Vintage Floral Lamination Card

A project from our live show THE ART OF CARDISTRY - Join me for my Creative Card Session with all my wonderful USA following - Broadcast 30th Oct 23 · 10/30/2023 · watch it from 14:00

Create a vintage-style card using lamination stamps to achieve a painted watercolour effect without needing a brush. The two-part stamp system gives you beautiful, forgiving results with a distressed, aged appearance.

You will need

830274 - HSN - Stamps By Me Lamination Stamp KitSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of cream or vintage-toned cardstock and tear the edges with scissors to create texture and an aged look. ▶ watch 14:15
2. Ink up the green base layer of the floral stamp with a random green ink pad colour. ▶ watch 16:00
3. Add pink and orange ink to the flower head portion of the stamp. ▶ watch 16:30
4. Spritz the inked stamp twice with water to activate the watercolour effect. ▶ watch 16:45
5. Press the stamp firmly onto the bottom corner of your card, allowing the ink to soak in. ▶ watch 17:00
6. Remove the stamp and dry the card with a heat gun. ▶ watch 17:30
7. Ink up the black detail layer of the same stamp with black or brown ink. ▶ watch 19:00
8. Carefully line up the detail stamp over the coloured flower and press down firmly to add the outline and leaf details. ▶ watch 19:45
9. Stamp a sentiment such as 'Until Further Notice Celebrate Everything' onto the card in black ink. ▶ watch 20:15
10. Mount the finished card onto a cream card blank. ▶ watch 20:45

Tips from the show

• Don't worry if the detail layer doesn't line up perfectly—the forgiving nature of lamination stamps means slight misalignment still looks wonderful.
• You can distress the edges with tea or brown ink for extra vintage effect.
• Trust the process: the two-part system creates a painted finish that looks professional even if you've never picked up a brush.

More from this show

• Clean and Simple Boat Lamination Card
• Multicoloured Birds with Gold Embossing Card

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