Christmas is only 242 Days Away!

Good Tuesday morning, peeps. My card today is brought to you by Hero Art stamps (circa 1999!). This is the last of the cards we made at our stamp club last Thursday hosted by Sue M.

We used a technique none of us had ever done...stamping on velvet! You need real velvet for it. Here are the basics:

1. Only use a red rubber stamp with detail.

2. Use a dry iron pre-heated to high (rayon/wool/cotton setting).

3. Cut a piece of square velvet a little larger than your stamp. Place it nap side down on the rubber.

4. Spray the back of the fabric so it is quite damp but not soaked.

5. Place the iron on the fabric and press for about 25 seconds. If your stamp is large, move the iron by lifting it and press again. Don't slide it, you'll end up with a blurred image!

6. Lift to see if the image shows, if not continue pressing. Your image will show faintly on the back of the velvet.

7. Remove fabric, turn right side up...et voila!

8.  Adhere a piece of two-sided adhesive sheet to the back of the fabric.

9. Cut out with a die of your choice. Sue chose an oval.

10. Remove remaining adhesive backing and adhere to card front.

I hope this all makes sense and that you will try it. There are a number of You Tube videos but I didn't see any that were as simple as Sue's method.

I'm entering my card at:

Christmas Card Throwdown: April Technique Challenge

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 539

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope your week will go smoothly.