Thursday 22 September 2011

Scrapbookers Anonymous Mini Challenge......Stamping.

Happy Thursday,I hope your week is going well, this month Scrapbookers Anonymous are celebrating their first anniversary,there have been lots of fun challenges set by some of the DT over the last three weeks and today it is my turn to host a mini challenge. I've decided on stamping as this was how I got into papercrafting many years ago and is still my favourite technique. When I make a card I nearly always have some stamped image on it but I never seem use them on my LO's,so I thought I would challenge you all and myself to do some stamping on your project whether it's a LO,card home decor or a 3D project.
First I stamped and heat embossed a 12x12 piece of white card to make my own background paper,most of my ink pads are dye ink and to use embossing powder you should use a pigment ink so to get around that I inked my stamp first with clear Versamark ink and then a coloured dye ink on top of the Versamark. If you then stamp onto card and immediately cover with clear embossing powder,the powder will cling to the ink,then heat it with your heat tool to set. You will end up with a lovely raised,glossy image.



I wanted some stamped embellishments on my LO so I stamped some bunting/pennants to put along the bottom of the photo,another idea is to stamp some plain paper flowers or stamp and decorate a tag.


I don't know about you but when I cover bare chipboard in paper it takes me forever and then it never looks neat so a really quick way to alter them is to stamp on them.


I used a background stamp to cover my chipboard title,it is so much quicker !!!!!!
I look forward to seeing your stamped projects,if you pop over to Scrapbookers Anonymous you can add your project to the link and check out all the other challenges going on,you still have plenty time.
Everything I've used on this LO is from  Stampin'Up including some of the new products which are available from the 1st October.

Happy Crafting
xxxxDebxxxxx

17 comments:

Lea said...

Great mini challenge Deb! Your base paper looks awesome! Love both the idea of stamping old paper flowers and chip board!!!

Unknown said...

love the flowers with the buttons

Stefanie said...

What fun to participate in. I have my embossing powders and all still; they're colored ones tho.
Like your card how you use that embossed one for background. I would never have thought of that.

Roxy said...

I looooooove your background paper! It looks fabulous, and I've never tried those other techniques at all, I might be scraplifting all these ideas pretty quick!

Sue Lelli said...

Deb, so many great details! LOVE the background you created and how you stamped the chipboard letters! Great idea! CUTE LO!

Linda Breedlove said...

This is so great, Deb! Love the stamped chipboard letters, your paper and the cute banner!!!! Perfect!

Lynnda said...

Wow Wee...Great mini challenge Deb! Love you PP and those stamping on that chipboard!!! Just awesome... hugs..xoxo

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Lovely stamped work here, I love how you stamped on the flower and those letters, how fun!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I love love love all the different stamping techniques!! Soooo gorgeous! :):):):):):):):):):):)

Mona Pendleton said...

Love the stamped background Deb and the pretty flowers! That photo is so darling! The little banner is the perfect touch!

Unknown said...

Such a wonderful LO.. That background look fabulous. I also love that cute banner..

Hugs, Linda

Unknown said...

Your background is superb Deb, love the different shapes and colours, they make such a wonderful DP! Supersweet picture, too, great LO! Have a fab weekend, Ira x

Ros said...

Fabulous background here Deb ... love it

Sue Althouse said...

Great mini challenge and wonderful examples! So colorful.

Theresa said...

I have to stop by and tell you how fabulous that base paper is you made. stunning and I love the colors. =)

Juls said...

fab!!! Love all the details and the colours!! Hugs Juls

Lisa said...

WOW! what an amazing background! what stamps are those? they are stunning.

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