How do you use your stamps?

 Hi everyone if you already enjoy stamping or are thinking of trying it as a new hobby you can create lots of different styles of project. So I thought it would be nice to show you some items I made this week to inspire you.  

I used stamps on hearty soft air drying clay to make some ornate embellishments for cards & a mixed media piece. This was done by debossing with the stamps into rolled clay & then inking to add colour once dry.

Armed with a rolling pin, pastry cutters, hearty soft air dry clay & of course some stamps. 

I rolled out the clay & cut out circles in a mix of sizes.

Pressed the stamp/s down into the clay & used the rolling pin gently rolling over the top.

Carefully pulled the stamp/s off which left a debossed effect.

These were then left to dry for a day prior to decorating.

Credit to Sweet Dixie & the designer Sue Dix whose 

'Fantasy Floral Posy & Butterfly' stamp set I used.

For this ornate card I layered cream card on white & then patterned paper. Die cut a square gold frame & used one of the debossed circles as the decorative topper. This was coloured with a mix of red & pink distress oxides which I blended on, finished with gold gilding wax & a pretty bow.

This mini card was decorated with the debossed butterfly, inked & gilded. A stippled effect with some dot work on the card & some pretty embellishments added to complete.

A 6" x 4" mixed media piece, Using an upcycled frame, pretty patterned paper.

One of the Circular Decorations, made using the Floral Posy from the stamp set & a little offcut of wool to tie two hearts together for further decoration. 

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Hope you enjoyed seeing the makes.

We do stock a lovely choice of stamps plus oxide inks & lots more in our online shop. 

If you fancy a browse the link is below.

Please note

We do not stock air dry clay, but it can be sourced from

Katy Sue Designs & other retailers.

Have a good week everyone

Heather xx