Project of the Week ~ Get More Out of Your Sentiment Stamps

This week, I’m going to show you how I change the look of my sentiments with a masking technique. It’s really a nice easy technique and gives you lots of options for using the same sentiment and making it fit your project.

Supplies I used:

— Sentiment stamp Repeat Impressions’ 1807-F, I’m so glad…

— Desired card stock or paper

— Washi tape (or other low tack tape-I use scotch tape a lot, too)

— Ink

— Stamp-a-ma-jig

As you can see, my sentiment is long and thin, and I want it to be stacked up the corner.

I start by lining up the clear sheet in the corner of my stamp-a-ma-jig, and then stamping the sentiment, also lining up the clear block in the corner of the tool. After you stamp the sentiment, make sure you clean your stamp really well. You don’t want any stray ink!

Using the plastic sheet, line up the sentiment where you want it. I wanted to start with the end of my sentiment, so I made sure the “there’s you” part was lined up in the correct place. Then place the tool right up against the corner of the sheet. Then remove the sheet, careful not to move the tool.

Place a piece of tape over the part of the sentiment you DON’T want to use and ink up the stamp like normal.

Remove the tape, line up your block in the corner of the tool and stamp. Because the tape took the inking, you’re left with just the part you wanted to use. Remember to clean the stamp really well, again.

Using the plastic sheet, I then lined up the rest of the sentiment, placing it just over the part I already stamped.

Place the tape over the part of the sentiment you already used and ink up the rest.

Using the stamp-a-ma-jig like before, I stamped the “I’m so glad” part of the sentiment.

And here you can see the difference between how I stamped the sentiment and how it was designed (on the white card stock). This technique really stretches the usage you can get out of your sentiment stamps. You can do the same thing for sentiments that are stacked that you want to be side by side, or even use it to stamp only a word out of the sentiment (like I did on this card here).

I hope you’ll give this technique a try! Here’s my finished card:

I also used Repeat Impressions’ 9009-F, Butterfly (sm) to finish my card.

~ Heather