Stamping 'how to' - Unmounted rubberstamps

Today is my day for working on a few sheets of unmounted rubberstamps I am behind on getting ready for use.

I use "Aleene's tack it over and over" adhesive and spread a thin coat over the back of each sheet of rubber.

Let dry.

Once dry, I cut out the images and put them into CD cases for storage.

I, currently, store them in a CD roundabout. I take the sheet of images and store them all in a 8 1/2x11 - 3 ring binder and can just flip through to see what I might want to use.

The majority of the materials used in this project are from ClubScrap. TFL DebDuzScrappin

Project Tutorial - Conversation Starters

How fun is this idea? I had been researching ideas for helping my kids learn more and ran across an idea of having "family dinner conversations" to discuss everyday events. Well that got my mind going - I thought why not more than just everyday events? Throw in a few odd facts, in sort of a "did you know...?" format, ask common everyday questions, etc. So I did an indepth search on the web to come up with all sorts of fun things to get the conversation going.

The first night I brought it out at the table - the kids were SOOOOO all over it - they LOVE it and even hubby told me afterwards that it was a wonderful idea!! I think because the kids get to pick the cards out - they love being personally involved in that part and wanted to just keep doing card after card.

Supplies:
Small box (picked mine up at dollar store)
Patterned papers
Modge Podge
Embellishments (tags, brads, buttons, flowers, etc)
Cardstock (to print cards on)
Rubberstamps
Inks

1. Measure box and cut papers to fit, modge podge onto box using a foam brush. Let dry.

2. Add embellishements - I added a tag and paper flowers with brads on top, brads along lid edge, and buttons in lower right hand corner front.

3. Print out sayings, quips, questions, etc onto cardstock. Trim to fit in your box.

4. Rubberstamp the cards with various images, just to spice em up a bit.

If you want a copy of my Word Document that has the sayings, questions, etc - just leave a comment or email me and I will email you a copy.

Good luck and have fun!! Debbie Weller

Cards - New Baby cards

Well I had a fantastic time making these cards - didn't necessarily stick with exact traditional baby colors but hey why always stick with the same old thing, right?










Supplies:
ClubScrap Greetings To Go card making pack (15 card backs)
Rubberstamps
Clear embossing powder
Ink pads
Vellum
Sponging tool
Stencil (ClubScrap)
Shrink Plastic
Hole punch
Colored floss & needle










1. Take stencil and sponging tool and ink two different colors of inks in various spots all over the card front.

2. Rubberstamp images onto vellum, clear emboss if your ink doesn't dry quickly. Tear images out. Ink edges of torn images.










3. Rubberstamp images with permanent ink onto shrink plastic. Cut images out. Punch holes in them. Using Heat gun - shrink the images.

4. Take floss and sew the vellum images onto the card front.

5. Tie the shrink plastic image onto the card front.

6. Add any additional stamped images to card front. Ink edges of card front.

7. Adhere card front to the card back. Stamp sentiment inside.

Hope you enjoy!! Have fun and good luck!! Debbie Weller aka DebDuzSrappin

Cards - Alcohol ink'd cutouts over windows

These are some fun cards. I really like the open windows - gives the cards a whole new look and feel from a generic card.

Supplies
Alcohol inks & Applicator
Rubberstamps
Pigment or permanent ink pad
Glossy cardstock
Black pen
Scissors

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of glossy cardstock the size of the image you intend on stamping.

2. Apply alcohol inks to the glossy cardstock.

3. Rubberstamp image onto glossy cardstock.

4. Trim out image.

5. Take card back and cut out window of choice.

6. Overlap trimmed out image over window and adhere.

7. Use black pen and mark dashes around the edge of the cut out window.

8. Stamp sentiment inside window or embellish as desired.

Have fun!! DebDuzScrappin'

Card - Grafitti Technique

I love this simple and effective technique. All you need is lots of similiar 'sentiment' rubberstamps and vola' you can create some great fun cards in just about any theme!!

Rubberstamping 101_Alcohol Inks on Transparencies

This is always a fun technique and thought it would work well with the images from this months' Artifacts kit from ClubScrap.com.

Alcohol Inks on Transparencies Technique

Supplies Needed:
Alcohol Inks (Ranger)
Dabber (Felt pad on applicator)
Rubberstamps
Ink (stazon, pigment, or something that works on porous materials)
Transparencies
Brads
Cardstock

1. Rubberstamp image(s) onto one side of transparency. Let dry or heat set if needed.
2. Flip transparency over. Use applicator and color in image as desired, or just dab&twist on the alchy inks. You can also tap the bottle and sort of sprinkle dots of color onto the transparency. Let dry.
3. Flip back over and adhere transparency to cardstock using brads. Mat onto card back.

Thanks for stopping by...deb

Rubberstamping 101_Embossing Resist

To me, this is just a gorgeous technique, very subtle and a bit shabby, just too snazzy!! Supplies used here are all ClubScrap - cardstock with windows are from the Artifacts "Greetings to go" kit.

Embossing Resist

Supplies needed:
White cardstock
Versamark ink
Clear (or white) embossing powder
Complimentary dye ink pads
Rubberstamps
Heat Gun
Sponge

1. Rubberstamp images onto white cardstock using versamark ink.
2. Emboss images with embossing powder/heat gun.
3. Using sponge, dab onto dye ink pad and in a circular motion, color in images. Make the center of the images the darkest color and work your way out. Works best with darker ink or a fairly heavy coat of ink, the images stand out more.
4. Lightly sponge a little more ink into all white areas.
5. Mat onto card back.

Thanks for stopping by. Have Fun!
Debbie Weller
AKA DebDuzScrappin'