How to Make a Stamp with Cricut

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Y'all already know that I am totally addicted to Pinterest, right? Well, when it came time to plan my tween daughter's 12th birthday party, I set her loose on Pinterest for ideas. She came back in love with some zebra streamers. The problem: I could not find them at any store near us, and I did not have time to order them. The solution — make my own zebra streamers! Follow along as I show you how to make a stamp with a Cricut and make any style of streamers you like!

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Zebra Streamers: How to Make a Stamp with a Cricut

The original pin she found was pink zebra balloons and white zebra streamers hanging from a light fixture. I couldn't recreate the balloons for y'all, but I think my streamers turned out great. Best part of my streamers—they were free—I had everything I needed on hand.

pink zebra balloons with zebra streamers hanging from a chandelier

Supplies Needed

Plain white crepe paper streamers
Sheet of craft foam in any color
Stamp pad in black
LARGE stamp block or block of wood
Cricut Machine
Hot glue gun

If you don't have your supplies on hand, you should be able to get almost everything you need from the Dollar Tree…so it should still be a super cheap craft!

Step 1

Did you know that you can use your Cricut to cut craft foam? Because we are making a stamp, you can use any color craft foam to create your stripes. Go into Cricut Design Space and search for “Zebra Stripes,” and you'll find lots of great options. Optional: Cut random bits from your foam piece with a craft knife or scissors. You want them to be “zebra” but in random sizes.

Step 2

This is a large leaf stamp that I had on hand. I used the wood portion for this craft. The “stripes” are removable, so I did not ruin my stamp. You could also use a block of wood for this part. I just hot-glued on my zebra stripes in a random pattern. The crepe paper is not as wide as my block, so I only needed a small strip.

making a DIY zebra stamp from an old stamp and craft foam

Step 3

Congrats—you have just made a “zebra” stripe stamp! Just press that foam right to your stamp pad.

CAUTION: Protect the area under your streamer, as the ink WILL BLEED through. Stamp right on the crepe paper streamer.

The ink will actually bleed through the crepe paper. So you have zebra stripes on BOTH sides just by stamping one side! Just keep stamping until you get enough length for your project.