Flourish Background

This card began on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch piece

of white card stock.

The background flourishes have been stamped

with VersaMark and embossed

with clear embossing powder.

The next step was to lightly sponge several shades

of blue dye ink all over the whole thing until

the flourishes are a little easier to see.

Now lightly talc to avoid strays.

Flick paper to get off excess talc.

With a dark pigment ink, stamp a border

flouish and the a phrase.

I used dark blue embossing powder with this design.

The design is now ready to glue to your card base.

Basic Stamping Tip:

Talc is easiest to find in the baby section

of your local discount store.

Look for the cheapest brand they have.

The ingredients should say something like: talc, fragrance.

I keep mine in a little votive candle cup

and spread it with part of an old washcloth.

Use whatever is handy and is small enough to

leave in the votive cup.

I talc everything I use embossing powder on

EXCEPT the dark cardstocks.