How to Make Greeting Cards With Potato Stencils
Everyone knows potatoes are good to eat, but did you know they also make good stencils? After a bit of carving, you can make your own greeting cards and other art.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Poster Paints
- 1 Kitchen Utility Knives
- 2-4 Bowls
- Markers
- Paper Towels
- Sheets Of Colored Card Stock
- Paper towels
- 2-4 potatoes
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Cut two to four potatoes in half.
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Dab away excess moisture with a paper towel.
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Carve out various shapes into the cut halves of the potatoes. Try stars and hearts, for example.
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Pour paint into bowls.
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Fold a thin piece of colored cardboard or card stock in half.
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Dip potatoes in paint.
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Wipe off excess paint.
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Press firmly onto surface of cardboard on the front side.
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Let dry 1 to 2 hours.
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Tips & Warnings
Glue white paper on the inside of the card to give it a finished look.
Use caution when cutting the potatoes. Adults should be in charge of this part of the project.
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Comments
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thebeaddoodler
Nov 25, 2008
I had forgotten all about potato stamping. We used to do that when I was much, much younger. Thanks for reminding me.
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thebeaddoodler
Nov 25, 2008
I had forgotten all about potato stamping. We used to do that when I was much, much younger. Thanks for reminding me.
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Jan 04, 2006
A stencil has the design cut out and you lay it down and use paint to fill in the hole. When the stencil is removed, the design is left. A stamp, like potato stamps, is when you put paint or ink on something and press it onto a surface like paper and leave behind a mark.
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Jan 04, 2006
A stencil has the design cut out and you lay it down and use paint to fill in the hole. When the stencil is removed, the design is left. A stamp, like potato stamps, is when you put paint or ink on something and press it onto a surface like paper and leave behind a mark.
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Nov 22, 2005
If you have small cookie cutters, press them into the potato a quarter inch or so and then trim around the outside edge to make a raised pattern. It makes a very clean-cut pattern.
