Journey by Barbara Albrecht
Beyond Cards Team Member

Stamps provided by:


Background Paper Supplies
White cardstock
Twinkling H2O’s – three colors plus a “metallic”….copper and/or gold
Watercolor brushes
Spray bottle with water
Coated freezer paper
Paper towels

Image Supplies
Stamp – Travel Collage 385M– My Paper Moon, Stampsations!
VersaFine ink pad – Onyx Black

Miscellaneous Supplies
Black cardstock
Textured cardstock to pick up color from background
Photo Anchors & Brads-Making Memories
Journey tag
Ribbon
Adhesive of choice

Background Directions
1. Tear a sheet of freezer paper large enough to accommodate the size of the white card stock. ( I usually do a whole batch of 8 ½ x 11 sheets at one time.)
2. Moisten Twinkling H2O’s with several sprays from your water bottle. Pick three colors (NOT the metallics…we’ll use those later). Dab blobs of chosen colors randomly on GLOSSY side of freezer paper without touching the colors to each other. Sparingly spray with water.
3. Place sheet of white cardstock on freezer paper. Pat and “moosh” paper into the Twinkling H2O’s. Pick up the cardstock and check it. If there is too much white showing for your taste, repeat process. Be sure to leave some white.
4. Wipe freezer paper off with paper towel and repeat #2 above with the metallics. (For my background I used both a yellow and a copper). Place your already colored paper face down on freezer paper and pat and moosh, again.
5. Set aside to dry or hurry along with your heat gun.

Alternative background. Cut freezer paper large enough to fold over sheet of cardstock. Apply dabs of color to freezer paper and fold paper over colored side. Moosh colors around, open freezer paper and place 2 sheets of cardstock on freezer paper. Fold freezer paper over cardstock and moosh. This way you can do 2 sheets of paper at the same time.

Image Directions
1. Ink Travel Collage stamp with Onyx Black Versafine ink pad and stamp on background paper.
2. Trim stamped image and attach to black cardstock. Trim black cardstock closely.
3. Attach layered image to textured cardstock of your choice.
4. Attach embellishments using sample as guide/
5. Turn card over and sign your creation... YOU ARE THE ARTIST!!!