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Stamping/Crafting Fests! => Older Fests => Winterfest Challenges and Chats 2017 => Topic started by: Conniecrafter on January 20, 2017, 07:52:44 AM
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I have seen in a couple of places here lately of people making stamps from their dies using foam, like the fun foam you can buy for like 29 cents a sheet or something like that, I am thinking they may even sell it at like Walmart if you don't have any in your stash and I am hoping everyone has a die that they can make into a stamp also so anyone can play along.
I have seen where they put double stick tape onto the back of the foam to stick it onto their clear block to stamp. You can use ink or paint to stamp onto your project, and yes if you want to combine it with another challenge that is good too :)
I have not tried it yet so I will be giving it a try right along with you, I am hoping to have a card made by the start of the fest.
Please use WF-17 MAS when posting a card and share here when you do. I will have a little package to send out.
Please let me know if I have forgotten anything.
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I have seen this done before too, but never had a chance to try it. I have the materials and am looking forward to giving it a go! Thanks for hosting!
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I tried it last night, my tip for you would be don't go with anything really thing to cut out, and only pass it through your machine once, when I went back and forth with mine like I usually do it shifted and didn't work well.
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I haven't tried this before but I have all the supplies and can't wait to try it! Thanks for hosting:)
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Cool challenge. I actually have some fun foam from a challenge Daniel hosted years ago.
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Ok here is the card I made for the challenge, thank goodness for my MISTI because it took me a couple of inkings to get good coverage, I used dye ink, wonder if the chalks would work better, or pigment inks. I decided half way through that this would make a good post for my Dies R us team post in February, so shhhh you haven't seen this yet :)
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=3145#top_display_media
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Your card is beautiful, Connie! I can't wait to try this.
April :smile:
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Seen what? ;D
Great sample. I've got a die in mind I want to try but I'm not sure how well it will work.
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Beautiful sample card Connie! LOL--I think this technique has been on my list of challenges to host for over 2 years but it just didn't make it to the top. Several of us experimented with all types of materials in the Cuttlebug when it was 1st released. This was one of my favorites. Hope everyone enjoys.
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I really like your sample! I can't believe you were able to cut such a finely detailed stamp from foam. Great results. Thanks for suggesting the Misti, or another stamp positioner, because I think foam needs a wet ink or paint to get a good image on the first try ... and paint can be messy and unpredictable.
I hope to try this soon.
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This was so much fun and I made 4 "stamps!" I made 2 cards with 2 of them. I can see making more stamps down the road! I combined the Christmas card with the Christmas All Year challenge.
April :smile:
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=3151#top_display_media
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=3152#top_display_media
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Thanks for playing along April, they are great, really love the Christmas card!!
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Has anyone else had this issue, the ink won't come off the stamp or dry? I cut my stamp and inked it with red Versafine ink. I used my Misti to stamp it. When I was done, I thought the stamp looked pretty and figured I could use it on another project. But I wanted to do another card with the same stamp but in black. So I cut another one and inked it with black. Then I wanted to try it with yet another color. But I can't get the ink completely off the black stamp and the red stamp isn't drying. I used them on Sunday, and the red one still isn't dry and there is still wet ink on the black one no matter how many times I try cleaning it or try rubbing the ink off.
Any thoughts?
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Wow Sarah it must be the kind of ink you used, I went to clean my stamp off and decided to rub it onto watercolor paper and it made a great watercolored impression so I made that into a card, and when I cleaned it off, it left a pretty color to the stamp so I just added that foam stamp to a card, so I ended up with 3 cards out of it. But I never tried cleaning it totally off the stamp, but it dried so that I could add it to my card.
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That is strange Sarah! I used ColorBox pigment ink and had no trouble changing ink colors. I wiped the foam with a baby wipe and it came clean.
I started a Craftsy class last night and Catherine Pooler made a similar card with a circle stamp and die inks.
Here is my Valentine (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=3165#top_display_media).
I should have re-read your posts, Connie! My die did shift when I ran it back and forth in my Big Shot. I was happily surprised how well this foam stamped. Maybe because my pigment ink pads were pretty new. I'm glad, because I feel like stamping with paint can be pretty unpredictable. I cut both sizes of hearts on the Primitive Hearts die and also cut a shamrock. Hopefully I'll get a chance to play with those soon.
Thanks so much for this challenge!
Here is a picture of my card with the stamp I made.
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Oh wow Cindi your card is just so cool, I love that design, yes it is much better to just run the die through the machine once on those foam sheets, thanks for playing along in the challenge!
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Here is my entry. I did not have many dies that would make an interesting stamp (most are basic shapes and some labels) but I did have this foliage set, so I used most of those in one card!
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=3168#top_display_media
Sarah, I used avery elle pigment inks for my card, but then I saw what you wrote about the Versafine. I tried a few stampings of versafine on my craft foam stamp and did not have an issue with the color not coming off. I used colors and not black, though. Not sure if that made a difference.
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thanks for playing along, glad you found some dies that would work for you :)
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I don't have many dies, but I tried a few. This border die came out good, and made a good background paper.
Made a balloon birthday card!
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/index.php?cat=23
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Used the other background I made for this challange with the three letters challange
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/index.php?cat=23
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very cool, love the border stamping, worked great with the two images you used! thanks for playing along!
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This was so fun! This was my first time making a stamp from fun foam. I don't own very many dies other than basic shape ones since I have a cricut. Now I want to try and do this same technique using my cricut.
I did notice that it worked best with a juicy ink pad. And I had a hard time trying to use different colors after I had inked it up with one color. I wonder if the thicker foam would work better for that? I used a thin sheet that has a sticky backs adhesive on one side and wow! It took a while to get that off my block!
I really enjoyed this challenge, Connie. Thanks for hosting O0
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?pid=3187
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LeighAnn, thanks for doing my challenge, that is a cute design on your card, thanks for letting us know that using the adhesive type foam is probably not a good idea.
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What a fun challenge! I love all the cards. Thank you for sharing the type of ink you used. It seems to work well with both pigment inks and Distress ink.
Did anyone die cut two or more foam pieces and glue them together to make them a bit easier to ink up, or was the single layer enough?
Daria
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I thought the one layer was plenty, I made two other cards from this stamp that I will be sharing on my blog, I am using them for my Dies R us post on Feb.6th, I can share them here too after they are posted on the blog.
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Yes, I thought one layer of foam was fine too.
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Thanks for the answers. One it is. I'm always over-doing things.
Daria
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I managed to make 2 cards using my die cut stamps.
Yellow and Black Heart (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=93&pid=3206#top_display_media)
Red Heart (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=93&pid=3204#top_display_media)
And the red stamp is still not dry. I'm attaching a picture of the stamp and the ink on my finger, which I took today. And I included a picture of the two stamps I made and the images I stamped.
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You achieved nice stamping with that delicate of a die, well if it is still wet like that, it should clean off your stamp nicely. It is funny how some inks do not dry on the foam.
Thanks for doing the challenge :)
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I want to thank you all for taking on this challenge, there was some fun inspiration and creations made.
I put the names in a basket and my hubby drew......
LeighAnn -- Love pug 2
I am going to need your address too O0
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Congrats, LeighAnn! :smile:
April
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Woohoo! Congrats LeighAnn!
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Oh, wow! Thank you Connie! I really enjoyed this challenge and have even used my cricut now to cut some foam for a stamp :-)
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Oh cool, I never thought of using the cricut :idiot2:
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Congrats, Leigh Ann!
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Congrats, LeighAnn!!!!!
Thanks again for a great challenge.