Stamping with Chalks
Free tutorial for how to stamp using chalks. The colors of chalk in this tutorial aren’t one’s I would choose myself, but they were a part of my Design Team kit. Hope this tutorial is helpful for you. You can download a free pdf of this tutorial below.
Stamping with Chalks
By: Robyn Correa
Tutorial created using April Monthly kit supplies from the Crafty Alley shop.
For today’s tutorial, I have a pretty basic technique – perhaps even to be called at the “Beginner level.” Maybe it will be a reminder to you to dust off your chalks, or if you are new to stamping, perhaps it will inspire you. So many times when we first begin down the road of paper crafting we find there is just SO much out there. Of course, we’d love to own it all, but our budgets may not allow for it.
I wanted to create this tutorial to share an idea that you can do using chalks and an embossing ink such as Ranger Distress Embossing ink, or VersaMark. Chalks are a lot more affordable than ink pads and you can usually purchase them in sets or color families giving you a lot of color choices with little investment.
So take out your favorite stamps, some embossing ink, and some chalks and lets get creating!
I happen to own a lot of chalks, as I enjoy creating with them, but for this tutorial, I’m going to use the set of chalks that came with my April kit from the Crafty Alley Kit Club.
Ink up your stamp with your embossing ink.
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Step #2
Stamp image on to your cardstock
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Step #3
Add chalk to your dauber, cotton ball, or finger tip.
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Step #4
Pounce chalk over ink (you can vary the effect by apply several different colors of chalk).
Step #5
Use a brush to remove excess chalk using a light sweeping motion. Chalk will adhere well to the embossing ink, so your image will be fine.
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Step #6
You can vary the stamps you use and combine different images. I am using small images to add to my journaling spot and will repeat the steps above using the other colors of chalk from the set.
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The orange flower was created using the orange cardstock from the kit; which I die cut using a Tim Holtz Alterations die. I added the lace trim and daisy trim from the kit along the bottom and added a half backed pearl to the flower center.
I truly hope that this tutorial has been helpful for you. This technique makes lovely cards, and accents to scrapbook pages, I just happened to be creating a journaling tag for a mini album that I’m creating for my little girl. If you have any questions, please only ask, I’m happy to be of help.
