Rocking and rolling

I love rock 'n' roll music -- along with just about any other genre -- but the rock 'n' roll that I'm going to focus on today is a quick, easy and fun stamping technique. I used the rock-'n'-roll technique to create the flowers in this card:

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!^®):
Stamps: Button Buddies, Petite Pairs
Card stock: Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade
Ink: Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Top Note die, scallop circle punch, Bird Builder punch, Framed Tulips embossing folder, Sweet Buttons Embosslits die, Brights Collection buttons, basic rhinestones, white baker's twine, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

For the rock-'n'-roll technique, you'll need a solid-image stamp and two different ink pads. I like to use either two shades of the same color (e.g., a light pink and dark pink) or colors that would be next to each other on the color wheel (e.g., red and orange or orange and yellow). The first step is to ink your stamp with the lighter color ink. This will be the color in the middle of the image. Then before you stamp on your paper, gently rock or roll the edges of the stamp on the other ink pad so the darker ink is around the outside edge of the stamp. Now you're set to stamp! One note: If you are going to stamp the same image multiple times, be sure to clean your stamp after each use so you don't transfer the darker ink to the lighter ink pad. The two colors I used on this card, Pumpkin Pie and Poppy Parade, create a subtle effect with the rock-'n'-roll technique. But I think it gives these flowers some depth and a more realistic look.

For the flower centers I used one Pumpkin Pie button tied with baker's twine and two Poppy Parade buttons die cut with the Sweet Buttons Embosslits die. The leaves were punched with the Bird Builder punch -- they're actually bird wings.

I hope you give this technique a try. Long live rock 'n' roll! Thanks for stopping by!