Stamp Anniething: Head Swapping Made Easy!

Today I am sharing an easy head swapping tutorial using two Stamp Anniething stamps. For my cards, I am using Liang-Checkmate and Zac-You're on Par and swapping their heads! A friend requested a golfing card using a boy of Asian descent, so after thinking about it, I thought swapping heads was the answer! I've created a tutorial on how you can make these cards too!

Head Swapping Tutorial:

• Stamp both stamps on your favorite cardstock

• Use the coordinating outline dies to cut our your stamped images. If you don't have the dies, you can fussy cut them.

• Carefully cut the heads off right under their chins. Trim off some of the cardstock under the chin.

• Use cello tape on the back of the images to connect the heads.

• Color the images

Copic markers used:

Zac

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Cheeks: E93

Tongue: R22, R20

Hair: E18, E08, YR18, YR14

Blue: BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02

Gray: W7, W5, W3

Brown: E49, E47, E44, E42

Liang

Skin: RV34, E13, E02, E01, E00

Cheeks: E95

Tongue: R22, R20

Hair: 100, C7, C5, C3

Blue: B39, B37, B34, B32, B000

White: N4, N3, N1, 0

Gray: N5, N4, N3, N1

Now all you have to do is design and put your card together! Here's how I made my two cards:

Card 1: Zac

Stamp Anniething supplies used:

• Chess Stencil 
• Squiggle Mat die
• Enamel dots

Other supplies used:

• A2 top folding white card base (portrait)
• 4.25"W x 5.5"H white Bristol cardstock
• Distress Inks in broken china and ground espresso
• 3.25"W x 1.25"H white cardstock for the sentiment

Instructions:

• Using the Chess Stencil and the Distress Inks in broken china and ground espresso, create the background of the card directly onto the white card base.
• Using the Squiggle Mat die, cut a hole approximately 1/4" from the top and sides of the Bristol cardstock. You can angle the die however you like. Save the cut out piece for the next card.
• Using a blending brush, apply the ground espresso distress ink all over the Bristol cardstock. Then apply the broken china distress ink in just a few spots on the cardstock.
• Add some texture by sprinkling some water with a clean brush then dabbing off the excess with a clean paper towel.
• Adhere the inked panel on top of the card base with your favorite adhesive.
• Stamp your sentiment (I used a sentiment from a different stamp. Use can use any sentiment you wish) onto the white cardstock. Ink the edges with the distress ink in broken china. 
• To finish the card, add the enamel dots.

Card 2: Liang

Stamp Anniething supplies used:

• Squiggle Mat die (use the piece that was cut out for the previous card)
• Grass stencil
• Clouds stencil
• Card Mat dies
• Farm Life Paper Pack
• I used the blue, yellow, green plaid pattern paper & the denim-look paper
• Enamel dots

Other supplies used:

• A2 top folding white card base (portrait)
• Distress Ink in blueprint sketch & mowed lawn
• Corner punch (optional)

Instructions:

• Using the Grass stencil and the Distress Ink in mowed lawn, create the grass on the Squiggle Mat die cut.
• Using the Clouds stencil and the Distress Ink in blueprint sketch, create the clouds.
• Add some texture by sprinkling some water with a clean brush then dabbing off the excess with a clean paper towel.
• Using a stamping block or stamp positioner, stamp the sentiment.
• Using the A2 card mat die, cut the plaid patterned paper and adhere to the card base
• Using the reverse side of the left over plaid patterned paper, cut a piece 1/5"W x 4.25"H and use a corner rounder punch to cut off the corners (this is optional). Adhere onto the plaid paper.
• Using smaller rectangle card mat die, cu the denim-look paper and adhere to the center of the card. 
• Adhere the Squiggle Mat die cut on top of the denim-look paper
• Adhere Liang on the card using double-sided adhesive foam tpae
• To finish the card, add a few enamel dots.

I hope you give this head swapping technique a try! Fun and easy to do!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful and creative week!