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-'''Stamping''', also called '''Rubberstamping''', is a [[craft]] in which some type of [[ink]] made of [[dye]] or [[pigment]] is applied to an [[image]] or [[pattern]] that has been [[carving|carved]], molded, or [[Vulcanization|vulcanized]], onto a sheet of [[rubber]].  The rubber is often mounted onto a more stable object such as a wood or an acrylic block produce a more solid instrument.
-The [[ink]] coated rubberstamp is then pressed onto any type of [[Medium_%28disambiguation%29|media]] such that the [[color|colored]] [[image]] has now been transferred to the [[Medium_%28disambiguation%29|media]].  The [[Medium_%28disambiguation%29|medium]] is generally some type of [[fabric]] or [[paper]].  Other [[Medium_%28disambiguation%29|media]] used are: [[wood]], [[metal]], [[glass]], [[plastic]], [[Rock (geology)|rock]].
-The [[image]] may be embellished by the addition of [[chalk|chalks]], [[ink|inks]], [[paint|paints]], [[fiber|fibers]] and a variety of other [[ephemera]] and embellishments.
-Many techniques are used in the [[art]] of [[stamping]] to create a variety of effects.  Also, other materials besides [[rubber]] may be used to produce a stamp.