6 Different Cards with One Stamp Set

6 Different Cards with One Stamp Set - See How!

Published: Tue, 10/20/20

First let me say thank you to those who took a few minutes out of your day to answer the four questions I sent around last week. Your answers were VERY helpful and will guide me in future topics. Today's email focuses on one of your concerns - coming up with more than one design for the same stamp set.

If you haven't had the chance to answer the questions, I included them again so you didn't have to dig through your inbox for them:

~ Concerns you have about your paper crafting

~ What are your current struggles with your paper crafting?

~ What is the biggest challenge you've faced with your paper crafting?

~ What can I do to make sure you're gaining the knowledge you want and need?

Six Designs, Same Stamp Set & Measurements

I saw this card on Pinterest and really liked the how she used all one blue monochrome color. Hers was navy blue, but I switched mine to the new Misty Moonlight and I changed up the sentiment & shape. I decided to use this card as my template for the following cards. It uses the Healing Hugs stamp set, 148223. Healing Hugs is one of 18 "DistINKtive" stamp sets, meaning they create different opacities in a single stamped image for realistic depth and intensity. You get a great impression with texture with only one press of the stamp. You can see the entire list of DistINKtive stamps on page 114 of the annual catalog.

The measurements (L x W) for all the layers are the same for each card:

Thick White Card base, 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"

Larger layers: 4" x 3-3/4" and 3-3/4" x 3-1/2"

Smaller layers: 3-3/4" x 3" and 3-1/2" x 2-3/4"

The roses and leaves were cut out with scissors. All following leaves are stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. Not all sentiments are from the Healing Hugs set.

This card is the exact same layout as the first card. I decided to use the same pattern paper for both backgrounds (In Good Taste Designer Paper, 152494 - on sale now) and Early Espresso layers.

The rose is stamped in Flirty Flamingo and sentiment from Borders Abound, 152627.

This card also uses the same layout as the first two but has a completely different feel. This time I embossed the front layer with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder, 149634. The pattern paper is from the Halloween Magic in this Night pack, 153517, also on sale this month. Each sheet has one side Halloween and one side that doesn't have to be Halloween. The rose is stamped in Daffodil Delight.

All three of the above cards use the same layout. The next three will use the same measurements, but differently.

For this card, I only used the larger layers and moved the sentiment up higher on the card to partially cover the rose, which is stamped in Highland Heather. I also used a pattern piece (from the same In Good Taste paper pack) for the largest layer to compliment the brick texture, embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder, 149643. Clean & crisp.

I flipped the card to the landscape position for the next two examples. Remember, the measurements for all the layers are the same in all six cards. For this one, I only used one of the smaller layers. The birch pattern was stamped in Gray Granite ink with the Birch background stamp,149256. I used matching Gray Granite solid card stock and the Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder, 150646. I did a poll yesterday on facebook to see which birch background people liked best (see below) and at the time, Gray Granite was winning.

The rose and sentiment were stamped with Poppy Parade.

This last card uses all the layers and an extra rose, stamped in Magenta Madness and extra set of leaves. I wanted to break up all the white, so I used the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, 151775, to break up the flatness. The under layer is Soft Sea Foam.

Hopefully these examples help you see that you can use one stamp set, and even one set of measurements, in multiple ways. I was able to make them their own by introducing texture from embossing folders and patterns (stamps and designer paper).

I hope this was helpful for showing you you don't need to have it all.

Ink Pad Tip!

When you have new ink pads, then tend to be very wet (or juicy as some of us say). The wetness is helpful with some stamps, but not DistINKtive stamps because you really want to see the dimension of the stamp. You can see the first blue rose looks like it has bled together because my ink pad was too wet. To prevent this, take an old gift card or Bone Folder and scape the ink to one side. This will both distribute the ink more evenly on the pad and move some of the extra ink away, so you get a much better and less wet stamp. I use this scraping gift card technique when I add drops of re-inker to my ink pads as well.

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