How to Correct Stamping Mistakes on Your Scrapbooking Layouts

Stamps are a popular tool used by many scrapbook enthusiasts. Rubber stamps are versatile and easy to use. The new acrylic stamps offer more benefits and with their “see through” design you can easily correct stamping mistakes. Even experienced scrapbookers make mistakes with their stamps. A partially stamped image is one of the most common stamping mistakes. Many stamping mistakes can easily be corrected. Here are some suggestions for correcting partially stamped images, which are one of the most common stamping mistakes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Stamps (rubber or acrylic)
• Ink pads (desired colors)
• Scrapbook paper
• Gel pens (desired colors)
• Scissors
• Markers (desired colors)

1. Re-ink the stamp and if you are using rubber stamps then hold the layout on a light box or sunny window. Line up the inked stamp with the partially stamped image and re-stamp. With acrylic stamps you can see your stamped image through the acrylic block so you can line up the stamp with your image right on the desk and re-stamp to fill in the voids.

2. Use a gel pen to fill in the missing areas of your image. Try filling in the outline and random portions of the picture to make it blend nicely. Color your image to cover up your mistake.

3. Re-stamp the image onto a coordinating piece of paper, cut it out and place over the original image.

Tips & Warnings

• Another solution to correcting stamping mistakes is to random stamp with dark and light hues to make a partially stamped image look like part of your stamping design.
• Try rolling your stamp to create a unique stamping effect. Faded and partial images are part of the rolling technique. Use this design to mask your stamping mistake.