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Namasleigh with Santa and Rudolph - Alma

October 19, 2021 19 Comments

I'm Alma from "Alma im Stempelglueck" and today it's my turn to show you a
card with the new Gerda Steiner Namasleigh Clear 4*6 stamp set and the
coordinating Namasleigh die set. Santa and Rudolph are sliding back and
forth on the ice quite a bit! Oh it's so slippery!

I used the mirror stamping technique for this card with which the images can
be mirrored. Isn't the reflection on the frozen pond looking totally
realistic?

It's not that difficult!
The only thing you need is a stamping tool.

1.) Position the card on which the image is to be mirrored on the stamping tool

and place the stamp with the stamping side up on the card exactly where it
is to be stamped later.

2.) Ink your stamp and stamp the image on the upper side of your stamping tool.
It works best by using a slowly drying ink pad!

3.) Remove the stamp and stamp the image right from the top of your stamping
tool onto your card! Sometimes it works better if you put a cardboard underneath the card on the

bottom side of the tool.
Stamp the image! The imprint does not have to be perfect for a pond
reflection! On the contrary, it should look a bit blurry!

4.) Colourize your image exactly the same like your main image! In addition to Rudolph, I also mirrored Santa.

5.) When you have coloured your images, you can create a scene around it.
I have coloured the pond and added the trees from the Tangled Penguin 4*6
clear stamp set!

6.) To make the pond reflection look more realistic, I put Vellum over it and
glue it on! You get more depth in the background and in addition, the colours on the
reflection are looking softer and more realistic.

Now, you only have to stick all together!
Done!!!!

19 Responses

Christine Miller

December 11, 2021

Your coloring is amazing, and the reflections look so realistic! Thank you for sharing these beauties and for the tutorial on stamping reflections!

Karen

December 11, 2021

Love your card. It looks so realistic. Thanks for sharing.

Roberta Stevenson

December 11, 2021

Really love this AWESOME card. I had seen it once and have been searching for it again. I purchased this set because of your card.
So happy I found it again. I really LOVE this technique and your colouring is absolutely amazing!

Sandra Blaricum

December 11, 2021

this is fabulous!!!! Love it so much!

Daniela Hutchinson

December 11, 2021

Absolutely stunning card! You are so talented and the scene looks amazing.

Vicki

November 18, 2021

WOW 🤩 Amazing, so realistic. I am most impressed!

Karen L Kizer

October 21, 2021

I am with Kim, I am confused. Videos of the actual process would be most welcome!

Kim Hover

October 21, 2021

Great idea, little confused as the photos of your directions look like you have plastic wrap or something in your stamp platform photo 2 of #2. What’s that for? So you stamp directly to the lid of your platform then stamp down onto the paper…and is the vellum over the whole card or just the bottom half. Appreciate any help from anybody. Sorry if I’m a little slow to figure this out.