I made this fabric for Moki’s hand stamped fabric swap. We were to design a stamp (about 3 inches) and stamp a yard of nice cotton fabric, cut it into fat quarters and send 3 away (keeping one ). I couldn’t stop at one stamp-so I did three stamps.
I did a flowery design using Fall inspired colors. Since I was all stampy, I made coordinating twill tape “ribbon” and notecards. Fun fun fun!
Then I packaged them up real pretty and sent them on their way.Here is how I did it: (Moki gives instructions too)
You’ll need: fabric of choice (pre-washed), 1 sheet of super thick craft foam, 1 sheet of thin self-adhesive craft foam, acryilic craft paints (you can use fabric paints/ink), exacto knife or very sharp scissors, a brayer and an iron for heat setting.
You can use a paint brush for applying the paint onto the stamp, but a brayer helps decrease the amount of excess paint that could potentially glop up your pretty/clean fabric. Plus, the thinner the layer of paint is, the better the outcome for a softer feeling fabric vs. a stiff painted feeling one(especially if you are using acrylic craft paints).
1) Cut out design using the thin self-adhesive craft foam. Peel off adhesive backing and stick onto a super thick piece of craft foam (see picture).
2) Spread out paint, using the brayer, onto a 6″ x 6″ (or larger) piece of super thick foam. This gives you a nice flat surface for an even, thin layer of paint.
3) You can either roll the paint onto the stamp using the brayer, or just press the stamp into the paint. I found that I got better coverage using the brayer, but smaller stamps are easier to just press into the paint.
4) Start stamping away, using even pressure when pressing the stamp onto the fabric.
5) When the fabric is covered with the design, allow to completely dry. Heat set with iron.
*I have not tried washing this fabric yet, but I do know that when I accidently get craft paint on my clothes- It NEVER comes off once it has dried.
September 29th, 2006 at 4:38 am
Wow, wow again! Nice everything……stamps, fabric, cards, packaging, tutorial. WOW!
September 29th, 2006 at 10:42 am
Super great job! Makes me wish I signed up for the swap.
September 29th, 2006 at 11:04 am
So nice!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:56 pm
love it!!! i hope i get one:):) i am working on my fabric this weekend for the swap…i have everything and my design inspiration, just been short on time this week:)
September 29th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
i love this fabric! I always get so inspired, looking at your blog.
September 30th, 2006 at 11:40 am
Spectacular results! Thanks for sharing the details on creating the stamps. I really do want to give this a go.
October 2nd, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Yeah, oh yeah…I did get one! Thank you SO much! It is even more beautiful in person.
October 4th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
OMG…fabulous little packages! Those girls you swaped with will be soooooo happy
I know I would be!
October 6th, 2006 at 9:16 am
Wow, that fabric is gorgeous! Great work!
October 9th, 2006 at 7:41 am
Great tutorial. I received mine today from you. WOWWWW. Impressed and love it. Love the trim, the fabric and the card, thank you so much! I’m slack and have yet to do mine, I also got a little bit of performance anxiety LOL. But receiving yours has inspired me. Thanks!
October 11th, 2006 at 11:09 am
what a treat to receive — it’s georgous! wonder what they’ll make with it?!
October 19th, 2006 at 4:54 am
great tutorial ¡¡¡¡¡
October 23rd, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Wow. This turned out beautifully. Thanks for the tutorial!
September 28th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Thanks for sharing. The possibilities are endless! I have some ideas for our girl scout sleepovers. Hmmmm……
October 1st, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Oooo can’t wait to try this! Another item to go on my project list… but I may just bump it up to the top
Yahoo!
July 23rd, 2008 at 2:02 am
thank you .
November 8th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
How cool. I have some stamps that I love and have been wondering what to do with them. Great ideas.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Great blog!!! do you know some eco or organic paints for fabric???
March 4th, 2009 at 5:14 am
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April 18th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
wow this is a GREAT site I am learning a bunch from you, I make my own greeting cards now I want some clay to make my own buttons
September 15th, 2009 at 3:02 am
Thanks for a great tutorial..I have put a link to it on my freebies blog…hugs Khris