Technique #15: Stamping on Plastic

 Supplies:
1. Stamps:
BasicGrey Mini Clear Stamp Sets

2. Ink Pads:
Brilliance Dew Drops Pearlescent Purple and Pearlescent Poppy

3. Others:
Slides
Photos printed and trimmed to fit the slides
Magnets


How-to:
1. Using Brilliance (or StazOn) ink pads, stamp the image of your choice on slides. Let dry.

 2. Insert photos

 3. Add magnets to the back...and voila!

Technique #14: Stamping on Dryer Sheets

Used dryer sheets can be used as card backgrounds or projects' embellishments!

As a background, as seen in the Card of the Month:

1. Tear it to the desired size.

2. Stamp on it several times.

3. Turn it around and rub a dye ink pad (purple) for some color. Let dry. And use it on your card or other projects.

And as embellishments...this is how the flowers from the previous post were made:

1. Rub dye ink pads on the dryer sheets.

 2. Stamp on it (clear stamp from Fancy Pants Designs Bella Brush). Let dry.

 3. Run the sheets (I stacked  8 sheets here...) through a die cut machine (Cuttlebug, using die cut from Sizzix - Flowers#2). Or just cut it by hand, with the help of templates. 

 4. Assemble your flower embellishment (some of the petals from this flower were not stamped).

 5. Add a brad to the center (you don't even need a hole punch...just poke it through the dryer sheets).

6. Use them in your projects!

(background stamp from Fancy Pants Designs Bella Brush)

Other ways to dye the dryer sheets:

• Dilute dye ink in a container with water and dip the sheets in
• Spray ready-made ink sprays directly on the sheets
• Drop dye inks on the sheets and spray with water
• Use acrylic paints

Technique #13: Stamping on Paper Napkins

You can stamp on pretty paper napkins and use them as a background for a card, make them into tags, bookmarks, etc...or a decorative wall hanging, like the project from the previous post...

How-To:

1. Peel off the white layers of the decorative napkin.

 2. Glue the decorative napkin to a piece of white cardstock and trim it to size.

 3. Ink and stamp the Starfish Border several times.

 4. Punch the Corners and the edges of a 8.5" x 8.5" piece of cardstock.

 5. Heat emboss the edges of the cardstock with platinum UTEE (see tutorial here).
6. Adhere the napkin panel onto the embossed cardstock.

7. Attach ribbon with staples, so you can hang it!

Technique #12: Two-Tone Stamping

Stamps: PO-B46 Starfish Small and PO-B48 Starfish 2

This technique gives your stamping images more depth...all you need is two ink pads of the same color, but different shades (a lighter and a darker shade).

With a stamp image of your choice, ink the stamp with the lighter color first. We used VersaMagic Aegean Blue for the sample above.
With the darker ink (VersaMagic Ocean Depth), ink only the edges of the image.
Then, stamp on cardstock and check out the results!

You can also use markers instead of ink pads!

Technique #11: Stamping with Markers

Instead of using ink pads, try brushing your markers onto the stamps...

Stamps:
Flower from LS-A33S Flowers Set
WS-A13 Gerbera
Sentiment (The Paper Studio)

Technique #10: Masking

This is what you'll need:
1. Stamps: WS-A14 Sheep, LS-A31 Cross Sketch
2. Ink Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black, Coffee Bean and New Sprout (Tsukineko)
3. Card Stock
4. Scissors
5. and last, but not the least, a Post-It note.


A. Stamp the first image on the left side of the panel. Then, without re-inking the stamp, stamp it on the top of a Post-It note (try to stamp some of the image on the sticky part).

B. Cut the Post-It image out and place it on the first image of the panel, as shown below. We left the legs out because they wouldn't show up in the final card, but you can also cover them, if desired.

C. Stamp the second sheep, overlapping a little bit on the first one.


D. Cover the second sheep with the cut out and stamp a third sheep.


To view the final card, click HERE.

Technique #9: Tone-on-Tone

Use ink pads that have similar or slightly different hues as your cardstock's color for a Tone-on-Tone look!
This technique is great for beautiful monochromatic backgrounds.

The first sample (below) uses different types of ink pads (from left to right): Brilliance (metallic light blue), VersaMagic (dark blue) and VersaMagic (light blue).

Second sample (from left to right): VersaMagic (dark green), VersaMagic (lighter green) and Memento (light green).

Stamps: KI-A27S Klimt Symbols Set

Another way to achieve the Tone-on-Tone without having to buy ink pads in different colors is to use VersaMark Watermark ink pad (Tsukineko) . It will give you a darker hue than your cardstock, but test on your papers first for the best results.
VersaMark will not work on coated cardstock/patterned paper...

Stamp: LS-A32 Leaf Sketch

Scroll down to the next post to see a card sample using this technique (on the card base)!

Technique #8: Stamping on Handmade Paper

Try stamping on handmade papers!
Try out with different textures and ink pads.

Stamp used here:
WS-A17 Heart

Ink Pad: VersaMagic Red Magic



Check out a card sample by clicking HERE or just scroll down to the post below.

Tip #8: Direct-to-Paper Technique

This is a basic technique using your ink pad directly on paper.
You can use this technique to ink the edges of your cardstock or to create backgrounds.
In this case, we're using the technique to lighten the bright pink cardstock...the color was just not right for the card we were making...

