Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Finding The Most Innovative 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.

It is always a good idea to have a close look at your current supplies before starting to experiment and heading out to buy new products. You may find items that you had forgotten about, or some that you may have only used once. Reusing these items in a new way will allow you to experiment as much as you like without any additional costs.

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.

Scrap booking requires the use of backing paper or cardboard. With stamping, you can use a plain colored cardboard and create your own background. If you use different colored inks, add some glitter or emboss your stamped image, then you will have created your own unique background that can then be used for scrap booking, card making or to create your own special embellishments.

Wood mounted rubber stamps are the traditional tool used by stampers worldwide. Developing an addiction to this hobby could mean that you have hundreds of these in your home craft supplies. If you want to try something innovative, consider the use of a flat stamp that is also clear. It will help you stamp more accurately because you will be able to see through the stamp and it will also give you a nice finish.

An innovative technique to use involves the kissing of two stamps together. One surface is inked and the other surface is used to press against in order to transfer the ink. When pressed onto paper the image will have broken lines and can be quite appealing if that is an effect you are after.

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.

Gathering rubber stamping ideas and techniques is not difficult. There are so many possibilities, you just have to get in and give it a go. Share new ideas with your friends and they will share them with you.




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