Tapestry Stamp Techniques

Yumy's visit from Japan

This week I have spent a few days with my friend, Yumy, who is visiting from Japan.  During her visit, we stamped on ceramic bisque and spent our time together working during the day, taking classes, going to Starbucks and enjoying our meals together.

Yumy is very talented.  In no time at all she was making original designs with our stamps.  Here is a sampling.

Yumy is a generous person - she came with many gifts. 

This is a handmade box.  I did not realize that she constructed the box and stamped on fabric and then covered the box.  Wow! 

This is a handmade card.  Words cannot describe this.  You have to see it in person!

My favorite gift from Yumy.  Two porcelain tea bowls for green tea.  One for a man and one for a woman.  (One for my husband, Don and one for me)

Look at the bottoms of the tea bowls!  So lovely!

Yumy also brought a teapot, green tea (authentic - which I have never had) and a magazine.

  I will never forget my time spent with Yumy and will treasure the memories for years to come.

Tag, Gift, & Wrap using Poinsettia Flourish Set

This week's project is a three-in-one; we have an oven mitt, a gift tag, and wrapping paper-- all made using our Poinsettia Flourish stamp set. We'll start with the oven mitt, then we'll wrap the gift and add the gift tag!

Stamps -
Poinsettia Flourish stamp set
Gift Tag block stamp

Materials for Oven Mitt -
Red Patterned cloth - 100% cotton, prewashed
Green and Cream cloth - 100% cotton, prewashed
White muslin strip cut on the bias, prewashed
Tan denim strip
Gold quilting thread
Thick batting
Fabric ink - Burgundy, Gold, Fern

Instructions for the Oven Mitt -  
Cut out the material (and batting) for the front and back of the oven mitt. Then stamp the following:

On the red fabric, stamp the Poinsettia, Holly, and Flourish in Burgundy ink.
Then stamp the Poinsettia and Flourish again, this time in Gold ink.
Then align the batting to the red cloth. Quilt, using a free-style pattern. Set aside for now.

Locate the Green and Cream cloth and stamp the following colors:
Stamp the Poinettia in Burgundy fabric ink.
Stamp the Holly Leaves in Green fabric ink and again in Gold fabric ink.
Stamp the Flourish in Burgundy fabric ink.
Align the batting to the this cloth. Quilt, using a free-style pattern. Set aside for now.

Then take the strip of Muslin and stamp the Poinsettia in Gold ink, for trim. Measure out a strip of this trim and sew it to the top of the two quilted pieces, to make a border. Set aside for now. Then take the tan denim strip and hem it on both edges. Then fold a piece (for the hang-loop) and insert it between the two quilted pieces, facing each other, and sew together. Now let's make the other components of this multi-item project...

Make the Gift Tag -

Papers -
Burgundy card stock
White card stock

Tools and Embellishments -
Gold Paint Pen
Adhesive Pearls - Black
Cuttlebug embossing folder - "Textile Texture"
PopIt! Shapes double-sided foam tape

Inks -
Versacolor Burgundy, Green Tea; Archival Black; Encore Metallic Gold

Instructions -
Take the Burgundy card stock piece and run it through the die cut machine, using the embossing folder.
Then edge it with the Gold Paint Pen.
Set aside for now.

Take the White piece of paper and stamp the following:

 
 
Stamp the Poinsettia in Burgundy ink.

Stamp the Holly Leaves in Green Tea ink.

Stamp the Flourish in Archival Black ink. Then trim the stamped piece.
Edge all around with the Gold Paint Pen.

For the cut-outs...
On White paper, stamp some Poinsettias in Burgundy and Gold (I stamped one Poinsettia in Metallic Gold ink and then drew over the stamped impression with the Gold Paint Pen for added detail), cut them out, and attach them to the stamped area with the PopIt! Squares. Set aside for now.

