Cleaning Your Rubber Stamps

Keeping your rubber stamps clean is important. You want to make sure that the residue is gone and that your images come out crisp and clear each time you use the stamp. But what is the best product to clean your stamps with? That’s really a matter of choice. But here are a few options for you to try and see what you like best. Baby Wipes Many scrapbookers use baby wipes to clean their stamps. Baby wipes offer an affordable cleaner as well as being easy to find and easy to use. You can just dab the stamp on … Continue reading →

Creative Stamping Techniques for Your Scrapbook Layouts

Looking to find some new ways to use your stamps? Or are you just starting out and would like to find some tips on how to use your stamps properly? I’ve compiled a list of some fun techniques you can try with your stamps both for scrapbook layouts and card making. Basic Stamping Basically this is like Stamping 101, you just place the rubber stamp onto the ink pad. Next you stamp the image on your paper where you would like it to go. Press firmly and no not rock the stamp from side to side. If you’d like to … Continue reading →

Making Your Own Rubber Stamp Ink

Since I recently explained how to make your own rubber stamps at home, I thought it might be beneficial to include a few ways that you can create rubber stamping ink at home as well. I’ve tried it, and was pleased with the end results. It saves money in the long run, and you can make as much or as little as you need. In addition you can mix colors and create some that you might not be able to purchase at the store. Or you can match the ink color to colors in the layout you are working on. … Continue reading →

Making Your Own Rubber Stamps

It’s really not that difficult to make your own rubber stamps. This is a fun project for older children to do, and definitely for the scrapbooker. To begin, you will need to choose what you’d like to have on the stamp. Choose a pattern you can trace, (a black and white image with wide, bold lines is usually better), or simply draw from scratch. I chose letters because I wanted to make some fun letter stamps, but you can do anything – a symbol, your name, a character or an object. Use tracing paper and a soft lead pencil to … Continue reading →