Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping

Book Description
Top trend spotters in the craft and greeting card industry say that consumers are showing a real passion for texture. Crafters can easily satisfy that craving with this treasure trove of 40 elegant card and gift projects. It teaches plenty of texture-making techniques that utilize the magic of stamping in all its forms. Curry is a master at creating dreamy, sophisticated and surprisingly beautiful texture effects. With enthusiasm, she teaches how to make richly textured backgrounds that look complex, but are surprisingly easy to re-create. Step-by-step, readers will have fun combining basic stamping techniques with metallic paints, resist effects, alcohol inks, layers of acetate, watercolors, embellishments and much more! Projects are conveniently grouped into sections that highlight the different ways texture can be created-by using visual texture, spot coloration, layered texture or adding embellishments. Long-time rubber stampers and card makers will be inspired by all the new texturing techniques and clever variations demonstrated in this book. :More than just cards, there are also lots of fresh ideas for turning ordinary boxes, tags, clocks and tiles into memorable gift items. All this makes Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping an inspirational resource crafters will turn to again and again.

About the Author
Nancy Curry is a nationally known rubber stamp artist who has taught stamping workshops throughout the U.S. Her work has been published in many of the top craft magazines, including Somerset Studio, Stamping Arts and Crafts, as well as cover art and special features in Rubber Stamper, Expression, Vamp Stamp News and Belle Armoire. Nancy lives in Mason, Ohio.


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Inside Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping, you'll discover a variety of innovative texturing techniques using paint, embellishments and inks for stunning results. Nancy Curry guides you through over 40 stylish projects featuring a wonderful mix of new texture approaches, dimensional effects and decorative accents. With clear, step-by-step instructions, you'll easily learn to apply each method in a variety of unique ways with amazingly different results each time. All of the sophisticated designs are surprisingly simple to achieve, even for a beginner. In addition to new stamping techniques, Curry illustrates exciting new ways to use materials you are already familiar with such as shrink plastic, metallic ink, fibers, charms and art wire. You'll also find detailed projects that use common materials in unconventional ways such as alcohol inks on clear acetate, metal leaf on webbing spray and metallic rub-ons on textured hot glue.


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