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Carve, stamp, play : designing and creating custom stamps
Title:
Carve, stamp, play : designing and creating custom stamps
Author:
Balzer, Julie Fei-Fan, author.
ISBN:
9781596688865
Physical Description:
143 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Materials -- How to Carve a Rubber Stamp -- Step 1: Cut the Block to Size -- Step 2: Put the Design on the Block -- Transferring -- Drawing -- Improvisational Carving -- Step 3: Mark the Design for Cutting -- Step 4: Carve a Moat -- Step 5: Carve Away the Excess Rubber -- Step 6: Trim the Outline Out of the Stamp -- Step 7: Test Print -- Step 8: Clean Up -- How to Print -- Mounting -- Inking -- Printing -- Workshops: Heart, Triangle Stripe, Chevron, Clip Art Butterfly, Bracket Frame, Alphabet, Script Word, Faux Woodcut, Welded Word, Photo Stamp -- Designing Rubber Stamps -- Introduction -- Stamp Sets -- Interlocking Stamps -- Pattern Stamps -- Projects: Fruit and flower apron, Holiday gift tags, Embroidered clutch, Chevron pendant, Origami gift boxes, Leather cuffs, Beaded wall hanging, Pop art canvas, Thank-you cards, Butterfly bookplate -- Wrap-Up -- Resources.