Personalized stationery is a wonderful gift to give. After more than two decades creating with stamps I’ve learned stamps don’t have to be used just to make cards. You can make many personalized gifts! Now when I say personalized I don’t mean it has to be hand stamped with your friend’s name but it can be custom designed to fit her or his personality and interests. A wonderful gift for a co-worker, a teacher, or really anyone is stationery and envelopes. It is quick and easy and makes a lovely gift. You can choose the paper you’d like to use depending on the type of gift you’d like to give. A nice present might warrant a heavier weight of paper. Or you might choose to simply use the computer paper you have on hand. That is what I chose to use to make this beautiful hydrangea stationery that I plan to give to a friend of mine. I would suggest creating at least 20 sheets to be included in a set if you are giving it as a gift.
Card Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 10 sheets of computer paper or other plain paper
- 20 envelopes
- Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set
- Pool Party stamp pad
- Blueberry Bushel stamp pad
- Granny Apple Green stamp pad
- Sponge Dauber
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Cut the paper in half at the 5 1/2 inch mark (holding the paper in landscape position).
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Ink the Hydrangea image in Pool Party ink.
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Take the sponge dauber and ink up in Blueberry Bushel.
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Tap the dauber on the Hydrangea stamp.
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Stamp the inked Hydrangea stamp in the bottom right hand corner of the paper.
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Ink up the two leaf images from the set in Granny Apple Green and then stamp it on a scrap piece of paper. This is called Stamping Off and will take off the first layer of ink This technique allows you to stamp the same color in a slightly lighter shade.
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Stamp the leaf images on the paper.
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