This month I’m so happy to share one of my favorite techniques: Block print stamping with acrylic paint!
Here I’m using a wooden block stamp from Blockwallah. These are handmade stamps made from Indian rosewood, a sustainable hard wood that’s amazingly lightweight and makes a beautiful impression. The stamps fit comfortably in your hand and give a really lovely handcrafted look. Here’s the stamp, Blockwallah’s Fancy Fox:
And here’s the project:
Block Print Stamping with Paint, what you need—
– Fancy Fox stamp, Blockwallah
– Acrylic paint (London Bus, Mermaid) from PaperArtsy
– Mousepad, towel or ironing board—some surface on which to stamp that offers some softness
– Cardstock: red, white, teal, black
– Brown inkpad
– Rhinestone accents
– Black twine
– Sentiment stamp (Congrats stamp set from Waffle Flower)
– Cosmetic wedge
– Fine tip paintbrush
– Blank white card
Block Print Stamping with Paint, how to do it—
1. Place white cardstock on a flexible surface such as a mousepad. This is an important step—not having the “give” of a flexible surface results in patchy stamping.
2. Squeeze some London Bus onto a craft sheet or other palette. Dip in the cosmetic wedge and tap onto the stamp. Stamp onto white cardstock, positioning the image toward the top. Let dry.
3. Dilute Mermaid paint with water and use a fine-tip brush to paint in areas of the fox.
4. Mat onto red, teal and black.
5. Use brown ink to stamp the sentiment on a strip of white cardstock. Mat the top and bottom with black, then wrap around the matted fox. Glue to the card front. Add rhinestones and a bow tied in black twine.
Here’s another version, just stamped with brown paint and using different cardstock colors. I love how this little fox can be so versatile. (Plus, how cute is he???)
Another reason why I love Blockwallah stamps? Because they are handcrafted, the stamp you’re using is actually a piece of art in itself.
Want to see a video of this project? Just visit Studio SN on You Tube and watch the Block Print Stamping with Acrylic Paint video.
