As mentioned in my last post, I joined the Stretch Your Stamps 2 class recently and have been having some fun trying my hand at stamping. The techniques shared in the classes are really wonderful and I can't wait to try more of them but, unfortunately, I didn't have much free time in the last two weeks so I only completed three cards. Here are my two most recent attempts at Stretching my Stamps:
Paper Pieces Stamped Images -- Reindeer Fun:
I stamped the reindeer on 3 different colors of paper, cut up the pieces, inked them and put them together. I used a Wink of Stella pen to add some shimmer to the sweater details then popped him up to add some dimension. I love this technique and will continue to play with it in the future.
Letter Stamping:
I like the technique but don't love the way I executed it. I created a few words with tiny letter stamps (hugs, love) and then stamped them on the heart. I didn't really have the right ink for this technique so it's hard to read the words. The colors are a little odd too. So let's just chalk this one up to experimentation and try again another day. I do LOVE the sentiment stamp and how nice it looks embossed with black embossing powder. I'll do more of that for sure.
I wish I had more time this week to play around with all the fantastic techniques I learned in the class but maybe I can squeeze some time in this weekend for stamping fun.
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