Once relegated to the world of the practical - banks, post offices, libraries and secretary's desks, -- today's rubber stamps are planted firmly in the realm of the creative. The infinite variety of rubber stamp designs, not to mention inks, marking pens and embossing materials, give today's paper crafters an endless number of ways to express themselves.

Rubber stamping is fun and creative, and best of all easy. You don't have to be a Renoir or a Picasso to get great results - in fact it doesn't matter if you can draw at all. The stamp does that for you. You get to have fun with coloring techniques and embellishments. The results will be beautiful projects like greetings cards, gift wraps, photo albums and scrapbooks, and anything else your imagination can come up with.

Once you learn the basics of rubber stamping, as outlined in the tools and techniques tutorials below, you'll be able to create a world of diverse projects. Rubber stamping is a great technique use on its own or to combine with other techniques, such as decoupage, collage, quilling, and punch art, (to name but a few) in order to create one of a kind items that will be cherished for years to come.
Tools and Techniques Used in Rubber Stamping
The tutorial articles below will give you more details about the various tools and techniques of rubber stamping.

• Types of Artistic Rubber Stamps
• Inks and Stamping Pens
• Inking a Stamp and Making a Good Impression
• Cleaning. Storing and Caring for Rubber Stamps and Ink Pads
• Ink or Powder Embossing Tools and Techniques
• Water Mark Stamping with Chalking

Rubber Stamping Projects
Need inspiration to start stamping? Check out some of the fabulous projects below.

• Rubber Stamping Gift Wraps
• Hand Made Hanukah Cards
• Gift Tags
• Chili Lover's Gift Package
• Fishing Fan's Gift Wrap and Tag
• Snowflake Gift Wrap and Tag
• Geometric Gift Wrap and Tag
• Oval Embellishment Gift Wrap