Stamp Unique Crafts on Metal with Clear Hobby Rubber Stamps for Christmas Holiday and Special Occasions

Cookie Tins

Cookie Tin Stamping MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED TO STAMP ON METAL:

HOW TO STAMP ON METAL

Prepare your metal surface by ensuring it is clean and free of dust.
Choose your clear hobby rubber stamps and mount them on you clear acrylic stamping blocks.
Ink the clear stamps in the permanent ink pad.
Stamp immediately onto the metal surface. If you are stamping on a cookie tin, you may find that the metal gives a little and doesn't stamp the center of your design. To prevent this from happening, gently push up toward the stamp from inside the cookie tin to ensure that all the details of your stamp are transferred to the metal.
Clean your stamp immediately after use with the permanent ink cleaning solution. Clean a second time with a water based stamp cleaner.
Repeat steps 3 through 5 until you have completed your holiday or special occasion craft design.
You may wish to add a little glitter to your stamping craft. Using a glue pen apply glue where desired and add glitter to complete the project.

Rusty Mittens

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED:

HOW TO STAMP ON METAL

Prepare your metal surface by ensuring it is clean and free of dust.
Choose your Christmas greeting from your selection of clear hobby rubber stamps and mount them on you clear acrylic stamping blocks.
Ink the clear stamps in the permanent ink pad.
Stamp immediately onto the metal surface of the mitt. Ensure that the message is stamped onto the finger part of the glove.
Clean your stamp immediately after use with the permanent ink cleaning solution. Clean a second time with a water based stamp cleaner or with a wet baby wipe.
Turn your mitt over onto the piece of cardboard, and using your blunt nail and hammer begin texturing the edges of the mitt by placing the nail evenly around the edge of the glove and tapping with the hammer until a pronounced impression is made. Ensure that you are not puncturing the metal, only causing a bump to form.
Drill a hole on either side of the mitt 'opening'. Using your craft wire, cut about 6", and thread through the holes drilled at the top of the glove. Allow the wire to loop and twist to give it delightful character to the finished whole of the project.
Complete the craft by gluing a cute button or other themed embellishment to the center of the mitt.
Hang the decoration on your Christmas tree or give it away to a special friend!

Embossed Metal Pieces

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED: Embossed Metal Stars

clear hobby rubber stamps in your choice of design - we used a stamp that was large enough to cover the entire surface of our metal piece
clear stamping blocks
metal shapes
embossing ink
embossing powder in a variety of colors
heat embossing tool
trays or paper to catch excess embossing powders

TO EMBOSS YOUR METAL SHAPES:

Mount your clear hobby rubber stamp onto your clear stamping block. Ink with embossing ink and stamp onto the metal shape.
Pour a small amount of embossing powder onto the design into 1 or 2 places. Dump off excess. Repeat for the remaining colors you have chosen.Be sure to dump each color off onto a different paper or tray so you can put away the excess.
Heat with the embossing tool until shiny.
Use your embossed shapes to decorate cards, or to hang as seasonal decorations for your Christmas tree or home decor.

Bold Birthday Canister

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED:

TO EMBOSS YOUR BIRTHDAY CANISTER:

Choose the clear hobby rubber stamps or cling rubber stamp you wish to use to decorate your metal bucket. (Buckets can be found in a local craft or dollar store).
Adhere the stamp the the acrylic block and load it with embossing ink.
Carefully apply the design to your metal bucket in the following manner. Begin at the very edge of your design and roll it across the bucket with the curve of the bucket. Ensure that you will not run into the handle. Press firmly but not so hard that the stamp slips. Remember, if you do not like the first impression you make you can wash it off and start again.
Randomly stamp designs over your metal bucket as desired. Dust with embossing powder. If you wish more than one color of embossing powder on your bucket, be sure to complete each color before beginning another one.
Heat your embossing powder with the heat gun until it is melted and shiny.
Decorate the lid if desired.
Tie a ribbon or a variety of ribbons to the handle and fill your metal bucket with gifts, toys or treats to create a gift that will delight anyone celebrating a birthday!

Decorative Metal Bucket

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED:

TO MAKE THIS PROJECT:

Stamp your design in the center of the square bucket using embossing ink. Apply embossing powders as described in Embossing with Multiple Colors.

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