Trying To Cut It Out
All month, I've been making foam stamps for the GPP Street Team crusade, so I thought I'd finally try rubber stamp carving. I love making inchies, so I decided to try carving a couple on-inch stamps to use on those. The rubber carving material I bought crumbles very easily, so it was difficult to carve those tiny stamps, especially without the right tools. I used a wood-carving gouge, which wasn't delicate enough for those one-inch stamps. I managed to make three mini stamps: two flowers (back-to-back) and a face. Unfortunately, part of the nose broke off my face stamp when I inked it, so I trashed that one.
As you can see from the sample of my double-sided flower stamp, parts of those stamps have broken off the edges. I drew in the flower centers and leaves. Next time, I'm going to try carving a larger stamp! ;)
8 comments:
Bravo for trying to carve rubber in addition to your foam stamps. Carving small is hard at first isn't it? But these turned out great - I like that the edges aren't all there, very artsy. Thanks for sharing with the team!
I think these turned out wonderful and I too like that they aren't perfect. Makes them unique :)
I think the stamps are great! They have that primitive, artsy one of a kind look.
I'm impressed that you were able to carve something so small. It's hard enough to see what you're doing on the larger rubber! These turned out great and I agree, the almost imperceptible rough edges give them great charm. Lovely!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment. I love your little flowers. The uneven edges look wonderful and yes it sure is harder to carve tiny little things.
I also really love the post right below with the painted papertowels...they look great!
It's so addictive Kat! And Bravo to you for trying to carve inchies - never occurred to me to try that small! *claps*
I think the imperfections are cool... nothing I ever make is perfect, but I don't care. The process is the fun bit! Can't wait for my rubber n stuff to arrive - the lino is very hard work! ;-]
Here's another person who likes (prefers, even) a slightly rough, folk-arty look. I think your little stamps are perfect just the way they are. I think it would be cool to carve an assortment of (really small!) centers and little leaves to use with them. Have fun.
look at you- my new hero!
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