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Stipple Shapes
This is a very easy border to do if you have a
stipple paintbrush, stamp pad and heart shaped punch pieces (I used different
sized heart punches). The first step in creating this border is to put a temporary adhesive on the back of all your heart shapes. Mount them on a 2" strip of white cardstock. Overlap some of
the heart and have some hang off the edge. Use a stipple brush which is loosely bound bristles on a stick. Or, use a child's paintbrush. I usually cut the bristles of a child's paint brush half way. Pick two to three colors of ink that will blend well together. I used light pink, red, and purple. Using the red first, get some ink on
the stipple brush and lightly tap it on your white paper. Next add the purple ink to
the brush and a lightly tap the purple on the paper. Using the light pink, concentrate around the edges of
the punched hearts. Let this dry. Remove the hearts. Using a cotton swab, touch the end on the purple stamp and add random dots to
the strip. Mount the strip on pink and purple cardstock and the border is done. Try different shapes like flowers or stars
(click here to see
an example) and see what you can come up with. Don't limit this to just borders.
It is also possible to make unique patterned paper with this technique.
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