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This card uses the Cardinal Clear Stamp Set and matching die from Prickely Pear.  The cardinal was created by running the die through a cuttlebug machine with ivory card stock and then stamping the die-cut with the sold flourished cardinal stamp in red.  The die-cut was then stamped again in black ink using the stamp that shows the face and tail detail.  The cloud shaped die cuts were cut using the Spellbinders Labels 6 set.  The die-cuts were cut from ivory cardstock.  The snowflake image from that set was stamped in clear embossing ink and embossed using clear detail embossing powder.  VersaMagic Aquatic splash ink was applied directly to the cardstock to create contrast between the ivory snowflakes and the paper.

Positioning Tip:   If you have trouble stamping directly where you want onto the die cut, you can use a Stamp-a-ma-jig in combination with a low-tack tape sheet like Inkadinkado Masking Sheets or Post-It Craft Sheets.  Place the tape sheet tacky side up.  Set the Stamp-a-ma-jig in the upper left corner and adhere it to the tape so that it is held in place.  Set the guide sheet that comes with the Stamp-a-ma-jig against the corner of the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  Apply your clear stamp to an acrylic mount.  If you remove and replace the clear stamp you will have to restamp your index.  Using pigment ink (which will wash off the index sheet easily) in the clear stamp.  Hold the corner of the acrylic mount against the corner of the Stamp-a-ma-jig tool and press the image onto the index sheet.  Hold the Stamp-a-ma-jig tool down and pull away the index.  Slide the die-cut under the index sheet until it lines up with where the image stamped.  Press the die-cut to the low-tack tape and set the index aside.  Stamp the die-cut the same way you stamped the index and the image will stamp in the exact same location.  If you are going to do several you may wish to outline the die-cut using a pen by drawing on the tacky side of the tape so you don't have to use the index any longer to position the die-cuts.