Rubber Stamping Projects

We take ordinary wooden clothespins and with a few rubber stamps, we turn them into a beautiful works of art. This project is part of the "Decorate your Life with Deep Red Stamps" Series. You have probably seen desktop or wall picture frames that feature a clip so you can place your favorite photo in them easily. In this project we will show you how to create your own frame with clip. Included in this post is a free, printable templates for 2 sizes of wooden clothespins that are the most common. You can download the template here. For these projects, we used some of our border stamps such as: ​Art Deco Borders Rubber Stamp Set (in green ink) ​Carved Botanical Borders Rubber Stamps (stamped in pink) and ​Linocut Floral Panels Stamps (stamped in navy blue ink) ​Woodcut Flowers Rubber Stamp Set (seen in the light tan ink above) These rubber stamps have excellent detail for these beautiful pins. Also, the film reel image is from our ​Vintage Photo Frame Rubber Stamp S...

 Handmade wooden coasters with rubber stamped designs, here is the 'how to.' A pack of wooden circles are inexpensive and can be found at Wal-Mart, or craft supply stores.  This package used in this project came with quantity 6 pieces for about $1. Prepare the surface of the wood by brushing a coat of water based sealer.  Optionally, you can use actual wood sealer in clear or a light color from a home improvement store (requires light sanding in between coats).  I only applied one coat of water-based sealer and allowed to fully dry (2 to 5 minutes). Stamp with resist pad (VersaMark 'Frost' was used in this project, but any resist pad will work. Add embossing powder of your choice of color.  Darker colors stand out more.  You can use gold, silver, glitter, etc. The best way to easily remove any excess embossed particles is with an X-acto knife. Rubber stamps featured: Anchor https://www.deepredstamps.com/anchor-rubber-s...