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Post by jufergu on Dec 22, 2012 15:42:41 GMT
I have attached a photo of my fun foam experiment. Not sure if it will show up, as I never seem to get things right.
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 22, 2012 20:38:19 GMT
Photo worked fine. Did you paint right on the foam or stamp them or something else?
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Post by jufergu on Dec 22, 2012 23:18:21 GMT
I did all of that. I also used some Sharpie markers. I attempted to emboss them with heating the foam and then pressing the stamp into it. But it did not give me good results. Probably because it was not the right kind of fun foam. I just went with what I had on hand, which was the peel and stick backed foam for use with children's art. I will get the other kind when I get out of the sickroom. Also, it looks best when you use black foam with metallic paints. If I don't find what I want at the craft store, I found some online. Sooooo, I am now doing some alcohol inks on metal. We will see how that goes and I might get another picture posted before Christmas. Right now, I am just experimenting.
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 23, 2012 2:06:24 GMT
Sounds interesting, so does the alcohol innks on metal. You will have to tell us more about that.
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Post by zed on Dec 23, 2012 10:29:34 GMT
They look really good  |
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Post by koffipot on Dec 23, 2012 12:13:25 GMT
Looking good, look forward to seeing more.
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 23, 2012 15:28:13 GMT
Judy, what do you do with the fun foam pieces once they are embellished?
I have used fun foam for stamping. Either cut out the sticky backed fun foam into various shapes and stick it down on a backing or use something hard to "draw" into the fun foam to make a design. Then you can use ink or paint and print on paper or fabric with the resultant fun foam stamps. I also did a bit of experimenting with the alcohol inks on metal. Those were interesting but I never seem to use much metal in my work so I never went very far with it.
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Post by jufergu on Dec 23, 2012 21:34:14 GMT
I think that the most impressive use of the foam was to make the little charms or beads. The pictures in the book are quite impressive and you can use them for jewelry too. I bought the sticky backed foam originally to make my own stamps, but the heat embossing before painting looked very good. If I can just manage that one. The alcohol inks look good on metal washers. I have a piece of aluminum flashing that I am practicing on. I saw where you can use them on glass or ceramic. So I plan to experiment on some small tiles. I can't really say what I will do with all these things yet. But I usually come up with a plan after I do a lot of experimenting. I want to work with fabric, paper and metal embellishings on canvas. I have 2 books I am studying. The one I mentioned and also "Raising the Surface" by Maggie Grey. It is better than going to a psychiatrist anyday.
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Post by zed on Dec 24, 2012 9:45:09 GMT
A few years ago, when I did polymer clay and had stamps, I just did simple stamps on foam, but I ended up with a lot of stuff, so sold 'embellishment packs' on ebay with fimo, foam, fancy yarns, etc. People who do scrapbooking and altered art are always looking for interesting and unique stuff.
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Post by jufergu on Dec 24, 2012 21:24:08 GMT
I like having many things on hand to play around with. The more the better. I am not sure that the foam is better than the clay. I have been using Fimo clay for a while, but I think I will try the model magic. It is air dry and lighter weight. I do like the way paint goes on the foam.
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