Happy National Scrapbooking Day
{Weekend}
Today I’m sharing my monthly project for Lifestyle Crafts Studio
and also participating in the Lifestyle Studios Design Team Blog Hop.
At the end of this post is the list of blogs to hop to,
and where you can enter to win this tote
Today I am gonna show you how to use the letterpress and
make this cute little "today" card
Supplies Needed
I have these little foam stickers {you can purchase them here} lined up on the letterpress platform to hold my 3x4 plate. I actually have it set up so I can make 2 impressions at once. {but today just making one}
I placed my letterpress plate face down {upside down} on top of my paper to get it lined up.
Approximately where the plate should stick to the lid of the platform I have added a bit of adhesive for the plate to attach to.
I closed the lid and gave it a slight squeeze to get the plate to stick {during clean up just pull the plate of the lid and use some goo gone to clean up the adhesive.
After squeezing a pea sized amount of ink onto the ink base and getting the brayer evenly covered with ink, carefully roll the ink onto the plate. Making sure to cover the plate evenly, less is more here.
Its ok if you get a little ink onto the lid, just use a cleaning cloth to gently wipe it up. {be sure you get these little boo boo’s up or they will transfer to your paper}
And no need to hurry with this process the ink doesn’t dry all that fast. You have plenty of time to carefully apply the ink and clean up the excess
Close the lid and send it through the evolution
Viola. A cute little card!
Now for the fun part, you can create your own letterpress plate. Just like Studio Calico did here. Its pretty simple check out how to do that here
Can you see the impression in this photo? That’s what you are after. That’s what the letterpress is all about. So it’s important to use the right paper. I tried it with normal cardstock and you don’t get the same results. You get the image, but not the impression.
CLEAN UP:
So these wipes are the bomb! No lie! Seriously they wipe up the ink with no effort! I do suggest cleaning up ASAP. No you don’t need to hurry since the ink doesn’t dry that fast but also don’t wait a couple of weeks like I did and your ink permanently dries to your brayer and ink base {oops}
And now for the blog hop
Here is a list of the participating Design Team Members
Aimee's Armoire <----- you are here
Be sure to Visit We R Memory Keepers here for a chance to win the tote.
And would you like to win a “today” card that I made along with a goodie bag?
Just leave a comment on my blog telling me what you are doing to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day
Thanks for sharing your cute project! I've been busy crafting this week and making cards. Saturday will be a busy family day, so I don't think I'll get to work on any projects.
Posted by: Amy C. | 05/02/2014 at 08:24 AM
This is so cute!! I will be at a fundraising crop tomorrow for the family of the old owner our (now closed)LSS that I used to teach at... She recently passed away and we regulars are raising money for the family.
Posted by: Lisa Spiegel | 05/02/2014 at 10:56 AM
Since I am not going to the delta =( Ill be scrapping allllll my by sellllllf. :P
Ill be making a crafty mess in my room and participating at a few online retailers.
Have a happy NSD!
Posted by: Lizee | 05/02/2014 at 12:11 PM
So cute! I will be scrapping tomorrow and doing some supply organizing. Oh, and keeping up with FB for all the NSD giveaways!
Posted by: Sara | 05/02/2014 at 05:36 PM
Very cool looking project! I think I could use some of that cleaning stuff.
Posted by: Melanie O | 05/02/2014 at 07:39 PM
So cute
Posted by: sanit | 05/03/2014 at 05:52 AM
So cute! I am really wanting to get the supplies (and skills) for letterpress now!
Posted by: Deedee Horton | 05/03/2014 at 07:57 AM
I will be working on a family reunion cruise album I started a year ago and need to finish.
Posted by: Roseanna Crawford | 05/03/2014 at 08:23 AM
Such a cute project! Your card is darling! I am celebrating today by going to a few blog hops and creating some pages too!
Posted by: Angela A | 05/03/2014 at 01:39 PM
That card is absolutely adorable! I scrapped all day and am reading blogs all night :)
Posted by: Keathe | 05/03/2014 at 09:59 PM