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How-To: Make Rubber Texture Stamps for Artist Trading Cards

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Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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January 8th, 2015

Artist trading cards are neat little pieces of handmade art that artists and crafters can swap with other artists and crafters. And, if you’re ready to start making and trading some cards of your own, you’ll definitely want to check out this new video tutorial from Mark Montano for making rubber texture stamps that are custom-sized to fit your cards!

Such a great way to give your paper crafts unique textures and patterns without taking a trip to stamp aisle at your local craft supply store!

Ready to give stamp-making and/or artist trading cards a try? Click here to see how it’s done.

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