Fun Foam printing with my friends

My ex-colleague Mandi who lives in Spain has spent the week crafting with me. Our friend Ann came along as well for crafting on Tuesday and a visit to a health spa on Wednesday.

I was given an excellent book on printing for Christmas: "Print and Stamp 52 ideas for handmade, upcycled print tools" by Traci Bunkers. We spent Tuesday morning creating stamping tools from Fun Foam. Ann made a complicated roller stamp, inspired by one of those in book. Mandi then took Ann's off cuts, amended them a bit, and made her own stamp. Clicking on the images will show you a larger image and you will be able to see the detail of the roller.

Ann was inspired yet again and made the stamp below.

We thought about using them on T-shirts or a bag, but didn't have time.

Print and Stamp Lab: 52 Ideas for Handmade, Upcycled Print Tools

One of the books I received for Christmas was Print and Stamp Lab: 52 Ideas for Handmade, Upcycled Print Tools by Traci Bunkers. It is a brilliant book with all sorts of ideas on making stamps. Although I had ten days away from the office, most of those days were too cold for me to want to be in the studio. I did manage one day though and made a few stamps and rollers.

I made these from some furniture wheel protectors, and got two stamps for the price of one. One is the spongy inside and the other is the harsh edged outside. I use tape on the top of my home made stamps to make them easier to pick up.

Christmas Goodies - Print and Stamp by Traci Bunkers

I keep a wishlist at Amazon and always make sure it is tidied up around Christmas and my birthday. Our Christmas was a 90% Amazon Christmas. One of the books I was given was Print and Stamp by Traci Bunkers. If you are in to printing, then this is an excellent book. It has all sorts of ideas for creating printing blocks from every day objects. It has been very cold here over Christmas so I haven't had a chance to get in the workroom to experiment. yet. It is warm enough today, but I had to work. I plan to create some printing blocks, experiment on paper and then cover a T-shirt. That will, of course, be blogged.