Join me Friday June 7th from 4-7pm at The Ink Pad in NYC! I’m super excited to be able to drop into this amazing store – right in the heart of New York City and so close to my own hood.
And The Ink Pad is making the event even more fun: The first 5 people to show up will receive a Moonlight Ink Pad.
I’ll be demoing my new rubber stamp sets. Maybe there will be some pattern demos and layering demos. I learned so much about these stamps just by playing with them myself. Join me and see for yourself.
The Ink Pad is located at 37 7th Ave, between 12th and 13th Streets. Drop in and say Hi! :)
I’m excited today to announce a new product featuring my designs: Planet eARTh Mixed Media Chips by the folks at RubberMoon! The chipboard pieces can be used to stencil or collage, they are made out of recycled material, and they are a fun addition to my other products.
This one is called Hexastencil and it is the perfect size to work with my Hex Set Large rubber stamp set as you can see here:
I stenciled with the Mixed Media Chip, then stamped inside the design, and then added a bit of the chip to the page. You get 2 Mixed Media Chips in each package, so there is some flexibility with how you can use them.
Here again I used the chip as a stencil, then stamped in with the Fantastic Large stamps, and then collaged a bit of the chip in there. After you use the chip a few times as a stencil, it can have some nice color to it that makes it perfect to glue in there.
Here is Midtown 1 chip for some funky abstract city buildings…
And Midtown 2 for a couple more buildings. I love these for collage:
I made some cards with the Midtown chips.
Here is the Paint Splat design – great for adding a little haphazard grunge.
And the Ink Splat because it is way more fun to have a couple like this :)
I used the Ink Splat chip here with golden gesso applied nice and thick with a palette knife. So juicy!
You can check out all the new Mixed Media Chip patterns in my shop and I hope you share with me how you like to use them!
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Sign up now through Monday, May 27 and get the workshop for just $29.25. Throughout the workshop I show you ways to bring imagery into your art and how to integrate those elements with your style and make them your own. If you are looking for some inspiration for the summer, this is the perfect workshop for you! Join us!
Happy Tuesday from my Creative Squad! Today we have Jennifer Gallagher sharing her method for making a custom coloring sheet using my Maiko stamp and my Fan-tastic Large stamp set. Her inspo was this month’s theme: Feel the Rhythm – We’re thinking about patterns this month and using stamps to create a rhythm of marks. Show us your sense of rhythm!
When contemplating creating patterns for this month’s creative squad post, it occurred to me how much I enjoy coloring in patterns. Long story short, I decided to create my own customized coloring sheet with Nat’s stamps. Coloring is very popular now and I totally understand why. It is a very fun and relaxing way to pass the time. Follow along with me and create your own unique coloring pages. It’s quick and easy.
1. We are going to need a mask of Nat’s Maiko stamp. Begin by stamping the image onto a piece of white copy paper.
2. Cut the stamped image out.
3. Using low tack tape, place your Maiko mask down onto a 9×12 piece of drawing paper. Then using a ruler create a grid-line every three inches across the paper. This step is optional but I find it helpful.
5.Stamp your pattern with a black ink like Momento Tuxedo black.
6. Lift the Maiko mask off the paper and stamp the image down in the negative space left behind.
7. Now is the fun part – color your design in with your favorite colored pencils.
I had a blast coloring in my hand-made coloring page. I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me to make some before now. Be sure to play along each month with the creative squad and share your creations online.
Thank you Jennifer – I love how Maiko looks on that gorgeous background! You can find my rubber stamps in my online shop. Here are some of the other supplies that Jennifer used:
Feel inspired? Working on something yourself that you’d like to share? I love to see how you interpret our monthly themes. Email me how you used my stencils and stamps with the theme and email me an image – I would love to share your projects in my next “n*Spiration From Around the Globe“.
We’re having a sale! Yes 20 % off all physical products in the Online Shop now through 11:59pmEST on April 15th. Just enter the coupon code SWEEPSALE when you check out and enjoy!
AND – All domestic (in the US) orders over $200 will ship FREE!
I’m doing a bit of Spring Cleaning and passing some great deals on to you :) Maybe you’ve had your eye on some of my foam stamps?
Hurry while they are still in stock. You can find all my foam stamps here.
There are lots of patterns to choose from – many inspired by my travels and my own neighborhood. You can find my Stencils here.
I’ve also added a lot of my Artwork to the store. And whether you are looking for a nice Giclee Print or an original painting, there are lots of options and price points to choose from. I even have quite a few original drypoint prints of mine available – a very affordable way to begin collecting original artwork.
Don’t forget, my shipping calculator has vastly improved and International shipping is now also very simple. If you have a question please always ask :)
I have some NEW rubber stamps coming out today! These have been in the making for a while and ever since I have been playing with them I cannot stop – I keep building new patterns. Are you a pattern lover too? Well check these out: First is the FAN-tastic stamps:
There are the two sets: FAN-tastic Large and FAN-tastic Small. The large ones measure 2.75″ across while the small ones measure 1.18″ across. These have six patterns each and can be arranged in all sorts of ways.
It makes me all giddy to see the Large Fan’s arranged in this colorful way.
This is the Jewett Fan from the small set – tiled up in a classic art deco way.
But ooooo, they can also be arranged this way! This is the Broadway Fan.
And then there are the single stamps: Solid Fan and Solid Fan small – because maybe you want to put a color under your pattern fan…
And then there is also the Fan-fare set of four mini stamps…
These can make patterns on their own and wow are there so many ways to play…
Use them all together and make some awesome patterns! I am totally smitten with these :)
Ok but there’s more:
Those yummy Floral Tile Sets – one as a large one and one as a small one.
Here are the small floral tiles all next to each other
And the big positive and negative stamps used on top of each other.
You can use them as is, with some of the Stencils I have and also with some of the foam stamps. ANNNDDD of course they can be used with the other new stamps as well :)
ANNNNDDD another one I am soooo excited about – the Hex Sets. Again they come as a Large Hex Set and a Small Hex Set.
This is the large Hex Set- which measures approximately 2.75″ across
There are so many ways to use the Hexagons and arrange them to make patterns
but also to use the positive and negative patterns on top of each other
I cannot wait to show you even more of the patterns and designs you can create with those stamps! I can honestly say:
The possibilities of these stamps are limited only by your imagination
My latest ArtFoamies foam stamp designs are here!!! These are all based on some cool mid century vintage stamp rollers I found in an antique shop in Germany. They are abstract, great for pattern and mark making, and I’m not gonna lie – they’re my new favorite stamps!!!
Join me this Friday January 18th at 12noon EST on Facebook for one of my LIVE Kaffeeklatsch chats. I’ll be showing the stamps and chatting with you as we go. It’s a lot of fun and I’d love to see you there.
I am super stoked that Diane Gibbs from Design Recharge interviewed me a couple weeks ago. I really enjoyed our conversation (and will def. check into her other interviews as well) and Diane’s fun questions about how I followed my gut throughout my art career. Here is the interview:
Thank you for all your support in 2018 !!!! I hope to see you in the new year either in person or online (Did you sign up for Creative JumpStart 2019? Don’t miss the last hours of the Early Bird Price and the most fun workshop starting tomorrow!).
Brilliant combos Nat…especially made with the fan set!
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