I have a soft spot in my heart for the wild ferns in Oregon. Did you know that The Pacific Northwest is home to about 40 different species of ferns and it seems everywhere you turn you are able to find these gorgeous green beauties. Every spring and summer our yard pops with ferns and I can't resist using them in my creative projects. Today I thought it would be fun to show you how I stencil and stamp with ferns in a variety of different ways. Swipe left to see a bunch of examples! I have to first say that creating with nature is about discovery and engaging with your materials! Forget about perfection and things looking refined- instead challenge yourself to let go expectations and HAVE FUN! I love to stamp with ferns. I will load them up with paint just like you would with a stamp. Then I press it onto my surface to get an imprint. I like to layer these imprints all over my surface to create a messy and organic surface design. I also love to use ferns as a stencil. I use Dylusions Ink Spray or Marabu Acrylic Spray for projects like this but I don't always have spray on hand so I like to fill a mister with very saturated watercolor water or even ink. Pretty much any kind of fluid paint can be used to fill a mister. There is not right or wrong way for this process! I like to arrange my ferns all over the surface and I enjoy getting creative with where I place everything and then I spray lightly over the top. Using ferns as stamps and stencils on paper and canvas are one of my favorite ways to create colorful backgrounds. I also like to use the same concept on fabric and I will use fabric paint and dye (I love Jacquard dyes) with the same stencil and stamping process on fabric. This is a fun way to create one of kind fabric or scraps of fabric for sewing projects. For me, I enjoy using expressive free motion stitching to create patchwork art quilts or placemats.
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This Pumpkin Bunch wood mounted stamp is from Hero Arts. This stamp features a trio of pumpkins. This woodblock stamp is designed and packaged by Hero Arts. The stamp is made from hand-pressed and hand-cut deeply etched rubber held together with a foam mount, topped with a long-lasting label, and mounted on North American maple from sustainable forests for precision stamping and long-lasting quality. This stamp can be used with your favorite inks, markers, embossing powders, and other crafting mediums (sold separately). This stamp can be used for fall and Thanksgiving cards and scrapbook pages, tags, journals, planners, and other paper crafting and mixed media projects. This stamp measures 2.12" x 2.87". This stamp is made in the USA.
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While the palm trees of Southern California (in my old life) were beautiful- I do have a soft spot in my heart for the wild ferns in Oregon- boy have I missed them! The Pacific Northwest is home to about 40 different species of ferns and it seems everywhere you turn you are able to find these gorgeous green beauties! I couldn't resist creating my own fabric using a variety of ferns from our yard and a few simple surface design techniques from my book Sew Wild. The first technique is a glue resist- all you need is Elmers Glue, a paint brush and ferns (any leaves or anything with texture will also work). I covered the ferns with glue and then pressed them into the surface of fabric- it left an imprint (almost like a stamp) in glue. I covered the surface and then let the glue dry completely. Next, I painted over the top of the fabric with dye. Once the surface was dry, I heat set my dye with an iron and then washed the fabric. The glue washes away and in its place you have a beautiful imprint of the ferns. Next, I used the ferns as a stencil and as a stamp by placing them on the surface of my fabric and then painting over the top. I also covered the ferns with dye and then pressed them into the surface to leave an imprint I covered my fabric with layers of fern stencils and imprints. Of course I couldn't resist putting my fabric to use! I cut it up and used all of the pieces to create "scrappy" place mats, I sewed all of the scraps together with lots of free motion stitching. And just like that I created a set of place mats for our dining room table!
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Glue gun stencils have become my favorite thing to make, taking only minutes and giving a whizzy (new word?), quirky look. This idea is thanks to Traci Bautista and her newest book, "Printmaking Unleashed" published in 2014 by North Light Books. I must admit that I love her work and her books (previous fav is "Collage Unleashed"). Just as long as you make sure that all the lines are connected to another, they stay together and easily come off of parchment paper (Teflon sheet can be used also). The biggest one, the stripes, is 18" long and 12" tall so even big ones work. I didn't bother to flatten out most of them because the glue had already become firm (the glue is flat on the bottom but rounded on top), but if this is a problem, I'm sure I can wave a heat gun over the top to soften the glue and put a plexiglass sheet on top and press it down. Now to the actually using them as stencils!
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2019 Topic 16: Stamp Carving Well hello everyone, Keren here with a really creative theme for our new topic; stamp carving! I have to admit trying this once myself; years ago with a small rubber stamp. It wasn't the success I imagined it might be, and wish I'd seen some of these inspirational artists and techniques back then. Normally we'd start with a project from a PaperArtsy blogger, but I thought the perfect way to kick off the topic would be to mention Ellen Vargo who has created a wonderful range of stamps based on her stamp carvings (see more here about Ellen's carving). I've chosen this EEV03 set as a great example of the chunky style of a typical carved stamp. Ellen also created some super fine detail carved stamps for PaperArtsy too, and these finer detailed options allow a whole lot more fun in your stamped layers and colour choices. Here are a couple of examples Ellen made with her stamps showing how the bold and fine can contrast so perfectly. You might make a master-board to cut up into smaller sections as above, or even use a master-board as you background; this piece below is A4 in size for example. Starting with a simple but really striking example of a basic DIY stamp, is Anneke de Clerck with some lovely JoFY stamps, allowing that kraft to peep through provides a delicious contrast to the white paint. PaperArtsy Blog I'm a firm believer in the Sound of Music's principle of 'let's start at the very beginning'.. and this is a great blog post outlining some of the basic tools and techniques for getting started in stamp carving. Maple Post There are some really easy ways to begin your carving journey. Without forking out lots on equipment, why not start small and simple with rubbers/ erasers? The Country Chic Cottage What's really impressed me whilst researching for the topic, is the wide range of designs and the intricacy of the artwork. This example was interesting because traditionally I think of them as solid blocks. Alisa By K This example gives a really clear view of the hewn out block. Seeing the scratches and gouges shows some of the technique. Isla Joy Middleton There are some interesting blog posts about alternative substances to try your hand at carving with. How about fun foam mounted on a wood block? Approachable Art If you want to use something that nearly all of us would have hanging around our homes, why not try carving stamps with potatoes?! This simple project shows how powerful a simple repeated image can be. Mon Petit Monde Polymer Clay might seem an unlikely candidate, but Sunni Bergeron did a really interesting experiment using it. Sunny Bergeron Other experimentation can be seen with this experiment of different substances to carve with. One of the winners was Pan Shower Liner mounted on mdf. Sandrine Pelissier If you're a bit further along with carving, this is a real mine of information for the different types of carving blocks that are the best for textiles. Fly Gurl has done a great review. Fly Gurl Some of the projects you can find are simply amazing, and the sizes of the carved stamps are larger than expected too. Lili Arnold Studios What an awesome representation of a heart. Aren't the carved curved sinewy lines so very beautiful?! Salvaje I thought I'd finish by showing some gorgeous examples of some carved stamps. Suevangageldonk Intricacy makes for a spellbinding image, but it's easy to forget what you can do with one image. This image is transformed into a mandala-esque beauty. Andie Mayr Lastly, carving can produce really stylised images too.. Alejandro Lopez You're going to love the projects we have coming up for this topic. If you want to create along with us and this topic, please share on our social feeds so we can see what you get up to. The best places are Instagram @paperartsy or post in PaperArtsy People Group on Facebook. Make sure you tag us in your contributions, we love to see what you get up to in your creative world
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