PROJECT OF THE MOMENT

You know how you learn something new and you just can’t do anything else but that one new thing? Everything else you ever learned just kind of falls by the wayside. . . until something ELSE comes along to inspire you! Well that’s why I’m calling this my “Project of the Moment”, because I don’t know that it’ll last a month, or even a week, but I’m obsessed by it at the moment!

I’m an avowed packrat, and I love any technique that will allow me to indulge those tendencies. I’ve been saving all my magazine pages to make envelopes (a previous obsession!), but now I’m using them to stamp on. You need a nice, open, line-style type of stamp image, one that will allow the magazine’s pictures to show through. The new Ducks in a Row Stamp of the Month is a great choice (more about that later).

I used gold Colorbox ink, but any color of pigment ink will work, as long as it contrasts with the colors on the magazine page. Remember, this is a glossy surface, so you will be embossing. Also, the stamp may feel a bit slippery when you stamp, so be prepared for that. I managed to stamp several times without re-inking, so if you have a page with lots of great colors and images on it, stamp all over it, pour on the embossing powder, and set it aside to heat everything later.

There are so many great pictures to use--flowers are an obvious choice, but I also used a picture of Creole shrimp, a banana split, and a hat! It’ll make you look at your magazines in a different way from now on. Also, you can use any portion of the magazine page, whereas when you’re looking at them for envelopes, you have to have the whole page work out just right.

When you cut out the image, try to keep close to the embossed edge, without cutting into it. Even though you’re careful, sometimes the embossing may crack in spots, or even flake off. This seems to be because the paper is so thin and flexible. Just keep cutting, and when you’re done, use a cotton swab and dab it in some clear embossing ink or whatever color ink you used to emboss, then dab it on the image where the embossing flaked off. Re-apply embossing powder, heat, and nobody knows there was a casualty!
Layer your stamped magazine image onto other cardstock, and you’ve got a great card! Stop by and see the ones I’ve done to get some more ideas.

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