Ideas for Monkey Rubber Stamps
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Armed with a rubber stamp, the creativity possibilities are nearly endless. A monkey rubber stamp will bring a sense of whimsy and playfulness to your projects allowing you to focus on design and color schemes. Choose a monkey stamp you love and begin stamping paper and fabric to create designs people will go bananas for. For optimal results choose quality ink and stamps. - A birthday invitation is a perfect place for a monkey rubber stamp to end up. Begin by choosing card stock, ink, embellishments, punches and stickers. Create the cards assembly line style by organizing your supplies. Have everything at hand and play with your design before starting. Once you are happy with your design, stamp the monkey onto the page and embellish it according to your design. One idea is to choose yellow card stock and shape it like a banana. Stamp one monkey or many of them along the banana. Remember to include all pertinent information for your perspective party goers. Another idea is to create a border of monkeys around the edge of the card.
- Create a "day at the zoo" scrapbook page with photographs of the animals displayed with the rubber stamp monkey. You could also stamp an entire page with the monkey stamp to make a cute backdrop for your photos. Another idea is to build a vacation page and incorporate your monkey stamp. For instance if you were in Costa Rica you could add the monkey stamp to enhance your vacation pictures. One idea is to take photos of your kids at the playground hanging off the monkey bars. Stamp your monkey at the top of the page with a speech bubble for the title. Phrases like "monkeying around" and "bananas" and any number of other creative monkey phrases work well here.
- Rubber stamps are a great way to add personality to presents in the packaging phase. One idea is to take a neutral paper and stamp monkeys all over it or in a pattern. Wrap the gift first, and stamp in strategic locations. For instance around the bow or along the edge of the package. Stamp the ribbon used on the package. You could also stamp a plain white tea towel with the monkey stamp and tie it to the present. Use a pillow case (stamped of course) and place the gift within it. Another idea is to stamp a table cloth with the monkey stamp.