Take the Gift Tag stamp and some Black ink and stamp on White paper. Follow with the Poinsettia in Gold ink. Cut the tag to size and then edge it with the Gold Paint Pen. Glue the label to a slightly larger piece of Burgundy card stock. Then garnish with two small Black Adhesive Pearls. PopIt! to the gift tag and that's it!

 

Make the Wrapping Paper and Cloth Ribbon

Use Versacolor Burgundy, Green Tea, Sage, and Umber inks, along with Archival Black ink and
RST Gold Fabric Ink for the wrapping paper.

I used a Versamark Pen, some Yellow and Sage Chalk to create wavy designs on plain white wrapping paper. I stamped the Poinsettia and Flourish stamps in Sage ink all along the wavy stripes.

In between the stripes I stamped clusters using all the stamps in the set (Poinsettia in Burgundy ink, then again in Gold ink; Holly in Green Tea ink; and the Flourish in Archival Black ink).

Make two simple stencils out of card stock.
Use Umber ink with the long template (to create wavy stripes)
and Green Tea ink on the smaller template, to create festive polka dots.

I stamped Poinsettia clusters in a vertical line and then used the long card stock template to make diagonal stripes.

Make the Cloth Ribbon
Stamp on a strip of muslin to make a ribbon.

Here I used RST Fabric Inks (Burgundy, Gold, Fern, and Black).

Now put all the components together and you're finished!

So what do you think? Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the Poinsettia Flourish stamp set. Today's winner* is Becky, who will be receiving the Watercolor Blooms stamp set from last week's blog. Congratulations, Becky!

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!
*Winners, you must contact us with your mailing address within four weeks to claim your prize!

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW Featherweight Sewing Machine Stamp

I learned to sew when I was about ten years old, after watching my mother sew clothing on a sewing machine that my father gave her. Later I got my own Singer sewing machine, a black featherweight, and it sewed like butter! That was the inspiration for our new Featherweight Sewing machine stamp, which we're using today.

Quilt Square - with Trim

 

 
Stamps -
Tapestry Hearts stamp set
Featherweight Sewing Machine peg stamp
3-inch "happiness" sentiment stamp (the win for today's project)

Materials -
Prewashed* muslin square - 9x9 inches
Blending cloth for the trim - I used a dark green
Thread for quilting - Green and Lavender
Fabric inks (in ink pots) - Gold, Light Fern (Fern plus White), Iris, Light Iris (Iris plus White), and Black
Card stock  - two 5.5-inch squares and one 2.5-inch square

*Prewash without using fabric softener.

Instructions -
Take the muslin square and fold it four times in sequence: horizontally, vertically, and diagonally twice. You will end up with an almost indiscernible X and + on the fabric. This is to help you line up the your shapes when you smudge inks (in the next step) but it won't interfere with your stamping.

Take the larger card stock square and position it squarely inside the muslin square. Take the Gold foam from its ink pot and smudge outside of the card stock area. Let this dry a little (you can iron in between ink applications or wait until the end) and then place the second 5.5-inch square in the diagonal position before smudging with Light Fern ink.

Next, stamp the Featherweight Sewing Machine in Black ink (I stamped this stamp in the four corners of the diagonal square and in the center). Stamp "happiness" along the border, using Black ink.

Stamp the border using the following stamps and inks:

Stamp the Leaves stamp in Light Fern.

Stamp the Flower in Iris ink...

...and a second time in Gold ink.

Stamp the Sprig in Black ink.

 

Stamp the centerpiece:

Stamp the Heart in Light Iris ink.

Stamp the Leaves in Light Fern ink.

Stamp the Flower in Iris ink.

Now the stamping is done!

 Now it's time to quilt the piece and to add the trim. Here, I've used two different colors of thread to create a more interesting piece. I've also used the shapes I made with the ink smudges in the first step as vignettes to quilt. It makes for some interesting shapes!

