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Anleitung No. 1325 Anleitung No. 1325 Difficulty: Advanced
Individually designed stamps are a great idea for decorating gift tags, labels, table or invitation cards and many other creative ideas. With the right Carving tool and rubber stamps you can let your imagination run wild and realize your ideas with ease. How to do this, you will learn in this manual.
And it's that easy:
1. Select the shape of the stamp rubber and transfer the stamp outline with a soft pencil to a piece Paper (preferably Vellum paper)
You can also draw the painting motif directly on the rubber stamp - please note that numbers or letters must be drawn mirror-inverted.
You can also draw the painting motif directly on the rubber stamp - please note that numbers or letters must be drawn mirror-inverted.
2. Using a pencil, draw the selected motif also on Paper .
3. Next, place the sketched motif with the painted side on the rubber stamp and rub your fingers firmly over it. By the pressure the picture is transferred mirror-inverted on the rubber stamp . Draw the lines again if necessary.
4. Now use the carving tools to carefully expose the motif bit by bit. First of all circumvent the motif with a gouge. Use the small gouges to work out fine lines and details. Then use the flat irons to cut clear edges and borders. The carving depth should be about 2 - 3 mm
5. Fix the finished stamp motif onto the wooden stamp using the self-adhesive foam rubber plate. The soft foam rubber plate serves as a resilient buffer and thus ensures an improved stamping result.
In order to be able to see the Position of the stamp motif from above, mark the wooden block with a symbol ( e.g. arrow) at one point.
6. Then test the stamp print using an ink pad and touch up the desired areas again. However, small irregularities make the stamp individual and thus give it the DIY charm .
This idea is timelessly beautiful!
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