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Baby-themed cardUse any of several techniques with rubber stamps. To apply ink from an ink pad properly, lay the rubber stamp upside down on a work table with the image up. Lay the color ink pad down on top of the image and press evenly all around to load ink on the stamp. Pick up the stamp after inking it, and lay it straight down on the paper to be stamped. Pressing down on the center of the stamp will make an even imprint of the image on the stamp. If the stamp is large, press down first from the center, then out. Practice this stamping technique on plain paper before stamping on card stock or mat board pieces. -
Travel-themed cardStamp the same stamp several times in different colors and at slight angles to each other on decorative paper. For example, stamp a butterfly in blue ink, then red ink, then gold ink to make a layered effect. After stamping on card stock, use a mist bottle with water to lightly spray on the image for a watercolor appearance.
Combine elements from multiple stamps. For example, to create an outdoor scene on a card using a variety of nature-themed stamps, use a Post-It note to cover a part of a stamped image that you don't want seen but need to stamp over. An example might be part of a bear seen behind a tree. Put the Post-It note over the tree (already stamped), then stamp the bear so that the finished step shows only part of the bear from behind a tree. -
Heat a piece of craft foam with a heat gun until warm. Press a rubber stamp that has been inked onto it to create an indented impression (press hard). An example might be heart stamps with red ink on craft foam. Cut the hearts from the cooled foam and attach them to your crafted card.
Use a few folded layers of paper towel soaked with household bleach as an ink pad. Press a rubber stamp with a desired image on the paper towel to "ink" it with bleach. Then press the stamp on a dark-colored piece of card stock or construction paper. Let it dry, cut it out and attach it to your card.
