I have a Hampton Art sentiment tree

[Mollymoo]

and I dont know how to use it........

I have been eyeing this stamp up since last christmas and succumbed this year......but now the crunch is here and I dont know how to use it.

I have googled to see if I can get some ideas but I cant find anything

Please help

It is JD4834

TIA

[Rhi]

What a gorgeous Stamp, I think its special enough just to use on its own on a rectangle of dark card simply mounted. I think it would look fab embossed in gold on a Dark green Mottly or subtly Patterned Paper too, Ive been using HOTP ones today to make an accordian book, so they're in my head.

The Hero Arts website has loads of Christmas cards for inspiration, under holiday cards, not using that stamp but still great to give you ideas to get you started

[Craftspirations]

Love your Avitar Rhi. I think you should use it on all your christmas cards. That would be very different. Lol
How did your class with the teachers go? Did you need to give them all detention!

[Rhi]

Hi Gail
My Christmas cards are thankfully finished, phew
The update on the teachers thing is on my blog, it went really well thanks and they behaved impecably

Any inspiration hit you yet MollyMoo?

[Mollymoo]

no sadly. I was thinking of gold or silver embossing on dark card matt but that seemed very plain............but quick I suppose :LOL

The folks I have to make cards for are very good crafters and have lots going on in their cards.......I guess I wouldnt feel like I was keeping up

[jainethepain]

there's no need to try and "keep up".... if scrapping can have Clean and Simple I'm sure cardmaking can too

[Rhi]

I totally agree, other words for plain could be elegant and understated

A few other ideas... could you make a background to stamp on using chalks, paste paper, using another stamp in a really light colour of ink, alcohol inks, direct to paper with your ink pads.

Or you could resist stamp it with versamark on glossy card and brayer a dye ink.