Here is our third project that meets the criteria of the challenge we are sponsoring at Embellish Magazine. If you haven't participated yet you still have plenty of time to submit your entry. Be sure and visit their site for the particulars - including a $100 prize package of Inchie Arts products for the winner!
This card really reminded us of something and it took forever to figure it out. Of course...doesn't it make you think of Mary Engelbreit?! Must be the colors and the polka dots...or maybe it's the green 'jewel' at the top of the crown!
This crown is from the Lockhart Stamp Company. It was stamped on a white Inchie + Square and then colored with Copic Markers V09 Violet, V04 Lilac, BV00 Mauve Shadow and YG25 Celadon Green. The background is G20 Wax White.
Susan Roberts reminded us of a great technique to use on Inchie Squares that she recently featured in a blog posting on Rainy Day Creations. It has to do with creating custom color borders by coloring on the edges and sides of the squares with Copic Markers.

This technique works perfectly when you are putting another image into the center of the Inchie Square. We will often use a 7/8" punch for photos...stamped images...or pattern papers. When you put these on the Inchie Squares it leaves a perfect 1/16" border on all sides. But what if you don't want a white or black border? Just create a custom color border - to match...or highlight...one of your design components.
Our goal was to try and match the color of the purple paper you see behind the finished crown square. One of the great qualities of Copic Markers is their ability to blend. By overlapping two colors; V04 Lilac and BV00 Mauve Shadow, we were able to match the paper creating a perfect accent tying everything together.

Next, we wanted to find 5 different 'green' pattern papers to meet the color challenge requirements. Rather than sorting through our paper scrap bins (yes, we have several...for large, medium, small, and tiny scrap!) we looked through a package of Inchie Papers. Each package has 108, different, pattern paper squares all pre-cut to 1-1/2". While we change the assortments frequently you may never get the same patterns again, but with all the choices you are sure to find what you need for any design project! Each was punched with the 7/8"punch and glued to the squares.

One of our most favorite alphabet stamping sets is this Letter Stamp Kit made by the Magnetic Poetry folks. No there aren't any magnets involved, but the reason we like it is because each letter is attached to it's own plastic stem. (oops, forgot to put the Q back properly!)

Makes it really easy to position the letter! We purchased ours at Impress Rubber Stamps and use it quite often.
Although we did not take any more photos of the card in process, we can tell you that the letters were stamped directly onto the pattern paper squares (after they were glued to the Inchie Squares) with Fresh Ink, pigment ink, in French Lavender and then heat embossed with clear powder.
Most importantly....we know the absolutely perfect person for this card!