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going to stamp our own background for a unique customized look.
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I have a few stamped backgrounds for you today. This first one is a floral background.
Some sequins and a pop of black elements, and a finished card.
This next one has two versions with one sentiment.
Again, same card . . . different sentiments and layout of sentiment and sequins.
This next one is black and white with a pop of color . . . color as in glitter.
I used some metallic thread behind the sentiment. I do love how this one turned out.
And then of course, for the holiday . . . this mint stamp. I used one color of ink and stamped off to get the variation of color.
One additional note on this one . . . after stamping all the mints, I flipped the stamp and used the back of the acrylic image to stamp a circle of Versamark over each of the mints. I embossed with a sparkling clear embossing powder.
I hope you find some time to stamp
and try out this technique.
Here’s the full
line-up in case you get lost:
Supplies Used - You Are Amazingly
Amazing
Stamps: Lovely Flowers Stamp
Set (Catherine Pooler Designs)
Ink: Sunset, Topiary, Lagoon, Gypsy
Inks (Close To My Heart), Black (Hero Arts)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah),
Licorice (The Stamps of Life), Orange Peel (Bazzill)
Accessories: Lovely Flowers
and Banners Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs) and Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty
Pink Posh)
Supplies Used - Love Always and
Beautiful You
Stamps: Beautiful You
(Catherine Pooler)
Ink: It's a Girl, Bellini, Garden
Party, and Pixie Dust (Catherine Pooler Inks); Versafine Black Onyx Ink
Paper: Lucky Limeade (Stampin'
Up); Licorice (The Stamps of Life); Solar White (Neenah)
Accessories: Sparkling Clear
Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger)
Supplies Used - Leave a Little
Sparkle
Stamps: Flip Flop Stamp (Dab a
Little); Born to Sparkle (Wow!)
Ink: Black (Hero Arts); Versamark
Paper: Solar White (Neenah);
Black (Bazzill)
Accessories: White Embossing
Powder (Hero Arts); Silver Thread (Darice); Scallop Punch (Fiskars); Fine
Glitter (The Stamps of Life)
Supplies Used - Sugar and Spice
Stamps: Mint Stamp (Dab a
Little); Candy Cane Lane Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs)
Ink: Rockin' Red (Catherine Pooler)
and Versamark
Paper: Marshmallow (Bazzill);
Licorice (The Stamps of Life);
Accessories: White Embossing
Powder (Hero Arts); Sparkling Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger); Sparkling Clear
Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);
