For a few weeks now I have been stamping fabric using Ali Edwards Story Kit stamp sets and most often Memento Inks, then turning them into zippered pouches. Some suitable for planners, others suitable for supplies or personal effects - designed specifically to pop into handbags and day bags and even nappy bags.
Stamps plus fabric (as mentioned in a previous blogpost) is my kind of magic!
Today I tested out a theory that popped into my head during a text conversation with a friend and colleague... printing digital stamps from the digital versions of Ali Edwards's Story Kits (if you subscribe to the Story Kit and the Story Kit Stamp Set, you get the digital kit for FREE) onto fabric.
This is the screen shot after I had finished positioning the stamps on a blank canvas in Photoshop Elements (I have Version 13):
In order to print on fabric you just have to work out how it can go through your printer - mine is finicky and doesn't have a feeder tray. I stabilised the fabric using yup you guessed it - Stabilizer (the iron on type) they temporarily adhered to a sheet of photo paper. Perhaps overkill but I wanted to be sure the whole thing would travel through my printer.
It worked!
Remember to heat set after printing, super easy with the stabilizing paper still attached.
I have now moved onto playing with various colour combinations.
Once I am happy, I am turning this fabric into a zippered pouch which will be given away to one lucky Australian resident. The finished item will be shown on instagram and this blog, I hope to have it completed in time for National Scrapbooking Day, May 2. One side will be a digitally designed printed piece and the other will be handstamped - best of both worlds.
I did seek approval and permission from Ali Edward's for this giveaway. I asked and Ali said yes!
Please note: Products purchased for personal use cannot be used for commerical use, designers work so hard to bring us crafter's such awesome products and should not be taken advantage of for monetary gain or notoriety. Do it... and you risk a lawsuit. I adhere to and completely respect this aspect of our industry, I wish everyone did but sadly not all do. Ditto for not crediting original sources of inspiration.