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Multicoloured Cake Lamination Card

A project from our live show Product Demonstation - Lamination Set - Slice of Joy and Time for Tea - 290825A · 08/29/2025 · watch it from 39:00

Multicoloured Cake Lamination Card - the finished project
The finished project

Create elegant greeting cards featuring vintage teapot and cake stand designs with sophisticated multicoloured stamping. Using lamination stamp sets, you'll layer different ink colours to build rich depth and dimension, finishing with complementary sentiments. The technique demonstrates how to achieve a watercolour effect by combining base colour stamping with detailed overlay work on kraft card blanks.

You will need

Stamps By Me Lamination Stamp Set - Slice of Joy - 270125EStamps By Me Lamination Stamp Set - Slice of Joy - 270125ESEE IT Carta - Traditional Watercolour Paper - A5 - WCPA501Carta - Traditional Watercolour Paper - A5 - WCPA501SEE IT

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Step by step

  1. Step 1: Use the reverse side of your watercolour card or take a fresh piece of A5 traditional watercolour paper.

    Use the reverse side of your watercolour card or take a fresh piece of A5 traditional watercolour paper.

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  2. Step 2: Ink the solid cake stamp with multiple colours. Apply teal, pink, orange and purple ink across the entire stam

    Ink the solid cake stamp with multiple colours. Apply teal, pink, orange and purple ink across the entire stamp surface, covering all areas of the cake design.

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  3. Step 3: Spray the inked stamp three times with water. Allow the water to activate the ink on the stamped image.

    Spray the inked stamp three times with water. Allow the water to activate the ink on the stamped image.

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  4. Step 4: Press the teapot stamp onto the watercolour card. Allow the ink to settle and dry briefly before proceeding.

    Press the teapot stamp onto the watercolour card. Allow the ink to settle and dry briefly before proceeding.

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  5. Step 5: Blot any puddles of ink with a dry baby wipe to remove excess colour and prevent pooling on your stamped image

    Blot any puddles of ink with a dry baby wipe to remove excess colour and prevent pooling on your stamped image.

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  6. Step 6: Use a heat gun to dry the stamped image thoroughly. Hold the heat gun a few inches above the card and move it

    Use a heat gun to dry the stamped image thoroughly. Hold the heat gun a few inches above the card and move it gently over the stamped design until completely dry.

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  7. Step 7: Stamp the cake image again in teal ink onto the white card. Stamp twice if needed for better visibility and co

    Stamp the cake image again in teal ink onto the white card. Stamp twice if needed for better visibility and coverage.

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  8. Step 8: Paint a shadow around the base of the cake using diluted grey paint to make it appear grounded and three-dimen

    Paint a shadow around the base of the cake using diluted grey paint to make it appear grounded and three-dimensional.

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  9. Step 9: Trim the stamped panel to size and mount it onto a kraft card blank. Use a black ink pad to add a thin inked e

    Trim the stamped panel to size and mount it onto a kraft card blank. Use a black ink pad to add a thin inked edge around the panel for definition.

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