Now let's make the card project

Paper -

8.5 x 8.5-inch White card stock

Black, Lavender, and Purple card stock scraps

Inks - Versacolor Sage and Grape; Encore Metallic Gold; and Archival Black

Gold Paint Pen

Ribbons

Adhesive Pearls - Black

 Remember how you stamped the muslin panel for the quilted square? Stamping on the paper for the card project is just like that, except you'll use Versacolor inks instead of fabric inks. 

Once you have stamped the panel, fold the paper and crop it... like this:

See the three sewing machines that appear at the very top of the folded card? I wanted the featured sewing machine to be the focal point instead of the eye getting all confused. So I decided to cover up the top portion of the card, using some black card stock trimmed with the Gold Paint Pen.

 Then I added some cutouts and some ribbons and that was that!

So what do you think? Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the 3-inch  "happiness" sentiment stamp. Today's winner* is Steph, who will be receiving the 1.5-inch "love life" sentiment stamp set from last week's blog. Congratulations, Steph!

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!
*Winners, you must contact us with your mailing address within four weeks to claim your prize!

 

 

"Love life" with Ornamental Holly

If a woman had written history, she would have said, "Rome was built one quilt square at a time." When a project seems too daunting to think about with a clear head, I have to break it down into small pieces. Today's quilt-square potholder was inspired by paper project, which you'll see after the quilt square.

  

Stamps -
Ornamental Holly stamp set
"love life" sentiment stamp

RST Fabric Inks in ink cups- Dark Fern (Fern plus Black), Fern, Fern (Fern plus White), Light Burgundy (Burgundy plus White),Iris, Gold

Other Materials -
Two pre-washed 9-inch muslin squares
Batting - 9 inch square
White card stock circles (to use as templates for shading; you can make these yourself using circle dies)
Blending cloth for potholder trim 

Instructions -
First, make sure your muslin is pre-washed. Then take the larger card stock circle and the Gold ink (I used the foam from the ink cup) and smudge the outside of the circle to make a radiating pattern. Then take the smaller card stock circle and center it inside the larger circle. Take Light Fern ink and smudge (again using the foam from the ink cup) around the smaller circle to make a pattern.

When the ink has dried (you can iron between colors or wait until the end), take the "love life" sentiment stamp with Dark Fern ink and stamp between the colored circles.

Then take the Holly Leaves stamp and Light Fern ink and stamp in the circlular pattern.
Stamp the Berries in Fern ink.
Stamp the Sprig in Dark Fern ink.

Then stamp the center piece:
Holly Leaves in Dark Fern
Berries in Iris and then again in Burgundy
Sprig in Gold

Now stamp around the border (remember to thoroughly clean the stamp each time you change colors):

Stamp the Holly Leaves in Fern ink around the border.

Repeat with Dark Fern.

Stamp again, this time with Light Fern ink.

Stamp a fourth time with Light Burgundy ink.

Last, stamp the Leaves with Gold ink.

Next, stamp the Berry in Burgundy ink.

Stamp the berry just a few times in Iris ink
(less is more here; we just want to pull out the berry color of the center piece).

Then stamp the Sprig in Gold ink.

Press with an iron to heat set the stamped images. Then quilt the square, add the trim, and you're done!

Ornamental Holly and "love life" Greeting Card

 

Materials -
Brown card stock for card base
White card stock square - 9 inches
Light Green card stock oval
Black card stock scrap (to add some punch behind the Light Green oval)

Inks - Versacolor Green Tea, Khaki, Burgundy, Lilac, and Bark; Encore Metallic Gold
Yellow Chalk
Cuttlebug embossing folder - "Textile Texture"
Gold Paint Pen
Transparent Ribbon

If you look closely, you will see that the card was made in the same fashion that the quilt square was; it started with a border and a circular wreath on a 8.5-inch square of paper. But I cropped away most of the paper to leave the bottom half of the circle I made with the round card stock pieces of paper. Then I added an oval medallion with some cut-outs and a little texture (made with an embossing folder).

 
So what do you think? Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the 1-1/2-inch "love life" sentiment stamp. Today's winner* is Beverly Cupp, who will be receiving the October Mums stamp set from last week's 's blog. Congratulations, Beverly!

