Ink Techniques: Stamping Off

Stamping Off is a simple idea that yields big results in lots of ways. Just as the name implies, you ink your stamp and stamp any number of times before re-inking. The image becomes lighter with each stamp.

Lighten the colour of an outline image

I used just one colour of ink on this card, but I stamped the outline image behind the sentiment on scrap paper first before stamping the mat to lighten the colour.

Supplies
Stamps
-Herb Expressions 113224
Ink
-Soft Suede pad 115657
Paper
-Baja Breeze card stock
-Soft Suede card stock
-Naturals Ivory card stock
-Crumb Cake card stock
Tools
-Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch 119275
-Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack 118309
Accessories
-Baja Breeze Seam Binding 122331
-Chantilly Crochet Trim 118480
-Hemp Twine 100982
-Vintage Trinkets pin 118764

Tiny Flowers Detail
To make these little flowers punch the 4-petal flower and pierce a hole in the centre. Then tie a knot in the end of a piece of hemp twine and trim the end close to the knot. Thread the twine through the hole in the flower and secure with a dot of glue.

Lighten the colour of a solid image
The sentiment was layered over a solid image stamp with the same colour of ink, lightened by stamping on scrap paper.

Supplies
Stamps
-Fabulous Florets 123025
-Thank You Kindly 111700
Ink
-Not Quite Navy pad 103008
Paper
-Naturals White card stock
-Not Quite Navy card stock
Tools
-Scallop Trim Border punch 118402
Accessories
-Whisper White 1/8 in. Taffeta ribbon 119262

Depth

I inked the wheat stamp and stamped it 3 times, layering the images to create the illusion of depth.

Supplies

Stamps

-Autumn Days 115452

-Thank You Kindly 111700

Ink

-More Mustard pad 103162

-Cherry Cobbler pad 119669

Paper

-More Mustard card stock

-Cajun Craze card stock

-Cherry Cobbler card stock

-Confetti Cream card stock

Tools

-Mat Pack 105826

-Piercing Tool 116631

Accessories

-Cherry Cobbler seam binding 120992

-Vintage Trinkets brads 118764

Motion

Create the illusion of motion by stamping an inked image 3 times. Start with the final position depicting the end of the action and go backwards in time, so to speak with each subsequent and lighter image.

I used markers to colour the sentiment with different colours.

Supplies

Stamps

-Extreme Skateboard 115179

-Extreme Elements 115181

-Full of Life 111500

Ink

-Pacific Point pad 111837 & marker120968

-Pumpkin Pie pad 105216 & marker 105115

-Basic Gray pad 109120 & marker 121619

-Basic Black pad 101179 & marker 102995

Paper

-Whisper White card stock

-Basic Black card stock

-Pacific Point card stock

-Pumpkin Pie card stock

-Basic Gray card stock

Tools

-Big Shot 113439

-Stars die 113461

-3 in. Circle die122125

-Square Lattice embossing folder 119976

Accessories

-Silver brads 104336

-Stampin' Dimensionals 104430