| Part of the popularity of rubber stamping has been its | | | | stamping, you should use ink that is acid free and |
| versatile applications. Art rubber stamps can be used | | | | no-fade resistant, which will provide the best results. |
| to create personalized gifts, keepsakes, and | | | | One of the most impressive card making techniques is |
| mementos. Both card making and scrap-booking are | | | | embossing. Embossing is a process that changes a |
| unique ways to apply artistic rubber stamp designs. If | | | | flat stamp into a three dimensional, raised design, with |
| you are looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for a loved one, | | | | added glitter or sheen applied to the image. For |
| creating a personalized card using rubber stamp | | | | embossing, you will need a variety of tools, including |
| techniques will be remembered for years to come. In | | | | your stamp and what you are stamping on, a special |
| order to have your card making experience turn out | | | | long drying ink called pigment ink, embossing powder, |
| for the best, here are a few tips and techniques that | | | | and your heat source. The best stamps for embossing |
| will help you use rubber stamps effectively in your | | | | have simple, clean lines, as small details don't translate |
| card making endeavors. | | | | well once the embossing is set. The best heat source |
| First, when choosing a card making rubber stamp, don't | | | | is a craft heat gun, which is inexpensive and can be |
| make cost your primary factor. The larger or more | | | | purchased at supply stores both locally and online. |
| detailed stamps will be more expensive, but it is | | | | Embossing works by stamping your image on your |
| certainly better to go with quality in the long-run. Better | | | | material, using pigment ink, and then sprinkling the image |
| made stamps will have a more detailed and crisper | | | | with embossing powder. Apply the heat source, not for |
| appearance that will add beauty to your cards. With | | | | too long, and when the image raises up, its done. You |
| larger stamps, try to get versatile designs that can be | | | | can apply different colored inks and powders, and |
| readily adapted to a different projects, this will help | | | | really experiment and unleash your creativity to |
| keep the cost down, and you can purchase fewer | | | | experience a variety of results. |
| stamps. | | | | The basics of using a card making rubber stamp are |
| Rubber stamps come in wood mounts, which are | | | | easy to learn, but there will always be additional tips |
| often more expensive, unmounted stamps, and clear | | | | and techniques to learn and apply. Once you've |
| and plastic mounts. Clear mounts are great for | | | | practiced a few times, you'll want to start varying your |
| beginners as they allow you to see exactly where you | | | | colors and materials, and see the different results you |
| are stamping, and will help reduce errors. While there | | | | can achieve. |
| are several different ink types available for rubber | | | | |