Stampin' Smiles 8-1/2" x 11" Wow Wall Calendar March Page

The Full Heart Punch made the perfect shamrocks for my March calendar page. Each shamrock was made with three Glorious Green Full Heart punch-outs and a 1/4" strip of card stock.

Cutting 1/4" strips of card stock is an easy task with my Tabletop Paper Cutter. I do not know what I did before my much-loved cutter came along. Well, I do, I spent more time preparing for classes. I also used it to cut very fine strips of card stock for my December calendar page. I know of no other way to get the small slivers of card stock other than the Tabletop Paper Cutter. At least not consistently and efficiently.

My page needed some depth. I used the Gable Green and Green Galore Craft Stampin' Pads to sponge in some deep color. I started with sponging in areas of Gable Green Craft Ink on the Gable Green card stock. Because the Craft Ink Pads are a pigment ink, they are thicker and more dramatic on colored card stock. I then filled in the un-inked areas with Green Galore Craft Ink.

Because I did not want to wait for the Craft Ink to dry, I stamped the little shamrocks from Holiday Blitz stamp set in Craft Ink too – Glorious Green. I also wondered if the Classic Ink would stamp well on the pigment (Craft Ink). I was pleased with the results and so did not try. Let me know if you try it and what results you get.

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