An Interesting Craft - Stamping
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by: Barbara Baddox1
Stamping is a technique in arts and craft where an object, often a rubber stamp with some pattern on it, is pressed into ink and then pressed onto something like a sheet of paper so that the pattern on the stamp is transmitted to the paper. In the beginning stamping was used primarily in business offices for stamping logos and addresses onto documents but more recently stamping has become an art form to itself and stamps are now made in numerous elaborate designs and used to decorate objects. Stamping can really add another dimension to various crafts when they are placed strategically. For example paper flowers made from tissue paper can be made more elegant and tasteful by stamping patterns onto the tissue paper you will use to make the flowers. You can additionally use the stamps to embellish sections of the flowers after they have been made.
Rubber stamping is additionally a good way of unifying different items. If for instance you are using two different items or two different colors for wedding favors, you can use a rubber stamp to embellish them and unify them so that they don’t seem to be disorganized and disconnected. Stamping is furthermore a good method of personalizing your wedding invitations, thank you cards, etc.
There are so many things that can be done with stamping to give different effects; other than using various designs you can use dark paper and light ink to do the stamping. The contrast is very striking and effective and looks really pleasing.
Stamping is additionally useful for themed occasions and different seasons; you can use stamps to suitably decorate different items for Christmas parties, 4th of July, Halloween and various other holiday occasions. Stamping is also useful for baby showers, bridal parties, birthday parties, etc. Typical items and decorations can be made far more appropriate and effective by using a rubber stamp to decorate them.
Using different types and colors of dyes can give a whole new dimension to your craft stamping. Mixing the stamping technique with other elements can also be very effective. You can use chalk, inks, paints, fibers and a variety of other decorations to improve your different crafts.
You can create your own stamps if you are so inclined, out of the type of gum used to make erasers, or you can buy the stamps you need from a variety of stores; be certain to purchase a variety of patterns and sizes so that you can experiment with a lot of different designs. If you need a stamp for one time use and wish to place your own design into it, you can carve the designs you want into a potato and use it as your stamp.
Stamping is a very good way of keeping children busy and teaching them a handy new skill that they can use to enhance their own artwork and projects. Experiment with different mediums; instead of using just paper for your stamping you can also use cloth, or woodblocks.
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