Smackdown Technique

Create a sense of motion using simple, repetitive stamping.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Using a clear stamp and acrylic block, ink the stamp in a color of your choosing.

   

2. Step 2

   Stamp the image firmly onto card stock.

   

3. Step 3

   Without reinking the stamp, move the stamp slightly and stamp again.

   

4. Step 4

   Move stamp again, and without reinking, stamp another image.

   

5. Step 5

   Continue until you run out of ink, or are pleased with the number of images.

   

6. Step 6

   Finish your card.

   

7. Create backgrounds by stamping the second generation images in a tight pattern around the initial image.

   

Video!

Your Turn

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