The Great Rubber Stamp Book

Rubber stamping is a creative and colorful way to personalize greeting cards, invitations, and stationery, and even decorate a home with new designs on fabrics and frames, bowls and vases, walls and doors--the newest and most enjoyable way to make your stamp on the world. Acclaimed designer and teacher Dee Gruenig shows how to make rubber stamp designs of all shapes, colors, and textures. Full color.

Crafts teacher Judy Ritchie covers inks and inking, papers, masking, borders, mats, embossing, punches, paper folding, and other 3-D effects in this all-inclusive look at rubber stamping. Full-color projects focus on the method, process, or idea under discussion. The book features 150 illustrations, a glossary, and a source guide.

This beautiful book provides a complete guide to printing with rubber stamps. Beginning with a foreword by the artist Rob Ryan and a short history of rubber stamping, it then explains the technical basics: how to cut your stamp, mask prints, make your own printing pads, clean your stamps (making more artwork as you do so!) and what equipment to use. At the heart of the book are forty inventive projects that will inspire readers to create their own rubber stamp art. These include making typefaces and repeat patterns, mail art, creating stickers and labels, printing on t-shirts, making portraits, and translucent and 3D prints. Also covered are other printing approaches such as roller printing, and printing with clay and plaster. This highly accessible book will appeal to creatives and crafters of all ages.

Take an exciting journey into printing with custom-carved stamps! In this complete stamp-carving workshop, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer covers every aspect of creating and using rubber stamps, including carving linear and curved designs, alphabets, complex and repeating geometrical shapes, and image transfers. After carving your own unique stamps, you'll also learn: • How to combine and layer stamps into original designs. • How to design stamps that work together as well as individually. • How to create stamps that combine with or enhance other stamps (hand carved or commercial). • And how to create complex, layered effects that resemble screen printing. This book also includes simple projects that explore various applications for stamping, including printing on different surfaces such as fabric, leather, paper, and canvas. Find your "authentic" design voice and get carving today!

“You’re sure to be inspired by all of the gift-making ideas and step by step instructions....Features tips, techniques, and sample projects from photo frame calendars to stamped placemats and napkins.”—Limelight. “Dee’s enthusiasm pops right off the page; her colors are lush, the designs exuberant.”—Quick & Easy Crafts.

Learn all about insects as you stamp together 8 real bugs.

Little children love putting stamps on letters and on their own drawings - with this fun-packed craft book, children can make pictures with the rubber stamps provided. With plenty of exciting pictures and blank spaces to fill, lift the lid off the inkpad and get stamping!

A world of creative jewelry design at your fingertips! Now you can combine the self-expressive qualities of rubber stamping with the elegance of jewelry-making. It's easier than you think! Sharilyn Miller provides all of the tips and techniques you need inside. She clearly illustrates the basics of jewelry-making, then provides step-by-step guidelines for creating beautiful embellishments with rubber stamps and easy-to-find materials, including polymer clay, decorative fibers, shrink plastic, foam, copper and glass. You'll also find 20 exciting wearable art projects, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and attractive full-color photographs. Throughout, Miller helps you craft imaginative, attractive pieces of jewelry that are ready to wear or give as gifts!