Sunday, September 5, 2010

Soft Stamping Christmas Cards

Here is the next instalment of the 2010 handmade Christmas cards my students and I made for the Southern Ontario Animal Rescue.  These ones were made by my sister, Lara.  She likes to use chalk on her stamped images, which is why I call it "soft stamping".  Chalk leaves a tint of colour instead of bold, vibrant colours.

The deer in on this card, by Stampin' Up!, is one of my favourite holiday images.  I have yet to use it myself, but I think it looks fabulous in chalk with a glitter pen used on the antlers and a white gel pen.  The two mice in the teacup were also originally done in chalk, but then outlined in markers for better visibility.

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My sister used pre-printed cards by Die Cuts with a View and then added her stamped details.  I usually have trouble working with premade bits because they are so beautiful that I don't want to cover them up!  I have to say,the dasher one is my favouite of the two and the green cardstock she stamped on matched the card so completely.

3 comments:

  1. Lovely card! Interesting use of chalk. Does a fixative have to be applied?

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  2. Both cards are so pretty. I have yet to use chalk.

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  3. Stamping is older than scrapbooking. There are SO many ways to work with stamps. It boggles my mind. For chalk, you use a special kind of "ink". You stamp with this clear stuff first and then dust the chalk over the clear stamped image and it sticks! I suppose it is a kind of glue but it comes as a stamp pad.

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