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I found some foam stamps at a Tuesday Morning store in Connecticut when we were on one of our trips to New Jersey. Tuesday Morning seems to get lots of scrapbooking items for clearance.
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This set is borders and backgrounds. I tried out the diamond pattern and the ink does stain the foam a bit (I used my new Papertrey Ink "Scarlet Jewel" ink pad).
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The stamps are by Making Memories.
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I hadn't seen these before or even heard about anyone using them but I decided to give them a try...
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After all, I didn't have much to lose!
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So I bought the Summer set,
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the Halloween set,
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and the Flowers and Hearts set too! (Don't you just love it when you buy a lot of things for just a little money?)
The package says the stamps can be used with ink, embossing powder or acrylic paint.
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I inked the foam generously with the ink pad and then stamped the front of an A2 card. I scored the fold line on the card before stamping to help me see where to center the stamp but I didn't fold the card - I wanted it to stay flat. The image was nearly perfect but there were a few edges of the diamonds that looked a bit ragged. So I got out my Stickles glitter glue in "Goldenrod."
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I added the Stickles along the continuous diagonal lines - first on one side and then the other being very careful not to bump into my previous lines!
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When the Stickles were dry, the card looked nice but rather plain despite the "bling." The stamp also did not cover as much of the card front as I would have liked, leaving a wide border.
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I used this paper for a gift card swap recently (here is a LINK to that post). The colors were a good fit with the ink and the Stickles already on the card.
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The remnant from cutting the gift cards was just big enough for me to cut a frame for the A2 card. By adding the border the design was contained and the amount of empty space was more proportional on the card front.
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So here is the card I ended up with - it could be a note card or I may come back and add a Cricut cut or another embellishment to the front.
If you have a Tuesday Morning store near you be sure to check their scrapbooking items frequently - you ever know what you will find! (For those of you who accuse me of doing too much "enabling," I say when the cost is less than $1.00 "go for it!")
Wow, what a good deal you got!! The closest Tuesday morning to me is about an hour away...but may be worth the trip! Great card Diane, thanks for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful day. :)
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Vicki
That is one heck of a deal!!! I have a Tuesday Morning about 30 minutes away and now I will have to go in and check it out. Never thought of that place. For that .99 cents you sure did turn out a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.
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Smilin' Sher
I also bought the borders and backgrounds as well as the hearts and flowers. I on the other hand have not tried them out yet but I will now that I saw yours. I like the way you look at things differently and see all these possibilties. It helps the rest of us look at things in a new light. Keep doing what you have been doing. I try to look at your site every day. Thanks for sharing.
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