I did the reverse stamping technique to create a full bouquet of leaves for this elegant blue vase. You’ll find the vase in the Basket of Blooms Stamp Set. I colored it with Night of Navy and Dark Smoky Slate Blends, then heat embossed the very bottom with white embossing powder for a fabulous shine.
Reverse Stamping Technique
For this fun technique, you’ll need a Stamparatus or other stamp positioning tool and a Silicone Craft Sheet. I used a stamp from the Forever Fern set and Crumb Cake Ink.
- Place your paper in the Stamparatus, stamp as usual toward the top of a 3″x 6″ piece of Cardstock.
- Remove the stamped paper and place your Craft Sheet in the same place. Ink up your stamp, stamp the Craft Sheet.
- Leave the Craft Sheet where it is, place your cardstock over it at the opposite end from your first stamping, and lower the plate to stamp it again. Give it good pressure, then remove your cardstock.
What you’ll have is three stamped images. Two will be on one side and the third will be on the back. That one will be the reversed stamp. When you cut out the stamps with the matching die, you will have stamping on both sides of the paper, perfectly cut. Use one with the original stamp and the other in the reverse stamp! Pretty cool, yes?
A Mix of DSP
I used Designer Series Paper from both Boho Indigo and In Good Taste, divided with a length of Misty Moonlight 1/4″ Ribbon. The DSP is glued to the front of a Thick Whisper White base. To make the base, start with Thick Whisper White 11″x 4-1/4″, score it at 5-1/2″ for a top folding card. I adhered the ribbon with Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Tons of Texture
There is texture all over this card! I used the Tasteful Textiles 3D Embossing Folder on the Seaside Spray Layered Circle Die cut. The patterns in the DSP add another layer of visual texture. The white embossing on the bottom of the vase adds even more. To do this, I just ran my Versamark Pad across the uncolored bottom of the vase, sprinkled white embossing powder over it, and heat set it. I ran my Navy Blends Marker across the top of the embossing to look like the glazing on the vase dripped a little.
This will serve as a birthday card, but any sentiment will turn this card into whatever you want it to be. Don’t you love versatility? Me too!
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Stunning use of all pieces parts! What a great design.
Thank you, Linda!
So pretty.
Thanks, Chris!