What you'll need is a white ink pad of your choice, a stencil brush (optional) and a piece of cardstock.



1. Apply the ink directly on the paper.



2. If desired, blend the ink by using a brush.



3. Check out the top half of the cardstock. The pink doesn't look so bright anymore!

Technique #7: Napkins & Stamps

Supplies:
1. Stamps:
KI-A20 Klimt Swirls
Stampabilities

2. Ink Pads:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Memento New Sprout
Orange dye-ink pad

3. Others:
Napkin of your choice
Paintbrush
Gel Medium Or Modge Podge
Vanilla cardstock

How-To:

1. Peel off the top layer of napkin of your choice.
2. Tear off the desired design for your card.
3. Adhere the napkin panel to the card front with Gel Medium (or Modge Podge) using a paintbrush. You can dilute the adhesive with a little water, if desired.
4. Ink KI-A20 Klimt Swirls in orange and stamp several times around the napkin panel.
5. Ink and stamp "Merry Christmas" in Memento Tuxedo Black on vanilla cardstock. Ink the edges in Memento New Sprout. Adhere on card.

Technique #6: Bleach Stamping

Supplies:
1. Stamp: LS-B38 Pumpkin
2. Colored Cardstock
3. Bleach
4. Plastic Container
5. Paper Towel

How to:
1. Fold paper towel and place it in the plastic container.
2. Add a small amount of bleach into the container. This will be the "ink pad".
3. "Ink" and stamp the image on a piece of colored cardstock.

Sometimes you'll see the results right away, sometimes you'll have to wait a little bit longer. The results will vary depending on the cardstock.
Just remember to do it in an area with good ventilation...and have fun!

Rub-Ons: a la Card Rubbings (7gypsies)

Technique #5: Overstamping

Ink the stamp LS-B35 Branch Frame in Memento New Sprout and stamp on a light green cardstock (S.E.I.).



Now stamp LS-B34 Branch with the help of a stamp positioner.

If you don't have a stamp positioner, try the "I think it's here" technique... =)
The picture below shows the first image, then three overstamped images using different inks (all done without a stamp positioner).

Technique #4: Stamping on Vellum

Vellum is a translucent paper and they can be stamped just like you would plain white paper.
We recommend using dye-based ink pads. Brilliance Pigment ink pads (Tsukineko) are also formulated to dry on vellum. StazOn (Tsukineko) - a solvent-based ink - also works well.

You can use a lot of techniques with vellum...
A. You can stamp on vellum and use the stamped side up or down;
B. You can layer vellum on patterned paper or a stamped paper and it will give you a more subtle impression of the design;
C. You can heat emboss (just be carefull not to overheat...it will warp with the heat. To minimize the problem, try using heavy-weight vellum);
D. You can color on the front or on the back of the stamped image.

The sample card below will show you the look of:
A. Using the stamped side up and
B. Layering on patterned paper and stamped images.

Supplies:
PO-B45 Dandelion , Memento Tuxedo Black (dye ink), Brilliance Mediterranean Blue and Pearlescent Ivy (pigment ink), patterned papers, silver vellum, brads and ribbon.



How-To:

1. Tear a piece of patterned paper and distress the edges with Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy. Center and adhere on card.
2. Stamp Frame on patterned paper with Memento Tuxedo Black.
3. Center and stamp Dandelion on vellum with Brilliance Mediterranean Blue. Without re-inking, stamp on patterned paper, as shown. Then, stamp Dandelion on patterned paper with Memento Tuxedo Black.



4. Attach vellum on stamped patterned paper with brads.
5. Adhere ribbon.
6. Center and adhere the panel on card.

Here's the card!



And below is a picture with the Dandelion stamped on vellum with Brilliance Graphite Black, StazOn Cotton White and StazOn Jet Black.



Check out the Card of the Month for August!
The image on the vellum was heat embossed with Sparkle Embossing Powder.
Click HERE to see the card or just scroll down.

Technique #3: Emboss Resist

There are many ways to achieve the resist technique look.
In this tutorial, we'll use clear embossing powder to emboss on white cardstock (a tab file divider).

Supplies:
1. Stamps:
Flower from LS-A33S Flowers Set
WS-A13 Gerbera

2. Ink Pads:
VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Brilliance Peacock (3 colors)

3. Others:
White Tab File Divider
Clear Embossing Powder (Tsukineko)
Heat Embossing Gun
Brayer (Speedball)
Paper Towel
Optional: Ironing Machine and Scrap Paper

How-To:
A. Start by inking Gerbera and Flower in VersaMark and stamping on the cardstock (tab file divider). You might want to work in sections.

B. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
For a tutorial on this technique click here:

Heat Emboss Technique

After heat embossing, your cardstock should look like this. Let it cool down.



C. Ink the brayer using the Brilliance Peacock ink pad.



D. Place a scrap paper beneath the cardstock. Roll the brayer over the cardstock. We brayered the middle section first.



E. Then we finished brayering the top and bottom with the light and dark colors.



F. Use the paper towel to rub off the ink on embossed images.

G. Optional: Sandwich the cardstock with scrap papers and iron it. The iron will melt the powder (and the scrap paper will absorb it).