How to Use Rubber Stamps for Custom Gift Wrap

It is easy to get dragged down with a lot of extra expenses over the holidays. Between the cost of decorations, gifts,and travel to visit friends and family, you might find yourself in enough financial strain to make you feel a little bah-humbug. Surprisingly, a big cost of gift giving is the packaging it comes in. All of the rolls of wrapping paper, bags, stickers, labels, ribbon and tape add up before you even realize it. Using a little creativity and rubber stamps, you can design your own wrapping paper.

Things You'll Need

• Butcher paper
• Paint
• Rubber Stamps
• Ink pads

Instructions

1. Unroll your butcher paper on a flat surface. You may want to lay it over newspaper to prevent any damage to your furniture when painting and stamping.

2. Decide on your color scheme. Butcher paper is white, so you might want to choose a more festive color. Feel free to paint your butcher paper as desired--the paper is sturdy and it will absorb the moisture well without tearing.

3. If desired, you can add glitter to your paper when the paint is still wet. The paint will act as a glue when it dries. Let your paper dry completely before applying any rubber stamps.

4. Pick which rubber stamps you want to use to customize your paper. These stamps will range in price from very inexpensive to a little more costly if purchased from specialty stores.

5. Apply your stamps to the dry butcher paper. Because the wrapping paper will be enclosing an object and moved in different directions, it is best to use a random or repeating pattern for your stamps.

6. Let it dry completely before cutting and wrapping your gifts.