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 Posted: Jul 05, 2008 9:59 pm Post subject: Tell me about ... Rubber Stamping |
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Hi There!
I am a paper craft person, and have been making greeting cards for friends and family over the last 6 months or so. I have been doing them in a scrapbook-y way. I've decided that I want to try to bring in rubber stamping...
I am planning on making my Christmas cards, as well as my Christmas Gift Tags.
So.... tell me about rubber stamping (or other kinds of stamping)... I know nothing! I bought a kit tonight at Michaels for $15 and it is super basic.
Glitter, share your stamping wisdom with me!
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i love the look of stamping with clear embossing on colored paper. it gives a raised texture to the paper, and just a little something extra. any sort of embossing, really, it doesn't have to be clear.you can add a light color on top of dark paper, or have it monochromatic. i love it. you basically need a heat gun, embossing powder, a stamp, ink, and paper. play around with it!
i like to make my own stamps out of lino cuts, too. |
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| Posted: Jul 06, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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I like playing with stamps, but I don't know much about them. One thing that I've noticed is that sometimes I get a better image if I place something like a piece of felt under the paper I am stamping on. I like using embossing powder. It seems a bit like magic.
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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I know nothing! What is embossing powder and how does it work?
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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what is this kit you bought? is it for cutting your own stamps?
i stood in the art supply store ogling the speedball section today, but i'm more of a print( snob)er than a stamper.
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| puck wrote: |
what is this kit you bought? is it for cutting your own stamps?
i stood in the art supply store ogling the speedball section today, but i'm more of a print( snob)er than a stamper. |
Not to sound snarky (you used the 'snob' word!), but what actually is the difference? Stamping is a form of printing, isn't it? Especially if you carve your own stamps, like... i'm just curious. Is the snobbery thing about the types of people who (stereo)typically do rubberstamping, or something else?
Edit: I'm not an expert on stamping. I have carved a few of my own, which i find more interesting that commercial ones (though the amazing people in this flickr group are a lot more skilled than i am), and of course half the fun is in designing and making the things in the first place - never mind actually using them to stamp stuff. I am interested in trying that weird flock stuff, though. It looks fun.
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| puck wrote: |
what is this kit you bought? is it for cutting your own stamps?
i stood in the art supply store ogling the speedball section today, but i'm more of a print( snob)er than a stamper. |
The kit that I bought is just a kit of rubber stamps with some ink. As I said I have been making greeting cards, but nothing too advanced. I have basically been putting together paper, not adding anything other than that.
I have watched a few youtube videos on stamping which have been helpful. I mean i understand... put the rubber stamp in the ink and stamp it on the paper :). I was just wondering about what other things that people do (ie. embossing). Or carving their own stamps etc.
And i second town hall what is the difference between stamping and printing?
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I know nothing! What is embossing powder and how does it work? |
Here's a link that explains embossing. Embossing powder comes in small pots. It looks rather like fine glitter. To emboss you stamp an image (with an ink that dries slowly) and then quickly sprinkle the embossing powder on the stamped image. Next you shake off the excess and heat it up with a heat gun (kind of like a hair dryer for crafting). The heat makes the powder melt together leaving you with a raised design. It can be pretty nifty.
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I've only just started carving my own stamps, but I'm in LOVE with it! If you want to try rubber stamping, I would strongly recommend carving your own. Store-bought stamps are often so impersonal and boring, if you carve your own you can get exactly what you want and it'll be so much more personal for the people who receive the cards. And it's SO FUN! I use a Speedball carving kit that comes with all the supplies you need, you can find it at most craft stores in the US I think (or on Ebay if you live outside the US like me). Try it out, you'll love it!
If anyone wants to look at some stamps I've made, they're on my blog: nordiccraft.blogspot.com.
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ok, you guys, thanks so much for this thread.
i have a package of unusable wooden spools (that look like thread spools) and wondered what i am going to do with them. Well tonight I'm going to the supply store, buying a sheet of easy carve pink stamp material, carving, and gluing those bad boys on the wooden spools. (inspired by some i saw in the flickr group). |
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| Posted: Jul 09, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| I like to check out Impress Rubber Stamps for ideas for cards and also to get some supplies. |
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| kattwalk wrote: |
ok, you guys, thanks so much for this thread.
i have a package of unusable wooden spools (that look like thread spools) and wondered what i am going to do with them. Well tonight I'm going to the supply store, buying a sheet of easy carve pink stamp material, carving, and gluing those bad boys on the wooden spools. (inspired by some i saw in the flickr group). |
Dude! Awesome!
I have some wooden spools I should do taht with too!! |
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| Posted: Jul 11, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| knits wrote: |
| Here's a link that explains embossing. Embossing powder comes in small pots. It looks rather like fine glitter. To emboss you stamp an image (with an ink that dries slowly) and then quickly sprinkle the embossing powder on the stamped image. Next you shake off the excess and heat it up with a heat gun (kind of like a hair dryer for crafting). The heat makes the powder melt together leaving you with a raised design. It can be pretty nifty. |
Embossing is fun! I pretty much don't bother stamping unless I'm planning to emboss, these days, but that's just because I can be a little obsessive that way.
One other embossing tip - a small, dry paintbrush is really useful for cleaning up stray powder bits before melting the design. Otherwise, you can end up with random speckles on your paper. Which is great, if you want them, but mostly it looks cleaner/more professional if you prep it carefully.
I second carving your own stamps, too!
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| Posted: Jul 11, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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My mom was really big into stamping, and I played around a lot with her stuff.
With embossing, you can totally use a regular hairdryer if you don't feel like getting a heat gun. I'm sure the heat gun has its benefits, but if you're just starting to see what you wanna do, you may as well experiment first.
A fun thing we did would be to take watercolors and lightly paint in the stamps. You can also paint directly onto the stamp, lightly, so that you can play around with colors (also to stamp on different materials, ie, canvas and fabric).
And a basic stamp tip: when pressing it on to the paper, try to keep the stamp as perfectly straight up and down as possible-- don't roll it onto the paper, or rock it around. The more even and steady the pressure you put on it, the better it'll look. |
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| Posted: Jul 12, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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One other embossing tip - a small, dry paintbrush is really useful for cleaning up stray powder bits before melting the design. Otherwise, you can end up with random speckles on your paper. Which is great, if you want them, but mostly it looks cleaner/more professional if you prep it carefully.
I second carving your own stamps, too! |
Cool! That's good to know. Thanks! I have been thinking about trying my hand at carving my own stamps. I hear tell that I might have nice carving results even though I'm not good at drawing. I hope that's true!
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