Mono Mosaic Tutorial

December 2005
Mono Mosaic Tutorial
Dee Ruger showed me a wonderful piece of art from her son...and we were inspired to try to translate it into a stamped project.
I love the way this turned out -- so graphic! Use high-contrast colors for best results.
Supplies:
- Dark Ink
- Lighter, Contrasting Ink
- White Cardstock (at least 6” x 6”)
- Trimmer
- Several Stamps with Strong Graphics
- Double-Sided Adhesive
- Cardstock (to match each color ink)
- Pop Dots
- Focal Stamp with a Large, Solid Image
Step One:
Step Two:
Cut the white cardstock into four 1-1/2” wide strips.
Using dark ink, stamp one of the graphic stamps
along one strip.
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Step Three:
Repeat by stamping other graphic stamps on the other strips.
Step Four:
Step Four Continued:
Step Five:
Cut each strip into 1-1/2” pieces.
Cut contrasting cardstock into a 5” x 5” piece.
Step Six:
Step Seven:
Arrange the 1-1/2” pieces on the cardstock in a square, leaving
a 1/4” border around the edge, by placing the squares randomly. The squares should butt against each other. It is okay to
leave the center square blank.
Apply adhesive and replace squares on the background.
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Step Seven Continued:
Step Eight:
Set piece aside.
Adhere four extra squares onto another piece of cardstock to
create a base for the main image.
Step Nine:
Step Ten:
Stamp the focal point image on the extra cardstock base.
Trim excess and mat on contrasting cardstock.
Step Eleven:
Step Eleven:
Apply pop-dots to the back of the matted image.
Apply pop-dots to the back of the matted image.
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Pat Huntoon
Stamps: Stampin’ Up!, Rubber Romance
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Kimm Bennginton Thomson
Stamps: Stampin’ Up!, Close to my Heart,
Inkadinkadoo
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Kimm Bennington Thomson
Stamps: Stampin’ Up!, Inkadinkadoo, Unknown
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Vada Schutz
Stamps: Art Impressions, Hero Arts, Viva Las Vegas
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Pat Huntoon
Stamps: The Angel Company
Finished Card
Artwork by: Vada Schutz
Stamps: Arts Impressions
Finished Card
Artwork by: Vada Schutz
Stamps: Magenta
Finished Card
Artwork by: Vada Schutz
Stamps: Hero Arts, Ann-ticipations
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Pat Huntoon
Stamps: The Angel Company
Finished Card
Artwork by: Kimm Bennington Thomson
Stamps: Stampin’ Up!, Inkadinkadoo,
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Vada Schutz
Stamps: Hero Arts, Magenta, All Night Media,
Stampin’ Up!
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Finished Card
Artwork by: Pat Huntoon
Stamps: Club Scrap, Judikins,
Stamers Anonymous, Stamp Zia, Luni Staps
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