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STAMPING TECHNIQUES

CT member, Jody ("scrappyjo)") has kindly shared some stamping techniques that she has used on her LOs.

Rock 'n' Roll


For this technique you will need a solid stamp (not just an outline) and two inks in different shades.

Step 1
Ink your stamp with the lighter of your two colours.

Step 2
Then with the darker colour, "roll" the edges of your stamp on to the stamp pad.

Step 3
Then stamp on to your page or cardstock ready to cut out and you will have a lovely two toned image.

Using a glue pad
You will need: solid stamp image, glue pad, glitter.

You could then ink the same solid image (stamp) using a glue pad (this is like a stamp pad but it has glue instead of colour) and stamp directly over the top of the stamped colour image. Then using some glitter, sprinkle over the top of the image, and then tap away the excess. You will then have a shimmery stamped image.

Kissing
For this technique you will need one ink and two stamps - a solid image and a patterned image.

Using a solid stamp image, ink well with a colour of your choice. Then take your patterned stamp and using NO ink, stamp directly on to your inked stamp (which will remove some of the colour). Then stamp on to your page or your card stock ready to cut out the image.


Stamping with bubble wrap or other household items
In my Minx Layout below, I have used some bubble wrap to stamp with. How I do this is i wrap the bubble wrap around an acrylic stamp block
(but you could use a piece of cardboard or timber if you don't have a stamp block)
ink up and stamp!
It really is that easy!



I have also used in other layouts: the protective packaging that nashi pears are wrapped in (example coming soon), cotton reals, material, tissue paper - the list is endless.
Think outside the square and get stamping...!!!!

Thank you Jody for sharing those tips with us
~xo~

FEBRUARY ON "THE LOUNGE"

Hello everyone and welcome February on The Lounge.

Well what a month or so it has been......from the devastating floods in QLD and Victoria to the bushfires in WA and this week the destruction left behind in the wake of Cyclone Yasi and a heatwave in certain parts of the East Coast....Australia certainly is a land of extremes.
There have been so many appeals set up to help those that have been affected by these natural disasters.
I hope if you have been unaffected by these disasters you have been able to help out in some way through one of the appeals.
The Lounge is supporting the "HEART CARDS" appeal - and many of you have already contributed.
You can get more information and updates on the "Heart Cards" appeal here

We have a busy month ahead on The Lounge.
Hope you get the chance to pop by and say hello and maybe join in some of the fun.

This month's challenges are well underway.
And the Creative Team - Ann, Danie, Jody and Kym have done some simply gorgeous examples using a product pack provided by me.

This month's sketch was designed by CT member Kym

And here are the girls examples - both layouts and a card.

Danie

Jody

Kym

and finally the card Ann created based on Kym's sketch.....

Aren't they all simply gorgeous....???
You can see what our Lounge Ladies have come up with using Kym's sketch as inspiration here
All entries in the sketch challenge this month are in the running for $15.00 voucher from our newest sponsor, Chocollo Cards and Crafts

This month's technique is stamping and embossing.
And here are the examples that our Creative Team have come up with.....

Jody

A very cute little card designed by Danie.
We will have a "how-to" up here on the blog in the next few days.

Kym

Ann

Another lot of stunning examples from our very talented Creative Team.
You can see what our Lounge Ladies did with their examples here
And again, our wonderful new sponsor, Chocollo Cards and Crafts, is providing a $15.00 voucher for this challenge so why not upload an entry to the gallery...???

This month's cybercrop will take place from Friday midday, February 11 to Monday midnight, February 14 and I feel that there may be some LOVE in the air this month....LOL
Keep and eye out here for some clues from the Creative Team in the days leading up to the CC - they are always such a tease with them.

I hope that you all have a fabulous weekend and that wherever you are in this beautiful country of ours that the weather is being good to you.

Have a happy, scrappy weekend
~shazz~
xo