Technique Reminder - Using Background Stamps

Don't you just love simple techniques! I have quite a few of these large stamps from S.U. collection. I like to use them for making cards and also for stamping scrapbook pages, so I just thought I would post a refresher. Hope you enjoy! I will be back later this weekend to post some creations. I hope to have a little time to finish up on a couple projects and I actually have compiled about two albums worth of pages! Yahoo and happy paper crafting to you too!




1]   With the background stamp face up, ink the stamp completely by tapping the ink pad on the rubber.
2]   Place the background stamp face up on your stamping surface.
3]   Place the card stock on the inked stamp.
4]   If the card stock is smaller than the stamp, cover the card stock with a piece of scratch paper.
5]   Rub the card stock with smooth, firm strokes, making sure to rub all areas of the stamp and to keep the card stock from sliding.
6]   Remove the scratch paper and carefully lift the card stock off the stamp.
QUICK TIP
Create a multicolored background by applying two or more inks to the background stamp.