Paper Crafts

Rubber stamps have become quite popular with paper crafters and scrapbookers. They are a great way to add spice to cards and scrapbook pages. Rubber stamps have quite a mark up and if you create...

Paper crafts are a great way to pass the time on a rainy day, when you're bored or as a way to help restless children wind down. Paper cup canons are sure to become a favorite around the house,...

If you are just starting to collect mounted rubber stamps you have probably noticed how quickly they can begin to take up a good amount of your craft area due to their bulk. Though it is not...

With a simple collection of rubber stamps and ink, you can create personalized note cards for yourself or to give as gifts. This unique medium allows your creativity to flow as you design unique...

When you need a creative gift for a bridal or baby shower, a dinner party hostess or Teacher Appreciation Day, make a set of personalized notecards that the recipient can use to write letters to...

Conditioning a rubber stamp is important for transferring a clear and professional image. Residue that remains on the stamp after it is manufactured can create gaps and voids in the image. It is...

Tissue paper is used for everything from crafting to wrapping gifts. When using tissue paper for gift wrapping. it can be dressed up with ribbons and bows. There is another way to change the look...

Many people choose to make homemade cards for birthdays, holidays and other occasions. Making your own cards at home allows you to customize the design and use your creativity. Several techniques...

Using embossing powder on tissue is easy, and can create a variety of effects, depending upon the stamps, inks and powders you choose. You can use embossed stamped tissue on all sorts of projects,...

With rubber stamps you can make cards with simple designs or three-dimensional, layered designs. Techniques include multiple-stamping and using stamps with images, textures, letters, phrases and...

Would you like to personalize the cards you give to friends and family? Making cards with rubber stamps makes each card unique. Choose a stamp image and ink color that fit the occasion and the...

Rubber stamping has become more popular with the explosion of scrapbooking in the craft industry. Whether for cards or scrapbook layouts, rubber stamping can add beauty and originality to the...

Save money and express your creativity by using rubber stamps to design backgrounds for scrapbook layouts, greeting cards and home decor projects. Achieve different textures, tones and effects by...

Incorporating watercolors onto a rubber stamp image lets you create different looks with the same image. With watercolors you can use different colors easily without your original image running. ...

Rubber stamping homemade cards can allow you to create a wide variety of cards for all occasions. Rubber stamped cards can be cute, playful, elegant or elaborate. You can integrate grommets,...

Create original thank you cards using rubber stamps. Make them three-dimensional with layers of pretty papers and decorations such as charms, buttons and small favors. For an excellent project for...

Giving someone a lei for a special occasion is a very common Hawaiian practice. To make it even more special - make the lei out of money! Great for graduations, weddings, birthdays and...

To have the look of paint strokes on rubber stamps is quite easy to do, if you have the right tools. I will teach you the basics of how to apply the color wash, then revive the ink, then print on...

Rubber stamps are a fun and easy way to spice up a scrapbook, or add a do-it-yourself touch to any project. Making your own rubber stamp is a great way to personalize your work, and they're a lot...

Rubber stamping is a popular way to embellish paper crafts and scrapbooking pages. Stamps are attractive and available in every design imaginable. Purchasing stamps gets expensive, so assembling a...

Although unmounted rubber stamps cost less in the long run compared to individual wood-mounted stamps, you will have to put in a bit of effort before you can use them. While some clear rubber...

Themed rubber stamps are very popular tools for creating a variety of crafts. Children and adults enjoy using them to enhance stationery, and make greeting cards and gift tags. Available at craft...

Create one-of-a-kind greeting cards with rubber stamps. Whether you collect rubber stamps or use those at a rubber stamp store for a fee, choose a theme when picking out stamps both large and...

Creating a page-a-day calendar is a great personalized gift. You can make it on a computer or by hand, which would make it truly special for the recipient. They are inexpensive to make since all...

Rubber cement comes in both natural and synthetic versions. The natural version is made from the sap of the rubber tree, while the synthetic version is made from latex and, depending on the...

Although inking up a rubber stamp may seem like an easy thing to do, there is actually a right way to do it. By properly applying ink to your stamps, you'll end up with sharper stamped images, and...

Rubber stamping is the art of embellishing paper crafts with imprints of rubber stamps. Traditionally, rubber stamps were used to individually imprint return addresses or brief notes onto...

No matter how simple the binding, the difference between a stack of loose papers and a bound book can be huge. There are many different techniques for binding books, from the very easy to those...

Rubber-stamped coasters are a creative way to add a personalized touch to décor. Rubber-stamped coasters can be made in any design and any color to match a room or theme, depending on your...

You've spent countless hours painstakingly crafting your own line of fragrances. Now you're ready to market them, but how do you demonstrate the depth of your catalog without carting bottles...

Remember the days when you would run to the mail box and there it was, a handwritten greeting card from someone special? Those days are back and being fueled by a new industry. The rise of...

Creating personalized birthday cards for friends and relatives allows you to give something more of yourself on their special day. Fun, and easy to do, they can be as intricate and fancy or as...

Card makers have access to craft, scrapbooking, stamping stores and Internet sales sites to purchase supplies. If you are interested in making your own cards for friends and family, you have many...

Make beautiful autumn themed greeting cards to send out for Thanksgiving or Halloween. This card is multi-textured, using both paper and fabric. Although one design is shown here, the autumn leaf...

If you are a book lover, you like to keep track of your books. Make your own rubber stamped bookplates that you can stick on the inside cover of your books, so there is no doubt who they belong to...

Make your own simple gift tags to put on packages with this simple and fun technique. Rubber stamps come in so many designs that gift tags can be made for any occasion, any holiday as long as you...

Add a little personalized character to plain tissue paper by rubber stamping it. You can add whatever theme or design you want on the tissue paper to give it a special touch. This is an easy...

Halloween accessories such as masks tend to be very expensive. Buying them for kids can be doubly expensive. You know, since children tend to break things. Making your Halloween pumpkin mask is a...

This is an easy no-budget toy that will guarantee a stern scolding if played with in a classroom or business meeting. :)

There's just something special about a handmade greeting card that compels the recipient to save it long past the date of whatever event it was sent to acknowledge. When the face of it happens to...

Create your own miniature crossbow out of cardboard to shoot at a miniature target you can set on your desk. This little exercise can relieve tension when the pressure builds, and you feel like...

When it comes to card making, rubber stamps can create messages, add background motifs, build borders and design eye-catching accents. All the rubber stamps in the world, however, would be useless...

Give your handmade greeting cards a little glitz and glamour with a touch of glitter. Combine the sparkling medium with rubber stamps to create new looks for party invitations, birthday, holiday...

For those of you who consider spit balls juvenile, make paper wasps. They're easy to make and you can fire them pretty far. This article can get you on your way.

Creating your own greetings cards gives you the ability to tailor their colors, designs and sentiments specifically to the occasions and the recipients. Use rubber stamps to add images, textures...

This a a fun craft for adults and children. It can be used to help celebrate "Reading Month" in public schools, to encourage children to read more, and be given as gifts, party favors...

You may be reluctant to take up a new craft, but you’ll change your mind once you’ve designed a card that a loved one appreciates and treasures. With just a few basic techniques, you can make a...

You can create a paper airplane shooter out of a few business cards and a rubber band. This construction ensures that you paper airplane will go a lot farther than it would by simply throwing it....

Being able to carve your own rubber stamps is useful when you want just the right image, but cannot find it readily in stores. Great for creating stamps of your original artwork for easy...

Selecting an appropriate gift takes time and energy, so don't diminish the effort by using commercial wrapping paper. Make your presentation as impressive as the gift itself by creating your own...