10 Ways to Make Your Own Stamp Sets

Here are 10 ways to make your own stamp set that can be used in a variety of creative ways and use easy household materials!

Updated May 2024

We love all the different things you can create with open-ended stamp sets, like this Stampville one. And it got us thinking about how to make your own stamp set. 

Specifically, an open-ended stamp set that can be used creatively in various combinations.

Here are a variety of ways you can make your own open-ended stamps, using foam stickers, cardboard, craft foam, LEGOs, potatoes, and more!

10 Ways to Make Your Own Stamp Sets for Kids

1. Make Simple Cork Stamps (on Art Bar)

Corks make the perfect handle for stamping! Glue on shapes cut out of foam and stamp away!

2. Make DIY Stamps with Cardboard

Create DIY stamps with cardboard and other items from your recycling bin. Then make print after print!

3. Make Easy LEGO Prints with LEGOs + Stamp Pads

Creating LEGO prints is a fun open-ended art activity for kids of all ages. Use LEGOs and stamp pads to create cities, flowers, mandalas, letters and much more!

4. DIY Styrofoam Stamp Blocks (on Babble Dabble Do)

Use wooden blocks and foam stickers to make a fun and unique stamp set!

5. Carve Your Own Potato Stamps

Potatoes are perfect for printmaking because they are easy to carve, and they are usually in the pantry! And you can carve up a different set for every holiday and season!

6. Use Sponges and Cookie Cutters as Stamps

We love this star stamping project using star cookie cutters and sponges cut into star shapes. You can do this with any shape you like!

7. Stamp with Bubble Wrap!

Bubble wrap makes such fun prints! Cut it into different shapes and glue onto carboard for some fun DIY stamps.

8. Draw Images into Foam for Fun Printmaking

Foam is the perfect material for making stamps. You can cut it into shapes and use them for stamps or carve designs into the foam with a pencil and stamp that way!

9) Make cardboard stamps (on Snowdrop and Company)

You can make these cute stamps by gluing small cardboard shapes or foam core shapes to sturdy cardboard bases.

10. Make Fruit and Vegetable Prints

When in doubt, raid the fridge and use fruits and veggies as stamps! You’ll be amazed at the different shapes and designs you can come up with.

How about you? Would you make your own stamp set? Which idea would you most like to try?

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