How to carve stamps using supplies from the dollar store - the Dollar Tree edition

So people seem to like one of my videos from last year which had to do with carving stamp carving using materials from the dollar store.  That one, which you can find here, deserved a revisit but with a US-based dollar store.

Presenting: Dollar Store Stamp Carving - the Dollar Tree edition...

I'd love to know what you think - leave comments below :)

Happy carving!

Travellin' and carvin'

So, I'm really lucky in life because I can usually figure out how to get away from snow and find my way for a short break somewhere sunny in the winter.

But does that stop me from carving?  Nope.  I have a small carving kit that I put together every time I travel and I think I'll be making either a post or video about it next.

In the meantime, it is time for this month's Carve Along!  The video is below and you can check it out on YouTube.  You can also get access to the free Carve Along sheet by signing up here.

The material I used to carve in this video is a solid-coloured square type carving material.  On the one hand, the rubber comes in pieces that are smaller than I'd like for carving (I like making big stamps) but the smaller size is perfect for travelling with...

Hope you enjoy the video - happy carving!

Carve Along #2: the Holiday Edition

The second Carve Along is here!  The video is already up on YouTube, but if you’d like to join, you can join this free group by signing up here where you will also get access to the free (past and present) CAL sheets so you can carve right along!

In this video I used the sandwich carving material so I could get some gorgeous colour for the poinsettia, but you could use any carving material you like.

Man, I'd love to see your carvings!  Feel free to comment here or message me on on Instagram (you can find me here @cutsandscrapesetsyshop).

Happy carving!

Jo

Carving stamps using material and tools from the dollar store!

Another day, another video about stamp carving!

In the following video which I recently posted on YouTube, I wanted to give frugal crafters a reason to pick up stamp carving as a hobby - so I headed to a dollar store to see what can be carved on a shoe string budget.  This is not as much as a "how to carve" stamp tutorial as it is showing you what I purchased - and why. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Without further ado, here it is:

So all told, it was a little over $12 CAD for these stamps.  I wasn't as off put by these erasers as I have been in the past, but there are certainly some erasers that are perfect carving materials - really only limited by their size.

If you'd be interested in a post showing different eraser types - and how they carve! - let me know :)

Happy carving!
Jo