Rubber Stamping With CDs
Contributed by: Kelley Likes
After being inspired by "The
Feel of Autumn", a Stamp
Artist of the Month contest entry from
Sept 2001, by Stamp Artist - Jacci Flaherty, Kelley decided to
give this technique a try and sent me her beautiful results of
rubber stamping on a CD to be included in our rubber stamping
tips & techniques section. See Kelley's instructions below. |
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CD2 |
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Stamp Artist Kelley
Likes |
I painted with acrylic
white paint first, used the heat gun to dry it faster, gave it
as many coats as I liked, the I used cat's eye color box inks,
red, green and yellow. There is small amount of heliotrope in
there also. Then embossed with transparent powder.
I did another one and then my daughter is 15, she did one also
because it looked like fun. It is!!!
The tulip is by Anita's; the word print is from Stampendous;
the leafy backgrounds are from Stampin Up; the sunflower is from
Delafield.
CD2 stamp credits: Stampendous, Hero Arts, Psx and Magenta. Colorbox
colors used again. |
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CD Ornaments or Sun Catchers
Contributed by: Kelly Olson
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1. Sand off the label on your junk CD. Silver
labels are the easiest to sand, but all colors will sand as far as
I know. When you are done sanding, your CD should be c-through.
2. There are a lot of different ways to proceed from here:
A. Stamp on the shiny side w/ crafter's ink and
heat set. Flip over & color in on the sanded side w/colored
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B. Color on the sanded
side w/ permanent markers (I used berol Prismacolor, Tria ink
would probably work too). Stamp on sanded side w/ black crafter's
ink, and heat set. Then flip over and stamp again w/ crafter's
ink and heat set. Stamping on both sides gives the illusion of
depth.
C. On the sanded side, rub colored crafter's ink
on CD. After the CD is completely covered w/ ink, make lines
w/ the ink pad in a direct-to-paper fashion on the CD over the
ink. Emboss w/ clear UTEE or EP. Flip
over, and stamp images around CD w/ black crafter's ink and heat
set. Rub embossing ink over top & emboss in clear EP or UTEE. |
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3.
Heat top of CD and punch a hole w/ a 1/16th" hole punch
to avoid cracking. Thread w/ string.
4. Go around edges w/ a gold leafing pen.
5. Hot glue a pretty bow over previously punched hole.
These look especially pretty on a Christmas
tree with the lights shining or on a window with the sun shining
through. I hope you like these!
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Stamp Credit
for above CD Art: "Pine Needles" & "Dragonfly"
- Stampa Bay, "Manger" - StampCraft,
"Angels" - PSX & StampCraft, "Cherubs"-
CoMotion, "Leaf & Berries" - Stampin' Up! |
Getting your CDs into the shape YOU
want.
Contributed by: Steph Hilt
Carefully: In near-to-boiling water,
put your CD in and let it sit for a few minutes until heated.
Using tongs, remove CD from water. Wear gloves, as the CD will
be HOT. You have to work fast because the CD will start to cool
off immediately. With the CD out of the water you will be able
to cut any shape you want out easily, like slicing into butter.
If the CD starts to get hard to cut, slip it back into the water
and let it heat up again. Being able to cut your CD into different
shapes gives you the control over the CD...not the other way
around!
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Making Stamp Art Jewelry From Junk CDs
Contributed By: Anne Sagor
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Cut the CDs
into pieces using heavy-duty kitchen scissors held at a 45-degree
angle. Be sure that you have some sort of eyewear to protect
your eyes in case of shattering (I read that in Cyndi Thayer's
article in the Feb 2000 issue of Vamp Stamp News). Someone posted
a tip on Gingerwood about holding CDs under hot tap water to
soften them for easier cutting. I haven't tried that yet, but
I will. I have found that the AOL Titanium and Earthlink CDs
yield the best results. If you have a Micro Center computer store
near you, they probably have loads of those lying around for
free. That's where I acquire mine. |
"Blue Eye" |
| 2. |
With a cosmetic
wedge sponge, sponge acrylic paint onto the CD piece. I like
to use two colors--maybe a soft blue for the basic background
and a darker blue around the edges. Metallic acrylics also make
beautiful backgrounds. One of my favorite combinations was a
copper metallic paint background accented with a metallic blue
paint. Use the bottled acrylics at Michael's, MJ Designs, and
Hobby Lobby--Ceramcoat, Americana, Accent, Aleene's. |
"Cartouche" |
| 3. |
The acrylic
paint should dry quickly. When dry, stamp your chosen image on
the painted background with Crafter's Black ink and heat set. |
"King Tut" |
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Press the
decorated face of the CD onto a clear embossing pad and then
into a shallow container of Clear UTEE to coat it with the powder.
Heat and melt the UTEE. |
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Press
the CD quickly back into the Clear UTEE for a second coat. Be
careful to use only the very tips of your fingers to pick up
the piece when putting it into the UTEE again so you won't burn
yourself!!! For an alternate method of building up the desired
thickness of Clear UTEE, see #11 below. |
"Moon" |
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Heat. At this
point, I like to sprinkle some other UTEE colors such as Interference
Blue or Gold or even colors of regular embossing powder into
the melted Clear UTEE. Heat and melt them; then dip the CD into
the Clear UTEE for the third and last time. |
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11. |
If desired,
ink a stamp with colored pigment ink. Heat the third layer of
Clear UTEE, and while it is still molten, press the inked stamp
into it. Let the UTEE cool a bit before removing the stamp.
When the layered CD piece has cooled, brush one coat of Delta
Ceramcoat Gloss Varnish on it to protect the pigment ink stamped
into the top layer. Omit this step if you didn't stamp into the
final layer with an inked stamp. Allow the finish to dry and
cure, preferably overnight. The Ceramcoat Gloss finish is my
favorite brush-on final coat; I've used it for years on other
things, and when I discovered that Krylon Gloss spray dulled
the UTEE, I decided to go back to basics. It's a water-based
finish that will clean off a brush with water as long as it hasn't
dried; one it dries, it cannot be reactivated with water.
Drill a hole or holes for
charms. Sometimes the UTEE will crack at the drill site, although
not often. Be prepared with some camouflage such as Beedz (the
tiny hole less beads) or a mix of seed and bugle beads to glue
onto the newly exposed CD base. These also make excellent embellishments
even if you're not covering up a mistake or an accident!!! Attach
charm(s).
Glue pin back onto reverse of the CD piece with E-6000.
After melting the first layer of Clear UTEE, continue to sprinkle
Clear UTEE into the molten surface and keep heating it. As the
thickness builds, you may want to add some other colors to the
Clear, but not enough to obscure your stamped design. You may
loose a bit more powder this way, but your fingertips aren't
in danger of getting burned. When you have the desired thickness,
you may stamp into the final molten layer. See # 7 above. If
you don't stamp into the top layer, wait until the CD piece has
completely cooled and go to # 9 above.
That's it. You have created a unique piece of jewelry. Wear it
with pride. Make some for your friends. Most of all, be creative
and have a lot of fun making beautiful things. |
"Mauve Lady"
"Writing Lady Art"
"Japanese Lady" |
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