| Create a dramatic hand-made greeting card with a | | | | to thoroughly remove any pigment residue. Tap the |
| rubber stamp and white pigment ink, using black | | | | stamp cleaner onto a paper towel to remove any |
| card-stock on white card-stock. This simple project | | | | pigment on it. Keeping your stamps clean ensures the |
| gets maximum Wow! for only a little effort. The | | | | next color used will be free of other pigment and will |
| cut-out technique may be incorporated into | | | | also prolong the stamp's life. |
| scrapbook pages for truly impressive results. Just | | | | When the image is dry enough to handle, place the |
| stamp, cut-cut-cut, and glue! | | | | black card stock on the cutting mat. Make sure the |
| Supplies | | | | craft knife blade is very sharp so the cuts will be |
| - Rubber Stamp (2" or larger recommended) | | | | clean. Holding the card stock steady with one hand, |
| - White Pigment Ink Pad | | | | begin making random cut-outs in the card stock |
| - Scrap Paper | | | | around the stamped image. When cutting, hold the |
| - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" black card stock | | | | craft knife so that the blade is as close to horizontal |
| - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" white card stock, scored to fold into | | | | with the paper as possible--this maximizes the cutting |
| 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card | | | | edge contact to make cutting easier. Start about 1 |
| - Bottled Stamp Cleaner | | | | 4" away from the image and cut out triangles, stripes |
| - Paper Towels | | | | or even boxes, keeping the cut-outs similar in shape |
| - Clean, dry paint pad (optional) | | | | and size while working out to the edge of the |
| - Craft Knife | | | | cardstock. Leave about a 1/4" margin for a border. It |
| - Cutting Mat | | | | isn't necessary to measure or be exact, just fairly |
| - Glue Stick | | | | consistent. |
| Lay down scrap paper to protect the work surface. | | | | Turn the black card stock over onto a piece of scrap |
| Stamp image onto black card stock using the white | | | | paper so that the image is facing down. Hold the card |
| pigment ink. Whether the image is centered or placed | | | | stock steady with one hand and run the glue stick |
| to one side or the other is a matter of personal | | | | over the back of the black card stock. Carefully lift |
| preference. No matter where the image is stamped, | | | | the black carstock and position glue-side down on the |
| the card will turn out spectacular. Allow the stamped | | | | outside of the white cardstock card. Press firmly in |
| image to dry, or heat set with a heat embosser or | | | | the center and out to the edges, pushing out any air |
| even a blow dryer. | | | | bubbles. |
| Clean the rubberstamp using the bottled stamp | | | | Try the cut-out technique using different colors of |
| cleaner. Open the bottle, tap it onto the stamp so | | | | paper and ink. This cut-away technique also works |
| that the rubber is saturated. Tap the stamp onto a | | | | nicely to frame a picture, or even overlay an entire |
| paper towel to remove the pigment. Repeat if | | | | image. |
| necessary. Scrub the rubber stamp on the paint pad | | | | |