All Tied Up With A Bow
May 7th, 2008 by Simone
As my handiwork attests I’m a terrible stamper. I never seem to be able to avoid getting the rim of the stamp onto the paper, the ink doesn’t distribute evenly, I could go on and on. Any hints on how this is done would be greatly appreciated. However, as a concept piece and for a birthday present for a seven-year-old, I think this works: I cut out a piece of brown wrapping paper to fit the present, and then proceeded to stamp Daniel’s name all over it. For recycling purposes a brown paper bag would work equally well, but for some reason they only do plastic in NYC.
While stamping the D-A-N was still a very Zen experience, by the time I got to the I-E-L part, I was ready to pack it up. Fortunately he didn’t have a lengthy name like Balthazar. (That would have been Elizabeth’s name if my husband had had his druthers and she had been a boy.)
The bow used to be part of an exercise video tape. I got that idea from Danny Seo.
Note to self: Don’t try to remove the ribbon from the tape case five minutes before you have to leave for the party.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Very cool idea. Looks fantastic and original.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Have you tried clear stamps? You can pick up an alphabet set for $10 in the scrapbooking section at Target, and an acrylic block for around $3. You can position your letters on the block to spell out your word, and then since the block is clear, you can see exactly where you’re stamping! Plus, I find that I don’t get as much of that edge of the stamp thing going on.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Stamping…another of those crafty things I need to get into (since I only have a thousand things going right now. lol) I think it looks great! We’re always our own worst critiques, though, huh?
May 8th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I second clear stamps, I just started using them after having been a rubber stamper for years and love them! Target has their stamps on sale this week (and other scrapbooking supplies 10% off)
May 8th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Thank you all, especially Lindsay, for your comments and helpful hints. I just tried the dragging and tapping technique and it much improved the outcome of my stamping. Target. . . oh no, once I end up there you know I’ll buy more than just some stamps.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:24 am
You did a really great job! I love the idea of using the ribbon from video tapes!