Paper Embossing with Rubber Stamps

Sometimes your art journal page just needs a little extra.

Why not make your own embossed accents.














MATERIALS REQUIRED:

- rubber stamps or anything sturdy with texture, printmaking items
- kleenex
- water
- paint brush
- glue

PROCEDURE:

I'm always buying rubber stamps.  Michaels puts different themed stamps on promo all the time and I can pick them up for a dollar or less.

But you can also use anything with a sturdy surface that has texture, things you would use for printmaking, even bubble wrap.

Take a few tissues from your box and cut about 1 inch larger than your stamp.

Have a little water close by and a paintbrush.

Your stamps should be clean, if they have ink on them give them a scrub.

Lay a piece of tissue on top of your stamp.

Wet your paintbrush with water and paint over tissue.  Use the bristles of the brush to push the tissue into all the spaces.

Lay another tissue on, I like to alternate them, and repeat.

Continue for at least 5 layers.  On the last layer brush on a coat of white glue.

Put aside to dry overnight.

When you pull them off the stamp you will see the design embossed on the paper.

Trim the excess.


Now you can use your embossed accent on either side.

Paint with watercolors or acrylic.

Then glue into place.

That's it.

You can create your own accents for scrapbooking, mixed media compositions, etc.

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Take care everyone and I'll see Friday.