Hey, everyone. I have a special announcement that I
want to make at the end of this video, so if you're
interested in that then please stick around. In today's
video I'm going to show you guys how to make your own
custom stamps. These are great because you can
customize them to be exactly what you want. Any kind
of design, big or small. So yeah, let's get started.
You'll need a 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸, a linoleum cutter, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁
𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, some blocks of 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱—I also used wooden
knobs. Paper and pencil, a 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗱 in whatever color
or colors you want, and clear 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿. I'll leave an
affiliate link to the first three things down below if you
can't find them in stores.
I used these wooden pieces separately but you could
totally glue the wooden knob onto the block of wood to
make a more legit-looking stamp handle. I decided not
to, though.
Trace the wood onto your paper so you know how big to
make the design,
and then draw your design.
Make sure not to draw it lightly or else it might not
transfer so well.
I cut these out so I can position them better on the
carving block but this is totally optional.
Position the design onto the carving block and rub your
nail on the back of the paper to transfer the design. You
could also use the back of the carving tool or even a
spoon or something.
If you're not sure if it transferred well, hold down one
corner and carefully lift the paper to check the design. If
it's uneven or spotty, just put the paper back down and
rub it some more.
Use the blade tip, on the carving tool to cut the carving
block around the design.
Now just carve the design. I like to work from the
smallest carving tip to the biggest.
Once you're getting close to being done, we can start
stamping it onto some scrap paper to see how it's
turning out.
This will help you see any mistakes that you've made or
if you need to carve the background down a little bit
more.
Once you're happy with how it's stamping, take your
wood piece and stamp the design onto it.
Seal the design with some clear acrylic. I actually did
this after I glued the pieces together, but I would
recommend doing this before to avoid smudging the
design.
Once that's dry, apply some contact cement onto the
wood and then the back of the carving block.
Let it sit a little bit until it becomes tacky. Follow the
directions on your contact cement for more precise
instructions. This one that I'm using says to let it sit for
15 minutes, while others that I've used have said to let it
sit for about 30 minutes, so it just depends.
While that was sitting I worked on this other design that
I drew up.
Once the contact cement is ready, align the design and
press the pieces together. Ideally, you will align it so it
stamps in the orientation that the design on the wood
shows, like so.
If the rubber stamp hangs over the edge of the wood,
use the blade tip to trim that off.
I used the rest of the carving block to make these
holiday-themed stamps using the same techniques I
showed you in this video. And here's how they stamp.
My cutting mat is warped so when I tried to stamp this
big tree, it came out uneven.
So here's my second try to prove it actually stamps right.
Here's a quick little card and a little gift tag that I made
using these holiday stamps. Of course, you can make
any kind of design like I did for the ones that I initially
showed, but since it's December I thought I would show
you guys some holiday-themed options.
I hope you all enjoyed this project. If you did, please
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So for those of you waiting for the announcement, here
it is: I'm officially putting out some merch. It's just a few
stickers right now but I do plan on adding more
eventually; maybe some prints of my artwork and I want
to do a shirt or two. I have this chezlin sticker and then I
have one of Gremlin and one of Hobbes.
I don't have one of Uni yet but hopefully I'll get them
soon so, yeah, I'm excited about these and I hope that
you guys like them. Whenever I release new stuff like a
shirt or if I put prints up or something then I'll be sure to
update you guys in a video. I'll leave a link down below
so you can go check them out if you want. So yeah, I'll
see you guys next week.
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