Learn more than a dozen stamping techniques, with easy-to-follow instructions. You'll be able to make your own greeting cards to mark milestone occasions, celebrate holidays, or just say hello--
Take an exciting journey into printing with custom-carved stamps! In this complete stamp-carving workshop, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer covers every aspect of creating and using rubber stamps, including carving linear and curved designs, alphabets, complex and repeating geometrical shapes, and image transfers. After carving your own unique stamps, you'll also learn: • How to combine and layer stamps into original designs. • How to design stamps that work together as well as individually. • How to create stamps that combine with or enhance other stamps (hand carved or commercial). • And how to create complex, layered effects that resemble screen printing. This book also includes simple projects that explore various applications for stamping, including printing on different surfaces such as fabric, leather, paper, and canvas. Find your "authentic" design voice and get carving today!
This book showcases handmade greeting cards with the images contained in seven bestselling stamps sets from Gina K. Designs. Each featured stamp set includes a frame image large enough to fill an A2-sized card as well as complementary sentiments and images to use as stand-alone focal points or to create patterns.
Make over a dozen beautiful handmade cards with simple stamping techniques. Detailed instructions and full-color photography allow quick and easy completion of the projects.
Includes information by the Commission and various public officials and agencies on the economic, social, geographic and local governmental development of the Philippines.
Includes information by the Commission and various public officials and agencies on the economic, social, geographic and local governmental development of the Philippines.