Stamp Carving

Description

Discover your passion for creating your own stamps! Carving stamps with your own designs is a useful skill to add to your “toolbox”. Hand-carved stamps are fun to use for greeting cards, envelopes or combined with your calligraphy. The hand-carved stamp is personal and carries the warmth and beauty of the hand that created it. The techniques that I use enable even a beginner to achieve success and carve very detailed images. No experience is needed, just enthusiasm!

Supplies

Please read this information carefully to select your CARVING BLOCKS. You’ll want 2 or 3 blocks to use in class. The MOO Carve Block is my favorite and it needs to be ordered online, so allow enough time for delivery. I list 4 types of carving blocks from which to choose.

• MOO Carve Block, 4×6, (Amazon or MisterArt online) or
• E-Z Cut Printing Block 4×6, (Blick Art Supplies on the web) or
• Speedball Speedy-Cut 4×5.5 (white) or
• Speedball Speedy-Carve 4×6 (pink) 

• X-Acto Knife with a new #11 blade
• #1 (smallest) Speedball Linoleum Cutter blade (You do not need the special
• Speedball handle that goes with the blade, simply put the #1 blade in a normal calligraphy pen handle)
• Scrap paper (layout bond)
• Tracing paper (a few sheets)
• Pencil (any kind)
• Stamp pad, at least one, any dark color (not StazOn brand)
• Small cutting mat
• Please bring some images that you might want to carve as stamps.

Carol DuBosch

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