Technique Tuesday

I just had to post one more card from the C1504 Fall Harvest stamp set that we used in the September Stamp a Stack Club.

This one was created using "random" background stamping.  For those who are not familiar with random stamping it really is an easy technique.  There are just a few simple steps and you'll be random stamping like a pro in no time flat!

I use three different size stamps and 3 different colored inks.  You start with your largest stamp.  I usually start somewhere near the middle, but not directly in the middle. Place your card stock on a piece of scrap paper.  Stamp your first image just off center.  Continue to stamp a few more of those images forming a triangle.  Turn either your paper or your stamp so that all of the designs are going in different directions. Be sure to stamp off the card stock so that it l will look more natural.  Also, be sure to leave plenty of room between your images so that you can stamp your second and third stamps.  Take your middle sized stamp and ink with another color.  Fill in between the first color, still leaving room to stamp your third image.  When finished with your second stamp, ink your smallest stamp with ink and fill the spaces you have left. 

And there you have it!  Easy peasy!  Practice make perfect, so, grab your scrap card stock and inks and practice away!

Create a Card

This is another card that we created in our Stamp a Stack club for September.  We used the C1504 Fall Harvest stamp set. I cut the leaves with the  CTMH Cricut® Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges.

4 ¼” x 5 ½” side fold card base

4 ¼” x 5 ½” Goldrush card stock

3” x5 ¼” Passages B&T

1” x 5 ¼” Goldrush B&T

3/8” x 5 ¼” Cocoa card stock

Poke cut holes from Goldrush oval.  Stamp sentiment with Desert Sand. Attach to Cocoa oval.  Stamp leaf with Autumn Terra Cotta on Honey card stock and Bamboo card stock.  Cut out.

Attach Passages B&T to right of Goldrush card front. Attach Goldrush B&T to left side.  Attach Cocoa card stock

Wrap Baker’s Twine around card front twice and tie as shown.  Insert hemp though button holes and tie

Attach sentiment, leaves and buttons as shown.

Stamp a Stack Club

These are the cards our Stamp a Stack Club created for September.

We used CTMH stamp set C1504 Fall Harvest.  The papers used have all been retired.

Create a Card

This card was created using the CTMH C1504 Fall Harvest stamp set.  The leaves were cut out using the new CTMH Cricut® Artiste cartridge and the Art Philosophy cartridge.  The papers used in this card are retired CTMH papers called Passages.

Here are the instructions so that you may recreate it.

4 ¼” x 5 ½” top fold card base

4 ¼” x 5 ½” Cocoa side B&T

4” x 5 ¼” Passages B&T

3 ½” x 4 ½” Bamboo card stock

¾” x 3” Bamboo card stock

1” x 2 ½” Bamboo card stock

Distress edges of Bamboo card stock piece.  Ink edges with Desert Sand.  Stamp Sentiment with Goldrush ink.  Stamp leaves with Autumn Terra Cotta on Bamboo, Honey and Goldrush card stock.  Cut out.

Attach Passages B&T to Cocoa B&T. Attach Bamboo card stock on angle as shown.  Insert two copper brads.  Attach two sentiment pieces.  Attach leaves as shown.  Insert hemp through button holes and tie a bow, leaving long ends.