How To Make Your Own Rubber Stamps

Scrapbooking is perhaps one of the most relaxing and enjoyable hobbies you can indulge in. All you need is unlimited creativity to craft impressive scrapbook designs. Simply collect scrapbook supplies including recycled stuff and paste it on with your wedding pictures and other memories.

Modern-day scrapbooking is not as cost-efficient as it used to be. Chances are you will want lots of the lovely scrapbooking supplies that are out there, especially the colorful rubber stamps. You may even want to have at least 10 rubber stamp designs. But the problem is that it can be so costly.

Fortunately, custom rubber stamps are so easy to create. Better still is that you can make the designs you want such as a date stamp, Christmas stamps, and even clear stamps. You'll save money, plus you'll enjoy creating your very own date stamp, Christmas stamps, or wedding stamps!

1. Prepare the things you need like the rubber, permanent pen, ink stamps, and image. You'll need carving tools as well and a handle for the rubber stamp.
2. Keep these tips in mind. The first is to choose a simple image. This means an image without too many details. A simple star shape will do for this project. Second, the image should have bold lines because these are easier to cut. Third, use the carving tools carefully. Always cut the excess parts away from your body. Be careful with your hands, too and keep these behind the carving area. Make sure to keep these cutting tools when you have done the project.
3. Draw the selected design on paper. The image's size should just fit the rubber you have. Also, the bolder the lines, the easier will be the next steps.
4. Place the paper upside down on the rubber. Firmly press on the paper so that the ink will transfer onto the rubber. Make sure that the image has been copied on. If not, draw the image's lines again and repeat this step.
5. If the image is already recognizable, you can either leave it like that or trace the lines again to make them bolder.
6. Cut away the white areas with the cutter or any carving tool. Sometimes, images may have difficult details. For that, you can use smaller cutting tools. Even a needle will do a great job. Just focus on the goal, which is to make the image stamped and look just the same as what you have made it to be.
7. Test if the stamp works by using it like a regular rubber stamp. If it does, then its time to put the stamp holder on. You can simply put a heavy glue to put on the holder. Let dry the glue before using.

Your creations will be more creative if you use various colored ink stamps. You can also experiment combining different colors to get more vibrant stamps.

Other popular options for custom stamps for clear stamps are the erasable foam stamps and the polymer stamp kits. The former is so simple to use. You can even reuse it if you don't like the design anymore. Meanwhile, the latter needs a computer aid to create more complicated designs. You can buy polymer stamp kits online. Many online scrapbooking suppliers are offering these at various prices. Just pick the best product for your money.

Now, you don't actually need very expensive rubber stamps because creativity surpasses material limitations. As long as your imagination is unlimited, your creativity will be unlimited also.