Start Ups….. a stampers approach

Stamping with Start-ups

There was a full moon last night and I was crafting all night with my daughter. A perfect time to do some Start Ups samples. This was my first time playing with the new Start Ups surfaces. After a few mishaps… I fell in love with them and have to have more, NOW!

Basically all you need is your favorite stamp (this one is my moon face from Inkadinkadoo – and ladies, it’s old!), fine sand paper and Staz On ink. I added in a Faber Castel PITT pen, because I can resist lettering a bit.  Just sand the surface down a bit, just to rough it up and take the shinny coating off , dust it off and stamp. I stamped this off center and I loved the way it came out. I added the text and a few dots and let it dry a bit. To make sure it’s coated well, I added a layer of DG3 from Judikins. It needs to dry overnight… so don’t touch it, let it dry. I sprinkled in a bit of Ultra Fine Prisma Glitter for the moons sparkle and went to bed. The DG3 will go right up to the edge of the start up but won’t drip over the edges. If it did, you could lightly sand it again when you were done. If you do coat with the DG3, use a silicon mat ( or splat mat ) – it won’t stick and will peel right off.

This one was basically the same technique but I waited for the Staz On to dry for about 15 minutes and then used colored pencil to add a little hint of color. I then stamped the word MOON over the moon face, coated with the DG3, sprinkled with glitter and let it dry again overnight. I finished it off with a crystal bead and a ball chain. I love the way these came out and I can’t wait to try more shapes.

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