June Workshop - Stamping

[Rainbowwand]

As my first love is rubber stamping i feel its only right that my workshop reflects this

So on the basis of walking before we can run i hope to give a few general pointers on stamping for the first time

For the basics you will require a rubber stamp, card and an ink pad


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To achieve the best results i suggest you do not scrimp on these basics, buying good quality at the beginning will give you the best results in the end,

The card you choose also has a bearing on the outcome of your stamped image, too much texture and you will not get that crisp clean image you are looking for,

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j226/itsakindofmagik/011.jpg

choose a smooth card and make sure you are working on a smoth flat surface
for the best results


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[Rainbowwand]

A quick word here about ink pads, but they really do merit their own seperate section, perhaps that can be covered at a later date

Pigment Inks stay wet long enough to enable you to add embossing powder if you want to emboss your stamped image, emboss in this instance means to give a raised glossy finish, you must emboss with this ink if you wish to colour your image, otherwise the colour will smudge


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Solvent Dye based Inks are generally used when we want to colour in an image and are not used for embossing, they give a waterproof image that wont bleed when we add our colour

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So we are ready to ink up, with your stamp rubber side up

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tap the ink pad all over the image, make sure you do this carefully, do not use too heavy a hand and do not press onto the stamp with the ink pad, keep going till you have a uniform covering of ink all over the image


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if you have any stray ink it can be cleaned up at this time with a small piece of kitchen paper, be sure not to catch the main image

[Rainbowwand]

lift your stamp and position onto the card, place it down squarely and flat do not rock, keeping one hand on the stamp make sure that you press all over the stamp with your other hand,

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remove the stamp from the card by lifting it straight up into the air, dont tilt it to remove,

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keep it flat and square as you did to stamp it

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With a bit of luck you will have a clean well stamped image, but remember practice makes perfect


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[Rainbowwand]

Depending on what ink you used you can now go on to matt and layer your image onto a card

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j226/itsakindofmagik/DSC00357.jpg

or you can now colour your image before matting and layering


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[LorraineJ]

Lovely clear workshop, thanks for resurrecting it for us all.

[Pam]

Thanks RW great workshop.

[scrapper]

I too love stamping, and am on a mission to convert others
This is a lovely clear workshop that will help lots of people, Well Done.

[Winspiration]

Thank you Rainbowwand :)

And special appearance from Marzipan's hands again? :D

[fabyon]

Great workshop ! And yes those 'Encore' pads will be still wet in 2020 ! lol

[Rentochops]

that's great and helpful RW, I was going to od decouapge, but a lot of peeps can do this, so (and I'm not joking) - I am going to do 'getting craft items into your stash without OH's knowing' Watch this space!

[fabyon]

Oh I'd love the 'How to lie through your teeth about your stash to your hubby' tutorial please ! lol

[Rentochops]

Oh I'd love the 'How to lie through your teeth about your stash to your hubby' tutorial please ! lol

Oh the irony my OH has offered to help!

[Jeanette]

Thanks RW. You've inspired me to try stamping again when I move back home

[Rentochops]

Thanks RW. You've inspired me to try stamping again when I move back home

how much longer now Jeanette?

[LoobyLou]

Oh I'd love the 'How to lie through your teeth about your stash to your hubby' tutorial please ! lol

Too funny!

Looby

[LoobyLou]

Oh the irony my OH has offered to help!

And funnier still.

Looby

[Jeanette]

how much longer now Jeanette?


Hopefully by the end of next month. Just waiting for things like through floor lift and ceiling track hoists. Still need to buy all the bedroom furniture for the boys rooms, wardrobes, drawers, desks etc.... I feel a trip to ikea coming on. Maybe it'll be the end of July before we move back. I may need to add on an extra month for putting together all the flatpacked furniture :eek:

[fabyon]

Hopefully by the end of next month. Just waiting for things like through floor lift and ceiling track hoists. Still need to buy all the bedroom furniture for the boys rooms, wardrobes, drawers, desks etc.... I feel a trip to ikea coming on. Maybe it'll be the end of July before we move back. I may need to add on an extra month for putting together all the flatpacked furniture :eek:

Ouch but you have plenty of perseverance so you'll get there at the end Jeanette. I'm going to send you some positive vibes ! :)

[Jeanette]

Ouch but you have plenty of perseverance so you'll get there at the end Jeanette. I'm going to send you some positive vibes ! :)


Thanks Fab! xxx

[Dips]

Thank you, RW, a fabulous workshop and I love the stamp!

[Rainbowwand]

lol i did wonder what was going on for a second or two, but then realised that scrapper posted a commented on this thread that is now nearly twelve months old :D

[Little Jan]

Got me wondering too as I thought I'd gone back in time
just one question who's magic hands were in the pics, coz they looked far too un inkstained to be a stamp addics lol