March 5, 2026
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A couple of weeks ago I shared a tutorial on the basics of using digital stamps in Microsoft Word. This week we’re going to build on those basics to layer our digital stamps to create a scene.
Once you have purchased and downloaded your digital stamps:
Open Word and create a blank document.
First we need to create a frame for our scene, so we can make sure our images are sized and positioned as we want them for our card. We can remove this before printing, it’s just a guideline while we work with our images in Word.
On the top navigation menu select “Insert” and then click on “Shapes” in the ribbon menu below. This will bring up a drop down menu from which you can select the desired shape.
In this case click the rectangle and then click or click and drag anywhere on your blank document. This will insert a rectangle shape, which you can now edit.
Now we have a rectangle, we can format it to change the size and other properties.
With the rectangle selected, in the Shape Format menu, select Size from the ribbon menu.
You can type in the exact size you want your rectangle to be, so you can size it to fit your card design. You can do this in cm or in, just delete what’s there and type in the number followed by cm or in. Depending on your location and software settings, Word will automatically convert the units to whichever it is set to work in.
We don’t want to work with a solid coloured shape, so go ahead and select the Shape Fill menu, then select “No Fill” from the drop down. This will remove the coloured fill and leave us with a blank rectangle frame with an outline.
Time to insert our images! If you need a full refresher on this, head to the Using Digital Stamps in Microsoft Word: The Basics tutorial.
The easiest way to approach this is to start with the image you want to have in the background. In this case I have chosen the Squidgy Fairytale Castle.
With the image selected (you will see the border around it with little circle handles on the sides) you can then click the symbol that appears to the side, which gives you a little Layout Options menu. Select the option I have circled in the image above, which is “In Front of Text”. This will place your image in front of everything else currently on the document.
You can then reposition and resize the image as desired. Click and drag the image to reposition, use the circle handles in the corners to resize while maintaining the correct proportions.
Now insert your next image, which you want to appear in front. I have chosen Squidgy Fairytale Princess & Knight.
As you can see in the image above, this new image appears behind the previous one.
Just repeat the process we followed for the first one, by making sure the new image is selected, then changing the layout option to “In Front of Text”. This will bring the new image to the front.
With the image now in front you can again position and resize as desired.
This process can be repeated with as many images as you need to create your scene. Just take a moment to think about the different layers and which images need to be in front and behind.
You can also add your sentiment in the same way if you wish to create a one layer scene card. Or simply use the layout to resize your sentiment as desired, then reposition it off to the side so you can cut it out separately.
When you are happy with your layout and sizing, you can remove the rectangle frame. Simply select the rectangle, and hit the “Delete” key on your keyboard. It will disappear, leaving you with your scene.
Alternatively, if you want to keep a guide for trimming down your image, you could leave the rectangle so that it prints the border for you to trim down with your paper trimmer.
You can repeat this process to create other scene layouts on the same document, or simply insert other sentiments and images to use up the whole sheet of paper when you print.
I hope that was helpful. If you need any more tips just ask in the comments or hop over to our Stamping Bella Sistahood group on Facebook.
MWAH!
Elaineabella
