Here are my first results. Speedball ink seemed to work best. The fluid acrylic, not so much although my stamp was still a bit wet from rinsing.
Here is my stamp, cut and mounted on a scrap piece of gatorboard. The frog is 2 7/8" x 1 3/8".
I went over my drawing on the styrofoam with a sharp pencil. Styrofoam is so soft this easily left an indented outline to follow.
A drawing, if one is needed. I made mine on tracing paper so if I chose to reverse the image(which I did) I didn't need to redraw. Remember, when you use your stamp the image will be reversed so please keep that in mind when transferring your drawing.
Supplies you will need: styrofoam plates, Exacto knife with sharp blade & glue. A self-healing mat is nice for cutting and some foamcore or gatorboard for mounting your finished stamp. Note: You may need to glue two or more plates together to get the desired thickness of styrofoam. For my project I used two plates.----------------------------------------------------------
I saw this idea somewhere but can't for the life of me remember where or I would post a link or at least give credit.
I've done a short pictorial demo of my first attempt at making a homemade stamp from cheap styrofoam plates. Stamps tend to be pricey and you can never find exactly what you're looking for anyway. Proper stamp making supplies also come with a price tag and, with no craft stores near me, shipping costs as well.
3 comments:
What fun! You're always coming up with creative ideas. Living where I do, I fully understand the lack of close by art supply stores. This shows that there are ways to explore without a hefty price tag.
Anita.
Thx, Anita. I can't take full credit for this idea but it sure is a good one, isn't it? I'm going to try styrofoam meat trays next. That would be recycling, right?;)
You betcha!!! :-) Shouldn't need two layers with them I'd think.
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