Making Gifts With Rubber Stamps - Softcover

Make unique, expressive gifts with rubber stamps in combination with mixed media such as polymer clay, shrink plastic, handmade paper and more. Each project demonstrates a specific technique, then goes on to include stunning examples of how each technique can be combined or refined to produce a sophisticated piece of art. Included are guidelines for crafting greeting cards, books, boxes, portfolios, jewelry and more, along with valuable advice on: embossing, masking and eraser carving; mono printing, ink blown back grounds, bleeding marker tissure, faux marbling, plastic wrap and rubbings; shadow boxes, scratch art, shrink art, beads, clay works, fabric scraps and wearable art; basic tools and composition tips; One of the most recognized, prolific and innovative rubber stamp artists. Sandra McCall is an author, artist, teacher and co-owner of Gains & McCall Rubber Art Stamps. She has taught workshops on decorative surface embellishments for paper and jewelry art, and has written several instructive articles for major rubber stamping magazines.