Something new to try with stamps

Stamp Etching

by Lydia Fiedler

From Splitcoast Stampers.com

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Use a fine-tipped black pen to give your stamped images the look of classical etchings.

Supplies

• Open line-art stamp image (Stampin' Up!'s Blended Bloom used here)
  
• Black marker or pen with a fine tip
  
• Cardstock (a smooth cardstock is best)
  
  

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Begin by stamping an open line art stamp in black ink on smooth white cardstock.
   

2. Step 2

   Using a fine-tipped marker, begin to make tapered lines within the stamp image with a light flicking motion - lifting the pen off the paper towards the end of your line. The line should be thinner at the end than it is where it started.
   
3. Practice by drawing a straight line on a scrap. Put your pen down on the line briefly and then as you draw a quick line, lift the tip of the pen up off the paper towards the end of the line.
   

4. Step 3

   To add a little shading, do a second, shorter group of lines at the base of the first.
   

5. Step 4

   Continue until your image is completely filled.
   

6. Step 5

   For variations on this technique, try cross-hatching...
7. or stippling.
   

8. Step 6

   Use your image on a finished project.
   
9. Try this technique on colored cardstock, too.
   

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