It's been a while since I made a greeting card with my craft stamps. I have been using my Cricut Expression machine to make my greeting cards lately and I wanted to go back and use some of my craft rubber stamps that I have, and boy do I have craft stamps. One day I will post some pictures of all the craft stamps that I have. Anyway, for this birthday card I wanted to share with you first of all a really cute craft stamp, some cool rubber stamping techniques and all this while I am making a birthday card for my father-in-law. When he was at my home in March, I took him to his first ever craft rubber stamps convention. He couldn't believe how many different rubber stamps they had as well as how many...

By following a few simple guidelines you can save money by creating rubber stamp artwork that a stamp manufacturer can download without any design input; stamp manufacturers love it when artwork arrives that is 'ready' for production. You may currently be paying $12.00 for an unmounted, mass produced stamp in the shops, buying the same size stamp direct from a rubber stamp manufacturer will be about $9.00 and be custom made for you! The following design guidelines assume that you have scanned a drawing into your computer or have located a piece of artwork and imported the image. Design Guidelines The easiest stamp to make from a manufacturing point of view is one where the artwork has a line...

-link"> Are you addicted to rubber stamps and rubber stamping? Would you like to learn how to make rubber stamps? Perhaps a baby footprint stamp, a Christmas rubber stamp, a stamp for Halloween, a snowman rubber stamp, a photo stamp, a signature stamp, a art rubber stamp, or even a personalized rubber stamp? If you think stamping is cool, then you can easily learn how to make your own rubber stamps. Making stamps at home does not mean producing amateur stamps suitable just for kids’ stamping. With a little information and the right rubber stamp making supply, manufacturing rubber stamps is fun and easy! Classifying Rubber Stamps For starters, rubber stamps are classified into two categories...

Making stamps at home does not mean producing amateur stamps suitable just for kids' stamping. With a little information and the right rubber stamp making supply, manufacturing rubber stamps is fun and easy! Classifying Rubber Stamps For starters, rubber stamps are classified into two categories: business rubber stamps and art rubber stamps or craft stamps. Business stamps are hand stamps, self inking stamps (pre inked) or dating stamps; the text of which makes them personalized rubber stamps. When using a hand stamp you must stamp it up and down on a stamp pad to load the stamp with ink before making your impression. Art and craft rubber stamps are a lot more interesting as graphics such as hand...

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I received some questions regarding what kind of stamp ink and stamp pads that I use. And it all really depends on what I am making. Here is a picture of just some of the stamp pads and stamp ink refills that I own and use in my rubber stamping projects. My Stampin' Up spots are all the dye ink classic stamp pads and the larger ones are the pigment craft stamp pads. I also have a few Versa Color dot ink pads also, which are pigment ink. If I showed them all to you there would be a huge pile so I just wanted to show you that I have them both. There are several differences. Dye stamp ink absorbs into the paper where as pigment stamp ink sits on top of the paper and does not absorb. Pigment stamp...

There is a stamp for every need. But you'll be surprised that there are rubber stamp sets in the market right now. You must be wondering why that's the case since the design of a stamp is usually for a specific job. So let's say that it's a set of five stamps. You're probably wondering how five different designs can be grouped into a set and still have a good use for each one of them. The sets are usually used for arts and crafts. As you probably know, rubber stamps are not just for professional use. Hobbyists and artists alike have rubber stamps to help them with their crafts. So if you're into arts and crafts, you can easily have rubber stamps made and that can help you have more tools to create...

Rubber was discovered in the Amazon River Basin in 1736 by the French explorer Charles Marie de la Condamine. Cubes were made of the substance and used for rubbing out lead pencil marks, but the material was unstable. Charles Goodyear discovered a use for the rubber and patented his invention in 1844. The process he invented is called vulcanization. When Charles Marie de la Condamine discovered rubber he also discovered another problem. When the temperature rose the rubber changed from a firm hard surface to a jelly like substance. Charles Goodyear wanted to use the rubber for something during hot temperatures as well as cold. As most discoveries, Charles Goodyear had an accident in the lab and the...

Rubber stamps can be used for all kinds of crafts and not just for card making. They are fun and easy to use and will add a professional touch to your cards. Having a good range and variety of different themed stamps means you will have the opportunity of creating a card for almost any occasion. The most common type of stamp available is the wooden mounted stamp. These stamps are normally mounted on beech wood with the image clearly printed on the top so you can see exactly where and what you are stamping. If you have carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis try to choose a stamp that has grooves along the side and is wood mounted as this will possibly make it easier to work with. When inking your stamp...


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