100+ Uses for Rubber Stamps

I've been listing and exploring fun ways to use rubber stamps since I started my newsletters. So far:
1. Decorate a journal cover
2. Stamp messages/pictures onto your kids lunch bags
3. Embellish gift tags
4. Press into clay for awesome texture.
5. Make your own gift wrap
6. Decorate a cake - NEW, clean stamps - stamp into fondant icing with food coloring or to just leave a subtle impression.
7. Coordinated Party set - cups, hats, tableclotth napkins
8. Embroidery patterns - just stamp on fabric and embroider
9. Decorate Fabric  - doll clothes, pillow cases, napkins, placemats, lampshades
10. Make hot glue envelope seals. Here is how: http://www.coxes.com/stamping/
samples/seals/directions.htm
11. Stamp wine charms - small tags are available at craft stores
12. Stamp the sides of a memo paper cube. Makes a great teacher gift!
13. Make paper beads! Use standard weight paper. Stamp and decorate along one edge. Cut into narrow strips or triangles. Roll around toothpick and secure end with glue. 2 coats Modgepodge for shine - put bead on toothpick and into some styrofoam to dry.
14. Stamp scrabble tiles, wooden disks, or rectangular bamboo tiles for pendants or magnets.
15. Make Stickers!  See my directions for making stickers. No expensive machine needed!
16.  Stamp on Shrinky Dink sheets with permanent ink to create jewelry or charms... just remember to punch holes before you bake.
17. Another Shrinky Dink idea - make suncatchers!
18.  Embellish an apron for adults of for kids. Use a fabric friendly ink like VersaCraft, which must be heat set with an iron.
19.  Bookmarks from hardware store paint sample strips. Stamp and add ribbon
20.  Stamp 1.5" wooden disks in matching pairs for a fun Memory game. Store in a muslin bag. Great stocking stuffer!
21. Decorate the outside of a candle. See Feb. 24 2012 post for directions
22. With tiny stamps, stamp your nails and cover with a clear coat of polish.
23. Geocache tokens - Stamp those blank wooden circles fron the craft store with your own distinctive stamp.
24. Reward tokens for kids on chip board or wood disks. Stamp words like "Good Job" or themed stamps like insects. They receive an award once they;ve accumulated a certain number!
25. 3D wall art. Stamp your design on cardstock and embellish. Cut out the design and apply with thick, double sided adhesie squares to a canvas or matboard on which you have previously painted a background.



More to come!