Techniques: Stamping and Distress Inks

Materials

6 inch Kraft Card Blank

Your choice of colouring medium

Black Ink Pad

Distress ink in at least two or three shades of yellow/light brown

Sheet A4 Card

Stamps

Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Glue

Foam Pads

Thinking of you

1. Cut the sheet of A4 card to fit the front of your card blank, leaving a small gap around all the edges.

2. Using the lightest of your choice of Distress Ink – only ink the single whole sunflower and stamp all over the white card. Do not keep re-inking, which means you will get some lighter images and some darker – this adds to the finished, faded look. Once you have several sunflowers in the lightest colour, swap for the next colour and do the same again. Finally using the darkest colour, just stamp ‘off the edge of the page’; so that you only have part sunflowers which frame your card. 

3. Using black ink, stamp the Sunflower and a sentiment onto white card. Colour the stamped image, remember to create depth and dimension by making the centre of the flowers and leaves darker. Once coloured cut out the main flower image.

4. Using black ink again, stamp the Sunflower onto the middle of your distressed background card (from step 2) Then take your coloured and cut stamp image (from step 3) and fix this on top with foam pads lining it up to the stamp image on the card.

5. Attach this square to the front of your Kraft card blank, using double sided tape or craft glue.

Experiment with different techniques to create variations of this card! Above we have used a small section from one of the stamps to create a repeat crackle effect border, then repeated steps 3 and 4 to create the dimensional flower for the main feature.

Project Ideas: Sunflower Dreams

Sunflower Dreams

Materials

8” x 8” White Card Blank

White Card

Papers/Stamp Set Sunflower Dreams    

Black Versa Fine Ink

Versa Mark Ink

Distress Inks

Black Glitter

1. Cut paper slightly smaller than the front of the card and attach using double sided tape or glue.

2. Cut a contrasting backing paper 15cm x 15cm and attach to the centre. Print off the free box template from the Debbi Moore website - inspiration - free papers and ideas. Score on the broken lines and cut on the stright lines. Reinforce each score line and fold into a box frame attaching at the corners.  

3. Attach the box frame over the contrasting backing paper using strong tape or glue.  Die cut a swirl using the Peony Promise Swirl Die from Kraft Card and attach inside the frame.

4. Stamp the Sunflower three times onto white card with black ink and colour using Distress Inks then cut out.  Attach one whole image inside the frame towards the right with foam pads.  Trim the flower heads and leaves off.  Using the Versa Mark clear ink, ink over the flower heads.  Pour over Glossy Magic and heat the powder until it melts. On the reverse of the two flower heads use a ball tool and embossing mat to gently curl the petals.  Layer on top of the other flower off setting the petals.  Emboss the back of the leaves and layer them onto the flower too.

5. Stamp the Sunflower definition onto white card and trim.  Blend over the card with the same colour distress ink you used for the flower head.  Matt onto black card and attach to the frame. Add black gems to each corner.

6. Using a quickie glue pen add some glue around the middle of the flower and sprinkle some black stardust glitter on top to finish. Lay your card on a piece of scrap paper when glittering so you can pour your excess glitter back into the pot! 

Place your stamp on an acrylic block, dab on black ink and stamp. Using distress inks build up the colour on your stamp.

For a different effect stamp a few sunflowers on white card. Cut the stem off and colour with your desired medium, then layer up the sunflower heads on your projects for a dimensional finish. Visit the Debbi Moore website to view the full collection!