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As I wanted to have a few nice stamps for other craft projects but didn't find any nice affordable ones, I decided to try out carving some on my own.

Have fun with this litte tutorial.

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Posted by Tinker-Tinka from Berlin, Berlin, Germany • Published 24th May 2009 • See Tinker-Tinka's 5 projects »

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Step 1
First print out or draw a template for your stamp.
Take care it's not too filegree.
Step 2
You need some carving tools.
I got mine for about 2€.
Most important are a v- carving tool and one or two half-round shaped ones.

[edit]
Even better are linocut tools.
Those are pretty sharp and you get to carve more detailled.
Step 3
Cut out the template.
Step 4
Place the template on the eraser, fix it and draw around it.
Step 5
Now you see what you have to carve out.
(We're gonna make a positive stamp here, so we carve the black part. If you want a negative stamp just place the template on the eraser centred and then carve out the white part.)
Step 6
Cut the eraser into the right size.
Step 7
Start carving carefully with the v- carving tool on the outlines of the template.
Step 8
Go on carving, still be careful...
Step 9
When you are done with the outlines carve out the rest.
Step 10
Let's test the stamp to see if it needs more accurate carving.
Step 11
Well, yes, it still needs more attention.
Step 12
Test and go on carving until it's like you want to have it.
Take care there's nothing under the paper where you test the stamp, otherwise it looks as busted as my #2.

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EstherC · Seattle, Washington, US · 10 projects 4th October 2011

We used to do this in grade school
*totally not paying attention*
Thanks for the Reminder <3
I'll be sure to link this in the
stamping project I'm posting here soon

Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 18th September 2011

I have been looking for a tutorial like this for a long time. I just will need to get the tools to make my own. I love stamping! I just think that I would love some other kinds of stamps that I have ideas for in my mind... but never find anything similar! Thanks for posting!

Tinker-Tinka · Berlin, Berlin, DE · 5 projects 23rd September 2010

I found those at a hardware store.
I bet you can also get them in craftstores.
Linocut tools are even better.
Probably try your luck on ebay to get a hand on those at a good price.