Hop for Autism Awareness!

April is national Autism Awareness Month, and I'm joining in on a hop with many crafty friends across the globe to raise awareness in the stamping community.

Important!!! If you are dropping in unaware everything you need to know about the sponsored hop and how to play along is on Veronica Zalis' blog. You will want to start there because it will have details you don't want to miss like there are over $800 in prizes donated by our favorite stamp companies!!

You probably got here from the Stampendous blog if you are hopping along already, but the full list for the hop is.... on Veronica's blog. Other Stampendous designers are playing too, Jamie Martin and Kathi Rerek.

Now for my card!

Supplies: I provide some product links that are through my Amazon Affiliate, and that means when clicked and purchased in the same session a few pennies are sent my way at no cost to you. Other company links are available when possible and at the original time of this post.

Featured Product(s):

• Laurel Burch Cling Blossoms Stamp Set (AZ, STM)
• Laurel Burch Blossoms Die Set (AZ, STM)
• Laurel Burch Icons Perfectly Clear Stamp Set (AZ, STM)
• Brushed Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set (AZ, STM)

Plus:

• Stampendous Mixed Media White Paper (AZ, STM)
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko (AZ, STM)
• Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink by Tsukineko® (AZ, STM)
• Alcohol Markers in the Laurel Burch Color Wheel (Guide)
• Paper Towel
• A stain of any kind in blue and green (I used Koi Watercolor Paint Set by Sakura (AZ, EH, Blick)
• A Fine Line Glue by Adhesive Tech (AZ)

Instructions:

1. Stain Paper Towel with a coloring medium of choice. This typically is a leftover clean-up towel that was used for a previous job, but it can also be done ahead of time and dried ready for any project, kind of like this one. Let it dry.
2. Glue onto 4 x 5-1/4 inch Mixed Media White cardstock and trim away excess.
3. Stamp Laurel Burch Blossoms and leaves with alcohol marker safe Memento black ink onto white paper and color.
4. Trim blossoms and leaves with matching dies.
5. Glue onto paper towel background.
6. Use a stamp positioner to apply Icons border stamp across the bottom, repeat for a solid inked image.
7. Stamp sentiment and dots with stamp positioner in desired places to repeat stamping for solid images.
8. Glue onto a folded 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inch Mixed Media White Paper card base.

I'm a maker who receives goodies chosen by myself for design team work. To see a list of these companies just scroll to the bottom of my blog under FTC Declaration.