ImpressArt Metal Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome to the first ImpressArt Metal Stamps Blog Hop....if you have never tried metal stamps before you will be impressed with the great ideas my creative friends have come up with....and you will want to check out the ImpressArt Metal Stamps web site to see all they have to offer as you are going to want to try these for yourself....there are so many things you can do besides working on metal, these stamps work awesome with clay, mat board and stamping....

For my project I decided to make a name tag for my daughters dog (Marty)....he had just gone to the vet two weeks before I created this as he was having some health problems and he could not see out of his right eye so we thought he was going blind; we got him on some medication and his eye problem seems to be getting better and he is getting back to his normal playful self....which is wonderful!

 Here is is modeling the name tag....I have to admit I took about a dozen pictures and he sat so still and good the entire time.....

Here is how I made his name tag:

Supplies:

-ImpressArt Alphabet Stamp Set, Jeanie, uppercase

-ImpressArt Metal Stamping Blank; Offset Washer, 7/8"; Brass

-ImpressArt Metal Stamping Hammer

-ImpressArt Steel Stamping Block

-ImpressArt Stamp Straight Tape

-Rhinestones (self adhesive) 

-Sharpie Marker, Black 

-Jump Ring

-Pliers (optional)

-Paper Towel

How-to:

I gathered my supplies together...

I taped my blank to the stamping block and decided where I wanted to place the name....

I got out the letters of "Marty's" name and placed them in order by the stamping block....I choose to start with the letter "R" and work to the left and right to easily space out his name.....

Once his entire name was stamped I colored over it with a black sharpie marker....

I quickly wiped it off with a paper towel....

I added rhinestones in the shape of an "M" near the top of the blank and placed on a jump ring....

I then placed it onto his collar; it looks great along with his rhinestone bone charm......

He looks so proud and this was so quick and easy to make for him....once you work with ImpressArt Metal Stamps you will find so many creative ways to use them in your projects!  Be sure to check out the rest of the blog hop by clicking on the Designer Craft Connection logo on the right of my blog!

ImpressArt Metal Stamps is also having a CONTEST where you will be able to enter to WIN 

an AWESOME Assortment of ImpressArt products.....with the Grand Prize valued at up to $120.00 and contains:

1- ImpressArt alphabet set of the winner's choice

1- ImpressArt Steel Stamping Block, small

1- ImpressArt Metal Stamping Hammer

1- ImpressArt Stamp Straight Tape

An Assortment of metal discs

So check it out by clicking here  and following the directions!  Have fun checking out the blog hop and I hope you win this Fabulous PRIZE!