Welcome back to Stamp Week at the Hybrid Chick! I hope you have enjoyed the other stamping projects and techniques that have been shared here at The Hybrid Chick in the last few days. I have been so inspired to create, as well as to find all those gorgeous papers used in the previous projects!!
Today I’ll continue the stamping fun with a project that combines digital papers and elements, and clear stamps. I will talk about two easy stamping techniques: masking and creating background papers. By adding a few stamped elements and accents, I easily created a personalized box and card. I hope that you will find my tips helpful and that you’ll try them out!
Here is what I used:
Beginnings
digital kit by Kelley Mickus
4 x6 Prints Box by Kelleigh Ratzlaff
Photoshop Elements 6
Epson Premium Presentation Paper
Cardstock (Smokey Shadow and Soft Stone: Papertrey Ink)
Ink (Fresh Snow: Papertrey Ink)
Distress Ink (Walnut Stain: Ranger)
Stamps (Beautiful Blooms, Simply Stationery and Star Prints: Papertrey Ink)
GemsRibbon (Michael’s)
Foam tape, Sewing machine and thread,
Sponge, Detail scissors
Scor-tape and Adhesive
Let’s get started! I first created my box in PSE by clipping the papers onto the box—paper 10 (the gray hexagon paper) to the top and paper 2 (with the lime green and grey image) to the rest of it. For the card front , I created a 4 ¼ by 5 ½ inch document in PSE and added some papers. I saved it and then copied it onto a larger 8 ½ by 11 document so I could print the card front out with the label images (and some images for future project) that I wanted to use on both my box and card, and save paper as I don’t like to waste any paper if possible!
Once I printed everything out, I got to work on the card. I trimmed the card front down about a ¼ inch so that a little edge of the cardstock would show. I decided to sew with a zig-zag stitch between the different papers to give more definition and add a little texture. ( I should have use a lighter or darker thread that would show better!) I sponged around the edges of the card front.
I then cut out each of the tags. At this point I decided to create a mask in order to stamp onto the tag, inside the outlines, without stamping over them. When masking, I find using lightweight copy paper or a post-it note is good. I went back to PSE and printed off the tag again and cut around it, just inside of the line to create the mask.
Then I stamped the bloom image with the white ink and loved how well it coordinated with the paper! I stamped the sentiment to each tag, again with white ink, and sponged all the edges with my distress ink.
Next, I put together the prints box with my Scor-tape. I wanted to create a paper for lining of the box to make it sturdier and to decorate the inside. I found a stamp that is similar to the image on the digital paper. I cut two pieces of cardstock to fit inside the box.
When stamping a background, I start on the bottom and left side and stamp a whole row, trying to maintain even spacing. When I start the next row, I stamp in between two of my previously stamped images below and line up the bottom with the sides.
After all the rows have been stamped, I go back around the edges and stamp whatever portion should be showing in that space.
Before adhering the tags to the box and card, I added a ribbon to each and some gems to the tags. On the box, I popped up the tag with foam tape. Now I have a great gift set ready for the next time the occasion arises!
Other Articles by melissaj17:
- St Patrick's Day box - March 12th, 2010
- Valentine's Banner - February 13th, 2010
- Tooth Fairy Tin - January 15th, 2010
- Last-minute holiday cards - December 18th, 2009
- Christmas Memory Game - November 27th, 2009












This is so pretty and just fabulous!
Really beautiful!
So pretty! I love it, and that kit is so elegant.
This is SOOO elegant!! Just gorgeous! And, I love that you used all of your scraps!
Wow. Your box is just incredible! What an amazing match! Love the interior stamped patterned paper you made. So cool!
Thanks for the tutorial. New to the hybrid thingie. How did you make the labels that you used for the mask? Did you make it is PSE? Thanks.
Lovely job!
This is just brilliant! Love how you used masking with digi…beautiful box and card – love it!