Rubber Stamp Carving

Techniques, Designs & Projects

• Author(s): Luann Udell,
• Publisher: Lark Books
• Pages: 80
• ISBN_10: 1579903002
  ISBN_13: 9781579903008
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Techniques / Printmaking , Crafts & Hobbies / General , Crafts & Hobbies / Carving , Crafts & Hobbies / Printmaking & Stamping ,

Description:... Techniques, designs and projects; In just one weekend you will be able to put your own stamp of creativity on your home design projects. Carving your own rubber stamps instead of buying them lets you personalise whatever you make! Twenty great projects include: A globe stamp to embellish correspondence; Oak leaves that look lovely on a frame; Letters to spell out words on a plate; Daffodils for freshening up a backpack; Whimsical postage stamps for personalised letters; Tree and leaf pattern; Find out the materials and tools you need: they are inexpensive and easily-sourced. Even a beginner can master the techniques - it's easy to transfer images to your carving material and make simple strokes and borders. Once you have mastered the basics you will be able to create positive and negative images, shadows and add design elements to your stamps.