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I love floral cards. And spring is coming. I have come so close to ordering 4 or 5 Altenew sets because the cards I see that have been made with them are gorgeous. I can't really single out a single style - I love all of them. The roses - the vintage - but here is my dilemma.
I am a mediocre stamper at best. Have any of you had failures with their stamps or am I overcomplicating things?
Please advise! In the meantime I will practice with some old SU and CTMH roses that have multiple layers.
Also, (while I'm here!) does anyone have any other stamp companies they could recommend that make similar stamps?
I'm not sure any of the sets are what you could call "foolproof" -- at least not if I am the fool in question --but some are simpler than others. I got this set:
It only has three steps but I still manage to screw many of the flowers up LOL Luckily, it is a very loose watercolor style so there are various ways you can approach the stamping. I have mastered one of the four flowers and I keep working on them because they are just so dang beautiful. I'd say go for it and just be prepared to practice practice practice!
How do you use the Misti with multi-stamp sets? Do you line up all the stamps on the Misti and then position and re-position the paper under them? How do you ink them all? ... I have done some multi-stamp sets by using one block for each stamp, but that requires a lot of tiny blocks and gets tedious after a while.
Layered Lily is pretty much foolproof. If I can make a beautiful card with this set, anyone can. Jennifer Maguire did a video on various Altenew sets and pretty much said that it was a very easy layering set to use. And it is.
I'm a bit slow on this, but I still don't understand the acetate method. Maybe I need to study a video!
Once you stamp your guide image on the acetate, and then you place it over the card stock to line it up, how does that relate to the stamp on the MISTI lid? Are you rotating the card stock around to match where the stamps will stamp related to their position on the lid? Or if you are holding the acetate and the card stock together once you position it, how does the stamp on the lid relate to that?
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Dina, your card is drop dead gorgeous. And when I get home from my day, I will practice the technique you explain in that video. I would LOVE to be able to make a card even half that pretty!
And Jeannie, thanks for the recommendation. The Layered Lily was on my original list (which had to be pared down) and maybe I'll put it back on the list!
I'm a bit slow on this, but I still don't understand the acetate method. Maybe I need to study a video!
Once you stamp your guide image on the acetate, and then you place it over the card stock to line it up, how does that relate to the stamp on the MISTI lid? Are you rotating the card stock around to match where the stamps will stamp related to their position on the lid? Or if you are holding the acetate and the card stock together once you position it, how does the stamp on the lid relate to that?
Poppy, I think each time Dina stamps on the acetate, it is placed in the corner of the MISTI. Then she removes the acetate, lines the image over her base flower; keeping the acetate and the flower image lined up, she places the acetate back into the corner. She lifts a corner of the acetate and adds a magnet to the CS to hold the stamped image in place, and the stamps the next layer over the base flower. These steps are repeated for each layer.
If I'm incorrect, please correct me, Dina!
Cathy, another vote for Painted Flowers! Layered Lily looks like it would be easy also, although I don't have that one.
__________________ Linda E
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Poppy, I think each time Dina stamps on the acetate, it is placed in the corner of the MISTI. Then she removes the acetate, lines the image over her base flower; keeping the acetate and the flower image lined up, she places the acetate back into the corner. She lifts a corner of the acetate and adds a magnet to the CS to hold the stamped image in place, and the stamps the next layer over the base flower. These steps are repeated for each layer.
Thank you for taking pity on me Linda Here's where this loses me — the acetate image is manipulated to match the stamped image on the card stock for each layer. Got that part.
Since the stamp on the lid stays in the same place (right?) assume you have to move the card stock in relation to the acetate/stamp on the lid? So the card stock with the acetate on top must be laid down at various angles for subsequent layers, right?
Clearly I won't be using the Misti with my multi-layer stamps :eek:
Thank you for taking pity on me Linda Here's where this loses me � the acetate image is manipulated to match the stamped image on the card stock for each layer. Got that part.
Since the stamp on the lid stays in the same place (right?) assume you have to move the card stock in relation to the acetate/stamp on the lid? So the card stock with the acetate on top must be laid down at various angles for subsequent layers, right?
Clearly I won't be using the Misti with my multi-layer stamps :eek:
I only use the acetate for multi layer RUBBER stamps. For clear stamps it's super easy in the MISTI. Stamp the base layer image. Line up the stamp, stamping side down on TOP of the stamped image, pick it up with the lid - perfect every time.
With layering stamps, cranking out multiple, perfect images (or just one perfect image) is a snap, because lining it up manually through a clear block gives you magnification and distortion. Placing the stamp itself on the stamped image is easy and totally accurate. Watch the video in my most recent blog post to see what I mean.
I only use the acetate for multi layer RUBBER stamps. For clear stamps it's super easy in the MISTI. Stamp the base layer image. Line up the stamp, stamping side down on TOP of the stamped image, pick it up with the lid - perfect every time.
Ok yessssss. Thank you. That's a beautiful goldfish card, too. Multi-layer stamps are amazing!
I love Altenew stamp sets, and have a lot of them - I'm a huge fan!!! I love using the their main images or full flower images to watercolor. Great stamp company and good service.
I also like Plus9 for the same reason. They too have some good multiple layer stamps as well as individual stamps for coloring, and have great CS. Both companies have wonderful word stamps too, so I find myself selecting these sets a lot!!
Good luck narrowing down your choices, I find that a real challenge!!
My favorite sets are Persian Motifs, Floral Motifs, Peony Scrolls, Magnolia, Bejeweled, and Wild Hibiscus to watercolor. For layer stamping it's Vintage Flowers, Painted Butterflies, and Golden Garden. I just got Beautiful Day, but haven't had a chance to use it yet. It looks real easy like the others.
Oh, I have a MISTI, but find I don't always use it on the layer flowers if I'm stamping multiple ones on a card. It just seems so easy to match up with a block and go for it!!!
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I love Altenew stamps! I have Vintage Roses, Vintage Flowers, Peony Bouquet and Garden Grow and they're great. I don't have a MISTI, I use my Fishers stamp press and/or my Stampamajig. I know this thread turned into sort of a MISTI promo, but I don't think you absolutely have to have any special tools or talent to use these stamps. The only thing you really need is a little patience.
Kitchen Sink Stamps has some gorgeous multi-step sets.
Papertrey Ink just released a set last month that is fast becoming one of my faves: Tulip Time. I love this card by one of their design team members, Ashley Cannon Newell; if this doesn't have you thinking spring, nothing will.
__________________ Linda E
Caution: You are entering an artistic zone. This is not clutter - this is creating. These are not pajamas - it's my work uniform.
Fool-proof Altenew sets? Please advise
