Fruit Stamping

I was out shopping for greeting cards yesterday and had sticker shock. The average price for a card was $4. Like everyone else, I’m trying to cut back on my spending. On the next rainy afternoon, I have the perfect project for the kids and me. Creating our own greeting cards is not only economical but hand made cards are more sentimental.
Here’s all you need…
1. Apples (Or Other Fruits & Vegetables)
2. Sponge Brushes
3. Paper Plates
4. Card Stock, Construction Paper or Fabric
5. Paint (Tempra, Watercolor or Fabric Paint)
6. Black Felt Tip Markers

Instructions:
Create Your Stamp
Cut an apple in half. Experiment with your apples (or other fruits and vegetables) by cutting them different ways. Cut through the top and out the bottom to make a 'traditional' apple print, cut through the middle to make apple 'star' prints. Cut the apple into quarters for a different print also! Remove the seeds before stamping.

Put the paint onto paper plates, one color per plate.
Place a sponge brush on each plate. (sponge brushes work great because you can control of the amount of paint, painted on your apple. Too much paint makes the print goopy.)
Brush the paint onto the apple slice. Stamp it onto paper, cardstock or fabric.
Lift the apple slice gently off the page to reveal your print.
Be creative with your project, use different shapes and colors when stamping. Stamp large sheets of paper and use for wrapping paper. Cut out your apple stamps, punch a hole, add a ribbon and use them as gift tags. You can also use fabric paint to make apple print T-shirts, towels, tote bags etc!

Happy Stamping!