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You Make Me Smile

By Elisa Ablett

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Cardstock: Black
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Shimmer Dust:
Midnight and Candy
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Paste: Dusty Charcoal 1 2

Gesso
Note from Elisa: I decided to make my own 2. Using a fan brush, splatter some of the excess
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mixed media background using the same check liquid onto your page around the edges.
Lasercut Chipboard:
pattern as my son was wearing and I thought (Photo 2)
You Make Me Smile
immediately of the Colour Shimmer Dusts 3. Gesso the chipboard. Using a texture die cut
Word Title, rectangular
in Midnight and Candy. two or three pieces in black. Also used is an old
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piece of netting from around a toy. (Photo 3)
Grunge Chipboard Set
Instructions: 4. Using texture stamps, word stamps and a
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Stencil: Mini Chevron marker, making sure the pattern is missing a areas. (Photo 4)
100x100mm Stencil few squares around the sides to grunge it up. 5 Using Dusty Charcoal Colour Paste and a
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Stencil: 6x6 Believe add water to the dusts. Using a paintbrush, depth to my page. (Photo 5)
Script Stencil paint within the squares in a check pattern. 6. Using a chevron stencil and a white gel pen
Dry each colour first otherwise they will run trace around the inside of the stencil onto your
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together. (Photo 1) page. (Photo 6)
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Textures Stamps: A6
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