Craft Foam Paint Stamp


This super simple project is full of potential. Buy a sheet of the extra thick craft foam from your local craft store (you may be able to laminate the thin stuff together with a strong but flexible glue, but I haven't tried it). 


Next, carve out your design with a craft knife and use a small pair of scissors to smooth out any ragged edges. In the photo below, you can see how it was not a very clean cut on the curved arms of my meeple pattern, so I cleaned that part up with a small sharp scissors.



Once you've cut out your shape in foam, glue it to a very thick piece of cardboard or a scrap of wood. I laminated some thick non-corrugated cardboard together to make my stamp and it's held up to being painted and washed off a couple of times without problems.
 

Once the stamp is done, go to town with your paint.  I used mine to make some homemade gift wrap out of brown craft paper from the dollar store and some leftover craft acrylic paints.  Cheap, quick, and totally customizeable!


I can't wait to make more stamps with fun foam. You can make pretty much anything you can think of.


Note: Since this post, I have made some other fun foam/craft foam stamps. Check them out: Fun Foam Stamps Part 1, Fun Foam Stamps Part 2Impression Stamps, and Death Star Stamp 

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