It starts off one way but ends in another…

Hi friends! When I started this piece I thought I would end u make a background that I could crop a card front out of and then salvage some tags or bookmarks from the scraps but after the page was done I couldn’t beat to cut it!

This was a really fun piece to create, watch the video to see it come alive!

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Supplies:

• Whale stamps (Pink Ink Designs)
• Distress Oxide Sprays
• Versafine black ink pad (for embossing)
• Black embossing powder
• Black Archival ink or Staz-on (permanent ink for overstamping design if desired)
• Dr Ph Martins iridescent ink
• Dr Ph Martins Acrylic Ink
• Watercolor paper (I used the smooth back side of Arteza Premium watercolor paper as it works really well for stamping and inks) 
• Real brush marker pens (Arteza)
• Jane davenport paint over pens
• Uni posca pens in white and black extra fine
• Assorted paint brushes

*I also used gloss gel medium and some iridescent paint but I don’t think it really added anything thank you can’t do with the inks I already listed. Feel free to substitute with similar products.

I hope you experiment with your supplies and don’t hold too tightly to what you originally plan if the artistic muse takes you in a different direction. Happy 4th of July to all my fellow Americans and til next time happy crafting!