A material gaining in popularity and no wonder as it inspires and surprises with every new piece. The metamorphosis from stamp and colour to shrink is always a revelation as you are never quite sure of the result.
Tim Holtz's Distress Inks are a completely different formulation from standard inks: they have been developed to produce an aged, grunged and shabby chic look to artwork and photographs. These inks are perfect for the current oh-so-fashionable 'vintage' look! Always make sure you replace the lid immediately after use to prevent the ink from drying out. Highly pigmented and with...
Dry embossing is a very simple, very elegant method of adding dimension to your artwork. Supplies needed are minimal: thin card stock or good quality paper, a stencil (brass or plastic), an embossing tool (wood handle with a steel blunt-ended needle at each end) and a lightbox. This is plastic, with a low-wattage bulb underneath to illuminate your working area.
Unmounted stamps are easy to use, economical and space-saving. Much cheaper than wood-mounted stamps, they take less than a quarter of the storage space. Stamps are usually available in sheet form which you then cut up, although some companies will supply single images.
Embossing adds an elegant, dimensional element to any stamped image. It may look difficult, but is in fact one of the most popular and effective rubber-stamping techniques of all.