Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Being Creative With Rubber Stamping Ideas And Techniques

By Rachael Gutierrez


There are many opportunities to discover and explore rubber stamping ideas and techniques that you can use to create effective works of art. If you look online you will be bombarded with information, you might also explore the ideas that can be found in magazines and books. Attending classes can be valuable for beginners, or for those that want to take the quality of their work to the next level. Having a go and experimenting is the key regardless of your experience.

Before you start experimenting, take stock of the supplies you already have. Most people who enjoy craft have many supplies that they have used only once or twice. It may be time to sort them out and discover new possibilities for their use. This is a fun way to reuse older items and it will allow for some guilt free experimentation as well, because there will be no additional outlay of money for new products.

Popular techniques such as embossing, using glitter or glaze and even the general use of the stamps themselves, are evolving all the time. Creative people who like to think outside the box are continuing to discover new uses and techniques to create artwork that has maximum visual impact and aesthetic appeal. With a clear drying product such as glaze, you can draw over the top of a stamped image to make it stand out from the page.

Altering plain card stock and creating unique backgrounds can be very effective and innovative. You can use inks of any color, throw around some glitter or emboss in order to create a signature piece of work. These unique backgrounds that you have designed can then be used for scrap booking, to alter for embellishments or in your card making projects.

Over time you may acquire a large variety of stamps that are mounted on wood. It is easy to become addicted to purchasing new designs as soon as you see them. The rubber type are the more traditional style of stamp that has been used for many years. Today you might like to try something new and opt for a clear stamp that is not mounted. Using a clear flat stamp will mean that you can see exactly where your image is going to be printed.

Kissing stamps together may sound weird at first, however this technique can be very effective for the projects you are working on. For this technique you will need to use two stamps of different design. Ink only one of them and press it firmly against the other stamp. You will find that the image provides a more abstract feel and will contain a series of effective broken lines.

Gather together some of your friends who also enjoy stamping and see what thoughts they have to share. You could ask them to bring some new or old supplies, magazines or articles they have read or perhaps they could bring a few special projects they have been working on. Bouncing thoughts off your friends or having an innovation competition could provide you with many new tips and techniques to use.

There are many ways to gather rubber stamping ideas and techniques. The possibilities are endless and there will be a great deal of trial and error. Keep looking for new ideas and make sure you share then with your crafty friends.




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