(1) Use
sandpaper to lightly
sand the glossy covers
of the composition book. Wipe
off sanding residue using
a damp paper towel. Paint
the front cover using
the SnowCap Paint Dabber
and set aside to dry. Apply
a second coat of paint
when the first coat
has dried completely.
(2) Use
the
Ink
Blending
Tool
with
Foam
attachments
to
stamp
paint
onto
six
manila
shipping
tags
using
coordinating
colors
of
Lights
and
Brights
Paint
Dabbers. Attach
a
foam
square
to
the
Ink
Blending
Tool
and
use
the
Paint
Dabbers
to
dab
paints
onto
the
entire
surface
of
the
foam,
then
stamp
a
checkerboard
pattern
alternating
Light
and
Bright
colors
onto
each
tag, Use
a
clean
piece
of
foam
for
each
color:
Tag 1 - Pink Sherbet and Raspberry
Tag 2 - Cloudy Blue and Sail Boat Blue
Tag 3 - Willow and Citrus
Tag 4 - Aqua and Pool
Tag 5 - Cool Peri and Purple Twilight
Tag 6 - Salmon and Mountain Rose
(3) When
the painted tags have
dried, tie on bits of
ribbon scraps in coordinating
colors to the top of
each tag.
(4) With
the composition book placed
horizontally, line up
the six tags on the front
cover of the composition
book with the ribbons
facing toward the edges
of the book. Adhere
each tag to the cover
using Glossy Accents.
(5) Using
Jet Black Archival inkpad,
ink only the outside frame
section of the journaling
record stamp and stamp
onto watercolor paper. Trim
to a three by one-and-three-quarter-inch
rectangle. Add alphabet
stickers to spell “COLOR”,
and use Black Pen to write “inspired
by” inside the stamped
frame. Adhere to
the center of the composition
book cover using strong
double-sided tape.
(6) Use
a paper piercing tool
to pierce holes in the
cover tags in a pattern
where the coordinating
colors of paint intersect
on the tags. Skip
every other rectangle. Attach
twelve small white silk
flowers securing them
to the cover with a black
brad through each center.
(7) Use
the black pen to outline
the tag shapes on the
front cover.
(8) Cut
a seven by nine inch
rectangle of patterned
paper and adhere to the
inside front cover with
glue stick to cover the
brad backs. Burnish
with the bone folder.
(9) Cut
a seven by ten inch rectangle
of second patterned paper
and adhere to the back
cover with a glue stick. Burnish with
the bone folder then trim
off the excess edges to
complete the journal.
