Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the stamp etching technique. Now, I have to confess I hadn’t heard of this technique but after a little research found out enough to try it and it is such fun. I have used the Splendid Thoughts stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the splendid thoughts card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Poppy Parade card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Poppy Parade card – 2½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 2½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then glued to the larger Poppy Parade layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A length of Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the embossed panel before it was glued down to the Basic Black card front. The 4¼” by 3” piece of Poppy Parade was glued into place under the ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The leafy image from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I die cut the stamped image using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Basic Black Marker, I flicked lines onto each leaf in turn to the bottom and top of each leaf. The rolled leaf edges were coloured in completely to add more definition. The bee was then stamped and some lines flicked onto the wings.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The die cut piece was then glued to the 4⅛” by 2⅞” panel of Basic Black card. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 2½” by 1¼” layer of Basic White card. I die cut it using another of the Deckled Rectangle Dies. The sentiment was then glued to the 2½” by 1¼” panel of Poppy Parade card. This was then added to the card base.

A Gingham Ribbon Bow and a trio of Classic Matte Dots finished the card.

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next in line is the lovely Karen Henderson.

Angie McKenzie  ●  Jan Musselman

Tricia Butts  ●  Leonie Stuart   ●   Mo Rootes

Karen Henderson  ●  Aurélie Fabre  Rebecca-Jo Unwin

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used: