My Stampin Rules
My ladies are used to hearing me repeat certain stamping 'rules' to make the process easier.
Paper is double sided
What I mean by paper is double sided is, if you make a mistake stamping an image don't forget you can often flip the piece of card stock over and stamp the other side.
Here my image didn't print clearly so I started again on the other side.
Pretend you meant it
What I mean is don't panic, you can often find some way to cover up a mistake or change the composition of your card. Here I did pretend you meant it by placing the greeting over the incomplete image, because I needed to put the greeting somewhere anyway.
Don't press too hard
When you are stamping your image remember ink is made to stain paper (and everything else), so when you are stamping you aren't squashing a bug you are just stamping an image.
If you press too hard you can smoosh the stamp and therefore distort your image, particularly if there are thin lines on your stamp, or accidentally make an edge of your stamp mark your card stock.
Don't rock
When you are stamping don't rock your stamp, this is part of don't press too hard but it is separate too. Go straight up and down, don't rock your stamp or your hands.
Don't start gluing until the end
Don't stick your card together until all your pieces are ready, because then if you make a 'mistake' it is easier to re-arrange the card to 'pretend you meant it'.
No one else is looking that close
This is probably the most important rule. Most people will recognise that the card is hand made without you telling them and appreciate the effort. No one looks at your card as close as you do, you see all the imperfections, most people take the card as a whole and don't analyse individual parts.
Whoever you are giving it to won't see the original
Often in card making we CASE (copy and share everything) and if you are making a card using something you found on Pinterest, or a demonstration at a card making workshop, it can be very easy to get disappointed because your card looks different to the original.
Remember that the person you give your card to won't have the example card to compare, they will just look at your card on its own. Don't compare your finished card to the demo card, just look at your card on its own.
