Hand Carved Stamps

This is a project I've been putting aside for YEARS.

I'm not sure why I was so afraid of trying this

technique, but boy am I addicted now!

If you've never tried carving your own stamps,

I highly recommend jumping in!

 

My kit was purchased from Michaels,

and included everything you see in the first picture.

You don't have to use a kit to do this, though, as

most craft stores sell the pink rubber pad, tools,

& transfer paper as well.

 

1st STEP:

 

 

In this 1st step, you draw an image onto the transfer

paper included in the kit. Once your image is to your liking,

flip it onto the rubber pad & press lightly. Your image now

appears on the pad & is ready to carve!

2nd STEP:

 



 

If you've purchased the kit from Michaels, it includes 2 tool tips for carving.

Practice on a small corner of your pad to get the hang of the tools & WATCH

your fingers! It takes a little getting used to, but is so easy once you get the hang

of it! You can carve as much or as little as you please. I chose to carve the negative

space out of my image & accidentally cut off my owl's eye (oops!) No big deal,

just adds character to my stamped image!

 

When your image is complete, try a practice run on a scrap piece of paper to see

if anything else needs touching up. If not, you're all set to stamp!

 

FINISHED PRODUCT:

 



 

With my finished owl stamp, I created artist

trading cards (atc's) for a swap I was in on Instagram.

Enjoy!!