You may think that heat-embossing is just to complicated a skill for you to use in your rubber stamping practice. In reality, however, it’s a relatively easy technique that you can learn and use with ease. And what’s really great about it is that it is a technique that will really impress others and make them think that you must be kidding when you tell them that you were the one who made this beautiful [...] Read more »
Proper Cleaning of Stamps
Now that you have your new rubber stamps, it’s important to know how to maintain them properly, especially when it comes to cleaning. You wouldn’t want your crafting investment to go to waste through poor management, after all. Caring for your rubber stamps is easy as long as you follow this guide and be vigilant. Vigilance is important. You don’t want inks to stay on your stamps for days or weeks without being cleaned off. [...] Read more »
Is Rubber Stamping an Expensive Hobby-
People who know that I have used rubber stamps sometimes ask me if rubber stamping is an expensive hobby. For me, it can be a difficult question to answer. Certainly, when you compare it to fishing on one’s own boat or travelling the world, it pales in the comparison. In reality, rubber stamping can be a very thrifty hobby if you are willing to be creative with limited resources or one which will have you [...] Read more »
How to Store Your Rubber Stamping Supplies
I’m sure you would agree with me that if you’ve made an investment in rubber stamping supplies, it’s important to know how and then do store the materials properly. This is to insure both the quality and the long life of your supplies. For example, it would be a great shame if all your rubber stamping assets had to be tossed because of poor care. Let’s take a look at how to do this so [...] Read more »
How to Design a Realistic Scene with Rubber Stamps
In order to make a truly believable scene, the work of art will need a foreground and a background. At first glance, this may seem impossible unless you want to painstakingly ink only part of the background images so that they don’t cover over the foreground images. In reality, it is relatively easy to create a realistic looking scene quickly. Let’s take a look at how. First, ink whatever stamps you are going to use [...] Read more »