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Rubber Stamping, particularly used for making artistic cards, is an
incredibly fun and satisfying craft. If you've never tried it before,
be sure to investigate. Once you've tried it, you'll be hooked!
On this page, we show you some card samples, and we'll give instructions on
how they're made.
Don't forget to scroll all the way down to see some
tips & techniques...
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Forest & Deer:
I started with a piece of white cardstock, then
used Judi-Kins Stippling Color Duster brushes to stipple on the sky.
I used stamping ink: cyan for the top, then butter yellow, then
rose. To make the ground, I tore a piece of paper to use as a
stencil, then stippled on sienna ink. I dried the paper before
stamping and embossing the trees, so that the embossing powder wouldn't
stick to the background! The tree paper was then matted in dark
green and placed on a card of sienna cardstock. The deer was
stamped on a separate piece of paper, embossed and matted. I
placed it on top of the tree paper, then replaced the torn paper stencil
to continue the background. |
| Window
Card:
I cut a 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of sienna cardstock in
half, and folded one piece in the middle. I measured the stamp I
was using, and cut a rectangle a little larger than the stamp from the
front of the card. The sentiment was stamped on a small piece of
buff cardstock and added to the front, under the window. I placed
eyelets on either end of the sentiment. I then tore a 4 1/4 X 5
1/2 piece of mulberry paper and taped it to the inside left of the card.
Placing the card face up (and unfolded) on a cutting mat, I sliced an
"X" through the mulberry paper in the window. I tore the edges,
folded them over the outside of the window, and taped them. I then
stamped the picture on eggshell cardstock and placed it on the inside
using 1/8" adhesive spacers. I made a small medallion out of fimo
clay, and attached eyelash yarn and the medallion to the front left
corner of the window.
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Fossil Card
This card uses a couple of interesting techniques.
First, I ripped a piece of paper and placed it on the top right corner
of the front of the card. I then stamped a background
hieroglyphics stamp on the card and paper. Before removing the
paper, I brushed the same ink I just stamped over the torn paper onto
the cardstock, giving the impression of a broken stone. If done on
buff paper, you could also stipple on some blues and sienna to give even
more of a stone effect.
To make the fossil, I held a piece of white
cardstock over a candle, moving it constantly so it would gather the
soot, but not burn. Do not hold the paper still or it will
catch fire!!! As soon as the middle of the paper was very
dark, I stamped the dry (no ink!) stamp on it. The stamp removed
the soot to give a 'negative' look to the picture. I then sprayed
it with common art fixative so that the picture wouldn't smear. |
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Tips
& Techniques:
 | To easily tear mulberry paper, first moisten
where you want to tear with a wet paintbrush. It will part very
easily and quickly when you tear it. |
| For easy eyelets, buy a kit with a small
mat, a hole punch that fits the eyelets, and an eyelet setter.
Punch the hole, then turn the cardstock over and place the eyelet in
from the front. Don't pound the eyelet. Instead, use small
firm hits with the hammer. I also find rotating the setter as I
punch gives a nicer rounded look. Turn the card over and give it
one last tap with the hammer and setter. |
| For an extra-nice look, take some element
from the front of your card, and add it to the inside. Use
mulberry paper, corrugated paper, or even a smaller version of the
front stamp. |
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