| Have you ever made a scrapbook? How about an | | | | well. We all want to make our scrapbooks look as |
| arts and crafts project in school when you were a | | | | aesthetically pleasing as possible; stamps help to make |
| kid? Have you ever seen your kids do these and other | | | | this happen. You can buy bags of cheap rubber |
| activities? If so, then you've probably used rubber | | | | stamps with hearts, diamonds, basic shapes, simple |
| stamps before. Most people don't really think much of | | | | words, and other popular symbols to really put that |
| rubber stamps, but they can be great tools to use for | | | | accent on your work to make your scrapbook |
| your arts and crafts project, either for you or your | | | | personalized. You can even buy individual letters to put |
| children. | | | | someone's name in the book - a great surprise and gift |
| Rubber stamps are very simple creations, but they | | | | for any recipient! |
| can work wonders with a project. They are simply | | | | Some great places to find rubber stamp kits include |
| designs that have been cut out in rubber, so that you | | | | Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Wal-Mart, and other popular |
| can dip them in paint and use them to impress an | | | | arts and crafts stores. Any place with art supplies |
| image onto any surface. The most common use (and | | | | should have them, though. You can also make your |
| the one we all grew up doing, I'm sure) is to make | | | | own - just make sure children are properly supervised! |
| stamps in the shape of people or animals and use | | | | In short, rubber stamps can be useful tools for any |
| them to create a story on paper. This can be a terrific | | | | would-be artist out there, regardless of the age. So if |
| way to introduce your children to creative story-telling | | | | you're looking to be creative with your kids then using |
| through visual means that are attractive yet simple to | | | | stamps is a perfect way to start. There less messy |
| use. | | | | than other crafts but when used with paper they can |
| You can also use rubber stamping in scrapbooking as | | | | create a beautiful piece of art! |