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Rubber stamping is a fun and engrossing past-time, and like many hobbies, benefits from organizing your tools and supplies. Here are some handy tips to keep your rubber stamps stored safely and organized carefully.

Rubber Stamping is a lot of fun, but it can be expensive when you're getting started. Use these tips to start a great collection without breaking your bank.

Pigment, dye, hybrid, embossing? There are so many inks out there for rubber stamping crafts, each with it's own applications. Here's how to know the different inks and when to use them.

If you find yourself with a duplicate rubber stamp why not make something unique and different? Read more....

Stamps come in many different materials. Here are the differences, advantages and disadvantages of unmounted and mounted rubber stamps, acrylic stamps and foam stamps.

If you love rubber stamping it's time to look at the objects in your home in a whole new light.

People who do scrapbooking and other paper crafts are familiar with the great effects produced by rubber stamps. But stamping isn't just for paper. It can create some wonderful effects on polymer clay too.

If you love to rubber stamp, check out these great gift ideas that will showcase your talent and give your recipient a beautiful keepsake.

The unique qualities of clear acrylic stamps make them a perfect choice for scrapbooking. Stamping on scrapbook pages has always been a challenge.

Whether you are a beginner or you've been scrapping for years, you know how quickly those scrapbook supplies multiply! From paper to stamps, you've got supplies and need storage solutions to get things under control!

In the rubber stamp world a RAK is a Random Act of Kindness, what does that mean?

Creating your own, unique rubber stamps crosses the fine line in which craft can morph into art. The process is easy; use this guide to find out how.

Watercolors are easy to shade and add a great deal of depth to rubber stamped images, scrapbook pages and other paper crafts. Both the Lyra Aquacolor Crayons and the Prismacolor H2O pencils have become a useful tool for scrapbookers and stampers.

Start your own rubber stamp business.

The different rubber stamp making machine options.

Many hobbyist love paper type crafts. One of the most popular these days is the art of Scrapbooking.

Could your walls use a little added interest? Discover how to stamp on walls using rubber stamps. It's easy and fun!

Perhaps you've just created a beautiful sculpture out of polymer clay and would like to copy it. Or you'd like to do more stamping but can't find the designs you like. What do you do? Make your stamps or a mold from polymer clay itself.

A great way to express your feelings and emotions in your crafts is to use quotations. Here are some ideas on how to use quotations and websites to find quotations.

When scrapbooking began to gain popularity a few years ago, I decided that it was just the hobby that I had been searching for. I love taking pictures and doing creative projects, so it seemed like the perfect choice.

Reviews of three great gifts for the scrapbooking enthusiast on your holiday shopping list.

Create a dynamic background with this double stamping technique

Crafts that appeal to older adults take into consideration factors such as the crafter's eyesight and manual dexterity.

Acrylic paint, rubber stamps, and embossing powders unite to created a gift worthy piece out of an old cigar box.

If you're one of those people who needs some extra cash around the holidays, there are plenty of ways that you can pad your checking account while still enjoying the festivities with your family.

You may choose to make your own gift wrap for a variety of reasons, whether it be for that personal touch, as a Holiday craft idea for you and the kids, as a rescue when you have run out of store bought wrapping paper or to just plain save money and recycle.

Ok, so if you are on a real tight budget and the thought of buying stamps alone sends you into frenzy, then this project may be for you.

Ok, so if you are on a real tight budget and the thought of buying stamps alone sends you into a frenzy, then this project may be for you. I am saying that this Christmas card project is free on the assumption that you have materials around your home.

Polymer clay is an amazing material that can be used to create an incredible variety of objects. If you've thought about trying it, but have no idea where to start, consider making some beads.

Creating a custom embossed velvet Christmas Slipcover for a sofa can be easy and cheap if you know a few of my secrets. Creating a custom embossed velvet Christmas slipcover is great way to redecorate a sofa for the holidays.

