I’m normally a very exacting, type-A kind of person so the easy breezy technique of shadow stamping (stamping offset) really was out of my comfort zone. So I decided to dip a toe in by cutting up some green card stock to create some small 4″ x 4″ note card bases.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I chose some simple ginko leaf stamps that were part of a Martha Stewart stamp set gifted to me three years ago when I first started crafting on YoutTube from a sweet and encouraging crafter\/friend, Elaine Rico. I put them on an acrylic block facing in different directions and started stamping them with Tsukineko Brilliance Moonlight White pigment ink. Because I had chosen a medium green textured card stock for the card bases, it took a couple of impressions to get decent coverage, but uneven coverage seemed okay for this loose, more artsy technique anyway. I heat set all the white ink because I didn’t want smearing before moving on to the next stamp layer.\u00a0Then I took the stamps in the same positions and inked them up with Ranger Adirondack Stream pigment ink (this is a dark green). Being careful to offset the stamping in the same direction, I stamped out all the\u00a0ginko\u00a0leaves again.<\/p>\n

For the sentiment, I had picked up a freebie at the Scrapbook Expo from Richard Garay that said “Enjoy the Journey” in a loose script that seemed perfect for these note cards. I inked these up with Momento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink and used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment (again, the heavy texture of the green card stock\u00a0made repeated stamping a must for adequate coverage).Then I used some clear embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment, giving it a nice finished shiny look.<\/p>\n

The cards were looking a little too plain so I decided to doodle\u00a0some zig zaggy borders (reminiscent of heart monitor lines) around each card with a white gelly roll pen. Oh I liked them much better now; it’s amazing what adding something as simple as a doodled border can do! \ud83d\ude42 I also decided to doodle on some black dots around the sentiment with a black uniball pen, each of which I topped with a dot of Glossy Accents to match the shine of the heat embossed sentiment (I suspect if I had a black Glaze pen I could have skipped this step).<\/p>\n

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Usually making a card takes me a full day, but I made a set of these note cards and matching envelopes in under two hours!\u00a0I was floored by how\u00a0quick and easy this was. If you’re ever in a jam to make a card fast, I highly recommend shadow stamping.<\/p>\n

These cards are being entered into the following challenges:
\nSimon Says Stamp Wednesday Make for the Border Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
\n<\/a>Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Black and White and One Color Challenge<\/a><\/span> – Green
\nMFT Camp Create Stunning Shadow Stamping Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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I want to say a special THANK YOU\u00a0to My Favorite Things for their wonderful Camp Create series. I learned so many wonderful techniques and the three, week-long series kept me motivated all summer long (even when my crafty mojo seemed to take a vacation). \u00a0I participated in each and every\u00a0camp lesson (yes, all 15 plus the bonus camp fire one\u00a0too), and I feel so accomplished! LOL \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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