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USING
TAMP-A-TILE TEMPLATES
Tamp-a-tile
templates are made of acrylic. Each piece has a grip on it so
you can lift out each peice individually. This allows you to
stipple, chalk or apply other background techniques to each
section separately. In our demonstration we used chalks. It
is probably the easiest way to create a background with each
section defined.
Simply
lay your template out on your paper, remove one piece and apply
chalk to the entire exposed area. We find the end result is
most striking when each area is highlighted with a darker border.
In this case we used a black chalk to create a light charcoal
outline by just running the applicator along the outside edge
of the exposed section.
Replace
the acrylic tile and select another to remove and complete the
coloring for that section. Repeat until you've colored all sections.
You now have your background for stamping!
I
like to take this tool to the next level by using the template
to create masking shapes. I simply use a craft knife to cut
shapes out of plain copy paper, as thinner paper works better
than cardstock for masking. In my demo, I simply used the donut
shaped mask to cover the center while stamping the daisy in
the middle, and then used the large circle cut out and center
circle to maks while stamping the ring of calendula flowers.
I didn't use any masking while stamping the tuplis. I just trimmed
the cardstock down to the colored areas and applied my completed
artwork to my card.
The
other three samples of cards were all done with stippling. To
create a darker border when stippling I just guided my stipple
brush, with darker ink applied, toward the edges of the exposed
area. Your background will look different every time you use
your template.
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