Stitching Without Thread Rubber Stamping Tutorial

Stitching Without Thread Rubber Stamping Tutorial
by Jenny Doh
Featuring Woodland Friends Stamps

Stamp image on the wrong side of a card panel.

Remove threads from the sewing machine and free motion "stitch" the outline of the image. (Be sure that the feed dogs are lowered and the darning foot is on.)

Here's how it looks on the right side of the card after the "stitching"is complete.

Add details with a fine-point black marker.

Mount onto a card or journal or display near a window.

Happy Birthday Dress Card :: by Shona Cole

:: Happy Birthday Dress Card ::
by Shona Cole

{Featuring Dresses with Sashes Stamps}

Stamp image onto a piece of watercolor paper. Paint image with watercolor paints. Spray image with alcohol inks and carefully mask the main image. Collage some contrasting papers above and below the image. Add a little bead embellishment. Layer this panel onto a card and stamp the words "Happy Birthday" below.

Find stamps here.

Vintage Party Favor Tutorial by Melody M. Nunez

Vintage Party Favor
by Melody M. Nuñez
{Featuring Romantic Botanicals Clear Stamps}

Whether you’re hosting a crafting party, are making favors for a bridal shower, or simply want to surprise someone with a special treat, this favor/gift idea is sure to please. Though I’ve wrapped up vintage buttons in the favor I photographed, you could easily substitute Jordan almonds, monochromatic M&M’s, beads, or a single, decadent truffle. The silver container I’ve used as my base is a vintage mold, but you could also use small glass bowls, or even Mason jar lids (with the disk and ring adhered together).

Stamp an image from the Romantic Botanicals stamp set onto off-white watercolor paper.  (I used black StazOn ink.)  Trim your stamped image to the desired size, leaving a bit of negative space on all four side of the image. 

Set a silver eyelet in the upper left corner of the stamped watercolor piece.  Apply red Metallic Rub-ons to the four sides of the piece, using a light touch.  Set this stamped piece aside.

 

Put buttons (or other favor/gift) into the container of your choice, then wrap with cellophane.  Tie the cellophane closed with narrow black ribbon, and thread your stamped tag onto one loose end of the ribbon before tying a bow.  Finish by trimming the cellophane a few inches above the bow.

Mini Art Quilts by Becky Shander

Mini Art Quilts on Clothespins
by Becky Shander
{Featuring Live to Love Clear Stamps}

Soar Bird on Clothespin: Stamp square frame image onto a piece of blue scrapbook paper with Distress Ink Pad (Vintage Photo) and hand tear around the image. Type “soar” onto a piece of canvas fabric (the canvas fabric that I used is from an image transfer kit found in the office supply department) and use scissors to cut around the word. Cut a bird image (my image was previously transferred onto canvas fabric using gel medium.)  Apply glitter glue over the bird’s chest area and let dry. 

Cut a piece of organic cotton batting to accommodate the stamped frame image. Use a glue stick to adhere the elements together. And then add machine sewn details under the word, “soar” as well as a hand stitched “x” with an embroidery needle and red string. To display the piece, clip a clothespin to the bottom and place it into a mini glass jar. 

"X" Birdhouse on Clothespin: Stamp rectangular frame image onto paper with Distress Ink Pad (Vintage Photo) and use scissors to cut around the image (I cut off part of the stamped frame for a more interesting looking edge.) Stamp heart image onto blue scrapbook paper with Distress Ink Pad (Vintage Photo) and use scissors to cut out the heart shape. Cut out a bird image (my image was previously transferred onto canvas fabric using gel medium.) Apply glitter glue to the bird image and let dry. Cut an “X” from a magazine page.  Use a glue stick to adhere the elements together. Then use a sewing needle and silver thread to add an “x” detail. Use craft glue to adhere a button to the stamped heart and let dry. To display the piece, wrap ribbon around a clothespin and clip it to the bottom. Then place the clothespin into a mini glass jar. Fill the jar part way with buttons. 

Find stamps here.