| Stamping Tips, Tricks and Techniques |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-105 |
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Whether you're the owner of one sensational rubber stamp or hundreds of them, it's what you do with those stamps that counts. Dee Gruenig, the queen of rubber stamping, discusses the latest techniques and tricks for getting the most from your rubber stamps. First, get your work area organized, gathering all your pens, scissors, stamps and inks before you begin. LuciteB. containers are ideal for storing your supplies and have the added benefit of being transparent. Rubber-stamping individual cards can be time-consuming. It's better to stamp a selection of images on adhesive-backed paper and then cut out the designs to save for future projects. Make up a bunch of background cards and file them away. Then just peel away the backing from the images you stamped on adhesive-backed paper, and stick them to a background card. All that's left for you to do is stamp your special message on the final product. Compressed-Sponge Backgrounds Materials:
Marvy Brush Art MarkersB.
Compressed sponge
WindexB. cleaner
Glossy card stock - Press many different colors of Marvy Brush Art Markers along one cut edge of the compressed sponge.
- Lightly spray the colored edge of the sponge with a 50-50 mixture of water and Windex.
- Run the edge of the sponge over the surface of the card to create multicolored stripes. Continue until the entire surface of the card is covered. Add any prestamped images, if desired.
- Experiment with the sponge to produce different effects. To create squiggles, wiggle the sponge as you draw it over the card. Twist the sponge a quarter-turn to create "bow ties," and repeat to fill the card.
Sponging Over Lace Materials:
Lace strip or lace ribbon
Makeup wedge sponges
Marvy Brush Art Markers Color the edge of a makeup sponge with art markers. Place a band of lace or a strip of lace ribbon over a card, and dab the colored sponge over the lace to make a pattern on the card. Reposition the lace piece and repeat as many times as you wish to produce a lacy background. Rubber-Stamp Resist Materials:
Rubber cement
Soft rubber brayer (4" to 6" long)
Marvy Brush Art Markers or a multicolored stamp pad
Glossy card stock
Sticker paper
Rubber cement eraser - Brush rubber cement in a scribbling motion onto the center area of a card and allow it to dry.
- Ink a rubber brayer with a multicolored stamp pad or art markers, then roll the brayer over the card several times. Once the ink has dried, remove the rubber cement with a rubber cement pick-up eraser or your fingers. Place a cut-out rubber-stamped image over top, and you have a completed card. It's fast and easy.
- The same technique can be used by first coloring the card with a multicolored brayer, then applying rubber cement as before and applying a layer of black ink or another solid color with the brayer. Let the card dry. Remove the rubber cement, and this time the area under the rubber cement will be multicolored with the remainder of the card a solid color. Add a cut-out rubber-stamped image over top. Experiment with your own look!
RESOURCES :
Rubber stamp
Model: ISBN #0806913983
"The Great Rubber Stamp Book" by Dee Gruenig
Posh Impressions
Website: www.poshimpressions.com
The Great Rubber Stamp Book: Designing, Making, Using
Model: 0806913983
Author: Dee Gruenig
1997
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Fifty Fun Formulas for Fabulous Rubber Stamping
Posh Impressions
Website: www.poshimpressions.com
Posh Impressions catalog
Posh Impressions
Website: www.poshimpressions.com
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