A whole new world of stamping

I'll stop the stamp cards soon, I promise!! But this Position-It has opened a whole new area for me, I'm just itching to play. And truth be told, I still have a few more stamp-focused cards coming your way so bear with me.

In playing with the stamping tool and a set of Frog's Whiskers stamps that is the filled in and outline versions that match up, it opens a new world to me!!

I first saw this technique when I watched the Cathie Allan video on the Position-It and we had a stamp here that seemed like it would work perfectly with this technique.

Here is the Cathie Allan video:

About 4 minutes in she starts this layering technique.

So I tried it today. Here is my picture tutorial



Starting with your lightest color, and make sure your paper surface is taped down. I use 3M extra strong post-it notes they have sticky all the way along and it doesn't remove any paper when you are finished.











Because you can ink and restamp, we can layer many, many times. So I applied various shades of blues and even purples.

building layer by layer adding different shades of blues and purples














adding a bit of lilac and  white to the center of the stamp

The final stage is lining up the outline layer of the stamp set and stamping down the outline. Easy enough to do really, especially when the stamp has definitive patterns to line up.

Here are the two stamps from Frog's Whiskers

Don't forget, I am going to have a little give-away ... post a comment on any blog in the month of February and your name will be entered into a draw to receive this combination of Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders used in the card on my blog February 13. Comment on each blog to increase your entries. Only one comment per blog but you can comment on any and every blog entry in February (including blogs posted earlier in the month).

Until next time,

Jenn

products used:

Frog's Whiskers Hydrangea J802 & J805 and carious pigment inks. 

The Ultimate Stamping Tool

The world of stamping opens up a whole new set of challenges. I think most of us stay away from stamps for so many reasons. Most of which revolve around technique. There are tools on the market that can perfect stamping and restamping. The card blog I did the other day about the Watercolor Effect with the stamp is a prime example of the options that that can then become available to us ... provided we have the right tools.

I've had the pleasure of playing around with Cathie Allan's Position-It stamping tool and can absolutely see the merits of spending a few extra bucks on having exactly what you need to take you through every stamping technique and trick in the book.

As painfil as it is to watch a video of myself ... here is a video we did on some of the uses and benefits of the Position-It. We will be doing more in the coming days so stay tuned. And if you are in proximity to the retail store in Shannonville, Ontario, we will be holding free card classes demonstrating the Position-It. The store's web site www.ECPaperCrafts.com