Christmas, Again!

I have had this background stamp by

Hero Arts for years and never used it.

It was so big and different that it intimidated me.

We can't have that!

So I grabbed backgrounds that I

had ready and began to stamp.

Some of them did not work at all

and other turned out great.

Card 31 is stamped on a Glimmer Mist background,

stamped with black pigment and embossed with

fineline black embossing powder.

It is layered on black, then gold gift wrap

and then a medium reddish brown card stock.

Card 29 is another Glimmer Mist background,

stamped in black pigment, then dark green

embossing powder is applied.

Now it is layered on dark green card stock,

followed by gold gift wrap, then yellow

card stock that has the edges sponged with

dark green dye ink.

Card 30 uses a polished stone background

made from Ranger's alcohol inks.

Talc the polished stone to prevent strays,

stamped with VersaMark and

apply fine line silver embossing powder.

Layer over navy cardstock, then

silver gift wrap and finally plum cardstock.
~Basic Stamping Tip~

Use metallic gift wraps for accent layers.

If you need a heavier metallic,

spray glue an entire sheet of plain white cardstock

and attach gift wrap.

It works great. I have been using gift

wrap on my cards for years.

Metallic papers are very expensive,

this will free up resources for other fun items,

like more rubber. (we can never have enough rubber)