Pop Up Sponge Stamping on Silk

Draw on sponge with marking pen.  Cut out image with scissors.

Thicken paint or dye on a flat palette.  I use either Jaquard paint (heatset) or Tinsilk Dye  or Dupont Dye  (both steamset) color.  I use sodium algenate to thicken color to a runny paste.

Dampen the sponge to “grow” it.  Don’t saturate sponge with water.

Apply thickened paint to sponge with another sponge brush or a small paintbrush.  Be sure to get paint on all the edges of the stamp.  Don’t get too much paint on the stamp.  You want to see the little holes in the sponge in your stamped image.

Stamp your silk on a clean, flat, hard surface.  If you aren’t stamping white or ecru silk, be aware of what color your combination will result in.  For instance, if you are stamping with red dye on a yellow surface….duh…you’ll get an orange image.

Immediately after the stamp, put the sponge in a bowl of water and squeeze it a little.  Keep the stamp as clean and color free as possible for storage.

Try triple loading the sponge with color for a variation.