Crafty Q+A: making rubber stamps
Hi friends,
You might remember that way back when I asked you to share your crafty questions, Vickie left the following comment:
"Rubber stamps can be pricey. Is there any way I can make my own stamps? They don’t have to be made from rubber."
Unfortunately, I haven't had any chances to experiment with making my own rubber stamps, but I did find Geninne's Art Blog, which will show you how to do it yourself. Explore Geninne's archive of hand-carved stamp tutorials to learn how to make hand-carved stamps with lino or rubber erasers, learn about the right tools for the job, or even watch a how-to video.
As always, if you try this, I'd love to see how it turned out!
There's one day left for you to enter this week's giveaway. Head over to Monday’s post for your chance to win that copy of Creative Keepsakes: Joy of Scrapbooking (completely revised and expanded) by Lisa Bearnson, PLUS a selection of treats from Stampin’ Up! (a set of stamps, a stamp pad, and a pack of scrapbooking paper). You’ve got till tomorrow at 5 p.m.
June 18th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Thanks Austen for the info on the rubber stamps. I am heading over to Geninne's blog to check everything out.
June 19th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Hey A, Wonder if you've seen Martha's new book Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts: An A-to-Z Guide with Detailed Instructions and Endless Inspiration - I've just had it out for 3 weeks from my local library it's quite amazing and totally chock full of goodness. On sale at Amazon.ca for 25.50 - I'd say quite a bargain.