Moving Motorbike

Creating movement on a flat surface can be a challenge, often it can be done with colour, hightlights or layers and Dimensionals. You can also create it by stamping off, that is ink up your stamp, stamp once, then re-stamp without re-inking to get a fainter image. Most stamps when inked can be stamped off three to four times and still produce a complete image. When stamped off in series it can create the illusion of movement.

Pretty cool effect isn't it? What other images do you think would work well with this technique??

Stamps: Motorbike, You're A Gem
Ink: Basic Black
Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Love Letter DSP, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Accessories: Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Big Shot, Square Lattice die (carry over from summer mini catalogue), Dimensionals.

Some May swaps............

Here are some of the swaps I received back from our demonstrator swap last month - the theme was anything from the new Autumn-Winter mini catalogue.

This first gorgeous card was made by Charmaine, using the new Motorbike stamp, the sentiment is from Word Play and the textured background is the carry over textured impressions folder square lattice. The accessories are the awesomely versatile basic rhinestones, a clip from the clip assortment and linen thread.

A very different motorbike by Maryanne, stunning isn't it? I have always loved this technique - simple using white and black embossing powders and also efficient as you automatically make two cards not one. The sentiment is from the hostess level 1 set, Afterthoughts. 

This card made me very happy - why? Because I demonstrated lots of Big Shot tips and ideas at our April demonstrator meeting and Tracie used one of the things I demonstrated for her swap card the following month. She has extended the tulip border embossing folder to make a square rather than the standard rectangle. The stamps are from a really nice set called Morning Cup.

Check back later in the week and I will share some more swaps from our May meeting......of course if you would like to join our team and be part of our monthly meetings which include swaps, training, business ideas and social chat, then contact me and of course you also get lots of other benefits like a permanent discount of your stamping and papercrafting supplies, incentives and other terrific benefits!

Motorbike

This is a card made using the new motorbike stamp available in the new mini as a single stamp (love the range of single stamps!) and the square lattice textured impressions plate that I was SO happy about becoming a carry over item!

Stamps: Motorbike, You're A Gem
Ink: Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango
Card Stock: Soft Suede, River Rock, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Crop-a-dile, gold eyelets, SNAIL, Dimensionals, Stamping sponges, Aqua Painter, Square Lattice textured impressions folder, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch.