Technique of the Month - Stamping

When I first started out stamping - I created my daughters birth announcements out of a Disney stamp, postcards and colored pencils to color in the shapes...she's now 24 years old!  I was thrilled with how they turned out, more personalized than anything I could have bought in the store where anyone can buy them!  From that very first project, I was hooked on stamping, and I still am today!  

Starting this month, we are going to be working on a technique of the month...this first month is stamping!!!  You can use stamping with your scrapbook projects and stamping to make handmade cards!  There are many uses for your stamps, such as:

• Make handmade cards
• Use on tags
• Use with other stamps to create a collage or background
• Emboss the shapes
• Make one of a kind embellishments
• Use with die cuts and punches
• Color the shapes in
• Use with Creative Paperclay

You don't need a ton of supplies to start stamping with - a few key pieces to add to your scrapbooking supplies would be:

• Stamps in various themes
• Card packs including cards and envelopes
• Colored pencils
• Ink pads
• Embossing powder
• Embossing gun
• Patterned scissors

I am working on an article for Ezine Articles for stamping...I will make sure to share it with you here, it will definitely cover a few other things I won't here!  Check back this entire month, where you will learn all kinds of techniques and ways you can use stamps! Join me!

Lynda Jeffs

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