I'm trying to be better about trying out new things more often. I decided to try this technique of stamping first with the flat side of a clear stamp and then stamping over that with the actual design (i.e. the part you normally use). I used scrap pieces of cardstock and a Hero Arts set I'd bought on clearance at Michael's, along with pastel chalk inks and Jet Black archival ink.
You can see here that I've inked the smooth back of the clear stamp.
This is what it looks like when you stamp it -- pink dots or circles.
Then I inked the side of the stamp that had the actual design and stamped with black ink. This "look" of seeing the background color as a halo around the image is part of the desired effect. It will be more pronounced with certain brands or styles of stamps than others.
Here is the same technique done with three additional colors and three different stamps.
I punched many of the circles out with a 1 3/8" scalloped circle punch, some with a 1" circle punch, and I also cut one by hand, just to see what effect I liked better. Rather than have this be an experiment where at the end I just dumped all these circles into my to-be-used bowl, I decided to make some cards.
The patterned paper is My Mind's Eye and the gingham ribbon is from American Crafts.
I used Distress Stain applied using punched-through cardstock as a stencil and patterned paper from Imaginisce.
This delicious patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Kioshi line.
This one is probably my least favorite. I adhered the ribbon a tiny bit crookedly, which resulted in being able to see a bit of the white edge of the card. Horrors, right? ha, ha So, I put the yellow flower on there to hide it. Except that the only way to hide it is for the flower to go off the edge. Ah, well. If this is my biggest problem, I have no problems. For sure.
This card features more Basic Grey Kioshi paper and a flair button from American Crafts.
I would never have thought of this idea, thanks!! What a lovely effect.
Posted by: Michelle | October 01, 2011 at 08:38 PM