TLC466 Make Your Own Stamp {01/27/2014}

[Cook22]

Today we're making our own stamps - there are several ways of doing this.


1: Tutorial in Resources for Die Cut stamps .

The tutorial uses fun foam. I've also successfully used a couple of layers of chipboard, although it's more absorbent and you might need to experiment with using paint rather than ink for stamping with.

I thought I might need pigment inks to get good cover for my foam flowers, but in fact distress inks worked perfectly for my sample card.
No dies? Some (not all!) punches will punch through fun foam. And you can always get a simple mosaic or tiled effect by stamping with a square - easy to cut by hand.


2: Revisit your childhood . I made the background of my tag by stamping with a potato. I just cut it in half, traced the star outline with a marker and then trimmed down around it. For this I used acrylic paints to stamp - I didn't want to get potato starch on my good ink pads!!


3: Maybe you have the SU Undefined kit - now's your chance to get it out and create something fun. . There's even a special gallery category for it.

If you're really, really, truly stuck, you can always just stamp with the end of an eraser, but I very much hope that you will try to create your own stamp for this challenge.
Other options - I've seen some amazing cards with roses stamped with celery! Have you any other ideas of something that you could make a cool stamp with - share them with us if you do.

Here's a link to the TLC466 Make Your Own Stamp gallery.


Here is my Birthday Butterfly die cut stamps card.
and here's my Starry, Starry Night Potato Stamping tag.

When you've created your card upload it to the gallery and then come back and link it here so we can all see it! You get more views and comments if you link on the thread .

If you're not sure how to link a card to this thread, here's how:
1. Open 2 windows or tabs: one window for your card and one for this thread.
2. In this thread, click on reply and type anything you want to show before the link.
3. Go to your card window. Highlight the address for your card. (It says www. splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto..... and so on)
4. Click EDIT. Click COPY
5. Go back to this thread. Click PASTE.

[Cook22]

I was meant to be off work today, but I've been called in as two other people are sick.
I'll try to keep an eye on the thread in case anyone has any queries, but email notifications for both forum subscriptions and the gallery are really wonky, and if I'm in work I rely on notifications!

[jdmommy]

Here's mine:

Poetry of Nature

[bensarmom]

Here's my card , loved this challenge.

[peeps321]

Thanks for the challenge Sabrina..it was just the push I needed to get out the old Speedball linoleum cutter and carve my own.

Hand Carved

[bensarmom]

Here's another one. ............

[Luv Flowers]

Thank you for the challenge Sabrina!! I didn't find it easy. I tried engraving with a knife on rubber. Abstract by Luv Flowers - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Redbugdriver]

Here's mine.

[BobbiesGirl]

what a great challenge. I am so sorry I didn't get here earlier or I could have made three! The "potato" stamp sure brought back memories. Thanks, Sabrina. I will be back.

[scrapsaurus]

Hello everyone! Here's my entry!!! What do you guys think? Hope you like it!

This is why I love you

[Cindy H.]

Sabrina, thanks for such a fun challenge! Here is my Roses Are Red card submission.

[Mrs Noofy]

What a fabulous challenge to-day. Whoever thought that one up should get a raise! LOL Here is my effort.
TLC466 CAS157 Made My Own Stamp by Mrs Noofy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Sue

[Holstein]

Thanks for putting the fun back into stamping today with your challenge. Here is my card.
TLC466, Love by Holstein - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[BobbiesGirl]

Thanks so much, Sabrina. This was wonderful and I sure had fun. Here's my card.

[scootsv]

Thanks for the challenge. My card goes for two challenges. This one and CAS257. tfl

Here is my card

I hope using a REAL stamp is ok for the words and my doodling and flower stems are markers. again, tfl

[MariLynn]

I took a piece of craft foam and cut it into a mosaic and glued it to a lid. That is what I used for my card here:
TLC466 combo card by MariLynn - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[BobbiesGirl]

I had such fun with one that I just had to do another. I combined this one with the CAS. Here's mine.

[pvilbaum]

This was a lot of fun. Thanks for the challenge! Oh yes the "thanks" sentiment is the only thing from the Autumn Leaf prints Stamps.
Here's my card for CAS and TLC: Got your Spotted Goat by pvilbaum - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[susie australia]

How much fun was this!!! Thanks so much Sabrina.

TLC466 - Stamp of Approval by susie australia - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[txcrafter60]

I got a really late start tonight (after working a 9-hour day, meeting my son for dinner, then going to the grocery store!) so I went with simple! I cut the words 'Love You' out of craft foam using the Cuttlebug 'Love Languages' die set, stamped in red & mounted on a red/gold dotted paper. TFL!

Love you! by txcrafter60 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[k dunbrook]

Fun challenge:

Here is my card:

Stencil Stamping

[genistamps]

Really fun! TFL

Delightful Lighthouse by genistamps - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[jodylb]

Here's mine:

TLC466 CC463 SC473 Happy Day by jodylb - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Serenity_Stamper]

Here are my entries:

Yin Yang II by Serenity_Stamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here is my heart by Serenity_Stamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Lunch Bag glitter by Serenity_Stamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers