Stamping designs on paper or other surfaces is fun for both kids and adults. This page is devoted to ways to make stamps for imprinting.
Stamps can be purchased at craft stores and many other places as well. However, creating a one-of-a-kind stamp is exciting and takes stamping up a couple of notches!
Making stamps for kids
There’s something so fun about dipping a stamp in a puddle of paint or pounding the stamp back and forth between stamp pad and paper, making marks all over the page.
Kids love this activity! Homemade stamps can be made with many random materials for kids to use. To keep the mess down, a handle for the stamp is pretty important.
What can be used for handles on stamps?
Try these ideas for making handles for kids to use:
- Corks
- Rocks
- Wooden blocks
- Bottle caps
- Foam pieces
- Pieces of fruit have their own handles!
Simply let the kiddos stamp with the "handles" or glue a foam shape to the handles and a stamp is made!
Making stamps for adults
Stamping for adults can be more intricate and detailed. Carving your own stamps is so fun and not nearly as difficult as may be expected.
Supplies for making your own stamps are relatively inexpensive, and it is a great way to add a personal touch to gift cards, wrapping paper, and scrapbook projects.
A handle will be needed to carve stamps. Most folks use a block of wood for this purpose. However, foam blocks and other household items can be used.
To carve stamps, the artist will start with a template for the stamp. Sharp tools are used to carve the design onto a piece of rubber, and the rubber is then glued to the handle.
There is a link below to a tutorial showing how to carve lovely vintage stamps. The designs look beautiful, and the procedure for carving the rubber doesn’t look difficult.
When I think of stamping, stenciling always comes to mind as it is the opposite of stamping. Learn all about stenciling here.
Scroll down to see how to make stamps for both kids and adults. Everyone will have fun stamping!
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With common household items, you can create customized stamps to match the likes and interests for younger kids as well as older kids.
Happy Hooligans
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Learn how to make a stamp which looks like a button.
Maximum Rabbit Designs
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Create stamps with items around the house such as buttons and wine corks.
Factory Direct Craft
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Use old sewing and crafting buttons to make button stamps. This project is free and kid-friendly.
RWCrafts
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Use an Ezy Carve Printing block or Eraser to carve your own custom design for stamping.
My Poppet Makes
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Carve wine corks into pretty stamps with this tutorial.
Design Mom
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DIY stamps are very easy to make using craft foam and a few other materials! They can be used repeatedly to print cards, make scrapbook pages and pictures.
Welcome to Nana's
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DIY stamps with craft foam are very simple and easy to make and can be used to create stationery, wrapping paper, gift tags, scrapbook pages and even printed fabric.
Art Bar
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In this Instructable, you'll learn to make a high-quality stamp out of your favorite logo, business logo or symbol.
By geeksmithing at Instructables
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How to carve eraser stamps in 15 minutes or less.
The Country Chic Cottage
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How to instructions for creating your on rubber stamps with erasers.
Letterboxing
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Bundle pencils erasers to make flowers and grapes.
CraftoArt
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This article challenges you to find household items of different textures and patterns that you can transform into flower stamps. Kids can make a fun project with these stamps.
The Creative Kids Corner
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This post shows how to make DIY Vintage Foam Stamps.
The Graphics Fairy
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A Beautiful Mess shows the results of using different fruits and veggies as stamps.
A Beautiful Mess
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Fruits and vegetables are an easy way for kids to learn stamping while teaching them about symmetry and turning patterns into prints.
Scholastic
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There is the perfect beginner DIY stamp project. Here is a tutorial on how to make a garden flower stamp set. It also provides a download template for free.
Joyberry Studios
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Learn how to make custom stamps easily with the Cricut and this tutorial.
Michelle's Party Plan It
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Here are some very simple DIY instructions on how to make a lino-block/rubber stamp. This was for a wedding but can be used for any occasion.
Offbeat Wed
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With a few easy-to-get supplies and this tutorial, it’s simple to carve your own rubber stamps.
Handmade Books and Journals
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Give those pink erasers scattered around the house a new purpose by making them into custom stamps.
KiwiCo
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Yes, you can make stamps with rubber bands. Look at these ideas.
Crafts by Amanda
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This post discusses the materials you will need to make a rubber stamp.
Kirby Palm's Home Page
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Rowan Sivyer explains 5 reasons why they choose to carve rubber rather than lino when making rubber stamps.
Little Rowan Redhead
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Here is a great way to make simple stamps for kids to enjoy - upcycle old bottle tops with cut simple shapes or small household items like buttons to use as stamps. Learn how here.
Red Ted Art
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In part one, Atlas Quest covers some methods for finding and creating great images that are perfect for carving.
Atlas Quest
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Once you have chosen the image, the image must be transferred to a carving block. Learn how here.
Atlas Quest
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Carving a stamp becomes nothing more than cutting away the parts of the carving medium that you don't need. Learn more.
Atlas Quest
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The final step is mounting the stamp.
Atlas Quest
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This blog takes you step-by-step through the process of designing and carving a stamp.
The Frugal Crafter
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This post shows how to use takeout boxes to create a large t-shirt stamp.
DIY Candy
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To carve a great stamp, you'll need the right materials. This blog lists the items you will need to create stamps.
Atlas Quest
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There are many brands and types of carving blocks suitable for stamp carving. Here is a list.
The Spruce Crafts
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Vegetable stamping is a great way to make artwork from leftover scraps or inedible parts of vegetables.
Craftulate
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Learn how to make vegetable stamps and then use them to make an awesome gift for a teacher or hostess or an eco-friendly way to wrap a food gift.
Forks In The Dirt
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Here is a frugal way to make stamps. Use a wine cork!
One Hundred Dollars A Month
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Instead of purchasing stamps at the store, save a couple of bucks and make your own from wine corks.
DIY Candy
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