Mixed Stamp London Scene Card

A project from our live show Create and Craft TV - IMALA LAUNCH - Join Carley Duff - Broadcast 25th April 24 · 25/04/2024 · watch it from 32:45

Layer multiple Imala stamps to create a vibrant London-themed scene featuring a character, cityscape, and vehicle. This project demonstrates masking techniques and layering different stamp sets together for a cohesive composition.

You will need

Imala - A5 Stamp - the Great Show - 080224BSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Create or use a pre-made decorative background with inky, textured effects. ▶ watch 32:45
2. Cut a mask from adhesive paper or masking tape to position over your background, leaving space for the character stamp. ▶ watch 33:00
3. Position the mask on your background, lifting the bottom edge slightly to avoid masking the area where you'll stamp the cityscape. ▶ watch 33:15
4. Stamp the City Lights stamp (London scene) over the masked background using black ink, ensuring good coverage. ▶ watch 33:30
5. Remove the mask carefully and reposition it to protect the cityscape area. ▶ watch 34:00
6. Stamp the Great Show character (French lady) over the top using black ink, positioning her within the masked area. ▶ watch 34:15
7. Remove the character mask and stamp the Just Married car stamp into the designated area, ensuring the magnets on your platform keep stamps in position for re-inking. ▶ watch 35:00
8. Add white gel pen details to the character's face and features to enhance definition and create shine lines. ▶ watch 35:30
9. Stamp a lamp post from the Trendsetter set onto separate card stock and colour it, then adhere it to the scene for additional dimension. ▶ watch 36:00
10. Mount the finished stamped panel onto a black matte card base, then onto a forest green card base for contrast and framing. ▶ watch 36:45

Tips from the show

• Use repositionable masks made from adhesive paper rather than copy paper as they are thinner and can be reused multiple times.
• Keep magnets in position on your stamp platform so you can re-ink and reposition stamps as needed without losing alignment.
• Check for air bubbles under stamps before pressing down; if you find one, lift the stamp gently and allow it to fall naturally or give it a small squeeze in the middle.

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