Stamping Off

Stamping off is a simple and very easy way to extend your inventory of ink colors. With just one inkpad you can get three, or sometimes even four, different shades of the same ink!



 
Supplies Needed for the Kissing technique:
One darker shade ink pads (the more times you'll stamp off, the darker the shade you will want)
Solid image stamp(s)
White or off-white cardstock

Additional Supplies used on this card:
Simple card base
Layering cardstock
Flower embellishment
Rhinestone brad
Pop-dot adhesive
Glue

 Step 1:  Grab your cardstock, stamp and inkpad


Step 2: Ink up the stamp really well.  You need to make sure you get it good and juicy with ink!


Step 3: Press the stamp image down onto the cardstock one time.
 

Step 4: Move the image over slightly without re-inking and stamp it again. Do this step as many times as you want the images. I stopped at three, but have stamped as many as six with a darker shade of ink. (I'm a rebel that way..)
 
This is what the images will look like. You will see a progression from darker ink to lighter ink as you stamped the image each time.
   Now the finishing touches to complete the card. I inked up a sentiment stamp.

And with the darkest shade  (no stamping off) I pressed the image  right on top of the lightest colored image.
 
Then I took the butterfly's body and also did the stamping off technique with it as I went down the line of images.
  This is what it looked like when it was done.


Small break in the program for a PSA (Public Service Announcement)
If you ever have issues getting your unmounted stamps to stay on the acrylic block, I've found that either a dab of mono-adhesive will help keep it stuck down, or even Aleene's Tack-it is good too.

Now back to your regularly scheduled program...
Almost ready to finish it off.  I've got the rest of my supplies handy...
  Grab the flower embellishment (and ignore my odd-looking hand - I just couldn't get the flower to stay upright without holding it.) and if you have a rhinestone brad thread it through the hole in the flower.


Separate the edges of the brad on the back of the flower. Press them down and then stick a pop-it (a.k.a. "dimensional") down on top of it.  Set it aside for the next few steps.
  Glue down your first layer.

And then glue down the stamped layer of cardstock. (Hello little flower, waiting so patiently on the side!)
 
Okay, now we stick down that cute little flower embellishment.  And the card is done!
 
Keep this simple, easy technique in mind the next time you need a little extra something but don't want to spend money on new supplies!

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