Did you know that today is International Kissing Day? Although today is a day to celebrate romantic kisses, my thoughts also turned to the kissing technique for rubber stamping.

By the way, the world record for longest kiss is 58 hours but I guarantee you making this card took nowhere near that long.

For this card, I used the Everything Eleanor stamp set (wood 131987, clear 124164) in colors of Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray and Whisper White. This card definitely comes close to being “too much” but hopefully doesn’t cross the line.

I embellished the card with lots of accessories including Eastern Elegance paper, a flower made with the Buttons & Blossoms clay molds and Simply Pressed clay, Boutique Details and Ruffle Stretch Trim. I think I used every product I own in Coastal Cabana. 

Celebrate International Kissing Day by kissing the one you love. And then create a card using the Kissing Technique!

A closer view of the image stamped with the kissing technique.

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Ink up the bold stamp in the lighter color of ink and the second image in the darker ink color.

After inking up the stamps, “kiss” them together and then stamp onto cardstock as usual.

I have had a few requests lately asking about stamping on the Window Sheets shown on page 156 of the catalog. These clear acetate sheets can be used as windows in boxes or for shaker frames on cards but you can also stamp directly onto them.

Ink up your stamp in one of the StazOn inks – black or white –  and stamp onto the window sheet and allow it to dry. The window sheets can be slippery so a little extra care can be needed to ensure the stamp doesn’t slide around on the window sheets once you make contact.

You can also stamp with VersaMark ink and heat emboss with any of the embossing powders. This method doesn’t need any drying time so you can move right onto assembling the card.

Both of these cards were made with a flower image from the Flower Shop Stamp Set (wood 130939, clear 130942) and the Pansy Punch. To purchase the bundle and save 15%, please see the bottom of this post.

So, I gotta ask – which card is your favorite? Crushed Curry or Basic Black.  Please leave a comment and let me know.

Also, if you have a rubber stamping question for me, please leave a comment or e-mail me. Your question could be answered here next.

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This Crushed Curry card features a patterned paper from the Eastern Elegance designer series paper package. 

The greeting is part of the Four You stamp set and is just the perfect size for this card.

I positioned the flower and greeting towards the bottom for this card.

For this card, I stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. 

A Crushed Curry Candy Dot from the Regal Collection is the center of the flower.  

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 The paper used on this card is from the Modern Medley designer series paper stack.

I decided to center the flower and greeting on this card and used the same “hello” greeting.

 For this card, I stamped on the Window Sheet with Black StazOn ink and the White StazOn works as well.

The ink does take awhile to dry but will dry completely with no smudging.
 

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Flower Shop Stamp Set and coordinating Pansy Punch (page 183)

$43.95  #132727 Wood
$37.25  #132726 Clear