Birthday card hinge stamp technique- Nuts about squirrels

In this Sunday’s blogpost, I thought I’d share a birthday card made with Nuts about Squirrels stamp set which I recently acquired. With the winter drawing in, it’s time to think about an autumnal theme so I thought squirrels and nuts would be quite appropriate. The stamp set is a two-step stamping set and is made out of photopolymer. The stamps are clear so you can see exactly where you’re stamping

To decorate the top of my card, I’ve used a hinge stamping technique. This is made possible with Stampin’ Up!’s stamp positioning tool called a Stamparatus.

Hinge stamping in columns technique

1. Mount the stamp on one of the clear plates.
2. Ink up stamp and move card stock down the grid paper using the lines as your guide every ¼” or 0.5 cm to stamp the greeting. If you wish to have an ombre look, stamp 3 times consecutively without re-inking stamp. The first generation stamp is the darkest, and the second and third time I stamp the greeting without re-inking the stamp becomes lighter and lighter. Then I repeated the process in each column.
3. For the second row in column 1, move plate down a hinge and repeat process.
4. Now reposition stamp to stamp column 2.
5. Repeat steps 2 & 3 to create column 2. Remember to vary each stamped generation, otherwise it will all look the same.
6. Once you’ve completed column 2, reposition stamp for column 3.
7. Repeat steps 2 & 3 to create column 3. Column 3 will be the identical in appearance to the first column.

Hope that makes sense!

Card details

The card base is a standard card in Basic White Thick card stock. The bottom mat layer is in Mossy Meadow measuring 3 ⅞” x 5 ⅝” (10 cm x 14 cm). The top mat layer is in Basic White measuring 3 ¾” x 5 ½” (9.5 cm x 13.5 cm).

1. Use the hinge column stamping technique as described above on the Basic White top mat layer.
2. Adhere this to the Mossy Meadow mat layer and adhere both on the the card base.
3. Die cut, stack and adhere 3 Mossy Meadow and 1 Basic White frames together from the Fabulous Frames Dies set.
4. Stamp the Basic White frame insert with branch and leaves using Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze ink.
5. On scrap of Basic White card stock, stamp squirrels and some extra leaves. Use Early Espresso for the Squirrels linear image, and Cajun Craze for the solid image. Fussy cut these.
6. Adhere squirrels as pictured in photo on card with dimensionals.
7. Optional – adhere extra leaves with dimensionals.
8. Embellish with 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots

Well, I hope you liked this card. It was a refreshing change for me now that Halloween is almost upon us. If you’re a fan of Halloween – happy trick or treat day!

Supply list

Listed below is the supply list. Just click on the picture to take you directly to the item in my online store.

Product List

Nuts About Squirrels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156475]	Fabulous Frames Dies [159163]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]
2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots [159186]