Sunday, 30 June 2019

Triple Stamping

Triple stamping is an easy technique that can look really good.

My ATC group has a monthly theme, then every three months we add a technique to the mix. This month (June) we had Triple Stamping as the technique, and Flowers as the theme. These are the ATCs that I made.

OK, this is how to do the Triple Stamping.

Materials

· 1 x Dark coloured A4 cardstock (card base and mats)

· 1 x White or other light coloured A4 cardstock (stamping pieces)

· Adhesive Tape, or another low-tack adhesive

Equipment

· Paper Trimmer

· Bone Folder

· Stamp set

· Ink pads

· Label Punch

Instructions

1. Using the dark cardstock, cut three pieces:

· 8” x 5¾”, scored at 4” (Card base)

· 5” x 3¼” (Middle mat)

· 4¼” x 2½” (Small mat)

2. Using the light-coloured cardstock, cut three pieces:

· 5½” x 3¾” (Large stamping piece – this adheres to the card front)

· 4¾” x 3” (Middle stamping piece)

· 4” x 2¼” (Small stamping piece)

3. Take the three light coloured pieces and use a tiny amount of Snail Adhesive to glue the three pieces together, stacking them centrally on top of each other.

4. Using an Ink Pad that co-ordinates with the coloured cardstock, stamp images randomly on all of the stacked cardstock. Use more than one image and colour for contrast. Don’t worry with the ‘missing’ pieces of the image that happens where two pieces of cardstock join up. These will be covered later by the mats.

5. Once the stack is stamped, gently separate the pieces.

6. Adhere the middle piece and small piece to their respective mats.

7. Adhere the small pair onto the middle pair, making sure that the stamped images line up. I found that using Adhesive Tape to position them is the best way. Place tape along each of the four edges, then lift a small piece of each strip on two opposite corners.

8. This allows you to position the piece and then press the corners where the adhesive is exposed to hold it in position. Then pull the backing strips to finish the job.

9. Adhere the middle/small pieces to the large piece, and then adhere the whole lot to the card base. Use the Tape corner technique each time to line everything up easily.