My mother gave me all of these stamping supplies, and I thought I would try to make all of my greeting cards instead of buying them. So I tried to do one yesterday, for a "congratulations on your new baby" card. I'm not sure if the results are even good enough to send, but I've attached it for your viewing. I'm worried the inside text looks as though I have kidnapped their child and this is the ransom letter, LOL!

What are the "tricks" to stamping? Where can I find do's and don'ts and how to make good designs?

TIA