Baroque Motifs – Page 3 – A Stamping Journey

The other day I showed you some cards I made by making paper casts of some stamps. I have put together a tutorial to show you how it is done.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Stamp of choice

Large brush (stippling brush is best)

2 tissues (2 ply) torn into quarters (8 squares)

glue/water mix (1 part white glue [like PVA ] , 3 parts water)

STEP ONE

Place 1 square of tissue on upturned stamp. Using brush apply some glue mix to the tissue. Dab the brush up and down ( Don’t brush) to cover the whole stamp. Continue dabbing the glue mix on to soak the tissue. Ensure you get the glue mix in all the grooves and around the edges.

STEP TWO

Continue applying all the squares of tissue. If the tissue tears don’t worry just continue applying the glue and tissue.

STEP THREE

Carefully pick up the tissue and stamp. Turn the stamp upside down and place on a plate or board. Press down gently on the stamp to help shape the tissue. Gently remove the stamp. Leave the cast image for some time to dry. It may take overnight. Make sure it is completely dry.

STEP FOUR

Once dry cut around the image. You may wish to just carefully tear around it. Apply SU pastels or chalks to the image. If pastels fall in areas you don’t want, don’t rub but blow them off. Use an eraser gently to remove any parts you are not happy with.

STEP FIVE

Create your card.
Card: Rose Red, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Old Olive,
Other: Stampin’ Pastels – Rose Red, Dimensionals, Corner Rounder.

Here is a card I made using the swirls from ‘Baroque Motifs’ set. You get like a reverse image. I’m not completely happy with the final result, but it shows you what you can do.

Why don’t you have a go! Send me a copy of your card or a link so we can see what you have done. Have fun!!!

pict09502 My sister and BIL have just celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary. That is certainly a great achievement. Not many marriages last that long these days. We have just been out for dinner to celebrate and catch up with all the family. I made a special card for them. They are not fussy, frilly type people so I kept it simple.
I used my fabsolute favourite SU set baroque Motifs. I am so glad it is not retiring. I have used this set for so many different occasions – birthdays, christmas, weddings, on 3D projects and scrapping. If you want a versatile set that you can use for so many purposes you can’t go past Baroque Motifs.
Anyway, back to the card. On Whisper White card I have stamped the swirls in versamark and Going Grey inkpad. I have then silver embossed them. This really gives a distinct image. I have stamped and embossed the flower image and the word Cherish. I have added a strip of Going Grey cardstock. (This is one way around adding a strip of colour if you haven’t got ribbon to match!). I have adhered this to a mat of Going Grey cardstock and then on to WW base. I have adhered the embossed flower image with dimensionals to lift it. The metallic dragonfly is not SU but I thought it added a nice touch. This is a very simple card, but I was pleased how it turned out.

Don’t forget the retiring list is out on the 1st March. I will post these shortly so you can see what sets are leaving us. So I hope you check back soon.