I am saying that this Easter card project is free based on the assumption that you have some simple everyday materials around your home.

These embossed wedding reception chair slipcovers are the perfect way to decorate the bride and groom's chairs at the wedding reception.

This simple Valentine's Day craft project is a great way to reuse or recycle existing mirrors you have hung throughout your home during Valentine's Day.

There are many companies that offer opportunities to be a direct sales consultant. The key is to find a company that has the same passion you do.

This simple Christmas craft project is a great way to reuse or recycle existing mirrors you have hung throughout your home during the holidays. This simple Christmas craft project can be accomplished on bathroom mirrors, and front hall mirrors.

Do your part in helping the environment and reuse your brown paper bags. The number of creative and practical uses for brown paper bags will amaze you. You'll wonder why you didn't think of them yourself!

Surprise your favorite paper crafter with any of these gift suggestions for a creative holiday season.

With nothing more than a piece of tracing paper, pencil, rubber band or eraser, and craft knife, you can make rubber stamps. The stamps you make are limited only by your imagination and patience. Here's two methods to make rubber stamps all your own.

Make money selling your own rubber stamps at craft fairs.

Use rubber stamps in the home or office for other uses besides marking a paper "copy."

Ways to sell your home-made stamps on the internet.

Are you looking for projects to keep your children busy that incorporate several learning experiences? Let's explore how to make rubber stamped stationery.

You can make stamps yourself. Homemade stamps are easy to make and fun to make too. All you need to make a homemade stamp is a potato and a sharp knife.

When Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and the White House liberals used to complain that Congress was simply being a "rubber stamp" for President George Bush and his right wing agenda. But now things have apparently changed.

Glass blocks can be made into several different projects that are great for gifts or to add beauty to your own home.

Do you love the thought of scrapbooking for kids but don't know how to get started? Many scrapbookers would love to scrapbook with their kids but are not sure what supplies to offer or how to keep things from getting disorganized or too messy.

Simple project for begining stampers and candle lovers.

I found a few scrapbooking/ crafting magazines that are definitely worth signing up for, if you are interested in these types of hobbies. It was so exciting to get these in the mail and look for new projects, ideas and lessons.

Scrapbooking for me as been a learn as you process, I am amazed how my style has chagned over the years. I hope the following artilce, will energize your scrapbooking adventure too.

Ink pads are for more than just rubber stamping. Here are some tips and tricks for using them in your scrapbooking, card making and paper crafting projects.

Stamp collecting is a long-term hobby but you can find everything you need online.

Simple, yet effective ways to make your own stamps.

Sure, the grocery store is filled to brimming with cards for all ages, but when the rubber meets the road, homemade always wins out. Here are three unbeatable ideas for how to make a birthday card for flower lovers.

Valentine's Day is a great time to remind little ones that they are loved and to help them show their love to others.

Celebrate fall in a unique fashion by giving this easy and inexpensive to create fall leaves notepad cube! Use stamps to create the leaf effect, or hand draw them yourself.

Tired of the typical holiday wrapping paper? Present your gifts with style by trying a unique way of wrapping.

Here's a sweet crafty gift idea for the gardener in your life. Make a terra cotta plant pot just for Valentine's Day!

These Embossed Beach Wedding Reception Placemats are very romantic, elegant, and easy to make. They are perfect for a beach wedding reception.

Whether you cross stitch, sew, knit or quilt, there's free printable patterns online by the hundreds.

This table is unique and a perfect accent for any Asian inspired room.

After only one day of celebrating the Democratic Party's victory, Nancy Pelosi put a damper on the festivities by laying out a Washington-politics-as-usual agenda. Expect deals, posturing, and power-mongering for the next 2 years..

Some great inexpensive Valentine's day craft ideas

When children make handmade gifts, parents often hold onto those items for their entire lifetimes. These little treasures hold happy memories of the days of parenting a young child. Create a handmade gift that Dad will love to hold onto.

