Sunspiration – DIY rubber-stamp art greeting card {a pair of chickadees}

My favorite online site The Stampin Place had a end-of-year blow out sale last month, which I totally could not pass up. I love to buy the EZ-Cling mounted stamps. They are less expensive than the wood-block mounts and are easier to store.

 

One of the stamps I got, included this.

The first hand-stamped greeting card I had planned to make this New Year was for DD#2 and SIL’s 2nd anniversary. The pair of chickadees seemed perfect for such an occasion. In a matter of seconds inspiration popped on like a light bulb in my mind.

 

Here is my final creative design.

Supplies I used:

baby blue linen card stock for card (folded card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”)

1-piece dark blue card stock (size: 3 ½” x 4 ¼”)

1-piece white card stock (size: 3 ⅛” x 3 ⅞”)

soft coral parchment paper for inside card (folded slightly smaller than baby blue linen card stock)

Brilliance graphite black pigment ink pad

Color Box cyan pigment stamp pad

Color Box royal blue pigment stamp pad

Tsukineko stipple brushes size 0 and 4

Prismacolor pencils

Sakura Gelly Roll copper star ink pen

glue stick

 

Stamps on front side from The Stampin’ Place:

K-108 Chickadees and F-348 Happy Anniversary

Stamp on backside:

C1120 One of a Kind Art by Stampabilities

Steps:

1. Cut card stock to size per instruction.
2. Ink K-108 Chickadees stamp with Brilliance Graphite Black pigment ink and stamp image in the center of pre-cut white card stock.
3. Use stippled brushes to dab Color Box cyan & royal blue pigment inks on pre-cut white card stick to create sky background for the chickadees.
4. Color image using Prismacolor pencils.
5. Glue white card stock with image to center of dark blue card stock.
6. Ink F-348 Happy Anniversary stamp with Color Box Royal Blue pigment ink and stamp image in the center bottom of the baby blue linen card stock, allow ink to dry, and then go over lettering with copper star pen.*
7. Glue the two-piece card stock to the center of the baby blue linen card stock just above the Happy Anniversary phrase.
8. Cut parchment paper to fit inside card, and then glue down only one side of card to inside. Preferably the right side, as it seems to work the best.
9. Next, write your personal heart-felt sentiments on the parchment-lined card.
10. Finally, add your own “hand stamp by” image to the backside of the card to mark the one of kind greetings.

*You may want to use a gold stamp pad with gold embossing powder (heat to melt with an embossing iron) to make the “Happy Anniversary” phrase pop out. This is one correction I will make for future anniversary cards using this design.

The thing I like about the chickadees is that you can use it for a variety of greetings such as for feminine birthday, get well, or sympathy cards. Feel free to improvise with what you have. I am sure your card will turn out beautifully. I hope this tutorial gives you Sunspiration!

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