How to Assemble Stamps

Series Summary

Scrapbooking is a craft that utilizes many different skills—photography, page layout and design. Scrapbooking has been around since people were able to have photos in their possession. It is a way to visually preserve moments, feelings or experiences in your life that might otherwise be written down or forgotten. It all started in 1976 when Marielen W. Christensen began keeping a book of photographs in new devices called sheet protectors. By 1980 she had assembled over 50 of these books and was asked to display them at the World Conference on Records in Salt Lake City. Since then the door of scrapbooking has been opened and flooded by people wanting to find unique ways to remember their pasts and experiences.

Scrapbooking is all about capturing creativity. There are thousands of ways to personalize your scrapbook. One of the ways to do this is through stamping. There are a variety of different ways to use stamps on your crafting projects. You can use them as backgrounds and designs. You can make glitter stamps and use them as embossing. Within this world of stamps, you can create designs that dazzle and amaze. If you have been looking to spruce up your crafting projects, learn tips and techniques for using stamping. With this free video series, it has never been easier!

Video Transcript

"Hello! Today we're going to be talking about stamp assembly. There's 3 types of stamps. There's clear acrylic stamps, there's foam stamps, and there's wood block rubber stamps. The one I'm going to demonstrate for you today is the wooden block rubber stamps. When you first get your stamps, what you want to do is go ahead and pull out all your blocks and your stamps. Sometimes they'll come with a label, so go ahead and pull those out. I like to set my blocks out by size. That way I know how I'm going to match them up with my stamps. The next thing you're going to do is just take apart the stamps if they come already cut this far. I like to again, match them with the block that it's going to go with. That way you have an idea of where you're going to go with each stamp. The thing you want to remember when you're trimming your stamps is on small stamps you don't want trim more of a 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch or your stamp will kind of lose its integrity. It won't be able to balance good on the wood block. The first thing you'll need is a good pair of rubber and craft scissors. What you'll do is you'll choose the stamp that you want to start with. I'm going to start with this big one here, and you'll get ready to cut. "