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This is the first in a series of step-by-step processes to build textural layers for your creative work. I used only one set of stamps in doing the artwork. I used set 115 from Impress Me rubberstamps.

This lesson will show using a variety of stamp pads and paint to achieve the finished look. You can work on paper, fabric, altered books, or any other surface of your choice. I did all of the samples on Costco's Kirkland Photo Paper. The photo paper is amazing to use and I prefer it to other glossy papers since the photo paper does not buckle when wet, making it easy to add additional layers and to add embellishments by gluing and sewing.

SUPPLIES:

“Impress Me” rubber stamp set 115
Costco's Kirkland Photo paper

I used the Sherrill Kahn's Travel Paint Studio for the projects, but you can buy the paint separately in art stores. The studio has the brush, sponge, Sorbets, Neopaques, Lumieres, and the metal applicator tip for adding highlights to your designs. The paint studio can be purchased from this website.

Jacquard's Sherrill's Sorbets

Jacquard's Lumieres
Jacquard's Neopaques
Jacquard's Textile Paints
Clearsnap's Chalks
Clearsnap's Ancient Page
Lumiere applicator tipped paints with metal tips
Sponge pieces cut into approximately 1” x 1” squares (I buy the sponges in the paint or wallpaper departments of home improvement warehouse stores. It is yellow orange in color).
Flat brush approximately ½”
Water container
Paper towels
Plastic to cover your work surface

Project One: Size---5 ½” x 8”

Step One:
Use Clearsnap Chalk colors to stamp patterns on the background. I stamped both horizontally and vertically. Apply the color by patting it onto the rubber stamps. The images are excellent on the photo paper.

Step Two:
Add additional colors of stamping filling more patterns into the background using additional chalk colors.

Step Three:
Dip a sponge into the lid of a jar of Blueberry Sorbet or squeeze the color onto the sponge from a squeeze bottle. Remove most of the color onto a separate piece of photo paper set to the side of your main design. I call that separate piece of paper a serendipity piece. It is sometimes your favorite piece. Lightly sponge the Blueberry Sorbet over some of the chalks, subduing the bright colors.

Step Four:
Sponge a warm Chalk color over the dry Blueberry Sorbet and sponge some Gold Lumiere over selected areas. Highlight chosen areas with Gold Lumiere.

Project Two: Size---5 ½” x 8”

Repeat steps One, Two, Three and Four from Project One using Clearsnap's Ancient Page stamp pads.

Step Five:
Add sponged Gold Lumiere colors over the design. Highlight selected areas with Gold Lumiere.

Project Three: Size---8 ½” x 11”

Step One:
Use both Clearsnap's Chalk colors and Clearsnap's Ancient Page colors to rubber stamp designs on the surface. Overlap some of the designs for more variety. Sponge chalk colors over some of the stamped designs (I used olive green and red orange).

Step Two:
Add additional stamp designs, covering the entire surface.

Step Three:
Using techniques discussed in Step Three from Project One, add Lumiere Gold, Blueberry Sorbet, and Watermelon Sorbet over some of the stamped images.

Step Four:
Sponge additional color using Jacquard's Scarlet and Magenta Textile Paints. Also add Blueberry Sorbet color to additional areas.

Step Five:
Build more layers of color using Textile colors from Step Four and additional metallic color. Also add some darks to the design with Jacquard's Neopaque Violet. Use a flat brush to apply Grape sorbet to the middle area over the red orange horizontal color. Highlight selected areas with applicator tipped bottle with Gold Lumiere.

Project Four and Project Five:

Both are done exactly like the other projects using other stamps from Set 115, Clearsnap Chalks, Clearsnap Ancient Page colors, and Jacquard Paints.

Have fun with this project and see what new things you can develop using every stamp from one stamp set.