Welcome back to Quick Tip Tuesday — your bite-sized boost of gel printing inspiration.

If you’ve been around here a bit, you know I love using random colors and papers to spark new ideas. So after I made a custom foam stamp for one of my grandson’s prints, I found myself with leftover foam scraps that were too good to toss.

Instead of throwing them away… I arranged them into a brand-new stamp!

Here’s a quick video showing the process:


This is such an easy way to get even more creativity out of your materials — and it keeps fun shapes and textures out of the trash.

Give it a try the next time you cut a foam stamp! You never know what kind of magic those scraps might create.

Check out how I used my new texture stamps in this Instagram reel.

From my Crooked Little Studio to yours,
Diana 💕



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1 Comment

  1. Do you keep these stamps indefinitely, or do you use them for a while then toss them? I find that, whether I like the stamps a lot or not, I store them away for 'future use' which has led to an utterly chaotic art area!
    Diana Garrison AUTHOR  12/02/2025 08:46 AM Central
    Hi, Jakki! So far, I have kept them indefinitely. I have a small wire basket that I keep them in on my work table, but it's about to overflow. I'll have to find something larger soon! 😂

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I’m Diana, the artist behind Crooked Little Studio. I teach playful ways to use random colors and materials to unlock creativity. You can find more inspiration here.