How to Use a Rubber Stamp on a Scrapbook Page

Rubberstamping has grown in popularity among crafters, just as scrapbooking has. Many rubber stamps lend themselves to a scrapbook page because of their versatility, ease of use and repeatability. Rubber stamped images can be simple or elaborate, sophisticated or fun. Used once on a page or repeatedly, a rubber stamp makes a great, inexpensive page decoration.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ink
• Rubber stamp
• Paper

1. Choose a rubber stamp for your page. If it is an unmounted stamp, apply the rubber stamp die to the acrylic, pressing firmly.

2. Tap the ink pad onto the stamp repeatedly, until the stamped image is uniformly covered in ink.

3. Pick up the stamp and place it straight down onto the paper. Do not angle the stamp towards the paper.

4. Press firmly without rocking. Make sure the center of the stamp is pressed firmly so it impresses on the paper.

5. Lift the stamp straight up off the page.

6. Clean the stamp unless you are using it again immediately.

7. Decorate the stamped image with colored pencils, glitter, markers or chalks.

Tips & Warnings

• Use only acid-free inks for scrapbook pages.
• Do not rub or wipe the ink pad across the stamped image or ink will gather in the small sections. This will make your image muddy.
• Do not rock or tilt the stamp when pressing down.

[sherryeam]

on 2/19/2009 When I first tried to use stamps I had such a rough time. But now they come out so cute. Good article.