This technique speeds up making cards as you can make two cards in one go. Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die-cutting can create fun and interesting designs adding a focal point fo draw the viewers eye into the card and to the sentiment. For these cards, we’re going to use a layering stamp, but if you prefer you can keep it simple with a one layer stamp if you prefer. So let’s get started.
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Creating the spotlight stamping with coloured inks
Trim two pieces of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb cardstock to 5.25″ x 4″. Place one of the card panels into your MISTI stamping platform. Take the first layer of the largest floral from the Altenew Watercolor Blooms stamp set and position off to one corner. To help determine the layout, place an Altenew Nesting Frame Die over the card panel to help position your stamp. Stamp this in a soft blue ink, and rotate the card panel to stamp in the opposite corner.
Before removing this stamp from your MISTI, position the second card panel in the MISTI and repeating the stamping in both corners but this time in soft grey ink. Once this layer is complete, position the second layer over the top and stamp in dark grey ink and then repeat in a dark blue ink for the coloured panel, remembering to rotate your panel to stamp in both corners.
Inks* used in these cards:
- It’s A Boy – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Suede Shoes – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Polished – Catherine Pooler Designs
- PepperminScrub – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Samba – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Party Dress – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Mint To Be – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Seafoam – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Twilight – Catherine Pooler Designs
- Blackjack – Catherine Pooler Designs
* links to inks at the end of the post
Creating masks for stamping
Before you go on to stamp another flower, stamp the first layer of the first flower onto some Inkadinkadoo Stamping mask paper twice and cut out. Position these over the stamp images and proceed to stamp the second floral in both corners on the coloured and grey panel. Repeat this for the third floral.
Before you stamp the foliage, create masks for the other two florals to protect these when stamping. Stamp the foliage in a combination of soft greens for add variation.
creating spotlight stamping die cutting
To create the matching die-cut aligned panels, use a small amount of purple tape to tape the two panels together at the top. Next, use purple tape to temporarily adhere to one of the Altenew Nesting Frames dies to the front and run through your die-cutting machine.
Depending on your die-cutting machine, this hopefully will have cut through both panels. If it hasn’t it will have marked the second panel allowing you to realign the die on your second panel to complete the cut.
Assembling the cards
Adhere the stamped panels down to a white card base and a mint green card base – swapping the die-cut panels with one another. To add more interest, add foam dimension to create variation.
For the sentiments, die-cut the Altenew Fancy Thanks and Miss You Word die out of green and rose cardstock before adhering the to the front of the panels with foam pads for added dimension. In addition, also stamp and heat emboss secondary sentiments from the ALtenew Hello & Hugs stamp set.
To finish the cards off, a selection of Tonic Nuvo Jewel Drops in Strawberry Coulis, Aqua and Steel Blue were added around the card design.
Supplies
spotlight stamping with coloured inks
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US) and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Hello and Hugs – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Watercolor Blooms – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Fancy Thanks – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Miss You Word Die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP |  Nesting Frames Die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
Watercolor Blooms die – Altenew |
 Watercolor Blooms die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Suede Shoes – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Suede Shoes reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 It’s A Boy Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  It’s A Boy Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Mint to Be Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Mint to Be Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Seafoam Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Seafoam Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Polished ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Polished reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Samba Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Samba Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Peppermint Scrub – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Peppermint Scrub Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Party Dress – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Party Dress Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Twilight Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Twilight reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 Steel Blue Jewel Nuvo Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | TS (UK) | TS (US) |  Aqua Plains Nuvo Jewel Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Strawberry Coulis Nuvo Jewel Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | TS (UK) | TS (US) |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | SB | Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Burnished Rose Satin Mirror Craft Perfect Card – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | TS (UK) |
 Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | HA |  Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: BP | SB |
 Inkadinkdoo Stamping Mask Paper Shop at: BP | SB |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: WOW (US) |
 Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
