Circular Stamping with Stamparatus

Hello, Crafters. 

Yesterday I was playing with my Stamparatus, experimenting 

 with circular stamping. I've watched so many videos seeing how 

different demos do theirs, and I think I've picked up tips from them

all. Whilst this is basically a good position to be in, it

 does mean I can't credit any one person for inspiring me!

This technique requires a template, and I found two ways of 

doing this. One method I liked needed a template with a 

cut-out so the cardstock could be slotted into the opening, which

 meant the cardstock was held in place. 

The disadavantge of the cut-out is that you'd need one template for

 each different size you wanted. The other method required a

 sheet of acetate which features the same shape, as used on the 

cut-out template, but drawn on in various sizes; typically

 I saw templates with three sizes drawn on. 

The disadvantage of this type of template is that you need Washi 

tape, or something similar to hold the cardstock in position. Personally,

 I think I'll probably use the drawn templates, and anchor my 

cardstock down because I can vary the size of my cardstock.

To create today's card I used the leafy stamp in Pear Pizzazz Ink,

 and the berries stamp in Berry Burst Ink, both from the Banners for 

You Stamp Set. The little fawn in the centre is from A Good Day

 Stamp Set, and I stamped him in Soft Suede Ink.

 Next I painted him using my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Pen,

 which pulled some colour from the ink, to make the fawn a

 very light brown! I chose the sentiment from the Beautiful

 Bouquet Stamp Set, which I stamped with Soft Suede. 

 I also stamped the fawn on the inside of my card, in the bottom

 right-hand corner, and coloured in the same style as the fawn on 

the front of the card! All three stamp sets I used for today's card are 

being carried forward to the new 2018 - 2019 Annual Catalogue!

After I'd finished my card and put it all together, I put some Fine 

Tip Glue on all the berries to give them some 3D dimension and 

also to make them shiny. I'm very disappointed to see that the 

glue seems to have bleached the berries - they were a really good

 Berry Burst colour before I put the glue on them! 

I don't know if you can pick this up in the photographs, but some 

of the true Berry Burst colour can be see around the edges of the

 berries! Has anybody else experienced this before? 

I'm off to a training event today and tomorrow, and I'm hoping to

 pop back for a quick visit tomorrow morning, so in the 

meantime, happy crafting. 

JanB.