Rubber Stamping is one of the fastest growing hobbies today.
Why?
Because as a craft it’s materials are relatively inexpensive to buy, and because it is creatively versatile.

Rubber Stamping, also called stamping, is a craft in which some type of ink is applied to an image or pattern that has been carved, moulded, or laser engraved onto a sheet of rubber.
Special ink pads can be purchased that allow for Embossing.

Use of rubber stamps can be combined with other materials, the image may be embellished by the addition of chalks, Inks, paints and a variety of other embellishments.

When did it all start?
In 1866, a man carved information in a flat piece of rubber and mounted it to a curved block of wood. This 4"x 6" mounted rubber stamp was being used to print information on bath tubs.
But it didn’t really take off as a craft hobby until the early 1970’s
And it really hit the big time in the 1990’s with worldwide popularity.
As thousands of companies begin to produce rubber stamps, the availability and unique designs became common everywhere!


For a tutorial try: Rubber-Stamping

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