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!
*Winners, contact us with your mailing address within four weeks to claim your prize!  

Sentiment String with October Mums

Last week we debuted our first fabric sentiment stamp ("be thankful") which is very exciting! This week we introduce two more sentiments, "love," and "forever." The great "thing about the stamps is that you can use one at at time or combine them to make a phrase.

Quilted Pot Holder
Stamps -
October Mums stamp set
"Love" sentiment stamp
"Forever" sentiment stamp

Materials -
2 pieces of 8x8-inch muslin square
1 piece of batting
Royal blue blender bias strips
Thread - gold and blue
Heart template
Foam for smudging
Fabric Inks - Forgetmenot, Light Forgetmenot (Forgetmenot mixed with White), Pumpkin, Gold, Dark Fern (Black mixed with Fern), Brown (Poinsettia mixed with Fern)

Instructions for Pot Holder -

Place the Heart template in the middle of the muslin square. Use a piece of foam and the Gold fabric ink to smudge the gold ink inside the template. Make sure to leave some white areas.

Stamp the "love" and "Forever" stamps in Forgetmenot ink across the Heart you just made. Then stamp the Leaf stamp in Brown, Forgetmenot, and Light Forgetmenot inks.

Stamp the two sentiment stamps in Forgetmenot ink all around the square.

Stamp the following, to make a border:

Stamp the Flower in Pumpkin ink.

Stamp the Flower a second time in Forgetmenot ink.

Stamp the Flower a third time in Light Forgetmenot ink.

Stamp the Flower one more time in Gold ink.

Then stamp the Leaf in Fern ink.

Stamp it a second time in Dark Fern ink.

Stamp a third time in Light Forgetmenot ink.

 

Last, stamp the Sprig in Brown ink.

Then sandwich the muslin pieces with the batting, quilt the piece, add the blue trim and you're finished!

Oh... here's something else that works nicely when you're making a fabric project. The heart template that you used in the center of the muslin panel works so prettily on the corner of the fabric, too!

Greeting Card
Now let's see what a card will look like...

Paper - half-sheet, folded (any color)
White quarter panel (4.25 x 5.5 inches)
White card stock scrap
Rust card stock scrap
Ribbon

Inks -
Versacolor Paprika, Lapislazuli, Split Pea, Bamboo, Green Tea
Encore Metallic Gold

Instructions -
Stamp the following images around the border of the quarter sheet:
Stamp the Flower in the following colors (stamping a second time before re-inking):
Paprika, Lapislazuli, Split Pea, and Gold.
Stamp the Leaf in the following colors: Bamboo, Gold, and Green Tea.
Stamp the Sprig in Bark ink.

 

Now just add the medallion and the ribbons and you're finished!

So what do you think? Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the October Mums stamp set. Today's winner is Connie Blackburne, who will be receiving the Piney Hollow Christmas stamp set from Tuesday's blog. Congratulations, Connie! (Winners, you have four weeks in which to contact us with your mailing address).   

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!

Be Thankful!

Eat, drink, and be merry is a wonderful theme for the kitchen and for life. Part of being merry is realizing the abundance of good in the little things, which brings us to a state of thankfulness. In the spirit of positive living, I want to always be thankful!

We have two projects today, using both fabric and paper. First, we'll make a pot holder and then we'll make a greeting card...

POT HOLDER  

Stamps -
Plentiful Harvest stamp set
"be thankful" word stamp

Quilting supplies -
Two pieces of off-white muslin - 8 x 8 inches
One piece of batting
Gold and White thread (use gold thread on top and white thread for the bobbin)
Burgundy bias strip

Fabric Inks - "Poinsettia," "Fern," Dark Fern (mix Fern and Black) "Iris," "Gold," and Brown (mix Fern and Poinsettia to get Brown)

Other Supplies
White card stock  - 6x6 inches

Instructions -
Take the paper square and place it in the center of the muslin square. Take the ink pad from the Light Fern mixing pot and scuff the outer edges of the paper to create a border. Then take the "be thankful" sentiment stamp and stamp a border.

