#HOT BRASS SCRAPBOOK LETTERS HOW TO#
#HOT BRASS SCRAPBOOK LETTERS FULL#

#HOT BRASS SCRAPBOOK LETTERS FULL#

Try this technique to get the full design: This can happen sometimes, especially with intricate stamp designs. Only Part of My Stamp is Making an Impression in the Metal! Or instead of drawing a Sharpie line, place a strip of masking tape, blue painter’s tape, or the sticky end of a post-it note on your piece of metal to mark the baseline for your text.Use a ruler and fine-point Sharpie marker to draw a “baseline” on your metal, so you’ll know where to set each stamp.To keep your stamped message in more of a straight line as you work, you can use one of these methods before you start: If you hit it more than once, you’re likely to get blurred or double images. Hit each stamp only once with your hammer.

It also makes it easier for you to stay in your rhythm of hitting each stamp uniformly with the same amount of force. This can help you avoid making “typos” in your project! This helps them hold the item steady while stamping it.īefore you start, line up all the metal stamps you’ll use for your project and put them in the order in which you’ll need them: Some people like to use masking tape to tape the item they’re stamping to the steel block. Put a small piece of rubberized, non-skid shelf liner under your steel block to hold your working surface completely still while you hammer: Here are a few techniques that can help you get beautiful results: If you embrace the lovely, rustic quality of metal jewelry stamping, you’ll get a lot of pleasure from this art form. Part of stamping’s handmade charm is the imperfect alignment and spacing of letters and numbers.

If your stamps are black instead of light gray, you can dab a small spot of white paint near the top of each stamp.Īfter the paint dries, you can write the letter on each stamp’s white-painted spot with a black marker. That helps you avoid accidentally stamping a letter or number upside down or sideways – which is a terribly easy mistake to make! Now it’s much easier to find the right stamp while you’re working on your project.Īlso, if you’ve written your number or letter on the side of the stamp that will be facing you when you do your stamping, you’ll always know which way to hold it. I recommend using a Sharpie marker to write the stamp’s number or letter on it:

Rubbing alcohol, to remove excess Sharpie ink from your metal.

Fine-tip Sharpie markers, in black and / or any other colors you wish.

Masking tape, blue painter’s tape, or post-it notes.

A small piece of non-skid, rubberized shelf liner.

(Don’t use your rawhide or nylon jewelry hammers on jewelry stamps – they’ll get torn up quickly.)

A fairly heavy hammer that’s still comfortable for you to use can make your stampings turn out better. A metal hammer with a flat face I use a regular hardware-store hammer.A jeweler’s steel block or other very smooth, hard surface that can take some banging.In addition to your metal stamps, you’ll need just a couple of basic metal stamping tools: I recommend practicing on pieces of scrap metal while you get familiar with using the stamps. It takes a bit of practice to get nice, even results when metal stamping jewelry.

#HOT BRASS SCRAPBOOK LETTERS HOW TO#

These tips and techniques show you how to get great results, from the very first time you try metal stamping jewelry. Metal stamps are fun, creative jewelry making tools. By Rena Klingenberg – © 2003-Present Rena Klingenberg.

Hot brass scrapbook letters