Last night’s Facebook Live was all about new products and Stamparatus tricks. I started with this card that uses the So Sentimental bundle. The trick here was to stamp the greeting first in Seaside Spray, and then mask “Thank You” and stamp again in black.
I made a similar version with bright colors. Both of these cards also use the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and Small Bloom Punch (Free with $50 and Free with $100 SAB items), Metallic Baker’s Twine (Free with $50) and Golden Honey Specialty Designer Paper (Free with $50).
Moving on, I used the Painted Poppies flowers to cover the width of our Scalloped Note Cards. I set the stamp to make the first impression just above the scallops on the note card, and I slid the note card just a smidge over 2 3/4″ to make an adjacent impression. The trick here was in moving the note card instead of relying on the “hinge step” since the hinge spacing does not match the desired spacing for this stamp.
On each note card, I added a 1/2″ strip of Peaceful Poppies designer paper. The greeting is from “Thoughtful Blooms”, and it is punched in two steps with the Label Me Fancy Punch.
I also used scalloped note cards with strips of paper from the Best Dressed collection with a greeting from the December Paper Pumpkin to make these simple note cards. After the first impression at the top of these cards, I moved the note cards 1/2″ for each additional impression.
I also used the Stamparatus for this fun background, made by moving the Old Olive cardstock. The cacti are 2″ apart horizontally or vertically. However, I like to stamp a diagonal row, moving the cardstock 1″ horizontally and 1″ vertically for each impression.
I had to include the full meerkat gang on the inside panel – love them!!
You may remember this background, made in a similar way, moving the cardstock 1/2″ horizontally and 3/4″ vertically between impressions. If you like these techniques, you may want to check out this post for more ideas.
I hope this inspires you to try new things with your Stamparatus! If you don’t have a Stamparatus, Sale-a-bration is a great time to get one – at a purchase price of $49, a Stamparatus alone almost qualifies for a “Free with $50” item.
This post is meant as a supplement to last night’s Live, which you can see here. Please join the Buckeye Inklings Stampers Group on Facebook if you would like to be notified of all of my live videos.
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