Stamp the wreath and border -
In the center of the muslin, stamp the following:

 

Stamp the Apple in Poinsettia ink.

 

Stamp the Pear in Fern ink.

Stamp the Pear again, this time in Gold ink.

 

Stamp the Grape Cluster in Iris ink.

 

Stamp the Grape Leaf in Dark Fern ink.

Stamp the Fruit Leaf in Fern ink and then again in Gold ink.

Last, embellish the sentiment with the two Leaf stamps and Fern, Dark Fern, and Gold inks.

  

Quilt the square, add the burgundy border and you're done!

Fabric project INSPIRED BY...a card!
(Let's make it!)

Here are the inks and materials used for the card:

Papers -
White card stock - 6 x 6 inches
Burgundy card stock  - 6.5 x 6.5 inches
Burgundy card stock card base  - 6.5 x 6.5 inches when folded

Inks - Versacolor Burgundy, Khaki, Grape, Evergreen, Bamboo, and Encore Metallic Gold

 

Until next time, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!

Life is Good

The first word that comes to mind with our new Posy Garland and Poinsettia Flourish stamp sets is FUN! Here's a fun fabric project AND a classic card with some big, juicy flowers! Enjoy... because Life is Good!

In last week's blog, Debbie from Missouri asked if Speedball inks work on Glass. Yes, they do, Debbie!

Here is our new Poinsettia Flourish stamp set, on glass, with Speedball inks.

Speedball (along with Liquitex) inks are great for paper, they are permanent on fabric when it is heat-set, and they work on wood or glass, too. NO other special additive or process is needed. They're archival, non toxic, they have no fumes, and they wash up and thin with water. And I've found that the Speedball inks in particular come with the ready-to-use consistency for our particular application.

Like any of the fabric inks we sell, whether in containers or tubes, all you need to do to thin the ink is to add water!

More from the jar...
At first I intended to use a swatch of fabric to embellish the lid... but it became apparent that, with the stamped image on the front, the holly-stamped ribbon, and the medallion on the lid, the fabric would have been too much. Then I remembered that Carey, in last week's blog, had said that would like to see some samples of stamped fabric used on cards. All righty, Carey! I decided to use the small quilt block that I had stamped as an embellishment for the jar-- on a card instead!

 

Here's the quilt block, which measures 6 x 6 inches.
The fabric started out as plain off-white muslin.

And here's the quilt block used on a card. When placed on the card, I noticed that the white circle needed a border of green so I used a green Fabrico marker and made a wavy pattern around the border of the circle. Easy! There was no sewing or cutting involved; I left the edges as they were and folded the corners under. The person who gets the card can either keep it as it is or they can remove the quilt square and use it for something to remember me by!

Supplies -
Quilt square
Burgundy and Green paper
Versacolor Pigment Ink - Bamboo (to smudge the Green paper)
Gold Paint Pen
Speedball inks
Fabrico Fabric pen (works great on fabric because it doesn't bleed!) - I used "Forest"
Cuttlebug embossing folder (D'Vine Swirls)
Adhesive Pearls - Green

 

 

Stamps -
Posy Garland stamp set
"Life is Good" sentiment block stamp

Papers -
Any Color card stock half, sheet folded (card base)
Burgundy card stock quarter sheet
White card stock quarter sheet
White card stock scraps

Inks -
Versacolor Peony, Grape, Split Pea, Green Tea, Khaki, Neptune, Burgundy, Narcissus, and Pinecone;
Memories Soft Wheat

Tools and Embellishments -
Oval die - 2.75 wide x 3-5/8 inches tall (I used Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large - S4-110)
Gold Paint Pen
Ribbons

Instructions -
Take the Burgundy quarter sheet and run it through the die cut machine, cutting out the oval from the center, slightly above the middle.

