Making Gifts With Rubber Stamps (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Generally, the deeper the etching on a rubber stamp, the better quality the stamp..." (more)
Key Phrases: Metallic Rub-ons, Diamond Glaze, Quick Grab (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Make unique, expressive gifts with rubber stamps in combination with mixed media such as polymer clay, shrink plastic, handmade paper and more. Each project demonstrates a specific technique, then goes on to include stunning examples of how each technique can be combined or refined to produce a sophisticated piece of art. Included are guidelines for crafting greeting cards, books, boxes, portfolios, jewelry and more, along with valuable advice on: embossing, masking and eraser carving; mono printing, ink blown back grounds, bleeding marker tissure, faux marbling, plastic wrap and rubbings; shadow boxes, scratch art, shrink art, beads, clay works, fabric scraps and wearable art; basic tools and composition tips; One of the most recognized, prolific and innovative rubber stamp artists. Sandra McCall is an author, artist, teacher and co-owner of Gains & McCall Rubber Art Stamps. She has taught workshops on decorative surface embellishments for paper and jewelry art, and has written several instructive articles for major rubber stamping magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581800819
• ISBN-13: 978-1581800814
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #529,472 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a way to share the riches of talent!, January 11, 2001

By	Linda Corbin (Torrance, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I'll admit it. I'm prejudiced. I happen to think that Sandra McCall is one of the most creative people I've ever met and I've met quite a collection of wonderfully innovative minds since I started stamping.

"Making Gifts with Rubber Stamps" has pages and pages of detailed color photos of a variety of projects. The sequential photos, supplemented by clear descriptions, make the projects very easy to understand. There is even a set of drawings on making your own tassels. Helpful hints, such as how to remove acrylic paint from stamps and tips for cutting paper and chipboard, are scattered strategically throughout the book.

Sandra also includes several pages of tips at the beginning of the book, discussing the pros and cons of a variety of products. I know one of her favorite places to find art supplies is the hardware store; it leads to very interesting results! Patterns and basic diagrams with measurements are included, but Sandra is careful to explain that these measurements are guidelines, not edicts. A list of suppliers and an a reasonably complete index complete the book.

The list of projects includes fancy fan book, simple album, perfect presentation display box*, dowel-spined book, surprise jewelry box, small stationery folio, large portfolio, pocket portfolio, shadow box, pendant purse, burnished metal container, very velvet pouch, fabric pins, EnviroTex pins, clay works, PaperClay medallions, Poly dolly necklace, window to my art, "Light Up Your Life" lampshades, beautiful beads, shrink plastic basics, and shrink art push pins. Oh, and just to tantalize you, Sandra found the best use of H-O railroad scale people that I've ever seen!

(* I think that the perfect presentation box is either the same or very similar to something that won Sandra one of the top awards from the juried show at the second ArtFest in Seattle.)

I've had the privilege of taking several of Sandra's classes and this book is much like those classes ... you get much more than your money's worth!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Making Gifts with Rubber Stamps, December 12, 2000

By A Customer

This book is a must have for anyone who has an interest in rubber stamping! Using a variety of media and all of the supplies that stampers are familiar with, Sandra fashions one creative projects after the next. I have not been able to put the book down since it arrived last week. Good for all levels of stampers, but it will be especially appreciated by those of us who are looking for different and innovative ways to use our stamps. Sandra's ideas are terrific!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific !!, June 1, 2001

By	"shanktrist" (SMITHTOWN, NY USA) - See all my reviews

I'll keep this short. If you want to take rubber stamps to the next level and learn to make fabulous objects, buy this book and you won't regret it. It's a DEFINITE keeper!!!!