CANVAS STAMPING TIPS

1. Bolder-styled stamps work best. They allow for more generous paint coverage onto the canvas. The texture of canvas makes detailed stamped images not as easily seen. 2. You can use smaller, bolder stamps to build a larger picture: smaller flowers into a bouquet, butterfliesinto a circular pattern, etc. 3. Fabric or craft ink can be used, but on coarser canvas it may appear to be "sitting" on the surface. You canfill in, with varying degree, with a small, firm bristle artist's paint brush. 4. When using fabric or acrylic paints, use a sponge brush--the disposable type you find at the hardware store--to apply the paint to the stamp. You need to work fast as these paints dry quickly. The nice thing about the sponge brush is you can cover the stamp with paint quickly, generously or not depending on the desired outcome of your project. 5. Most fabric painting products advise to wash the canvas before applying the ink or paint. Based on our experience, soaking and/or rinsing the item well in cold to luke warm water and laying flat to dry works best. Shrinkage rates in the canvasare unpredictable and those wrinkles are darn tough to getout after it gets out of the washer. 6. Keep several small, firm artist's bristle brushes handy. That way if you decide that you need to fill in a bit they are ready for action. Having more than one allows for different colors to be applied.