This post is all about the sentiments. Sometimes I feel as though my projects are more focused on making a pretty picture and less focused on the sentiment itself. So I challenged myself to think of ways to use sentiments in creative ways and as the focus of the project.
For this wedding card the word becomes a frame around the heart. I've tried this concept before with mixed results because in order to
get the words parallel and level you need really good hand-eye
coordination.
But when I bought my Stamparatus everything changed! That tool is a game changer.
- I placed the white square in the corner of the Stamparatus and centered the sentiment on the paper itself.
- Then closed the stamping plate to mount the stamp.
- From there it was a simple matter of ink, stamp, rotate the paper,
ink, stamp again, rotate the paper again, - repeat til all 4 sides are done.
Voila! perfect square frame made from the word.
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The Stamparatus is similar to other stamp positioning tools on the market, but with one significant upgrade: you can change the position of the plates in the hinges. I'll be posting a project tomorrow that shows that feature.
If you don't have a stamp positioning tool I'd highly recommend the Stamparatus. It will take your paper crafting up several notches, seriously. I have a PDF handout I used in a recent class. I'm happy to send this to anyone who purchases a Stamparatus and wants some ideas to make full use of it.
Can you see some possibilities for using sentiments to make a frame? I'd love to hear what you think about this technique in the comments below.
I hope this has inspired you to dig through your sentiment sets and try this technique. The supplies I used on this project are listed at the end of the post. I'm happy to answer questions about this or any other project.
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