Using an old defunct credit card and other improvised art tools, Larkin showed us how to work with inexpensive materials to produce wonderful layered pieces suitable for applique or jewelry. Stamps with lots of fine lines or shady backgrounds are not as effective as those that are simpler. You can get 12 pieces about the right size from a yard of fabric. After learning the technique, you can decide whether to try it on other fabrics. Notes on Techniques Larkin turned us loose on the world with a grab bag of open-ended techniques.
Dark crayons work best.
Sponge the paint onto rubber stamps. Cut the rim off of a styrofoam plate so that you are left with a flat disk. Draw a design on it with a ballpoint pen, incising slightly as you go. Apply paint with a sponge and print your design onto fabric. Use a rubber-stamp roller to lay a design over crayon rubbings.