Saturday, April 30, 2011

Tea Bag......Stamping


I am doing some prep work for a class this month:


I thought I would play with my stash of recycled tea bag papers

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Tea Bag Papers
Stamped with Pigment Ink and Stamps





Numbers
These can be used as is,
or cut out and used individually.





Cursive Writing

This is a rubber stamp by





Tree Bark





Circle
These can be used as is,
or cut out and used individually.





Botanical





Text
The lower tea bag was stamped with office style stamps
I collected from thrift stores over the years.
I am always attracted to office products...






















Pigment Based Inks





It is important to use Pigment Based Inks when stamping.
Dye based inks are watersoluble,
so if you paint over them or use gel medium they will run.





I plan to incorporate tea bags into a few new class samples
for my upcoming

See you in class soon...


CLICK HERE to view my Mixed Media Class Info


My inspiration to work with recycled tea bag papers
came from
Judy Coates Perez
CLICK HERE to view her Blog

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view my Woven Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class

CLICK HERE to view My Very First Quilt


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

1 comment:

  1. Mmmnnnnnn.... these look so wonderful!!!! I wanna make some. I hope I didn't use all my tea bags on the Stitch Paper.

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