Need help in carving my first stamp - a few questions =]

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2003-10-06

Need help in carving my first stamp - a few questions =]

From: Debbi Scott (dscott5377@earthlink.net) | Date: 2003-10-06 14:35:45 UTC-07:00

I am trying to carve a stamp for my daughter. I have the design on the
rubber, but I am unsure how to proceed in carving so that all the
details show up...

I am carving an elephant... How do I make sure his eyes, tusks and ear
(it's overlapping his body) show up and don't get lost when I use it as
a stamp?

This stamp is a SMALL one... it is 1x1", so needless to say, I need to
make sure my carving is detailed... I know - I should have started with
a bigger stamp, but hey, I am one for challenges! LOL

Thank you!

Debbi

http://www.greatscottcreations.net - Homemade, freshly baked Dog Treats.
Hand-poured custom made Candles, Hand-Made Bath & Body Products, and
MORE!

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Re: Need help in carving my first stamp - a few questions =]

From: swampyankee (RNSaunders@aol.com) | Date: 2003-10-06 23:51:53 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Debbi Scott"
wrote:
> I am trying to carve a stamp for my daughter. I have the design on
the
> rubber, but I am unsure how to proceed in carving so that all the
> details show up...
>
> I am carving an elephant... How do I make sure his eyes, tusks and
ear
> (it's overlapping his body) show up and don't get lost when I use
it as
> a stamp?
>
> This stamp is a SMALL one... it is 1x1", so needless to say, I need
to
> make sure my carving is detailed... I know - I should have started
with
> a bigger stamp, but hey, I am one for challenges! LOL
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> Debbi
>
>
> http://www.greatscottcreations.net - Homemade, freshly baked Dog
Treats.
> Hand-poured custom made Candles, Hand-Made Bath & Body Products,
and
> MORE!
>
> My best suggestion is to GO SLOW!!! Think and Rethink how you want
it to look, and go from there- if you mess it up you can always
start over, especially since it's a small one :0)-Sunshine
>
>
>
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