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Did you know you can spritz walnut ink on the Surfaces? I tried it out on the matte side of this 6”x6” porfolio and really liked the results. (You’ll get a much different effect—crisper—if you spritz onto the glossy side.) This portfolio is held closed with a piece of magnet tape, readily available at craft stores. As an alternative, use Velcro.

Supplies:

• Sara’s Surfaces™ 6”x6” Portfolio
• Flea Market sarapapers™
• Christmas Words stamp set
• 2"x6" Acrylic Block
• Chocolate Flowers
• Green Apple Great Big Brads
• Eucalyptus Walnut Ink
• brown inkpad
• Cardmaker’s Earth’s Palette Ribbons for green ribbon
• emery board (for sanding brad)
• blue embroidery thread
• 1/16” hole punch
• magnet or Velcro® (optional)
• Small Zots™

Instructions:

1. Spritz the matte side of the portfolio with Eucalyptus ink and let dry.
2. Cut a 4 3/4” piece of striped paper, with stripes running vertically. Mat on teal textured paper, ink the edges brown and attach to the bottom front panel of the portfolio. Trim excess paper from either side of the portfolio.
3. Cut a 1/4”-wide brown stripe from the striped paper and glue it across the top flap of the portfolio. Layer two brown flowers on top of a loop of green ribbon and secure with a sanded green brad. Attach to the top flap of the portfolio with Zots™.
4. Stamp “Celebrate” on a tag cut-out; punch a small hole at the top of the tag and thread with blue embroidery thread. Wrap around the green brad to secure.
5. Add magnet tape to secure closed.

PS. Next week I won’t be posting—Keith and I will be in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival!