Today I have a fun card stamping tutorial for you. I'm sure everyone is familiar with stamping to make your own background paper, but it's a technique I often forget to use. When I stamp, I usually just stamp the main image and then use coordinating patterned paper to finish the project with. Well, for this project I not only stamped the main image, but some background paper as well! Here's the card I'll be making:
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I inked up my stamps and carefully stamped my background paper. I was very careful with the spacing of my images. Make sure to stamp your images close together. It looks more uniform and makes it hard to see any mess-ups. I love using acrylic stamps and blocks because you can see exactly where you're stamping- which is great for minimizing mistakes.
The next thing I did was to cut my paper and lay it on my base. I always do this to see how everything looks and to see if I want to change anything. For me this is a must before I use any adhesive on my project.
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Next, I inked the edges of my card for added dimension.
I then used a scalloped border punch to punch a decorative edge. I added the scallop to the middle piece of paper on my card. You know how I'm addicted to scalloped border punches!
Now it was time to stamp my main image. I used a leftover piece of paper from my punched border. After I stamped my image, I decided I wanted to continue the scalloped look, so I used my scalloped circle die cuts to spice it up a bit. I then ran it through my die cut machine.
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After punching this out, I punched another scalloped circle layer to add to the image as a border. I used the same technique I did with my die cuts except this layer was smaller and thinner. You can see it in the final photo below.
Finally, I put my card together using adhesive and dimensional dots. I also used my sewing machine to stitch around the border of the card. I added ribbon, stamped a few more images (the utencils and the "made with love" decorative stamps from the set) and added them along with buttons to my card.
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Love this card...it's super cute!
ReplyDeletetotally cute...stamps make everything better
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea. I love all the new things you come up with. Super cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous card! Makes me want to create one...if only time allowed. Beautiful work!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the instructions on your card.
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial and card!
ReplyDeletewhat a great card Robyn!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful ! i love it !
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