Hello! Today's project features repetitive stamping to create a full panel background. This project features stamps from the Blank Page Muse Petals & Flowers Rubber Stamp Sheet Set. I hope you like it.
The two most important craft supplies to make repetitive stamping using rubber stamps a success are a stamp positioner tool and a transparent sheet. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig image sheet on my project but you can use any transparent sheet for this project. I also used a wreath template for placement guide of the cardstock panel. It keeps the paper at the center of my stamp positioner which allowed me to stamp up to and beyond the edges of the cardstock panel.
I stamped the largest image of the set on the cardstock panel. I stamped the image using brown ink on brown cardstock paper to create monochromatic look.
I positioned the transparent film on top of the cardstock panel and positioned the next stamp over the transparent film. I applied adhesive to the back of the rubber stamp using a washable glue stick.
I inked the image and stamped it on the transparent film. This gives me an idea where the image will be stamped on the cardstock panel.
Once I am happy with the stamp image placement, I remove the transparent film, re-inked the stamp and stamped the image to the cardstock. If I am not happy with the placement, I wiped off the stamped image and did the process all over again. I know it sounds like a lot of work but once you get the rhythm, it becomes very easy.
What I could have done to make it even easier is I should have cut the rubber stamps close to the image. I only realized this when I was further into making the project.
I continued stamping to create the background pattern. If you notice on the image above, one of the flowers is darker than the rest. That is how dye inks work. It looks dark at first but once the pigment gets absorbed by the paper, it fades out.
I was not happy with how the circle image turned out. I want it more centered. I must have not applied enough glue to the back of the rubber stamp that it might have shifted when I applied ink to it. I stamped the same image on another piece of cardstock since I am planning to cover it. I initially used a dye ink but later on changed this into an embossed image.
I started coloring the pattern with color pencils but the paper I used does not take the color of the pencils too well so I switched to alcohol markers. I also used different pens in coloring the pattern.
I used the small stamps in the set to fill in the open spaces. This is when I figured out that cutting the stamp close to the image is very helpful. It allowed me to estimate if the image will fit the space I want to stamp it on skipping the use of a stamp positioner on this step.
I usually clean the adhesive off the back of the rubber stamps by spritzing it with water then wiping it off with a rag. I did not do this with the small rubber stamps. I kept the adhesive so I can adhere these small stamps to the rubber sheet. Hopefully, I do not lose these small stamps by doing this. Eventually, I will need a better way to organize my rubber stamps. Do you have a crafter tip to share on how you organize your unmounted cut apart rubber stamps?
I used an embossing ink for the center stamp image and embossed this with gold embossing powder. I die cut this with a circle die and adhered it to the center of the large floral stamp covering the stamped image underneath it.
I have no plans for this panel at the moment but this can be adhered to a notecard to create a card or it can be used as an embellishment for a layout. You can also create a larger background panel using this design. I hope you give repetitive stamping a try.
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