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Random Stamping

By Mary Shoebridge
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

This project involves the use of a Jumbo Tag Template, which is provided with the instructions. The techniques and supplies are familiar, but the end results are striking.
Several embellishments are involved in the creation of this card. It features tea-staining paper, setting an eyelet, photo corners and using clear acetate. It is enjoyable to create a card with these novel images.
 

SUPPLIES:

Clock Watch Faces Images (Personal Stamp Exchange)
“Treasure the Moment” Saying Pixie Affirmations Set (Personal Stamp Exchange)
“Take Time” Saying (Hero Arts)
Large Pocket Watch Image with Hands (Inkadinkado)
Autumn Pastel Fluid Chalk Ink Palette (Color Box-Clearsnap, Inc.)
Gold Metallic Encore Ink Pad (Tsukineko, Inc.)
One sheet each of Natural Parchment and Dark Brown Cardstock 8 ½” by 11”
Cut the jumbo tag using the template provided
Parchment: 4” by 4 ½” and 2” by 3 ¾”
Dark brown 2 ¼” by 3 ¾” (Note: reserve a small scrap for stamping the clock hands.)
One piece of clear acetate cut into a 1 ½” circle
4 gold Photo Corners
Gold Leafing Pen (Krylon)
Pencil for tracing
Scissors for cutting Jumbo Tag Card
Deckle Scissors (Fiskars)
¼” Paper Hole Punch
Circle Cutter
Ready Set Eyelet Setter and 1 Large Gold Eyelet
Glue Stick (Uhu)
Fibers (Michael’s)

Tea Staining Solution:
Instant Tea
Water Spritzer
Hydra Artist Sponge Paper
Towels

INSTRUCTIONS: Refer to photo often for color and placement.

1. Cut out the Jumbo Tag template (Click for template). Fold the brown cardstock in half. Place template along top edge of paper next to fold. Leave enough paper on the bottom to cut the smaller piece of cardstock with the deckle scissors using the measurements listed in the supplies. Tear one piece of parchment the size listed above and cut out a smaller piece for the watch face.

2. Tea stain the pieces of parchment paper.
To Tea Stain Paper: Make a diluted solution of tea. Mix a teaspoon of instant tea with about a ¼ cup of water in a small container. Mix well and let the crystals completely dissolve. Sponge a little of the tea solution onto the paper. If it is too dark, spritz with a little mist and blot dry. Let dry for a few minutes. Repeat with all three pieces of parchment paper.

3. Using the clock face images, stamp a background in Gold Encore Ink on the front of the brown Jumbo card. Next, create watermarks by lightly stamping a faint image in background.

4. Stamp the multiple clock face images in a random fashion on the parchment paper in the brown ink from the fluid chalk palette. Stamp the saying “Treasure the Moment” in the bottom at the right corner. Using the smaller piece of parchment paper and brown ink, stamp the clock face. Stamp the clock hands on a scrap of paper in the same brown ink and cut out. Using the clock face image, stamp in the corners.

5. Glue the clock hands to the clock face. Then glue the smaller piece of parchment to the smaller piece of brown cardstock. Cut a circle from clear acetate to duplicate the crystal glass of a watch face. Glue in place. Attach the gold photo corners and set this aside.

6. Sponge the torn edges of the large stamped parchment paper with brown ink.

7. Attach the parchment card to the Brown Jumbo Tag using the glue stick.

8. Open the card with the front on the right side. Punch the traced hole and set the gold eyelet into the punch hole. There will be only one eyelet on the card front. Attach the fibers to card.

Enjoy your Jumbo Tag Card and experiment with more vintage images.

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