These very basic steps will help you get started using rubber stamps to create a great new look in your scrapbooks.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: Varies
Here's How:
- Select the rubber stamp you wish to use and an acid-free, permanent ink pad.
- Test stamp the image several times on scrap paper, focusing on the amount of inking required and the pressure needed to be exerted on the stamp for an even image.
- Choose a color of photo mounting paper on which to stamp.
- Ink your stamp by tapping it several times on the pad while shifting or rotating the stamp to get complete coverage.
- Press the inked stamp firmly onto the paper, making sure to keep it flat, apply pressure to the entire stamp, and avoid rocking.
- Lift the stamp straight up off of the paper to keep your image crisp.
- Allow the stamped image to dry to avoid smearing.
- Cut the image out of the mounting paper.
- Affix the image to the scrapbook page with the mounting tape of your choice.
- You could finish the look by coloring the stamped image with markers or pencils.
Tips:
- Feel free to stamp directly onto your pages, in addition to cutting stamped images out of mounting paper, when you feel confident doing so.
- Try out new stamping techniques to add to this great look, such as embossing or shading.
- Purchase stamps that you can legitimately envision using several times in your albums, such as flowers, hearts, gift packages, etc.
