The STAMP ARTIST's PROJECT BOOK: 85 projects to make and Decorate [Paperback]

Sharilyn Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2007

Created by the editor of Somerset Studio, the most notable stamp-craft magazine in the field, this project driven book features 85 distinctive stamping projects for home decoration, gifts and accessories in all mediums. While other books concentrate solely on stamping on paper and fabric, The Stamp Artist's Project Book emphasizes non-traditional mediums such as wood, metal, and polymer clay. Step-by-step instructions, tips and technique advice are provided for each project along with beautiful full-color photographs of finished projects and creative variation ideas for each. Projects are modern and sophisticated and will appeal to a creative audience of both experienced and beginning stamp artists.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sharilyn Miller is the editor of Somerset Studio, a bi-monthly magazine for art stampers, book artists, paper crafters, and lettering artists. Geared to intermediate and advanced artists, this highly visual magazine covers the latest in stamping techniques and creativity. Previously, she worked for several years as a reporter with The Orange County Register in Santa Ana, California. She is the author of Rockport's Stamp Art and lives in Alisoviejon, California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: New Line Books (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597642983
• ISBN-13: 978-1597642989
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,988,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been making artistic jewelry with wire and beads for several years now, and I thoroughly enjoy teaching others to do the same through my books and instructional DVDs. I also teach workshops in the Southern California area where I live, and occasionally travel across the US to teach for bead stores and at shows and conventions. Lately I've been teaching quite frequently in Europe as well. So far, I've taught jewelry making retreats in Cortona, Italy, in the south of France, in Montreal, Quebec, and in Santorini, Greece, as well as near Prague in the Czech Republic. What a joy to share my passion for jewelry making with other artists from around the world!
My list of published books includes Stamp Art (1999), The Stamp Artist's Project Book (2001), Rubber Stamped Jewelry (2003), Bead on a Wire (2005), Contemporary Copper Jewelry (2009), Wire Art Jewelry Workshop (2011), and Arty Jewelry and Arty Jewelry II (ebooks available on amazon.com, published in 2011).
My list of instructional DVDs includes Tribal Treasures Bracelet Workshop, Rings of Beauty Workshop, Bohemian Bangles Workshop, and Ethnic Style Jewelry Workshop. All of my DVDs and books are available on www.amazon.com.
To learn more about my workshops and retreats, please visit my own Web site: www.SharilynMiller.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!, December 18, 2002

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ArtWay (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stamp Artist's Project Book: 85 Projects to Make and Decorate (Paperback)

I'm not new to stamping, but with all the new products that have come out since I demo'd stamps in craft stores, I may as well be a newbie.

I've recently begun crossing over into paper and stamping arts from polymer clay and this is the book I should have bought, first, because I could have saved myself some trouble and wasted materials if I'd had all this information in front of me. :)

It's a BIG book, chock-full of beautiful pictures and easy to follow instructions and fabulous ideas, many of which are news to me and many of which are not new, but were forgotten. It's good to be reminded that sometimes the simplest things can provide effective and beautiful results. The techniques for any given project can be migrated to other projects with maybe just a change of ink type or the addition of embossing powder.

Very good basic information and lots of more advanced techniques and ideas.

Well worth the purchase price and sure to stay in my workroom for quite a while before I exhaust the ideas in it that I want to pursue.

This is the best paper arts book I own. :)

Zig

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stamp Artist's Project Book, September 19, 2001

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C. Miller (Warsaw, MO 65355) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stamp Artist's Project Book: 85 Projects to Make and Decorate (Paperback)

If you mentioned stamp art to me a few years ago, I would have pictured the words "Thank you" or "Paid in Full" stamped across my lumber yard receipt, or some cute little print of a smiley face on a child's homework put there by a teacher. Was I ignorant!

I have progressed a little, but apparantly, before I saw this book, I was still out of it. The Stamp Artist's Project Book taught me that stamp art can be gorgeous, freaky, artsy, delicate, primitive, ornate . . . and it's not just for paper! I had no idea that you could stamp on metal, wood, leather, clay or velvet, etc. with sponges, leaves, styrofoam, erasers, dead fish (for real!) and a bunch of other stuff. I did not know that there are substances that allow you to make impressions of leaves, plants, burlap, purchased stamps, buttons, beads or, I suppose, even your ear or the bottom of a shoe to stamp designs with.

For the beginner, this book is necessarily thorough. It contains the basics, such as tools and materials needed for different types of projects, explanations of a variety of techniques, and step-by-step instructions for each project with finished products beautifully illustrated in full-color photographs. It contains templates for a few projects as well as dozens of supplier, magazine and other resource listings.

Four dozen artists contributed to this book, and you know they offered their best. There is not a "so so" project in the book, though of course, not all styles will suit all stampers.

From my budget's standpoint, this is an expensive book, but for the beginner who really wants an education, or the experienced stamper who will enjoy and benefit from the inspiration over and over, it's worth the money.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book!!, July 26, 2001

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G. Willy "gale1965" (Star City, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stamp Artist's Project Book: 85 Projects to Make and Decorate (Paperback)

This book is full of wonderful and unusual ideas for using rubber stamps. From the usual stamping on paper, to making fabric pillow beads, stamping on wood and much much more. There's even a few pages on unusual stamping sources such as fish (not for me), crayola model magic, packing foam and more, and also includes information on carving your own stamps.

Anyone looking for a creative outlet for their stamping would love this book. It has so many great ideas for beautiful and unusual gifts that anyone would love to receive. Ideas range from stamped frames, framed artwork, candles, vases, boxes, books...and on and on. It's one of my favorites, and I have ALOT of stamping and papercrafting books.