Making Gifts With Rubber Stamps

Download or read book Making Gifts with Rubber Stamps written by Sandra McCall and published by Northlight. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative guide showcases a variety of techniques for making unique, expressive gifts with rubber stamps in combination with mixed media such as polymer clay, shrink plastic, handmade paper and more. Each project demonstrates a simple technique that shows the beginner how to make clever treasures, and then goes on to include stunning examples of how each technique can be combined or refined to produce a sophisticated piece of art worthy of the most experienced stamper. Included are guidelines for crafting greeting cards, books, boxes, portfolios, jewelry and more, along with valuable advice on: embossing, masking and eraser carving; mono printing, ink blown backgrounds, bleeding marker tissue, faux marbling, plastic wrap and rubbings; shadow boxes, scratch art, shrink art, beads, clay works, fabric scraps and wearable art; basic tools and composition tips.