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Friday, 30 May 2025

How to do block stamping with acrylic stamping blocks

handmade card showing the block stamping technique

Happy Friday all, even though it is almost over for many. You probably wouldn't think of using the blocks you pop your stamps onto as stamps themselves, but you'll learn below that they too can be used to create fun, inked colour to your card making and possibly scrapbook pages.

You can learn different ways to use your acrylic blocks by touring our blog hop where several international demonstrators are sharing their take on this quick and easy technique.

You will love the individuality of each custom made piece using this technique and by varying colours, spritzing and just stamping style you can make lots of original backgrounds and projects.

I find this a very quick technique, apart from possibly a little drying time and whether you use a little, a lot or no water. You will also want to revisit my previous post about creating water colour washes using markers and blocks and perhaps you'll combine these two techniques. It is certainly a bunch of products that allow you to experiment and adapt to suit your own needs without needing to be a rocket scientist!

Have fun with it and enjoy my short video to show you how.

The best thing about this is you can use any colours you want to and can create male, female, kids cards using all sorts of stamp images to suit the occasion. What will you choose?

block stamping handmade card using ink stamps and stamping acrylic blocks

My supply list is at the bottom of the post if you need anything to get you going and you can visit the rest of the ideas by clicking on the icons below to visit all my lovely friends and their ideas on this tutorial theme.

Thanks for checking in and do subscribe to my youtube channel for more cardmaking tutorials.

Keep stamping

Zoe x

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acrylic blocks

Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder

Stylish Shapes dies

Eyelet 3D embossing folder

Ink pads

Summer Splash

printed laser cut sentiments for scrapbooking and cardmaking

Greetings for All - Mix and Match Ephemera sentiment pack

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Friday, 29 November 2024

How to make Front Flip cards with Totally Techniques

front flip card fancy fold card tutorial

Hi there and welcome to November's Totally Techniques Blog Hop. If you want to add a little movement to your card you'll love our technique this month. We are sharing Front Flip cards with you which can be simple or more detailed to suit your own style.

I've gone for a pretty simple version because when I started to create it my brain didn't want to go in the right direction. Have you had days like that?

I've used a fun set called Submarine Life and you'll possibly notice a new cheeky character inside the card who you will find in the new year in our Saleabration (SAB) brochure. SAB if you are new to Stampin' Up! shopping is a fabulous promotion that runs from 7 January next year until the end of February and you can get bonus freebies with your orders. Check back for more information coming.

Instructions

1. Cut a piece of card 14.8cm x 21cm

2. With the card in landscape position measure and draw in a feint pencil line 5.25cm from the left edge from top to bottom of the card.

3. Cut a circle that will form the outer edge of your image piece and score it across the midde. Position the circle so that the fold lines up top and bottom on the feint pencil line. The circle should be in the centre section of the card.

4. Use some washi or low tack tape to position the same die used for the circle ontop of your cut circle on the card. You now need to partial die cut half the circle by only passing the card partially through your die cutting maching.

5. Now use an eraser to remove the pencil line and then score above and below. Use the scratch circle to make sure your scoring is where the pencil line was. Also score the card on the long side for the width of the card at 10.5cm.

6. Fold the score lines above and below the circle to fold the outer edge back towards the centre fold of the card.

7. You can now decorate your card. Choose some patterned paper (DSP) and also cut two circles in white that are smaller than your original circle die for stamping. Also cut 3 coordinating circles with the original larger circle die to act as matt layers. One will help to cover an miscut that you may have achieved, like me (oops!) on the front and inside of your flap section and the other goes behind my seagull image.

8. Stamp and colour white circles before sticking onto your card.

9. I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour around my stamped images and add highlights. Again in SAB you may want to join our team and benefit from the SAB offer of some bonus Stampin' Write Markers when you join along with £130 of stamping goodies for just £99 and free shipping. For more details please subscribe to my newsletter above to get all the information.

submarine life stampin up front flip card

Do visit the other members of the Totally Techniques group for other ideas and videos and if you prefer inches you'll find them on some of the other's shares.

Thanks for stopping by.

Keep stamping!

Zoe x

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