Reflection Technique

This is another very easy and yet very beautiful technique for creating what appears to be a reflection below a stamped image.

There’s another fabulous tutorial for this technique on SplitCoastStampers – this one is by Beate Johns. Although I have never actually met Beate in person, I have been a HUGE fan of her work for a long time.

Basically, you stamp your image onto cardstock, then stamp the same image onto a piece of acetate (a generic overhead transparency). Turn the acetate ink-side down and line it up under the first image. Then press down on the acetate, transferring the ink onto the cardstock.

Here’s Beate’s tutorial.

And here are my attempts at this technique:

This card also uses a technique to emboss on a button. Using Versamark ink, I stamped the same image on the button as the background and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. It creates almost an etched effect. This card was also a make-and-take at Stamp Club last night. (I was so proud of myself using the ‘kindred spirits’ sentiment with the horse and the reflection…) 🙂

Here’s another card using the same technique but with a different stamp set, Summer by the Sea:

This just didn’t turn out the way I wanted – I was trying to go for some masculine, fall colors, but somewhere along the way, I lost my creative juices.

I also tried the technique with some spooky Halloween stamps:

This is an addictive technique – once you start, you’ll want to try all sorts of images!