Vintage Bird Stamped Card with Ink Blending

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Create a stunning vintage-style card featuring a beautifully detailed bird stamp on decorative patterned paper. The design is enhanced with soft ink blending in teals and pinks, with distressed edges to achieve an aged, textured aesthetic. This project combines stamping, ink blending and distressing techniques to produce an elegant card with vintage charm.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Wistful Charm - 7 X 7 Paper Pad 140623BSEE IT

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Step by step

1. 

   Select a piece of patterned paper from the Wistful Charm paper pad. Feed the paper through your cutting machine (such as a Eureka 101 trimmer) to ensure the edges are straight and even.

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2. 

   Stamp the bird image from the Wistful Charm stamp set onto the patterned paper using black ink. Press firmly to ensure all the fine details of the tree and bird design are captured clearly.

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3. 

   Ink up the Wistful Charm stamp again and stamp a second impression on a separate piece of paper. This will provide additional elements for layering on your card.

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4. Apply teal ink from your ink pad onto a glass mat using a brush, then spray with water to activate the colour. ▶ watch 19:30
5. 

   Using a water brush or paintbrush, apply the teal-coloured water mixture onto the stamped bird image. Focus on adding colour to the flowers and background areas of the design.

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6. 

   Using pink ink, add colour to selected areas of the flowers on the stamped image to create depth and variation in the colour palette. Apply the ink with a blending tool or brush to build up the colour gradually.

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7. Use a brush with white ink to add highlights to the stamped image, bringing back detail where colours have blended together. Focus on areas that need definition, such as the bird and floral elements. ▶ watch 21:00
8. 

   Take your scissors and scrape the side of the blade down the edges of the stamped piece to create a distressed, feathered effect.

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9. 

   Wrap twine around the card several times to add texture and a vintage embellishment. Position the twine across the stamped design to frame the bird motif.

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10. 

    Adhere the decorated piece onto a card blank using adhesive. Position the piece centrally on the card front to complete your vintage bird stamped card.

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Tips from the show

• Use a good quality white ink pad to bring back detail if your blending becomes too heavy.
• Don't be tight with your twine—use a generous amount for better texture and visual impact.
• The paper will take water quite well even though it is not watercolour card, allowing for beautiful blending effects.

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