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Learn
Stamping
and Stenciling Ideas
Everybody
knows what stamping is, or don't
you?
It
is the very easiest way
to decorate a plain
surface. You can use commercial or home-made stamps to cover notepaper
or gift wrapping or anything else.
You
can
make
your own home-made
stamps from humble potato, rubber or
plastic foam. (For example kitchen sponge.)
- First
draw your
pattern on the foam (or on the
rubber, etc.)
- Then
using a scissor cut the needless pieces of the foam off
Use a sharp knife or
craft knife for the potato and the rubber, but mind your fingers when
you're carving!!
What
about the paint? I use
a simple acrylic paint, which is suitable for every kind of surface.
To
ink the stamp use a brush
or a foam roller
or a pad
or dip the stamp
in paint.
 But be careful! Don't
use too much paint, because your picture will be just a huge paint
stain. However, if you use too little paint, then the picture will be
too faint.
So, experiment how much paint will you need before
you make the actual picture.
And
one
last thing: where to stamp.
You have many possibilities:
Do
you know what is
stenciling?
It's
just the negative form or opposite of stamping.
Learn
more about it, by
clicking
here!
High Quality
Unique Stencil
Designs Ready To Cut Out And Stencil.
Allowing You To Reflect Your Own Personal Stenciling Style.
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