Fabric Stamping Tutorial

A week ago I was guest posting over at Gwenny Penny.  In case you missed my Fabric Stamping Tutorial over there & also to add it to my archives I am reposting it.

Today I am going to show you how to fabric stamp.  It's super easy but adds a really cute little touch to your project.  This is a baby gift set that I added fabric stamping to.

Let's get started!

 You will need:

Fabric Paint

stamps- the clear ones that you stick on the glass block
work really well because you can see where you're stamping

scrap fabric (to test your stamp on)

scrap felt (to make the stamp pad)

small paint brush

fabric that you want to stamp 

*I would not recommend stamping right onto your final project in case you mess up.  I stamped on a piece of fabric that I then sewed onto the final project. 

First we will make our stamp pad.  You want to double up your felt & then place it on something you don't mind getting paint on.  The paint does seep through.
Pour a small dab of paint onto the folded felt & spread it around with the paint brush.  You want the paint to absorb into the felt.  The felt acts like your stamp pad. 

Now grab your stamp & firmly press it in the paint.  Position it on your fabric and press firmly.  Make sure you are doing this on a firm surface (the ironing board worked for me). Do a couple test stamps on your scrap fabric first to see how hard/light you need to press to get the right print. 

 Once you are done cleanup is easy.  Just throw away the "ink pad" or felt with paint on it.  Then wash the stamps with warm water.  I did not have any trouble getting the paint off the rubber stamps.  Though, it was a little stubburn coming off the glass block that the stamp attaches to. 

Now you have a cute little embellishment to add to whatever you want.  I am thinking about throwing this little patch onto a summer shirt for my son.