super easy handmade rubber stamps

“Some pursue happiness - others create it.”

Here are just some of my the handmade rubber stamps that I have created over the years.


The supplies. You will need a piece of craft foam. They sell it at any craft store for cheap-cheap. Any color will do. A piece of wood. You can buy pre-cut ones or cut one to size yourself. Glue. Elmer's works GREAT! An Exacto knife. This is the key to a really good stamp! The sharper the blade the better!! A cutting board to cut on. Rubber stamp inks. I like Color Box.
Step 1. Think up your design, draw it onto the foam with a pencil and cut out with Exacto knife.Step 2. Glue cut out design and place it onto wood. Let air dry for a good 1/2 hour or so.Step 3. Find a color ink you like and dip the stamp on the ink, being careful not to get the wood inky.Step 4. The fun part. Get creative! Stamp greeting cards, note cards, gift tags, etc.

See! That was super easy and with a little organization the whole process should take about 1 hour or less!

What do you think? Let me know how you do.