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Featured How-to July 2007
Designer: Sandy Bartholomew
Stampbord™ Portrait Gallery
List of Materials:
• Stampbord™ in assorted shapes and sizes
• “Anachronistic Castle” Stamps from BeezInk Studio (for Portraits)
• Texture Stamps from Stampabilities® & Stampotique Originals
• StazOn® Black Ink Pad
• Prismacolor® Colored Pencils
• ColorBox® Fluid Chalk Inkpads
• Premo! Gold Polymer Clay
• Golden® Fluid Acrylics and Paintbrushes
• X-Acto® Knife
• Darice® 12"x12" MDF Frame (for 5"x7" photo)
• Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue
• Ball-tip Stylus (Dry-embossing tool)
• 12"x12" Scrapbook Paper
• Tasseled Trim
• Large Index Cards
• Acrylic Roller (smooth sided glass or pasta machine)
• 5"x7" B&W photograph of your family princess
Stampbord Featured How-to
July 2007
Designer: Sandy Bartholomew
Stampbord™ Portrait Gallery
Step 1: Ink Stampbord tiles
using Fluid Chalk Inkpads in
various colors and flesh tones.
Allow ink to dry thoroughly, or
use a heat gun.
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Step 2: Stamp a character
onto each tile by inking the
stamp with StazOn, then
pressing the tile onto the
stamp. Remove tile carefully
and allow to dry. Scratch off
any unwanted details with
the flat edge of the X-acto
Knife.
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Step 3: Use the fluid chalk
pads to ink in backgrounds,
or paint them in with acrylics.
Try inking darker colors
around the edges of the
tiles.
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Step 4: Scratch out white
details (like eyes and beards)
with the X-acto Knife. You can
also scratch in patterns to
the backgrounds or clothing,
or make nicely textured fur.
Color in the characters using
colored pencils. Scratch
in the highlights on noses,
shoulders and hair to add
depth.
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Step 5: Prepare the polymer
clay by breaking off pieces
and rolling and squishing
until soft. Roll the clay into a
sheet about as thick as the
Stampbord. Use the roller and
work on a non-stick cutting
surface that is not used for
preparing
food.
Press the texture
stamp firmly against
the sheet of clay.
Step 6: Place a Stampbord
tile on top of the clay and
trace around it with the Xacto. Use the knife to cut out
the edge of the frame about
1/2" to 1" from the tile. The
frame edge can be straight or
curvy. Move the frame to an
index card
and place
the tile in
the empty
center.
Step 7: Roll some clay into
a snake to add details and
frame mouldings. Tiny balls
of clay are perfect for hiding
the joined ends of the snakes.
The stylus can make small
indents
and
designs. Gently
smooth
and
press the clay
to stick to the
Stampbord tile.
Step 8: Preheat your oven or
large toaster oven to 275˚F
(higher temperatures will
burn the clay). Slide the index
cards with the frames on them
into the oven and bake for 20
minutes. Remove from oven
and allow to cool.
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Step 12: Glue the fancy trim
to the back, bottom edge of
the picture frame. Clean and
replace
the glass,
photo and
backing
board.
Step 9: For an “antiqued” or
“grunge” look: paint brown
acrylic paint into the frame’s
nooks and crannies. Use a
soft paper towel to gently
wipe paint off of the high
points. The more paint you
remove, the less grungy it will
look. Repeat the steps until
you are satisfied.
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Step 10: Remove the backing
and glass from the 12"x12"
picture frame and use it as
a template to cut an opening
in the scrapbook paper. Paint
the inner and outer edges of
the frame opening
with gold acrylic
paint. Then use an
old brush to spread
glue evenly over the
front of the frame.
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Step 13: Place the framed
tiles onto the picture frame
and move them around until
they look right. Think about
which characters are looking
at each other and try not to
have anyone looking off the
edge of the picture frame.
Apply glue to the backs of
the tiles and press gently
into place on the scrapbook
paper.
Step 14: Let dry overnight
and now you can hang it on
the wall. You now have a
fabulous and fun Stampbord
frame!
Step 11: Lay the scrapbook
paper onto the gluey frame
and use your hands or a
brayer to smooth out any air
bubbles. Wash the brush out
right away!
Step 11
Tips:
• Colored pencils and inks scratch easier than acrylics do and
their colors become even richer after baking.
• If lighter colors of the pencils are not showing up well over
the background color, scratch off the area and then re-color.
• If the texture stamp is sticking to the gold clay, brush the
rubber lightly with a bit of water before stamping.
• Try twisting two snakes of clay together to make a “braided”
frame.
• Wrap a thick snake around an oval tile to make a frame.
• For a shinier gold frame, gently buff the baked clay with a
small piece of brown paper bag.
• Add a strong magnet to the backs of any extra framed tiles
(that do not fit on the picture frame) for fun fridge magnets!
Step 14