Love Birds Hand Carved Rubber Stamp by cupcaketree
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to create art with your favorite digital imaging software and then print the finished product to your paper media of choice? I’ve done that on a number of occasions with personal projects in a pinch. Heck, it is a great way to quickly reproduce a consistent image each and every time! A consistent and flat image every time, that is.
However, I find that hand stamping grants me flexibility that I cannot find with a printer!
• Rubber stamp impressions are like snowflakes – no two are exactly the same! If you’re an avid crafter, then you truly understand the beauty in one of a kind creations. Every person who buys your creation truly will own a unique embodiment of your work!
• I have tighter control of the finished stamped image with endless choices of ink colors, which is great for personalizing a stamped project. If I want to change colors, all I have to do is clean my stamp and allow it to dry. After that, I’m ready to go again! Simple, huh?
• I can also raise a hand stamped image through a heat embossing technique. Heat embossing allows me to apply a powder to a stamped image and then apply. As the powder is heated, it melts to form your stamped image. I can use powders that are colored or clear. I especially love working with clear powders because I can accentuate a favorite ink color in my work or add materials such as glitter to add sparkle to my image.
• I can create image collages through a masking technique. Masking allows me to apply an image to a surface, then seal it off while I apply other complementing images. It is a time-consuming technique, but can yield
awesome results!
• I’m not limited to paper! There are a many surfaces materials that can receive a stamped impression. Have you ever tried rubber stamping on metal, fiber, wood, ceramic tile, laminates or acrylic? Not only does each of these materials’ surfaces has inherent characteristics that bear different results, but the flexibility to craft on surfaces other than paper allows me to introduce personal artwork into functional items as well as decorative ones
Totally agree with you on this