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This is an easy way to make rubber stamps that you design and that will last for many stampings. The first one I made has lasted for over 500 uses (u...
You will need: thick craft foam and thin craft foam, scissors and/or hobby knife, cutting surface, wooden spools and flat shapes, glue, toothpicks, c...
Choose a flat wooden shape and a spool, and cut a piece of the thick craft foam slightly smaller than the wooden shape.
I used gorilla glue, which expands into the parts it glues, so I think it might expand into the tiny holes in the foam as well as into the wood grain....
Let the glue set for an hour in a clamp. I used an extra wood square to prevent the clamp from creating a permanent dent in the middle of the thick f...
I tried several designs before deciding on which one to use. Cut the design out of the thin foam using scissors or a hobby knife. Try to use up as m...
Remember that when you attach the design to the base, you will have to put it on "backwards" in order to get a "frontwards" image when using the stamp...
I used the "foam glue" but again, any white PVA glue like Elmer's should work. Use a toothpick to apply a thin layer of glue to the design and place ...
Clamp the stamp again with an extra wood shape to set the glue. An hour is good, and you can clean up your mess while you wait for the glue to set. ...
Once the glue is set, you can use your stamp! I will be using this one to award 5 points on completed homework assignments from my students!
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