Stamp Things: So Swirly, Snow Swirled Cards (Ghosting Tutorial)

The last post left off with this card which uses the Snow Swirled Stampin' Up!Stamp Set and some other great Stampin' Up! products that you either lover already or our going to love.

What the heck is so GREAT about this card? The fun in making this card it the awesome pattern paper which I'm going to show you how to make. In the picture below the paper is barely visible under the vellum. Trust me you won't want to hide it under vellum. You are going to want to show the world.

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The pattern that we are going to make will look some thing like the paper pattern shown in the photo below. This paper pattern is just like a snow flake no two patterns will be the same.

What will you need to make the pattern paper is listed below.

Brayer Handle with Rubber Attachment (PN 102395)
VersaMark Ink Pad (PN 102283)
Snow Swirled Stamp Set (PN 111690)
Glossy White Card Stock (PN 102599)
Baja Breeze Stampin' Pad (PN 111833)

This is SOOOOOOO easy that you aren't going to believe it. Let's get started.

Step 1: Randomly Stamp various snow stamps using the VersaMark Ink over the gloss surface of the Glossy White Card Stock.

Step 2: Ink your brayer. Remember only roll the brayer in one direction as discussed in the Baby Wipes - Brayer Tutorial. Do not Roll it forwards and pull it back like you are painting a wall!!!! Only Roll in one direction as the animation below shows.

Step 3 - Ink an 4-1/4" x 11" piece of Glossy White card stock, using the same motion as the animation shown above. The photo below shows the resulting image. Continue to ink the brayer and the paper until an even coating of ink is on the paper. This can be as light or dark as you wish. Remember to make sure that you only ink the brayer in one direction.

Step 4 - Lightly rub the Versa marked stamped images to remove the ink from the brayer off the image.

Step 5 - Enhance the printed paper and give it more depth, using the same stamps, stamp over the pattern randomly using the same ink that was used on the brayer. The image below shows the before and after of the stamping.

The picture does NO justice to the actual final paper, but you'll see when you make your own.

To make the card shown below, I know you can feel it coming. I just had to use the Bigz Snowflake #2 die (PN 113460), but I digress.... easily I might add...

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The material needed to complete the card above includes

Bigz Snowflake #2 die (PN 113460)
A random Snowflake punch that I had, but you could use the Sizzlitz Snowflake set #2 (PN 113449)
Vellum Card Stock (PN 101856)
double stitched ribbon from last years in-colors &
SNAIL Adhesive.

Cut the vellum card stock into a 4-1/4" x 11" sheet. Fold the vellum and previously inked paper in half. Apply a strip of SNAIL adhesive on the previously inked paper where you want the ribbon placed. Attach the vellum to the glossy paper. Use the ribbon to hide the adhesive as it will show through the vellum. Using SNAIL adhesive adhere the ribbon to the vellum. You will want to hide the ends of the ribbon under the large snowflake, so think ahead to where you want the snowflake and plan for the ends to be under it. Attach your snowflakes as desired.

Tips

Adhesive shows through vellum paper, so plan to hide the adhesive that attaches the vellum to your card with some sort of embellishment.
Glue can often pucker ribbon, the SNAIL adhesive doesn't.
Try not to stamp too hard when stamping on glossy paper, this can smudge the image.
Brayers are not paint rollers, roll them in one direction only.
Use Glossy Paper with the Brayer, it produces a nice smooth image.
Make a bunch of backgrounds at a time if you can, you can always use the extra paper for scrapbook pages or cards.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.