DIY background stamp with Fun-Foam in the Cuttlebug (or other machine/using store-bought diecut shapes)

This doesn't look like much does it? (It's just a bunch of carpet tape & fun foam stuck on the back of a background stamp) but it's secretly a brand new background stamp! It was a blast using it to make these:

Both cards are stamped with the DIY fun-foam background stamp in White craft ink. The black card was embossed with clear embossing powder, heated, cooled & run through the Textile embossing folder. I like how crisp the Craft (pigment) ink is with the fun foam background. Versamark would be great too.

To make your own background with any die-cut shapes:

1. Die-cut your shapes (that step is mighty obvious, hey?) but you could just buy some of those premade fun foam shapes...
   
2. Stick double-sided tape on any block (wooden or acrylic...) [In hindsight, I'd stick the carpet tape and fun foam dye-cuts to a sheet to a sheet of acetate & then stick that to a background stamp, since I had to peel off the one that's pictured above, so I keep my block nice & clean and that wasted the shapes.) With the acetate method, you can store them really easily.]
   
3. Adhere fun foam shapes in a pattern that you like
4. Stamp with 'em (I find Craft (pigment) ink gives the crispest image

For more on fun foam as stamps please see this previous post

I was thrilled to discover that you can also use dye-cuts to make embossed accessories. The fun foam holds the embossing and I think it looks more sophisticated than plain old un-embossed fun foam:

You can just run fun foam die-cuts through the folder the way you would paper.

To make fun foam embellishments like this flower:

• Cut shape with white fun foam (This flower is cut with Provocraft Flowers die)
  
• Run flower through Textile Cuttlebug embossing folder
• Adhere paper behind it (This is Loves Me retired SU paper)
• Stick on a gem/brad etc...
  

You may find you need to pick little bits off of the foam; if you look closely you'll see little black thready bits. Masking tape rolled on your fingers works well. :0)

To make this flower:

• Die cut a flower in white fun foam (different fun foam brands seem to have different results)
  
• Add center flower. [I used a flower from a tag set I bought, but you could use 3 for You punch kit (it's a little larger) or another flower punch]
• Cover the black flower in Crystal Effects/other lacquer for gloss
  
• Add a gem
  

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Craftiness,



P.S. The next post will involve some smooching & doodling! Kissing with fun-foam works even better than it does with stamps (Don't you just want to embrace your fun-foam lovingly?...lol) ;0)

P.P.S. For stamps used for the "delight" sentiment please see previous post

P.P.P. S. The cuttlebug list is growing. It's at 73 things! you can do with a Bug