Rubber Stamping: Card Ideas

Queen of Elan by Sue Lorang

Stamps provided by www.Stampsmith.net

Directions:
1. Stamp the lady in red on glossy paper. Cut out the image.
2. Cut a piece of lavender cardstock 1/4th” larger than the image on all four sides.
3. Punch the corners of both the image and the cardstock then adhere together.
4. Cut the Red Hat Paper 1/4th” smaller than the lavender card front so the words Gaudy and Queen are at the top left corner.
5. Now mount the image onto the red hat paper in the bottom right corner.
6. Rip the word “elan” out of the red hat paper and mount onto a purple strip of cardstock, a little wider than the word elan and about 41/2” long.
7. Add a mini clip and mount the purple strip at an angle over the bottom of the image. Turn this all over and cut the excess purple off.
8. Punch a hole in the top left corner and thread the fibers to the back and secure with tape. Now mount this onto the card front.

Purple & Red Lollypop card by Betty McCommon

Shirley Temple stamp from www.Stampsmith.net
Swirl background stamp from Dream Impressions

Tips for using photo stamps:
When you first use any stamp, especially photo ones, you need to get all of the releasing agent off so the ink will cling evenly. Scrub with a toothbrush under water (if unmounted), use stamp cleaning pad, rub on your jeans or sand with a very fine grit sandpaper. Use whatever you have, then clean them VERY GOOD. Photo stamps need to be very clean and remember when working with photo stamps, you HAVE to have cushion to get a good image if they aren't mounted with any. I use an old mouse pad or some rubber shelf liner. It does take some practice.

Directions:
Sand any writing off the laminate chip with a fine grit sandpaper. Stamp Shirley Temple stamp on chip with purple StazOn, set aside to dry.

Take a plain piece of tissue paper about 10X10 inches. Grab the center and twist, into a long piece of tissue. Then with the red and purple reinkers, drop ink around the tissue in lines. (Unless you want purple and red fingers, it's best to wear rubber gloves....I know from experience!) Let it soak in for awhile, untwist, spritz with water and iron to dry between a couple sheets of plain paper to protect your iron.

I tried to cut the tissue with a circle cutter, it didn't work. I found a small bowl about the size I wanted, traced around and cut it out. Then I used my circle cutter to cut a purple and red cardstock to layer tissue on.

Generate computer text on white cardstock with red ink. Mask text and stamp swirl background in both red and purple ink randomly. Layer onto the purple cardstock and then card base.

Assemble as shown. Mount the laminate chip with foam mounting tape to the circle to emulate a lollypop. Tie ribbon on stick. Glue to card below chip with clear drying glue.

QUIET TIME by Mary Drinkwater

Art Stamp from www.Stampsmith.net
Word sticker from Phrase Cafe

Directions:
Trim background paper 1/8" smaller than card on all four sides. Attach to front of card. Stamp image on white card stock. Cut closely around image. Attach red doily to front of background paper at an angle. Place image on top at an opposite angle. Glue bow to the image. Place word sticker across bottom of image. Punch small hole in the upper left of the front of the card. Draw fibers through hole forming a loop. Pull ends of fibers through loop and let hang down the side of the card.

In the Garden by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Art Rubber Stamp - www.Stampsmith.net

Directions:
1. Stamp image on white Cardstock and cut it down to 2 ¼ X 2 ¾.
2. Cut the lavender cardstock to 2 ½ X 3
3. Round the corners of the image and lavender cardstock with the punch.
4. Adhere the image to the lavender cardstock and set aside.
5. Fold the red cardstock for a card front to measure 4 ¼ X 5 ½
6. Trim the printed paper to 4 X 5 ¼ and mount onto the card front.
7. Thread the ribbon through the holes in the button and place the dried flowers through the ribbon loop in the back of the button. With the good side up, tie the bow.
8. Mount the image on the card front. Using Tacky Glue, set the button & bow with the flowers at the bottom right of the image as shown.

Warhol Marilyn by Chriss Grabb

Marilyn Monroe stamp - www.Stampsmith.net

Directions:
Stamp Marilyn four times on white glossy paper; twice in red ink and twice in lilac ink, allow to dry.
Trim image closely. Attach each red Marilyn to purple paper and trim.
Attach each lilac Marilyn to red paper and trim.
Attach all four images to 4" x 5 1/4" lilac paper.
Layer onto red folded card.
Embellish finished card with red and purple eyelash fiber.

LOVE by Mary Drinkwater

Flappers Art Stamp by www.Stampsmith.net

Directions:
Trim background paper 1/8" smaller than card on all four sides.
Attach to front of card.
Stamp image on white card stock with black ink.
Cut closely around image.
Softly color various places on the image (dress, roses, face, etc.) using colored pencils.
Wet and tear mulberry paper to approximately 1/2" larger all around then the stamped image.
Attach mulberry paper to card at a slight angle then attach the image.
Place computer generated word into picture frame and attach to front of image.
Place the rose sticker at an angle on bottom right side of card.

Wonderful Hat Cards by Dina Kowal (dini)

Celebrate

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps:
Celebrate - Biblical Impressions
Hats - TAC and Designs Ink'd.

Cardstock in Red, White and Purple
Prismacolor Pencils
Red & Purple BloPens
Adirondack "Eggplant" inkpad

Directions:
Stamp hats at random on 1/4 sheet of white cardstock. Color in the images with colored pencils.
Trim and layer on purple cardstock.
Adhere white cardstock to top of card, and a red strip of cardstock across as shown.
Stamp the word Celebrate in Adirondack Eggplant ink on white.
Trim and layer on purple cardstock as shown.

You're the Best

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps
You're the Best - TAC
Hats - TAC and Designs Inkd.

Cardstock in Red, White and Purple
Prismacolor Pencils
Red & Purple BloPens
Adirondack "Eggplant" inkpad

Directions:
Use the BloPens to fill the background of a 1/4 sheet of white cardstock.
Stamp the hats at random on the speckled background.
Color the images with colored pencils, then trim and layer on a white card.
Adhere a red strip of cardstock across the center.
Stamp You’re the Best in Adirondack Eggplant ink on white cardstock.
Trim and layer on purple cardstock then add to the card as shown.

Hooray for You

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps
Hooray for You - TAC
Mini Hat Stand - CowTown Stamps

Cardstock in Red, White and Purple
Prismacolor pencils
Adirondack Eggplant inkpad

Directions:
Stamp Hooray and hat stand in Eggplant on white cardstock.
Color in hat stand and trim.
Layer onto red and purple cardstock and attach to Red card.

Moment in Time by Chriss Grabb

Couple Stamp - 'My Honey' Plate from Stampsmith.net

Directions:
Trim purple cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4".
Attach red ribbon to cardstock in a lattice pattern.
Layer onto the red folded card. Set aside.
Stamp couple on white glossy paper with red chalk ink and allow to dry.
Trim image and tuck into the ribbon on the prepared card.
Adhere vellum quote to patterned paper and trim.
Punch hole at top of prepared quote and add red brad.
Tuck into ribbon on prepared card. Embellish with ribbon rose.

Young Love by Annette Lanker

Photo image stamp - www.Stampsmith.net
Script from Stampin’Up

Directions:
Stamp the young couple photo image from StampSmith using the red ink pad onto a scrap of the white cardstock
Stamp the script background in violet dye ink on the A2 sized card
Cut the paint chips in half and alternate them in a fan shape on the card as seen in the sample, adhere them with adhesive
Layer the young couple image over the paint chips.
Add the pearl trim around the couple framing the image and adhere.