October 2005

Wish your family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving with this stunning example using the Artlenz^® Grid stamp.

Stamps & Supplies Used:

-- Artlenz^® AZ 109/2s Grid

-- Stacy Stamps – Cornucopia

-- Hero Arts – Happy Thanksgiving and Leaves

-- Inkadinkadoo - Acorn

-- Clearsnap Vivid rainbow inkpad in "Indian Summer"

-- Clearsnap Ancient Page inkpad in "Coal Black"

-- Tsukineko Encore Gold inkpad

-- Therm O Web Masking Magic

-- Brayer

-- 3x3 lens from Artlenz -- 4 ½ x 5 white glossy card stock

Instructions:

1. Brayer Grid stamp with Indian Summer and stamp horizontally or vertically in center of white glossy cardstock.
2. Cut mask from Masking Magic and place over the stamped grid image.
3. Ink brayer again with Indian Summer and brayer horizontally over the masked grid, covering the remaining white areas of the cardstock. Wipe or clean the mask with a tissue and remove the mask.
4. Stamp Cornucopia direct to paper in black in the center of the grid. Randomly stamp leaves and Happy Thanksgiving direct to paper with Indian Summer ink. Randomly stamp Acorn direct to paper in gold metallic ink.
5. Place or align the lens vertically or horizontally (same direction as you stamped the gird) over the grid area only.
6. Layer on complimentary colored C/S. (For lens alignment directions go to Tips and Techniques on the web site.)

   Happy Thanksgiving!

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