I have been really needing (okay, wanting but still!) some background stamps to use on my mixed media pieces. Well, not just background stamps but all kinds of stamps...I love stamps and they are so quick and easy to use and add interest to the pieces I'm working on...but finances do NOT allow for any unnecessary purchases right now. I mean, if it ain't the electric bill, water bill, groceries or mortgage, it isn't in the budget.
So, I did what any self-respecting artist would do....I put on my thinking cap and got creative!
What do you get when you take the Jenga game blocks that your grandboy has lost a few out of the box...throw in some craft foam you have laying around (that was supposed to be used for some other project you never got around to), a pair of scissors, some Aleene's clear Tacky glue and a heavy dose of your imagination?
Well, with an hour or two on your hands and
some ideas in your head you end up making your OWN stamps! Just cut out your design ideas from the fun foam sheet, attach it to the wooden block with some of your clear Tacky Glue, and wait for them to dry. Voila`...you have homemade stamps that you made with your own two hands!
YAY for imagination and ingenuity, huh?
Here's the first set I made and some stamped impressions from the stamps I made today. They turned out pretty cool, huh? Yea, I'm likin' 'em big time.
Anyone have an idea for how I can make a handwritten text stamp? That's big one my "want list" but I haven't figured out how to do that one yet. If you've got ideas or decide to make some yourself, do share...I'd love to see.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled blogging.
Until next time...Happy Creating!!!
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Barb, you are a genius!!! What a GREAT idea!
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I love your idea! I am absolutely crazy about fun foam, and I mount my cut-outs onto those garden pads you find in Lowes to kneel on (I cut them into pieces). You've got me thinking of all the other stuff lying around that I might be able to use. Great inspiration!
Superb idea... keep them coming
These are great. I made some a few months ago, but don't get them out too often because I am too lazy to put the acrylic paint on them. You have reinspired me.
Putting them on blocks is a great idea.
Hey there!
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P.S. OMG! That idea for making stamps is freaking amazing! YAY!
What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.
Hey Barb,
I often carve my own stamps for my letterboxing hobby! You can use erasers & an exacto knife, or a special carving tool that's fairly inexpensive actually. You can also buy sheets of the rubbery stuff at craft stores then cut them down to the size you want. As far as doing a signature stamp, I've done it before where I wrote my signature on a sheet of tracing paper in pencil, then you turn it upside down on your eraser and rub it on with a coin or something. The imagine will be backwards as you look at it, but obviously when you stamp it's then facing the right way! You can do it where you only carve away the parts that are blackened, or you can keep the blackened parts and carve away all the rest!
Brilliant!
How clever! I have been wondering how I could make a stamp; thanks for the tips!
Impressive patterns...nice going! :)
OOOH I love this post - its BRILLIANT!!! I'm all into thinking innovative-ly about reusing the residue (in this case an old toy) of our lives. Not only is the idea awesome - but your patterns rock too!!
RYC: Bob broke my computer. He was um..."fixing" something . It had major hardward failure,unrecoverable data. Still crying about it.
Holy crap, so i have wooden blocks. Jeezus....there's enough that the kid could build himself a little house to live in :P
What a neat way to make stamps! I'll have to try this.
Hugs,
Nancy
Hi Barb, I just tweeted about this tutorial as part of my Daily How-To. http://twitter.com/groundsel
Thanks for Sharing, Simone
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