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Luna Brightz™ Card
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A vibrant, playful card using UTEE™ Brightz™ to create the Luna Moon embellishment!

Created by Bonnie Egenton

Materials List-
UTEE™ Brightz - Sunflower
Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel™ (UTEE™)- Clear, White
Ranger Melt Art® Melting Pot™
Melt Art® Kool Toolz™
Adirondack® Colorwash™ - Stream, Lettuce, Butterscotch
Adirondack® Acrylic Paint Dabbers - Butterscotch, Sunshine Yellow, Citrus,
   Hazelnut

Distress Inks™ - Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick, Broken China, Shabby
   Shutters

Adirondack® Dye Ink - Caramel
Inkssentials™ Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Inkssentials™ Glossy Accents™
Inkssentials™ Heat It™ Craft Tool
Posh Inkabilities Metallics™ - Copper, Bronze (from Precious Metals kit)
• Arch Die Cut – Accucut
• Tag Die Cut – Accucut
• Moon mold - Amaco
• Water Mister
• Matte Board
• Manila Tag
• Crown Charmz by Artgirlz
• Alphabet Stamps – Close to My Heart
• Watercolor paper
• Seed Beads
• Ribbon
• Wonder Tape – Suze Weinberg

Instructions  

UTEE Brightz Moon
(1)
Pour equal amounts of Clear UTEE and Sunflower UTEE Brightz in the Melting Pot.

(2) Put lid on top and let melt.

(3) Once melted, add a sprinkle of White UTEE. Let melt.

(4) Carefully mix with the Kool Toolz Spatula.

(5) Pour into Moon mold. Remove once cooled

(6) Place a small amount of Bronze Metallic Inkabilities on finger and rub over the face of the mold. Add some contrast with Bronze Metallic Inkabilities.

(7) Dab a small amount of Glossy Accents in the Crown Charm openings. Place seed beeds and let dry. Note: Make sure you are using the Non-Stick Craft Sheet under the Charm so that any stray Glossy Accents doesn’t adhere the charm to your work surface inadvertently. It will easily peel off the Non-Stick Craft Sheet! 

Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber Arch and Tag
(1)
Once glue is dry, place your favorite picture into the frame.

(2) On Arch, dab Sunshine Yellow Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber until surface is colored. Using Butterscotch dab intermittently to create a sponged pattern. Edge the Arch with Butterscotch. Let dry.

(3) On the Tag die cut, dab Citrus Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber until surface is covered. With Butterscotch, lightly create streaks across the die cut to give an aged effect.

(4) Edge both the Tag and the Arch with Hazelnut Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber.

(5) Stamp “LUNA” with alphabet stamps using Adirondack Caramel Dye Ink. 

Distress Manilla Tag
(1)
Rub colors of Distress Ink on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet. Just place the ink next to one another and not on top of one another, as you want to keep the ink colors as pristine as possible.

(2) Spritz ink with water.

(3) Press paper on the inks. Turn over and dry with the Heat Tool. (Option: blot the wetter areas with a paper towel, which creates wonderful ink spots and helps the paper dry faster!)

(4) Note how the Distress Inks, when wet, create different tones of the same color.

(5) Lightly tap dry inked paper over remaining ink drops on Craft Sheet to build layers of color. Dry with Craft Tool.

(6) Repeat until desired look is achieved.  

Watercolor paper background with Colorwash
(1)
Spray Colorwash on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet. Just spray the dye next to one another and not on top of one another, as you want to keep the colors as pristine as possible.

(2) Spritz generously with water.

(3) Press watercolor paper (or any textured paper )on the Color Wash. Turn over and dry with the Heat Tool. This is an important step to keep the colors from muddying when layering any additional Color Wash.

(4) Repeat until desired look is achieved.  

Putting it all together:
Use Wonder Tape to adhere all layers:
Layer the “Luna” arch die cut on top of watercolor card.
Layer tag die cut on the Luna arch.
Tie ribbon on manila tag and layer over the tag die cut.
Place Luna Moon and Crown on top.

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