Then stamp a background pattern with the following stamps and inks:
Stamp the Flower in Pinecone ink.
Stamp the Leaves in Narcissus ink.
Then use the Gold Paint Pen to draw a wavy border around the oval you cut from the center.
Set aside for now.

Take the White card stock quarter sheet and stamp the following:

Stamp the Flower in a Peony / Grape ink combination.

Stamp the Flower in a Split Pea / Grape combination. 
 
 

Stamp the Leaves in Green Tea ink.

Stamp the Sprig again, this time in Khaki ink.

Glue the wreath you just stamped behind the Burgundy quarter sheet. Then tie the ribbons around the quarter sheet and glue it to the card base.

Medallion
On a White scrap of paper, stamp "Life is Good" in Burgundy ink. Then use the Flower stamp and Memories Soft Wheat ink to stamp a background. Cut the sentiment out using a square punch. Edge with Bark ink and then edge again, this time with the Gold Paint Pen. Glue the square to a slightly larger piece of Burgundy paper and mount the medallion with PopIt! foam tape to the card base.

Cut-outs
Stamp various Flowers and Leaves on White card stock and then cut out.
I stamped some Flowers in Peony ink, some flowers in Split Pea / Neptune inks and some Flowers in Burgundy ink. I stamped the Leaves in Narcissus ink. Arrange among the ribbons on the card base. I used foam tape on only one side of the images to create unusual angles.

When we introduced our new fabric stamps last week, we had some questions about our new size of Jumbo Stamps, so we have provided this picture to help illustrate the difference in sizes. The Jumbo Stamps are on a 1 inch peg, and have a significantly larger image than the Minis and Tinys.

Click on the link provided for more information about Fabric Stamping.

 

 

 

So what do you think? Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the Poinsettia Flourish stamp set. Today's winner is Freida, who will be receiving the Posy Garland   stamp set from last week's blog. Congratulations, Freida!  

 

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!

 

NEW - FABulous FABric and Multimedia Stamps!

Multi-media stamping is here!
Our new fabric friendly stamps come with "FAB" as part of their item number and are so named because we designed them to work on fabrics. They are also great for stamping on wood, paper, and other surfaces!

INTRODUCING POSY GARLAND stamp set which we designed especially for stamping on fabric...

...and of course it works great on paper... (more on that later...)

Now it's POSY GARLAND  on Fabric...

 

Before we go too far with talking about stamping on fabric, I have to mention the inks we use! So far, my favorite inks for best quality and price are Speedball inks, which I have formulated into the recipes that mimic my favorite color palette! Here is a sample of the ink colors I have mixed up.

Visit our Fabric Stamping page for more details on inks and other important tips for stamping on fabric.

In this quilt square, which measures about 10 x 10 inches, I drew out the swirl shape and then stamped inside of the shape. Then I used the same inks I used for stamping and added them to water and brushed the ink onto the fabric around the swirl I had drawn. Then I quilted the square. It's easy to make two-toned fabric by simply painting the variations of color where you want them. You can't get this effect with store-bought fabric!

Multi-media inks - We've used Speedball inks:

    Inks - Chrysanthemum, Process Cyanine, and Spring

Here is a computer rendering of what the square would look like if I replicated it and made it onto a quilt block.

This sample uses the same FAB Posy Garland set but with different colors and a different layout. 

Multi-media inks - Inks - Iris, Muscari, Leaf, and Spring

 

Posy Garland PAPER PROJECT - Let's make a card!

 

Stamps -

Posy Garland stamp set
"Best Friends" sentiment block stamp

Papers -
Yellow card stock half-sheet, unfolded
Purple card stock quarter sheet
Violet card stock
White card stock quarter sheet
White card stock scraps
Violet card stock scrap

Inks - Versacolor Narcissus, Split Pea, Peony, Grape, Bamboo, Green Tea, Hyacinth

Tools and Embellishments -
Chalk - Butterscotch
Oval dies - Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large - S4-110
Cuttlebug embossing folder - "Textile Texture" and "Swiss Dots"
Ribbon - 1-inch Yellow
Ribbon - Thin Purple
Gold Paint Pen

Instructions -
Take the Yellow card stock half-sheet and stamp the following to make a background pattern:

Stamp the Flowers in Narcissus ink.
Then use the Butterscotch Chalk (with a chalk puff) and colorize the flowers.
Stamp the Leaves in Split Pea ink. After the ink dries, fold the card and set aside.

