| Today I am going to give you some scrapbooking | | | | and emboss a few motifs at a time so that the ink |
| ideas and solutions for stamping, embossing combining | | | | doesn't dry and the embossing powder clings to it. You |
| your stamping technique, and how to make your own | | | | could also use a clear embossing pad which will stay |
| simple stamp. | | | | sticky longer with a coloured embossing powder. |
| Stamping technique uses a rubber stamp, and I use | | | | Lay your background on some scrap paper to protect |
| stamping often to design my own backgrounds by | | | | your work surface. Use a pigment ink pad and stamp |
| repeating a certain motif all over my background | | | | your motifs across your paper. Working quickly before |
| paper. There are literally hundreds of stamps available | | | | the ink dries, sprinkle the embossing powder over the |
| on the market today with words or images to cover all | | | | stamped motifs. Pick the background paper up and tip |
| kinds of themes. It could get quite costly to purchase a | | | | off the excess powder to reuse later. Once dry, use |
| stamp for each specific project, but it is a good idea to | | | | an artists soft brush to brush off any stray flecks of |
| keep some basic motifs on hand, like stars, hearts or | | | | powder. Use a heat gun or hair drier and heat the |
| flowers that you will be sure to used often in your | | | | powder until it melts and fuses. |
| scrapbooking. | | | | If you want to make your own stamp, here is how to |
| For basic stamping press you stamp onto your ink pad | | | | do it. |
| and make sure the stamp is saturated evenly with ink. | | | | If you want to punch out a motif, wrap a piece of wax |
| Lay your background on some scrap paper. Press the | | | | paper around a self adhesive rubber sheet. The wax |
| stamp down onto the background, and then lift it off | | | | paper will allow the rubbber to slide more easily into the |
| cleanly. Repeat this process pressing the stamp into | | | | punch. Punch or cut out the shape of your choice. Peel |
| the ink each time you use it for even results. If you are | | | | the backing off the rubber shape and stick it to a |
| making a stamped background, the layout always | | | | mount. You could use a cork or a plastic bottle cap for |
| looks more convincing if the motif is allowed to run off | | | | a mount. Press the stamp onto an ink pad and stamp |
| the edge of the page. You could also try using rainbow | | | | onto your background. For another good scrapbooking |
| inks to get a multi coloured effect. | | | | tip, you could combine two of your punches |
| If you would like to combine stamping with embossing | | | | overlapped to make your own original and interesting |
| you will need some clear embossing powder. Stamp | | | | stamp. |