How to Make Your Own Rub-Ons

Save money when you create these homemade rub-ons for your scrapbook.

Many crafters use rub-ons to decorate their scrapbook pages. A rub-on is a printed image or design that can be rubbed onto paper and will stick without applying an adhesive. Rub-ons are usually sold in packages in craft stores. However, you can create your own. Making a homemade rub-on is a simple process that enables you to save you money. They also allow you to add your own personal flair and unique touch.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Transparency paper
• Ink-jet printer
• Popsicle stick

1. Design a rub-on. Use a word-processing program to create an image, word or design to place in your scrapbook.

2. Print the design out on the slick, shiny side of the transparency.

3. Flip the rub-on over. The printing should be on the bottom of the transparency.

4. Press the transparency against the scrapbook page.

5. Using a Popsicle stick or another solid, flat object, rub the transparency until the print has transferred onto the page.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not move the transparency while rubbing it. The image will become distorted.

References

• Scrap Girls: Making Your Own Rubons from Scrapbooking Printables