Background Stamping

Happy Monday crafty friends! I did a lot of background stamping this past weekend, and want to share my process with you. I used a variety of new Distress Oxide inks and The Stamp Market’s Painted Polka Dot background stamp.

Background 1:

Using my MISTI, I stamped the background onto watercolor paper, and heat embossed using Nuvo embossing ink and Lawn Fawn white embossing powder. I then used 4 pastel Distress Oxide inks to make a emboss-resist background: Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Shaded Lilac, and Tumbled Glass. I added one layer of color at a time. I used my craft mat to dab ink onto in random spots. I then sprayed the ink with water, and smooshed the stamped paper into the ink. I used my heat tool to dry the paper before doing the next layer. After the last layer of ink was dry, I used a baby wipe and carefully wiped the ink off the embossed polka dots.

Background 2:

This time I made the rainbow background first. I used the Following Distress Oxide Inks: Dusty Concord, Stormy Sky, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, and Barn Door. I used a piece of acetate to add each color. Next, I stamped the background with embossing ink (it’s VERY important that your ink pad is clean), and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then repeated the inking process. The ink captured under the clear embossing powder is lighter, giving the polka dots an awesome distressed look.

begining the process with acetate

Before stamping

Stamped and clear embossed

After second coat of ink was applied

To Finish the cards, I die-cut My Favorite Things Hello and Avery Elle’s Wonky Circle Frames. I die-cut hello in the circles, and glued the hello circle onto another circle to close the back. I in-lay the words, glued the circles to the trimmed panels, and then attached the panels to pre-made top-folding A2 sized card bases. I made four cards in total.