Sunday, October 11, 2009

How to easily stamp names/words?

I might be the last one on earth to tell you this but I'm going to share anyway! It's an easy way how to stamp names and words. Perhaps this might be the tip you have been waiting for forever! :)
Here is what you need:
alphabet letterstampset, masking tape, paper, inkpadPick out the words that you want to make.
Put the stamps down on the table and cut a piece of masking tape.
Pick up the stamps while firmly holding them together.
Press firmly onto the stamps so that they stick to the masking tape.Close the masking tape all around the stamps.
Now you have 1 stamp of 4 letters.
Press the inking pad onto the stamp.
Stamp the word on the surface you want to stamp on.
I have two identical stamping sets so it's easy to make multiple words.
I wish I had three, but I don't so I needed to use
the letter 'L' from one of the above stamps.

And this is the result...
It's very easy to make your own shopname too.
In case that's a long name, use a liner or box
to make sure the stamps are lined up nicely.

Add a piece of masking tape to the stamps.
Press the masking tape firmly around the stamps.
When the stamp is long, you have to make sure that you press firmly
on the beginning, middle and end of the stamp to get an even result.
Tada: ArtMind!
Don't know if this was useful for you, but I remember I was completely enlightened when I first found out how to do this! :)

Now go look at these clever fabric labels by EvaForeva - what a fantastic idea to add your label to your work! :)

45 comments:

  1. great tip! thank you (and I have exactly the same alphabet set as you!)

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  2. Thankyou so much for enlightening me... I would have been stamping them one letter at a time!

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  3. this was really useful Mitsy - it is so obvious now that I've seen you do it lol! I have that exact same stamp kit too :D

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  4. I need the stamps!!!! Is there any shops open today???

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  5. definitely will try this one!:)

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  6. This is so fabulous! So simple but I hadn't thought of it before! It's always good to share, isn't it?! :) K

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  7. Well done! What a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing. Now I want to do this too!

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  8. Nope, never seen this before - you're a star :)

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  9. That is a clever tip! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Absolutely wonderful! I'll have to get the stamps now...

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  11. so simple and yet I've never thought of it before!

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  12. ARGH! You are so smart! This never, ever occurred to me. I love you internets. =) I'll be linking.

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  13. You are such a wonderful woman!!!! I know you have loads of good karma built up from helping so many crafters with all your fab tutorials! XOXOXO

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  14. I need a letter stamp set immediatly! great tutorial! thanks Paola

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  15. Got linked to this post from One Pretty Thing. I just recently got into stamping and was getting frustrated with lettering. I can't believe I didn't think of this. Thanks!

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  16. Cool! Often the simpliest things are what makes life easier :)

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  17. Great tip! It is at these times I am so happy that I am using my nickname instead of my real name. My parents loved ALL letters of the alphabet so they gave me 8+9 letters in my full name. My sister got 10+9...

    It gets really expensive when you have to buy all letters separately!

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  18. A tip I needed now. Thanks for the obvious solution that I could not come up with.

    Sandi
    Impatient Cajun

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  19. What a tip this of taping them togher! Lovely Alphabet set!

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  20. Mitsy - I've been stamping custom words for years and this masking tape has never dawned on me! thanks for sharing hunbun! Tx :)*

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  21. I have a lovely set of letter stams that I bought in Tokyo... but now I think that I should have bought 2 sets!

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  22. THis is great! I've always wondered how to stamp in straight lines. now that you've showed me how i feel like such a fool. haha thanks so much!

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  23. Thanks! Great idea

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  24. I am enlightened! I have a set of letters and have tried to stamp words but it was so hard, I never thought to do this. Thank you so much!

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  25. What a great tip. I have these in different fonts and gave up trying to get them all even... Thanks..

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  26. Awesome idea, thanks!

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  27. OMG! Great tip! Why I never came up with this is BEYOND me! Thanks! :)

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  28. Oh so simple - yet I never had the idea! Thank you!

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  29. Great Ideas!!
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    Chacoy

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  30. Oh my goodness, you rock my world! I really need this tip.

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  31. What a fabulous tip! I would have never thought of this but how much easier can it be?????? Thanks so much for sharing!

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  32. I've been doing this with rubber bands instead of masking tape...
    no sticky residue!

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  33. I've been doing this with rubber bands instead of masking tape...
    no sticky residue!

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  34. A marvelously simple idea that I never ever thought of! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  35. This is such a fantastic idea. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  36. So simple! And yet it never occurred to me. Thanks a million!
    Charlotte

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  37. So simple, so clever!

    I really need a set of letter stamps!

    Thanks for sharing...

    -Vic

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  38. Thank you!! No more messy alphabet stamping :-)

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