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How to Make a Stamp from Craft Foam

Last week I showed you the cute swaddling blankets that I made for the baby.  I knew I wanted to stamp on the blankets, but, of course, I couldn’t find any stamps that I liked.  That’s when I decided to be a crazy person and try to make my own.  You know what?  They turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.  And this is so much cheaper than buying stamps.  You can’t make any super detailed designs like this, but it was perfect for what I needed.  So now I get to show you how to make a stamp from craft foam yourself!

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

AND… not only do you get a post this week, but I’m dusting off my YouTube channel to show you a video tutorial too!  Click play below to see the video, or keep scrolling to see the written tutorial.

To make a stamp you will need:

  • sheet of craft foam
  • clear tape
  • adhesive
  • stamping block or piece of wood
  • small scissors
  • pattern – Get the patterns for the stamps I made here.

This is the adhesive that I used for the stamps.  It’s called Simply Tacky, and I got it at Hobby Lobby.  I’m not sure if they sell it anywhere else, but it’s this gum-like temporary adhesive.  You can use a permanent adhesive or something else if you want.  I want to be able to reuse my stamping block, so that’s why I used this.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

Tape your pattern onto a piece of the foam sheet.  Make sure the piece of foam is slightly larger than your pattern so the tape will stick.  Cut out the pattern.  I used these really small embroidery scissors to help me get all of the small details.  They worked great.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

Once your shape is cut out, turn it over and apply adhesive to the back.  If you are using the Simply Tacky, roll and stretch it out really thin.  Put it around the edge of the shape, but not too close to the edge or it will seep out when you press it down.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

Press the shape onto a stamp block or piece of wood.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

You can put multiple stamps on the same block or one on each.  I will say that having multiple stamps on one block makes it harder to ink without getting ink on the other stamps, so keep that in mind.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

This small ink pad helps with that problem though.  Instead of dipping the stamp in the ink on the pad, I brought the pad to the stamp to ink up the shape I wanted.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

Stamp like normal making sure to press down firmly with even pressure.

How to make a stamp from craft foam sheets!

There you go!  Cute little woodland stamps, or whatever else you can think of to make.

Be sure to also check out the blankets that I made using the stamps!

DIY-muslin-swaddling-blankets

 

 

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Danielle La Rue

Sunday 5th of May 2019

Hello! Love this cute idea and will be using it as a craft at my baby shower. What thickness was your craft foam?

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