Adding tape/powder to die cut or Cameo cut foam as preliminary to stamping

Foam Cuts using Cameo, now I have even more uses for them as Stamps with MISTI

Cutting foam with my Cameo has been an obsession since I began experimenting with these foam cuts for use with clay/pottery.  Because now these very, inexpensive to produce, foam cuts have even more utility if the "positive" can be used easily as stamps, especially with the MISTI.  This wonderful tool enables restamping perfectly to get more vivid, bold stamped images (see previous Posting and video on how I do this).  I thought I would make it easy for you to crawl through almost 4 years of my experiments with cutting foam by providing direct links to those posts.  Before I do, I have this picture to show you how one cut from that Dollar Tree foam can provide two useful products.  You can actually use both sides (positive and negative) as stamps (or on gelli plate for those playing with that technique), but if any of you have friends dabbling with pottery/clay, you could give them the parts that create raised images, they will be very excited when they start using them.  I have actually sold some to many local potters here.

But as promised, here are all the links to almost 4 years of experiments on cutting and using foam cut with the Silhouette Cameo

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2014/05/experimenting-and-playing.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2014/04/now-for-square-one.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2014/04/back-to-pottery-and-foam-cuts.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2014/02/finally-putting-it-all-together.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/12/still-playing-like-mad-scientist.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/11/details-on-how-foam-was-cut-using-cameo.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/09/more-foam-cuts-and-impressions-in-clay.html

http://s2.photobucket.com/user/paulinepdm/slideshow/Cameo%20Silhouette%20Digital%20Cutting

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/08/more-photos-made-from-impressing-fun.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/08/using-my-cameo-digital-cutting-machine.html

http://paulinesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/08/using-my-cameo-digital-cutting-machine.html

DIY foam stamps can be easily used with MISTI, here's how

As you know, I love cutting foam with my Silhouette Cameo and have lots of postings on this blog on how I do this, and ways I use them, particularly in my clay work.  But I love papercrafting as well and after investing in the MISTI, have come up with ways to turn all those foam cuts (positives) into useable stamps.  I have stamped with them before but often you need a second printing of ink to get nice strong images and the MISTI is perfect for getting that look, so I have made a little video showing you how I do this:

I made a disastrous video earlier showing this but the camera app I was using turned everything sideways in the viewer and I was holding my tablet while filming so you could get very dizzy watching it which is why I made the one above.  However, I forgot to mention in the one above that I coat the sticky side around the foam stuck to packing tape with powder/cornstarch so it won't stick to paper while tryng to position it before inking, so if you don't mind watching a horribly produced video, you can watch this one too.