Buying a personalized gift or souvenir will bring fond memories forever.

There are many activities you and your child can do when you need to stay indoors.

The New Year is soon upon us -- and everyone is making New Year's resolutions. As a crafts lover there are resolutions that I would like to make, about my crafts projects!

Stop. Before you throw anything away, ask yourself what can be made out of it. Here's some ideas for using normally discarded items as dollhouse decor.

You'll find all the craft supplies you could ever need at one place: Oriental Trading Company.

People think that McDonald's is a prime example of how Americanized the world has become. Yet McDonald's allows for specific aspects of world cultures to shine via their franchises!

Everyone throws a holiday party - but why not do something different? Why not throw a holiday craft party? Everyone can get together and try a fun holiday themed craft and enjoy each other's company.

If you love to craft then you know the challenge often can be finding a new pattern or a project idea. Fortunately there are a number of websites that offer free patterns and projects for many types of crafts for you!

Show some love to your family and friends this holiday season with gifts tha come from your heart and hands.

An artiststamp is exactly what the name implies: an artist-made stamp. They can be with a computer, handmade, or carved out of rubber stamp material.

The NESCO Roaster first made it's entrance in the early 1930's, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at that time manufactured by the National Enameling and Stamping Company (NESCO). The manufactured pots and pans, farm accessories, buckets and other cooking accessories.

Marketability and familiarity trump creativity and originality every day in the world of Hollywood. And most of the movie-watching public doesn't even notice.

President Bush has requested an additional $42 billion for the wars. He should not be given a rubber stamp to do as he pleases. The war in Iraq has been a travesty and has put our soldiers in harm's way for far too long.

Lots of older houses have the heavy wooden cornices installed over the windows but instead of removing them, decorate them like new.

Do you feel left behind by today's jogging craze. If you're of the millions who either don't enjoy running, or, due to knee and joint pain can no longer run, you can still achieve excellent cardio health. Not by running, or even walking but by jumping.

These velvet Christmas stockings are very elegant and easy to make. Each stocking should cost you about $15 or less, depending on what your rayon velvet costs you.

Here are some good tricks and techniques whether you are just starting out working with polymer clay and are unsure if you want to go to the extra expense of special tools or just want a few hints and ideas.

What can you do with latex paint, ordinary household sponges, paint rollers and brushes? There are numerous effects that can be accomplished with paint, and they don't have to compromise your wallet.

Here is a collection of my poems over the past five years. I am always looking for publication. Anyone out there like what you see, let me know.

These velvet Valentine's Chair Covers are very romantic, elegant, and easy to make. Each chair slipcover should cost you about $15 or less, depending on what your velvet pillowcases cost you.

There are a few sites on the Internet that let you create your own customized photo stamps. You simply upload a digital image from your computer to create these customized postage stamps. This article will share...

If you are an avid scrapbook enthusiast then you know how quickly all those scrapbooking supplies add up. There is nothing more frustrating than having your scrapbook supplies stored in various places and not knowing where certain items are.

Boys - and some girls - will love playing with a fake gun rubber band shooter that's fun to make.

Adding words to your scrapbook pages allows us to remember the how, what, where, when, and how or the situation and is another creative part of an awesome page.

As a Scrapbook Evangalist, one of my passions is finding new ways to present scrapbook layouts as valid works of art. And as I was decorating my new house, I decided to take that concept and create a scrapbook gallery in the circulation hall. Here is how I did it.

Scrapbooking has a long and interesting history. Learn about it in this informative article.

Cropping your pictures can make a huge difference between creating a so-so scrapbook page and a stunning scrapbook page. I'll cover a few rules about cropping your photographs and some important tips to remember!

You may not think so, but stamp collecting can be a lot of fun for kids.

Here's how to make a cost-effective Mother's Day present for a new mom! Make her a scrapbook and it will be a keepsake!

Fascinating facts and trivia about rubber duckies. For example, did you know there are rubber duck races for charity?