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By the way,  my Squash Book was featured on Young and Crafty's blog for Scraptastic Saturday.  On Saturdays you can link up a project to the site.  It's a fun way to see what other people are creating!  Thanks again Hannah for featuring my project!  Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

Presto Pattern Projects

The ideas for two of these cards came from Gina K. of Stamp TV and Linda Walsh, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Massachusettes.  I had watched both of these two video tutorials and thought that the techniques used were excellent.  

The "you're too kind" card uses the altered Presto Patterns DSP panels from my post on August 17th.  

The '"thinking of you" card features a stamped image that has been quartered to offer a window effect also.

The "Bonjour" card is my own design.  I stamped the white cardstock with Versamark and clear embossing powder to create my own presto pattern paper.  I used a dauber to apply Red Riding Hood ink to the surface and sprayed it with Silver Smooch spray just like the panels in the "you're too kind" card.  I wiped the excess ink from the surface with a paper towel to pop the white resist areas.  I cut the Bonjour and the telephone on the Cricut Expression using the Sentimentals cartridge.  

Products used are Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise.  The list of materials used is as follows:

Papers--Presto Patterns Specialty Paper, Love Letter DSP

Cardstock--Red Riding Hood, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Gray

Inks--Red Riding Hood, Basic Black

Stamps--Teeny Tiny Wishes, Whimsical Words, Stain Glass Window-The Stamp Mill, Background K-3219-unknown

Punches--Scallop Oval, Oval, Scallop Circle, Circle

Embellishments--JoAnne Woven Edge Ribbon, White gel pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Unknown Crstals

Stampin' Up! Presto Patterns DSP Samples

I have a package of the new Presto Patterns Designer Series Paper.  If you haven't seen this paper before it looks like white paper that's had a pattern embossed on it with clear embossing powder.  When you apply any type of ink or color medium to it--it absorbs the color in some places and resists in other areas to reveal the pattern--Presto Pattern!

This is a sample of the paper before color has been applied.  You can see the pattern up close or when the light hits it.

I applied Log Cabin Smooch spray to this piece.  I sprayed it on and then rubbed it off with a paper towel.  It's very shimmery!

These next samples I used a dauber to apply Red Riding Hood Classic Ink, removed the excess ink with a paper towel.  Then I sprayed it lightly with Silver Smooch spray and removed the excess with a paper towel.

This last sample I applied Always Artichoke ink using the stamp pad directly on the paper and then blotting with a paper towel.  Then I added Cajun Craze with a dauber and wiped off the excess ink again.  Then I took the large Aqua painter brush and applied it randomly to the paper in a few places and dabbed the excess water off.  

There are several other patterns in the paper pack and you can customize them to fit any color scheme!  Tomorrow I'll post a couple of the finished projects!