Take the Yellow ribbon and attach it to the card in a vertical direction. Attach the thinner Purple ribbon on top of the yellow one and set aside for now.

Take the Violet card stock and cut out an oval using the largest die in the set.
Then run the same oval through the machine again, this time inside the embossing folder.
Using this oval as a pattern, draw a slightly larger oval on the Purple Paper and cut out with scissors. Run the Purple oval through the machine using the "Swiss Dots" embossing folder.
Next, edge both ovals with the Gold Paint Pen and then glue the smaller Violet oval on top of the larger Purple oval. Then prepare for stamping.

On a White piece of paper, stamp the following in an oval pattern:

Stamp the Flowers in Narcissus ink and then use the Butterscotch Chalk to colorize the Flowers. 

Using the same stamp, dip the stamp first in Peony ink and then just the tips in Grape ink and stamp. Stamp a second time before re-inking for added depth. 

Stamp the Leaves in Bamboo ink.

Then stamp the Flowers again, this time in Green Tea ink.
Then cut the wreath out and, using PopIt! Shapes foam tape, attach it to the card base, on top of the Ovals you made earlier. Then get ready to make the sentiment embellishment.

Sentiment Embellishment -

On a White scrap, stamp the "Best Friends" sentiment in Grape ink. Then use the Flowers stamp and Narcissus ink to make a background around the sentiment. Follow with the Leaves stamp in the same color of ink.

Use scissors to cut the sentiment out (I cut this one out in a rectangular shape, cutting around the impressions that went out of the rectangle). Edge the medallion with the Gold Paint Pen and then glue it to a scrap of Violet card stock. Trim away most of the Violet paper, leaving just a thing pinstripe showing. Then mount the medallion on top of the card.

Next, add embellishments to the medallion by stamping the Flowers in Hyacinth/Grape ink (dip the stamp first in Hyacinth ink and immediately dipping it again in the Grape ink around the edges of the flower before stamping). Repeat with the Leaves stamp and then cut out. Repeat for a second embellishment. Glue the two floral embellishments to the sentiment medallion.

 
 

Tie a bow using the Purple ribbon in a horizontal direction and glue down the ends. Then add some glitter glue and you're all done!

 

 

 

INTRODUCING OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD stamp set... a wood project...

Stamps -
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread stamp set

Supplies -
An unfinished wooden box from your local craft store
Plastic oval template - for the featured painted-on medallion on top of the box
Multi-media inks - We've used Speedball ink colors made with our own INK RECIPES:

    Inks - Twig, Leaf, and Iris

White card stock for the recipe card.

We made some recipe cards using different stamp sets in previous blogs and mentioned some time ago the possibility of making a decorative recipe box to hold them. The Old-Fashioned Gingerbread seemed the perfect set to use for decorating this box.

Stamp the Gingerbread Man in Twig ink.

 

Stamp the Holly Leaves in Leaf ink.

I added a touch of Yellow to the ink pot and stamped the Holly Leaves again.

Stamp the Candy Cane in Iris ink.


Take the foam out of the ink cup and use it to smudge the outer edges of the wooden box, to add dimension. Continue with this stamping method on each side of the box. I used an oval template to make a centerpiece on the top of the box.

So what do you think? Just enter your comment in the comment section below for a chance to win the Posy Garland stamp set. Today's winner is Diana Eagan, who will be receiving the Spring Blooms   stamp set from last week's blog. Congratulations, Diana!  

 

Until next week, Happy Stamping from Susan and rest of the gang at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!