont” by Lynn Krucke

Materials Needed
  12 x 12 paper- "green grass", "falling dots" (Magenta)
  Mozaics™ 1-inch self adhesive squares-(Magenta)
  Maruyama mesh paper- tan texture, tangerine mesh (Magenta)
  Typewriter key alphabet stickers (Rebecca Sower for Stickopotomus)
  Self-adhesive pewter embellishments-"sm. leaf", "sm. ornament" (Magenta)-1 pkg. each
  Fluid Chalk Option Pad- “autumn pastels” (Colorbox®)
  Stylus handles (Colorbox®)
  White foam blender tips (Colorbox®)
  PenScore moldable foam (Colorbox®)
  Assorted leaves- fresh or pressed
  Ancient Page inkpad- “leaf green” (Colorbox®)
  Premo polymer clay- white (Polyform)
  Acrylic roller or pasta machine
  Metallic Rub-Ons- Kit #1 (Craf-T Products)
  Embossing heat tool
  Leaf punches (Emaginations)
  Scissors
  Craft knife
  Paper trimmer
  Photographs (or color copies)
  Tape runner
  Glue Dots- mini
 
Instructions
  1. Attach white blender tips to stylus handle. Use Fluid Chalk inks to apply color to white Mozaics squares. (I used a 4x8 section of squares) Overlap colors and allow them to blend.
  2. Condition white Premo clay and roll out a thin sheet (about as thick as three pieces of cardstock). Use the foam tips and stylus to apply ink to the entire surface of the clay sheet as you did with the Mozaics paper. Bake at 275 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.
  3. Use the same technique to color the self-adhesive metal embellishments. If desired, the embossing heat gun may be used to speed drying, but the Fluid Chalk inks will dry on the metal if given enough time. Once the ink is dry, highlight texture with copper rub-ons.
  4. Position the leaves on work surface, veins facing up. Use the embossing heat tool to heat the PenScore until the surface softens. Quickly press the PenScore onto the leaves and let cool.
  5. Ink the PenScore stamp with leaf green Ancient Page ink and stamp Mozaics squares. Re-ink and repeat to cover the rest of the Mozaics. Highlight squares with copper rub-ons.
  6. Peel up Mozaics squares and position on dark brown cardstock in three rows of seven, leaving a small amount of space between each tile. Trim brown cardstock.
  7. Cut a strip of falling dots” paper 2.25 x 12 inches and adhere near the top of a sheet of “green grass” paper.
  8. Use Chalk inks to color a piece of tan maruyama mesh to match the layout, then adhere it over the strip of "falling dots". Center the mosaic over this strip and adhere.
  9. Add title with typewriter key stickers.
  10. Position a few self-adhesive metal embellishments over some of the mosaic tiles.
  11. Cut a dark green mat for the focal photo and highlight edges of mat with copper rub-ons. Add photo and mount on page.
  12. Rub a small amount of copper rub-ons onto tag stickers from Magenta. Adhere small photos to tags and position stickers on page as shown.
  13. Tie a small strip of tangerine mesh into a knot and adhere over tags.
  14. Create a border along the bottom edge of the page with remaining mosaic tiles.
  15. Punch leaf shapes from baked sheet of polymer clay and adhere to page with Glue Dots.
Sponsor: Clearsnap



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