Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad! Not great but okay for our first attempts!
My question:
How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it leaves marks on the paper.
I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
F6 P1 X0
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Carving Stamp - Need Help
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Started on 2003-07-12
Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: Peppermint Patti (peppermint.patti@att.net) |
Date: 2003-07-12 19:36:06 UTC-04:00
Re: Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: meadow77lark (meadow77lark@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-07-13 00:10:11 UTC
Staedtler makes a great U-shaped tool for carving away the large
open spaces. I don't know if you can get it separately though. I
got mine in a 3 pack at Jo-Ann's Superstore. It was originally
almost $20, but it just so happened that it was on sale for about
$12.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti"
wrote:
> Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not
too bad! Not great but okay for our first attempts!
>
> My question:
>
> How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be
smooth? I have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and
when I stamp it leaves marks on the paper.
>
> I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
> F6 P1 X0
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
open spaces. I don't know if you can get it separately though. I
got mine in a 3 pack at Jo-Ann's Superstore. It was originally
almost $20, but it just so happened that it was on sale for about
$12.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti"
> Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not
too bad! Not great but okay for our first attempts!
>
> My question:
>
> How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be
smooth? I have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and
when I stamp it leaves marks on the paper.
>
> I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
> F6 P1 X0
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: (motofranz@webtv.net) |
Date: 2003-07-12 20:41:51 UTC-04:00
Hello Peppermint ..
When I carve a stamp I first do the fine lines with a Speedball # 1 "V"
linoleum cutter. Then for clearing out large areas I go to my handy
dandy Speedball # 5 (Gouge) .
But you have to be very cautious and not wipe out your fingers ,or parts
of the stamp you would like to keep.
I always try to carve away from the image .
PZKut is the best material have found so far. It cuts like butter.And
you don't limit your stamp size.and the cutter can be used for months
without sharpening!
After you have most of your stamp carved I will take a light blue ink
pad and just touch it to the stamp to bring out the material that still
must be removed.
If you are doing letters I would cut out the inside of the letter first
.It is more stable that way.(Cut out the inside of the "O" first,then
the outside.)
The MOST IMPORTANT TIP
is have a CD playing through your headphones ! RELAXX & ENJOY !! LOL
franzsolo...
P172F210X39E2
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When I carve a stamp I first do the fine lines with a Speedball # 1 "V"
linoleum cutter. Then for clearing out large areas I go to my handy
dandy Speedball # 5 (Gouge) .
But you have to be very cautious and not wipe out your fingers ,or parts
of the stamp you would like to keep.
I always try to carve away from the image .
PZKut is the best material have found so far. It cuts like butter.And
you don't limit your stamp size.and the cutter can be used for months
without sharpening!
After you have most of your stamp carved I will take a light blue ink
pad and just touch it to the stamp to bring out the material that still
must be removed.
If you are doing letters I would cut out the inside of the letter first
.It is more stable that way.(Cut out the inside of the "O" first,then
the outside.)
The MOST IMPORTANT TIP
is have a CD playing through your headphones ! RELAXX & ENJOY !! LOL
franzsolo...
P172F210X39E2
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Re: Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: ndnboxing (ndnboxing@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-07-13 03:14:36 UTC
Hey PP,
To get rid of the extra space, continue to outline the image with the
#4 nib. Test ocassionally with the ink to see which spot need more
attention. To "finish" the outside areas you can use a number of
different methods. By examining a stamp for about an hour, I learned on
of Ryan's methods and it works great. So as to not ruin his carving
style, or my interpretation of it, I'd say Vertical cuts, outside
carve, horizontal cuts ridge tops.
Good luck,
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti" <
peppermint.patti@a...> wrote:
> Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad! Not great but okay for our first attempts!
>
> My question:
>
> How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it leaves marks on the paper.
