Originally Posted by KastleKitty

Lilrain, I am attaching photos of the gingko stamp. I bought all of these foam pieces for $1 each at a local discount store. The purple one has an interesting texture that might add surface interest if using a stamp pad. I have not used it yet obviously. The pink one (for pool use) has those two slots that look like a good stamp in and of themselves. Plus this one I used with T-pins for an assortment of different crafts. See the pin marks all over the center area.

Green one: First I outlined a real gingko leaf on it and roughly cut around it. I used an old kitchen paring knife to cut the more detailed shape. My paring knife was smooth. I think a serrated knife would work better but I do not have one in my crafting tools. It is not a real easy job to cut the foam board and you should be careful not to cut yourself in the process. But even though, it only took about 10 minutes.

I painted with ordinary craft paint in shades of green and gold directly onto the face of the stamp each time I stamped. I blended the two colors together on the stamp itself arbitrarily. And the coating was not very heavy. You can see the grain of the fabric still. I was trying to avoid that plastic look from acrylic paint. I did not know that there were additives that could be mixed with the paint at the time. I did this several years ago, and I live in a one horse town with very little shopping! And I don't get out much! LOL I apologize when the hick in me comes through! LOL Now I would try a little textile medium with it.