Cardmaking & Papercraft

Crafter’s Q&A

I love the look of stained glass and would like to incorporate it into my cardmaking. Have you seen any stained-glass stamps?

Diane Johnson, via email

Stampin’ Up! has a cling stamp set called Painted Glass and a coordinating Stained Glass die set, which work really well together. I used the square and semicircle dies to make a window in the front of a base card and then attached a coloured stained-glass circle. To make it easier to colour, first stamp and then heat emboss the stained-glass images. Next, die cut the two window shapes from a piece of ivory card, spray it with adhesive and attach to vellum, then trim and stick inside the aperture at the

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