Thank you, hooahwife, for the compliment. One of the first places I l learned about foam stamping was from the Technique Junkies Newsletter (
www.techniquejunkies.com). I also just remembered that I have the follow foam tips and ideas in my files:
Using “Foamies�? (cut out foam shapes)
Stamping On Foam
1.Heat with a heat tool and when the edges start to curl, press an uninked stamp into the foam. Push down hard and leave the stamp in the foam for a few minutes while it cools. I like to use double backed or double sided tape to stick the foamie onto a magazine covered with aluminum foil. This prevents the air from the heat tool from blowing it around and the foil creates hotter heat faster.
2.If you don't like the imprint, reheat, the image will fade and you can try again. After 3 or 4 times, it will eventually become brittle and unusable so don't do it too many times.
3.The key to turning neat project into a WOW project is by decorating. Decorate by:
a. rubbing with metallic rub-ons
b. painting with a watercolor brush dipped in Future Floor Polish and then into Pearl Ex powder
c. paint with Radiant Pearls/perfect pearls OR Lumiere mixed with Pearl Ex
d. rub with chalks
Hint: When choosing a stamp to use, think a bit “outside the box�?. If the foamie is small, any stamp with a texture will look neat on it and you won't see the shape of the stamp. For example, I stamped a large snowflake onto a small heart.
2.Run the foam shape through a crimper. Optional: decorate as above
3.Stamp on them with ink.
4.Glue 3 or 4 of the same shape together and then glue onto a wood block and use as a stamp.
5.Add details with markers.
Fun Foam Challenge
