Stampin' Pals: Using a Stamparatus For Background Stamps

Friday, 10 September 2021

Using a Stamparatus For Background Stamps

Wild Roses is a wonderful "all-over" background stamp, which actually stamps an area larger than a standard card base.

Gorgeous Grape was my choice because that's the colour I was wearing, but stamped in a background stamp it is quite overpowering! White was added, including the die cut flowers using Artistic dies, to tone things down.

There is quite a large panel of these pretty roses to work with. The stamp is quite an awkward size to use on a block, and I prefer to put it on the Stamparatus. The image doesn't always ink up evenly, and it is easier to repeat stamp on the Stamparatus.

I also tried out the Spiral Dye background stamp as seen on page 118 of the Annual catalogue.

There is a technique where you turn it 180 degrees and stamp in a second colour.

Using Gorgeous Grape and Mango Melody may have been a poor choice, as it ended up looking like Halloween to me. Anyway, stamping in pastel shades seems a pleasing alternative. Fresh Freesia and Pale Papaya are the subdued pair, next to my card.

Maybe a Melbourne Storm supporter could help me get it closer to the team colours, and I could add a cap? Next Tuesday, my Facebook Live will again feature the Stamparatus, and how useful it is for stamping sentiments. Buy your Stamparatus and spend just $5 more for your first SAB reward.

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