>
> I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
> F6 P1 X0
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
To get rid of the extra space, continue to outline the image with the
#4 nib. Test ocassionally with the ink to see which spot need more
attention. To "finish" the outside areas you can use a number of
different methods. By examining a stamp for about an hour, I learned on
of Ryan's methods and it works great. So as to not ruin his carving
style, or my interpretation of it, I'd say Vertical cuts, outside
carve, horizontal cuts ridge tops.
Good luck,
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Peppermint Patti" <
peppermint.patti@a...> wrote:
> Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad! Not great but okay for our first attempts!
>
> My question:
>
> How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it leaves marks on the paper.
>
> I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
> F6 P1 X0
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: (cadenza74@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2003-07-13 00:18:07 UTC-06:00
Also, keep in mind that it doesn't need to be "smooth" -most aren't, it just
needs to go deep enough that it doesn't show up when you are stamping. This
can be a bit of work if it is a large blank area or relatively easy if it is
a small one. I'll echo what the others have said and say to keep stamping
through the process, the ink will show you areas that still show up.
Personally, I prefer to use dye-based ink rather than pigment when I'm just
carving. I have a bright red pad I use just for this, and I've found the
dye-based ink cleans off my stamps quite nicely, but still shows up well
enough.
I'm so glad you took the plunge. I know you sounded fairly nervous about
carving when you started, but I think it adds such a fun, personal touch to
the boxes. You'll do great!
-Cadenza
From: "Peppermint Patti"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:36:06 -0400
To:
Subject: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad!
Not great but okay for our first attempts!
My question:
How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I
have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it
leaves marks on the paper.
I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
F6 P1 X0
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needs to go deep enough that it doesn't show up when you are stamping. This
can be a bit of work if it is a large blank area or relatively easy if it is
a small one. I'll echo what the others have said and say to keep stamping
through the process, the ink will show you areas that still show up.
Personally, I prefer to use dye-based ink rather than pigment when I'm just
carving. I have a bright red pad I use just for this, and I've found the
dye-based ink cleans off my stamps quite nicely, but still shows up well
enough.
I'm so glad you took the plunge. I know you sounded fairly nervous about
carving when you started, but I think it adds such a fun, personal touch to
the boxes. You'll do great!
-Cadenza
From: "Peppermint Patti"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:36:06 -0400
To:
Subject: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad!
Not great but okay for our first attempts!
My question:
How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I
have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it
leaves marks on the paper.
I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
F6 P1 X0
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Re: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: SpringChick (springchick@letterbox-mi.com) |
Date: 2003-07-13 12:51:59 UTC
Also keep in mind that the presence of some carving lines on a hand-
carved stamp are not necessarily a bad thing. One of the nicest
stamps I have seen had great carving lines all around the image. I
have a hard time not cleaning up, but actually wish I could leave
more to achieve the look a hand-carved stamp has when carving lines
are present.
SpringChick
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
> Also, keep in mind that it doesn't need to be "smooth" -most
aren't, it just
> needs to go deep enough that it doesn't show up when you are
stamping. This
> can be a bit of work if it is a large blank area or relatively easy
if it is
> a small one. I'll echo what the others have said and say to keep
stamping
> through the process, the ink will show you areas that still show up.
> Personally, I prefer to use dye-based ink rather than pigment when
I'm just
> carving. I have a bright red pad I use just for this, and I've
found the
> dye-based ink cleans off my stamps quite nicely, but still shows up
well
> enough.
>
> I'm so glad you took the plunge. I know you sounded fairly nervous
about
> carving when you started, but I think it adds such a fun, personal
touch to
> the boxes. You'll do great!
>
> -Cadenza
>
> From: "Peppermint Patti"
> Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:36:06 -0400
> To:
> Subject: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
>
>
> Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not
too bad!
> Not great but okay for our first attempts!
>
> My question:
>
> How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be
smooth? I
> have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I
stamp it
> leaves marks on the paper.
>
> I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
> F6 P1 X0
>
>
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>
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carved stamp are not necessarily a bad thing. One of the nicest
stamps I have seen had great carving lines all around the image. I
have a hard time not cleaning up, but actually wish I could leave
more to achieve the look a hand-carved stamp has when carving lines
are present.
