Craft Stamper – July 2019

Puzzle

It Out

Create upcycled art from a discarded puzzle piece!

By Clare Lloyd

M

y project was really inspired by a social media group swap I took part in

earlier in the year. The theme was jigsaw puzzle pieces, and so I decided to

march off to my local charity shop in search of inspiration.

I was looking for large children’s puzzle pieces, which would give me plenty of space

to create on. I tested out some ideas and soon discovered that my shiny bright puzzle

piece wasn’t going to cover with just one or two coats of paint so preparation was key!

Out came the sanding block and then some gesso for extra tooth. I know I could have

just covered the pieces with paper or cardstock but I wasn’t going to give up that easily

and wanted a nice white surface to work on.

After completing my swap I was left with all the other pieces to do something with, and

they became the inspiration for this project. I know I can create much larger surfaces

to work on by joining the puzzle pieces together in the future!

Designer

tip...

I love to write out the quote

that I plan to use for my

project as inspiration. It also

helps to make sure you are

spelling it correctly when

stamping!

Go Shopping!

Stampotique Originals Rubber Stamps available from http://www.stampotique.com

PaperArtsy Fresco Acrylic Paints available from PaperArtsy, http://www.paperartsy.co.uk,

01277 212911

Materials

Stamps Clare used...

•   Stampotique: Gibi by Daniel Torrente; Barcode by France Papillon; Dotted Line

and Row of Numbers by Amy Wilson

•   Dovecraft: Mini alphabet stamps

Other materials...

•   PaperArtsy Fresco Acrylic Paint: Snowflake; Zesty Zing; Carribbean Sea;

PaperArtsy Stencil: 023

•   Derwent: Lime Green Inktense block

•   Ranger: Seafoam White Embossing Powder; Black Archival Ink

•   Hampton Art: Pink Embossing Powder

•   Tsukineko: VersaMark Ink pad

•   Children’s jigsaw puzzle piece

•   Touch Screen Stylus

•   Copic/Promarkers pens

•   Caran D’ache watercolour pencils

Meet the Designer,

Clare Lloyd

“I am a part time primary school
teacher and signature designer over
at PaperArtsy. I love working with
mixed media and fabric.”

Explore her work online:
http://www.clarelloyd.blogspot.com,
http://www.instagram.com/misscraftmad

Project: Altered Puzzle Piece