A craft rubber stamp, also known as an "art stamp" or "decorative rubber stamp", is widely used in the hobby of craft making .While rubber stamps were previously used mainly for business purposes, today rubber stamps have become increasingly popular and have become an individual hobby all on its own called "rubber-stamping".

People who enjoy participating in the art of "rubber-stamping" often have very large collections of these stamps which include many different images such as animals, flowers, letters of the alphabet, and images representing the different holidays. Ink pads of many different colors are used for the transfer of the images to things such as a scrapbook, greeting cards, stationary, and even cloth.

A craft rubber stamp used with fabric paint can also be used to decorate items with hard surfaces such as hope chests, toy boxes, jewelry boxes, picture frames, and almost anything made of materials such as metal and wood.

With the larger rubber stamps you can also decorate the rooms in your home by creating decorative wall boarders, walls, and even ceilings. While people are finding ever increasing ways to use a craft rubber stamp, there are many publications such as books and magazines dedicated solely to the art of "rubber-stamping" which you can find a large variety of on internet stores such as Amazon.com.