Cornish Heritage Farms' Backgrounder Blitz begins tomorrow (Apr 18) and runs thru Apr 25, when they will release a whole new batch of backgrounder stamps! Check out that link above, where you can find the details on how to enter to win some free new backgrounders!
In conjunction with the Backgrounder Blitz, as a reminder, Ellen Hutson's store will have their own special going on backgrounders Apr 18-25 ... you should have received your coupon code in her e-Newsletter that should have arrived in your inbox on the 15th. Let me know if you didn't get that newsletter and I can give you some instructions on how to get your code.
If you've never heard of or used backgrounder stamps, I thought I'd show you a quick tutorial on how I use them. The thing I like most about backgrounders is that you can have patterned paper in any color scheme under the sun and never run out!
I begin by just laying the background flat on my stamping surface. These CHF backgrounders come either wood-mounted or unmounted with Smart Cushion cling mount. I prefer the unmounted simply for the ease of storage & space. You can put the unmounted on an acrylic block but I find this method the quickest & easiest.
1. Ink up your stamp thoroughly ^ Most of the time I get good coverage with this method but if you see bare spots, you might want to try brayering the ink onto the stamp. I try to avoid this if at all possible since I don't like having something else to clean up!
2. Then lay your cardstock on top of the inked stamp:
3. This next part is entirely up to you -- I lay a scratch piece of paper over my cardstock first, to prevent any excess ink from getting all over my hands. Then I firmly hold the cardstock down so it won't shift and rub/press down firmly all over the top of the stamp, transferring the ink to the cardstock.
4. And this is what you'll get:
A perfectly inked image every time! And this one in particular is my very favorite backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms -- Paisley. It's the first one I ever bought.
Check back in tomorrow morning after 8:30am CST and I'll show you the card I made with this backgrounder (and a few others!) for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge!
