Scramping, the marriage of scrapbooking with stamping, allows you to combine two of your favorite activities in some unique rubber stamp ideas and scrapbook ideas. The rubber (and foam) stamps which you already own, in conjunction with your favorite colored inks, or paper paints and your favorite card stock offer great new possibilities for card making and scrap booking ideas. Here are a few:

Using letter stamps and paper paint create original title blocks and borders. Stamp letters on different colors of card stock or mix up your alphabets for an edgy look. Using big pattern foam stamps (flowers, leaves) create a background on your papers – plain or patterned.

After completing your scrap book page, add elements of design by stamping on transparency paper or coordinating papers and use as decorative elements. Stamp directly on your photographs to add an element of texture. Create mini – mats by rubber stamping on a rectangle or circle large enough to be used as a mat for your pictures. Place them on your scrap book page or use for the front of a card.

Add tiny decorative stamps along the flap edges of an envelope. Mount face down on your scrapbook page to add mementoes from a special day. Stamp on ribbon and use for a scrap book border. Stamp on the edges of your slide mounts before inserting your pictures.

The new quick drying paper paints, make it much easier to achieve great results. If you are worried about the m drying on your palette before you have a chance to apply them to your stamp, simply add an extender to the paint while it is on the palette. This will make the drying ti me on the paper a little longer, but will prevent your stamps from gumming up and drying out before you have a an opportunity to stamp. Using a paint brush or a brayer will also help your rubber stamping technique. Experiment with lots of rubber stamps or use one stamp and many colors to add your own personal touch to card making and scrap booking.

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