HAND CARVED STAMPS!!!!!check them out!!!!

[KIT-CAT]

THANK YOU ALL FOR LOOKING!!!!!!!!!!! KIT-CAT

[craftylittlemonkey]

kit-kat, your stuff is really amazing. so talented and inspired to!

i checked out the dickblick site but what did you buy? there isn't a stamp making kit or anything, is there? i'm not as proficient as you are but i thought it would be kinda fun to make stamps from some of my little boy's drawings, they are really funny and cute and would be great on letters to grandma and grandpa.

thanks

[KIT-CAT]

well the tools for carving stamps are sold seperately! The first picture i am showing the thickness of the LINOLIUM the color is GREY! (size 9x12inches)

These are the SPEEDBALL carving tools..

Here is another pic of everything together..SORRY for the Embroidery purse i made myself for my Digital camera it got in the pic by mistake!!!
THANKS for enjoying the stamps!!!

[mishoozles]

wow mega work very cool!

[McJulie-O]

Very inspiring!

I think I may break out that set given to me last Christmas and see what kind of images i can produce.....never in my wildest dreams do I expect to get some as nice as yours, though....but now at least I think I can try!

[KIT-CAT]

OHHHHH yaaa you are going to get great results!!! JUST TRACE YOUR DRAWING WITH A PENCIL...now turn your paper over and place it on your linoleum... now hold your paper very still while you scribble over your entire image..your image should now be on your rubber linoleum. NOW CARVE YOUR LITTLE HEART AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[picklesmama22]

Very Very Cool

[Knit~It~Good]

Those are very cool!

[KIT-CAT]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! If you you guys need any HELP with anything ...feel free to ask.. I AM NOT LIKE A_LOT OF THE POST PEOPLE AROUND HERE THAT CHOP YOUR HEAD_OFF IF YOU ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS OVER_AND OVER> and when IIIIIIIIIIII have time i will post up a TUTORIAL for the GRASIOUS people who want it. THANKS AGAIN.  IF I OFFENDED ANYBODY>> I AM JUST TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. CRAFTS SHOULD BE ABOUT FUN!!!! NOT RULES > RULES SOMETIMES GETS IN THE WAY OF FUN IF YOU ASK ME!!!!!

[craftADDchick]

OHHHHH yaaa you are going to get great results!!! JUST TRACE YOUR DRAWING WITH A PENCIL...now turn your paper over and place it on your linoleum... now hold your paper very still while you scribble over your entire image..your image should now be on your rubber linoleum. NOW CARVE YOUR LITTLE HEART AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KIT-CAT: I just want to echo everyone's sentiments to say WOW- you do have a lot of patience! I have done some stamp carving in the past (using Staedtler Mastercarve Artist Carving Blocks or even their Mars Plastic erasers) but haven't even come close to achieving the level of detail that you have. Impresseive!

I recently learned a technique for transferring your design to the carving block. The stamps that the gal carved were amazing, so I thought I'd share her tip:
Make a photo copy of it (using a copier that uses toner not ink), flip it over (printed side down) onto the carving block, and iron it. The heat from the iron re-melts the toner and transfers the design onto the rubber. Makes it easy to do reverse lettering, too!

Oh...I did melt a bit of one stamp when the iron touched it, but if I covered the rubber/plastic/whatever with a piece of paper, it wasn't a problem. Also, it didn't take very long to transfer the image (about 30 seconds, I think) and it doesn't rub off as you are carving.

Now, KIT-CAT, I feel the urge to dig out my carving tools and have at it! Thanks for the inspiration and keep up all of your AWESOME work!