Rubber Stamps Crafts

Rubber Stamps Crafts

Rubber stamps can be used for various crafty adventures besides simply stamping. Here we will give you some ideas of what you can make in the way of rubber stamps crafts.

Stamping Greeting Cards

If looking for something quick and easy to do in the way of rubber stamps crafts, give handmade greeting cards a try. Not only is it an easy little project to do, but you will find that working in a small medium such as a greeting card, that you will get quick results. Depending on what type of technique you choose for your stamping effect, you will notice that making a greeting card is of the most fun of all rubber stamps crafts. You can give them away or evensell them!

Rubber Stamping in Scrapbooking

Rubber stamps crafts for scrapbooking are a fun accent to make for your page. A nice embellishment can be had by simply taking out an inkpad, choosing an appropriate rubber stamp and stamping it onto your scrapbook layout. A nice idea is to make up some pre-stamped images on different colors of cardstock in advance. Have them organized and ready so that whenever you have a scrapbook page you can flip through your premade rubber stamps crafts and pick one for your layout. This will save you some time in making a layout.

Stamping on Fabric

Special inks can be purchased which make rubber stamps crafts on fabric easy and durable. You will most likely want to select an ink that is waterproof and is able to stand up to repeated washings if you are doing rubber stamps crafts on clothing. A fun idea is to buy some pre-made baby onesies and stamp a fun design onto the front of each one. You can even put these up for sale! But, be sure you check out the rubber stamp company's 'angel policy' first for their copyrights on using the stamps for resale.

Jewelry Pendant Stamping

Use rubber stamps and a special heat-resistant ink pad for making rubber stamps crafts such as pendants. A readily available medium is shrink plastic. Ink and stamp your favorite image onto the plastic sheet. Cut it out, pierce a small hole through it at the top, and stick it in the oven based on the manufacturer's instructions. When it comes out, you will be left with a unique stamped plastic pendant, suitable for necklace and bracelet charms.

Polymer Clay Stamping

Rubber stamps crafts often do not mention that you can also stamp on polymer clay. The clay is able to have an impression made by a rubber stamp. Simply dip the stamp in a bit of talcum powder to prevent sticking first. Bake it according to the directions on the package. When it comes out, you can also rub ink or paint on the image. Rub away the surface and the ink will settle in the recesses for an interesting contrast.

Art Journal Stamping

Art journals are a perfect source of rubber stamps crafts. Art journals are an artistic expression of the artist's feelings and thoughts. If you have never started one before, get an old book and start decorating the pages with paint, cut out paper, photos, images, and rubber stamps of course! Let yourself be free from the rules of scrapbooking. No need to make it look right to someone else. Instead, make it look the way YOU want. Do what YOU like and most importantly have fun! It is the perfect place for experimenting with rubber stamps crafts. Instead of using scrap paper to try out a technique, make it into your art journal. There is no pressure to complete a page in the same moment you start it either. You can start many pages and leave them all unfinished if it's how you feel.

Collage & Mixed Media

Making collage and mixed media pieces are another great medium for rubber stamps crafts. Collages tend to use lots of bits of ephemera, photos and paper to create an art piece. Incorporating rubber stamping into the finished product is another idea. Mixed media art pieces also incorporate the above materials, but in addition, they are more free to show other non-traditionally combined materials such as metal, paper, fabric, paint and rubber stamps crafts all together in one piece of art.

Rubber stamps crafts really have no end. Leave it with your imagination. That is the key. Use your supplies to come up with something unique and creative and you will be rewarded by the satisfaction of having made it yourself.