Foam Stamping Tutorial

By Erika Martin

http://www.papercraftplanet.com/profile/ErikaMartinStampinMama

Turn simple craft foam into fun embellishments for cards, gifts, tags and

scrapbook pages with a stamp and embossing gun!

Supplies:

* Bugs & Kisses stamp set (Stampin’ UP)

* Cardstock: Green Galore, Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Orchid Opulence

* Ink: Green Galore, Glorious Green (not shown) and Basic Black (not shown)

* Black gingham ribbon

* Pop-dots

* Stapler & staples

* Embossing gun

* Green foam sheet (can be found at most craft stores and dept. store craft sections)

Step 1:

Cut a piece of Green Galore

cardstock at 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches. Fold

in half to create your card base.

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Step 2:

Stamp the worm image over the card

base front in a random pattern using

Green Galore ink.

Step 3:

Cut a piece of Real Red

cardstock at 2 x 5 ½ inches.

Step 4:

Cut 3 pieces of Black

gingham ribbon at 2

inches long each.

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Step 5:

Apply a small bit of adhesive in the

middle of each ribbon.

Step 6:

Fold the ribbons in half to form a “V” shape, pressing

down on the adhesive to hold the fold together.

Step 7:

Stamp the greeting from the

Bugs & Kisses set on the far end

of the piece of Real Red

cardstock with Basic Black ink.

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Step 8:

Apply three bits of adhesive

along the edge of the Real Red

cardstock, underneath the

greeting. Apply your adhesive

roughly ½ inch apart.

Step 9:

Adhere the folded ribbons, folded side

up, on the bits of adhesive.

Step 10:

Staple the ribbons onto the

cardstock, right below the

folds.

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Step 11:

Trim the ends of the ribbon on an

angle.

Step 12:

Mount the strip of Real Red

cardstock across the middle of

the Green Galore card base.

Step 13:

Ink up the worm image with

Glorious Green ink and hold it

one hand. Use an embossing

gun in the other hand to heat up

a small area of a sheet of green

foam.

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Step 14:

While the foam is still hot, stamp the foam

with the worm image and hold the stamp

down for about 3 to 5 seconds to set the

image.

If you find that the foam is curling while

you’re heating it (which is normal), you can

hold down the edges with heavy objects like

other stamp images, scissors, etc.

Step 15:

When the images are cool, use a pair of

scissors to trim around the images,

leaving a small border of unstamped

foam.

Make sure not to touch the stamped

images, as the ink can smudge off.

Step 16:

Cut a piece of Orchid

Opulence cardstock at

2 ¾ inches.

Cut a piece of

Brilliant Blue

cardstock at 3 ½

inches.

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Step 17:

Mount the Orchid Opulence cardstock ont op

of the Brilliant Blue cardstock.

Step 18:

Mount the Orchid/Blue cardstock

on top of the card front, over the

Real Red strip.

Step 19:

Apply pop-dots to the backs of the foam worm

images.

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Step 20:

Mount the foam images on top of

the Orchid Opulence cardstock.

Scroll down for more up close pictures.

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