Personalized Rubber Stamp Crafts
Part of the fun of rubber stamp crafts is that you have so many options with which to personalize. After deciding what to make, you get to choose the stamp, ink color, paper color, whether to color in the image and whether to add embellishments.
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As you learn to use stamps, start small. Try gift tags or place cards to begin with. Then build up to simple greeting cards, Christmas cards and wrapping paper. Don't forget to add stamped images to photo scrapbook pages or decorate a paper frame. Stamp a name, too, and you have it completely personalized. If you want to do something simple but unusual, try making Springerle, a Bavarian cookie that features a surface design made with a rubber stamp image.
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After you get a feel for them, start increasing the complexity of your designs. Greeting cards can have more than one layer. You can turn what started as a greeting card front into a framed picture if you are particularly happy with it. Instead of just making a single card or item, print personalized stationery or calling cards and then stamp coordinating images onto them. Decorate a paper box with stamped images.
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As you gain experience, you can try new ways of using your stamps. Instead of sticking to paper, learn to stamp on wood and make a wooden serving tray or even a toy block set. Add glitter or flocking to your stamped images for Christmas ornaments. Beyond that, learn to emboss the images for a more formal look.
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