How to Use Rubber Stamps for Making Invitations

You can make invitations for any occasion with a rubber stamp that has a standard invitation message on it. Choose more rubber stamps that fit the occasion to personalize and decorate the invitation. Emboss the cards for more formal parties and events such as a wedding anniversary or a wedding reception. If you are a card maker who sells rubber-stamped artwork, consider adding personalized hand-stamped invitations to your product list.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Blank cards Rubber stamps Ink pad Colored makers or pencils Embossing powder and ink (optional) Embossing heat gun (optional)

1. Place open blank card on work surface.

2. Press invitation rubber stamp on ink pad. Ink well. Blot on scrap paper.

3. Place the inked stamp directly in the center of the area where you want to print the invitation information.

4. Decorate the card with rubber stamps that reflect the party theme. Use birds, flowers, animals, baskets or simple curlicues and initials. You can stamp the cover with the words "You Are Invited." For an anniversary or birthday milestone, you can stamp the significant number on the outside cover. Dust the ink with embossing powder and heat it for a more formal embossed effect.

5. Color in the decorative stamped images with colored card marker pens or pencils. Let the invitations dry completely before use.

6. Secure a set of eight to ten invitations and envelopes with a ribbon if you are selling these items. Fill in the who, what, when and where information if the invitations are for personal use.

Tips & Warnings

• Rub a new rubber stamp over an ink pad and thoroughly coat it with ink. All the small indentations need to be filled or "cured" with ink. Rub it off on a piece of scrap paper until the ink no longer shows.
• Be sure to cure the rubber stamp if it is brand new.