SpringChick
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> Also, keep in mind that it doesn't need to be "smooth" -most
aren't, it just
> needs to go deep enough that it doesn't show up when you are
stamping. This
> can be a bit of work if it is a large blank area or relatively easy
if it is
> a small one. I'll echo what the others have said and say to keep
stamping
> through the process, the ink will show you areas that still show up.
> Personally, I prefer to use dye-based ink rather than pigment when
I'm just
> carving. I have a bright red pad I use just for this, and I've
found the
> dye-based ink cleans off my stamps quite nicely, but still shows up
well
> enough.
>
> I'm so glad you took the plunge. I know you sounded fairly nervous
about
> carving when you started, but I think it adds such a fun, personal
touch to
> the boxes. You'll do great!
>
> -Cadenza
>
> From: "Peppermint Patti"
> Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:36:06 -0400
> To:
> Subject: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
>
>
> Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not
too bad!
> Not great but okay for our first attempts!
>
> My question:
>
> How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be
smooth? I
> have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I
stamp it
> leaves marks on the paper.
>
> I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
> F6 P1 X0
>
>
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>
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Re: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
From: Peppermint Patti (peppermint.patti@att.net) |
Date: 2003-07-15 06:38:26 UTC-04:00
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions! I kept carving. It's not smooth but most of the lines don't show up. I've decided a few lines are okay. And I tried it with a hard backing and it worked much better! My son actually did a great job with his on his first try!!
I can't wait to make another...and another...and....oh, dear...looks like I'm addicted! :)
Thanks again!
Peppermint Patti
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From: cadenza74@earthlink.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
Also, keep in mind that it doesn't need to be "smooth" -most aren't, it just
needs to go deep enough that it doesn't show up when you are stamping. This
can be a bit of work if it is a large blank area or relatively easy if it is
a small one. I'll echo what the others have said and say to keep stamping
through the process, the ink will show you areas that still show up.
Personally, I prefer to use dye-based ink rather than pigment when I'm just
carving. I have a bright red pad I use just for this, and I've found the
dye-based ink cleans off my stamps quite nicely, but still shows up well
enough.
I'm so glad you took the plunge. I know you sounded fairly nervous about
carving when you started, but I think it adds such a fun, personal touch to
the boxes. You'll do great!
-Cadenza
From: "Peppermint Patti"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:36:06 -0400
To:
Subject: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad!
Not great but okay for our first attempts!
My question:
How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I
have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it
leaves marks on the paper.
I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
F6 P1 X0
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I can't wait to make another...and another...and....oh, dear...looks like I'm addicted! :)
Thanks again!
Peppermint Patti
----- Original Message -----
From: cadenza74@earthlink.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
Also, keep in mind that it doesn't need to be "smooth" -most aren't, it just
needs to go deep enough that it doesn't show up when you are stamping. This
can be a bit of work if it is a large blank area or relatively easy if it is
a small one. I'll echo what the others have said and say to keep stamping
through the process, the ink will show you areas that still show up.
Personally, I prefer to use dye-based ink rather than pigment when I'm just
carving. I have a bright red pad I use just for this, and I've found the
dye-based ink cleans off my stamps quite nicely, but still shows up well
enough.
I'm so glad you took the plunge. I know you sounded fairly nervous about
carving when you started, but I think it adds such a fun, personal touch to
the boxes. You'll do great!
-Cadenza
From: "Peppermint Patti"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:36:06 -0400
To:
Subject: [LbNA] Carving Stamp - Need Help
Hi! We are finally trying to carve our first stamps! So far...not too bad!
Not great but okay for our first attempts!
My question:
How do you clear the large areas around the stamp that need to be smooth? I
have shaved this area away but it isn't very smooth and when I stamp it
leaves marks on the paper.
I have an Exacto Knive and a Speedball Nibs #2 and #4.
Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Peppermint Patti (with Bunny Man and Boy George)
F6 P1 X0
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