Make Your Own Background Stamps

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Make Your Own Background Stamps; Tutorial
Topic Started: Feb 19 2006, 01:43 PM (177 Views)
Willow	Feb 19 2006, 01:43 PM Post #1
Saffron Member Posts: 1,657 Group: Posted Member Member #155 Joined: November 25, 2005	Hi everyone, Stumbled across this tutorial while browsing the net and thought it would be good for anyone interested in making their own background stamps. I am always looking for textured rubber stamps for my art work. I mostly use the unmounted stamps with the acrylic blocks and stick the stamps on the blocks with double sided tape. You could do the same as the tutorial make your shapes and then instead of using wood use the acrylic blocks. Why not give it a go and see what you can come up with. http://firstclass.plainfield.k12.in.us/~La...roundstamps.htm



jo145	Feb 19 2006, 01:51 PM Post #2
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,083 Group: Advanced Members Member #54 Joined: August 31, 2005	What a good idea, simple and cheap.



Poppy	Mar 8 2006, 10:35 PM Post #3
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	HEY? How did that happen???? I missed this? What a brill site Willow. I will use some of these ideas. Great for kids? Poppy



waxingsteve	Mar 8 2006, 10:47 PM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 13,394 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 16, 2005 Twitter ID craftman57 Facebook ID Steve Smy	I could have sworn I'd replied to this, Willow This is great, and with a little invention, could be used for more complex stamps, too If you carefully traced a design and transferred it twice onto a sheet of the foam (once each side, with one in reverse), then applied glue to the "keeper" areas, you could carefully cut away the excess parts with a scalpel Drat Now my brain cell is on overdrive! Willow Steve



Willow	Mar 9 2006, 09:09 AM Post #5
Saffron Member Posts: 1,657 Group: Posted Member Member #155 Joined: November 25, 2005	Hi Poppy, have to agree with you they would be very good for childrens crafts and they would have great fun making the stamps too.



Willow	Mar 9 2006, 09:22 AM Post #6
Saffron Member Posts: 1,657 Group: Posted Member Member #155 Joined: November 25, 2005	Steve, you can also make stamps from carving in to plastic erasers have seen some great designs with those. Also get a block of wood any size some string and glue the string making patterns with it on the wood, wait for it to dry then use it as a stamp. Another idea instead of using string use thick glue and make a design on the wood let it dry and you've got another stamp, (Glue guns and great for this). These are all good ideas for background stamps, texture designs and making your own art papers. It's also fun to do so give it a try.



waxingsteve	Mar 9 2006, 12:32 PM Post #7
Administrator Posts: 13,394 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 16, 2005 Twitter ID craftman57 Facebook ID Steve Smy	I've heard about the erasers but had completely forgotten the string version Willow Steve



lankywaxer	Mar 9 2006, 01:24 PM Post #8
Stardust Member Posts: 3,125 Group: Advanced Members Member #138 Joined: November 10, 2005	Now that is a brilliant site I love rubber stamps but they are so expensive Might have ago at making these as i have most of the materials needed watch this space lol Thanks willow for sharing



jo145	Mar 15 2006, 08:29 AM Post #9
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,083 Group: Advanced Members Member #54 Joined: August 31, 2005	There are so many brilliant ideas but not enough time to try them!



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