Coming Soon: the Stamp Maker's Carve Along!

Hello again!

I'm terribly behind in my blogging, with my apologies.  I participated in the Grimsby Wayzgoose recently and definitely want to give you the low down on that, but in the meantime I have been working away at something new for this site that I wanted to share: a carve along!

What it is:

Any time I release a Carve Along, a video will be posted with a new stamp design.  The video will explain how to carve it, along with other tips and tricks.  Members of the Carve Along group will receive a free downloadable copy of the design, along with resources for where to find the supplies used.


Membership is free, and all you have to do is join.  The first Carve Along will be posted soon, so be sure to sign up!

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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

How to carve your own stamps: light and magnification

Just to follow up on my previous post about improving your stamp carving, for your viewing pleasure, I have a video up on YouTube to help you see what I'm talking about.  Enjoy!