Rubber stamping is almost an essential technique for the scrapbooker, card maker or other crafting enthusiast. Stamped images show up regularly on scrapbook layouts as well as on many other craft projects. To get started, one needs only a rubber stamp, stamping ink, and paper.

This video below demonstrates basic stamping techniques using a wood mounted stamp. It also shows you how to do a technique known as masking and how to color a stamped image. Coloring can be added with any number of products, including stamping ink, colored pencils or pens, chalk, watercolors, pastels, Twinkling H2Os, marking pens, gel pens and almost anything else that provides color.

In the video below, I have used a Hero Arts stamp, a Great Impressions stamp, Memories dye ink, Tim Holtz’ Distress Ink, decorator chalk and Prismacolor pencils.


If you don’t have a craft shop nearby, Two Peas in a Bucket handles many of the stamping and scrapbooking supplies

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5 Responses to “How to do Basic Rubber Stamping, Masking and Coloring”

Erika Taylor Says:

This is great for a newer stamper/cardmaker. Looking forward to you being a great teacher to me. Thanks so much

admin Says:

You are very welcome. When you have some work to display, please come back and post the link to it so we can share your eye candy!

Introduction to basic stamping! Says:

[...] Campbell has put together a couple of videos which are on her blog, Scrapping By Design, to help beginners learn how to do basic rubber stamping, masking, and coloring. It’s so [...]

Chell Says:

Thanks so much! I can’t wait to mask something! I have a ton of stamps and just don’t use them like I should. But I sure do buy them!

admin Says:

Yep. Buying is definitely the best part. LOL

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