Finding Inspiration Friday

Mirror Image Technique

Hi Everyone,

Happy Friday and welcome to my Finding Inspiration Friday blog post. It has been a very busy week with my Tuesday Techniques class and a fun Saturday Stampers on Saturday. I have been stamping like crazy and I love it! For my inspiration sharing, I wanted to show you the "mirror image" technique that was focus for my Tuesday class. I hope you enjoy and are inspired to try out this great technique.

For this first project, I used a wood mounted stamp from the Beautiful You stamp set. There are a couple of ways to get the reflection of the girl. For this project, I used a clear block and stamped the image onto the block. Then I lined up the feet of both images and pressed the block onto the cardstock. Using a clear block will give you an image that isn't as crisp and the original, so it's perfect for reflecting in water. 

For the next three projecst, the Stamparatus and a Silicone Craft Sheet was used. I used the Animal Outings Stamp set. To get a mirror image of the animals, you set up your Stamparatus as usual. Then you place the Silicone Craft Sheet on the Stamparatus. Ink up your image, and then stamp it right onto the Silocone Craft Sheet. You can ink up a couple of times to get a really crisp image. Then place your cardstock over the image on the mat. Without re-inking the image, press the image back down and press well. When you lift up the plate and cardstock, your mirror image will be there ready to use. It's important to have the stamped image on both sides of the cardstock because of a punch or die that will cut them out. That's why the Stamparatus works great. You end up with the front and back perfectly matched.

This project was inspired by Cindy Brumbough I loved how she used the Wood Crate Framelit Dies to act as boxes for the cats to play in. The Nine Lives Stamp set is so fun. The technique to get the reverse of the cat is just like the giraffe card. I used the Stamparatus and Silicone Craft Sheet technique. I love these cats!

These purple pigs really are my favorite from class. Amanda Fowler created a purple pig card using the mirror technique that inspired me. For this project, you want to be sure to mark the center of your cardstock so you can be sure to get the pigs snouts just about touching. A piece of scrap can help. In fact, Amanda has a video for her card, so it's easier for you to see it.

Stampin Up! has so many stamps that work perfectly for the "Mirror Image" stamping technique. You can get inspired by visiting Pinterest for "mirror image" ideas. I hope you are inspired to pull out some of your sets and try out this technique. Once you start, you begin to see all the possibilities. How about the motorcycle from One Wild Ride Stamp set or the great station wagon from the Country Livin' Stamp set.

Both of these great stamp sets are on the "Retiring List" this year. They are only available through May, so don't miss out on these sets or any other products going out at the end of May. Thanks so much for stopping into today. I hope you have found some inspiration.

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Happy Stampin',

Mary Blocher

The PowerHuff Stamper