Printmaking Experiment

In the spirit of my Recycle Bin Project, I decided to start making prints again (see this post here for an explanation of my experimental process). I used this tutorial, here via Jezze, for a homemade ink pad in the very first picture. This thing was awesome, but the plate did not work so well. It was slightly convex; I will DEFINITELY use my plexi-glass panel the next time I want to print. BTW the salt trick really does work! The second image is a stamp I made using a peanut butter jar lid from the recycle bin and some self-stick foam scraps. This ended up being my favorite stamp of the day. The peanut butter jar lid has a raised edge, so I had to wipe off ink before I printed. I have some stamps I made with a double layer of foam and will have to let you know how these work out. I also think I might try another type of lid...who knows! The last image is a test print on some scrap fabric I had. I L-O-V-E using masking tape as a guide. Plus it will catch any extra ink that I forgot to wipe off from the lid. I also cannot stress the importance of the test print. As excited as you may be to just get started, it is HIGHLY recommended that you do several test prints and edit, refine, revise your design, if needed. Seriously!

Let me know if you have any tips or tricks up your sleeves.