Another Practice at Handmade Stamps
Hi Everyone, Shari is back in the room! Well, in the blog anyway, 😂. I have been trying my skills again at the handmade rubber stamps. I have designed a flower stamp and a logo for Sharon Golding Designs… just the initials. Having bought a supply of rubbers, I got out the gouger again and set to work. After drawing my design and transferring it to the rubber (back to front so that it comes out correct when inked), I started removing the negative space around the design with the gouger. Care must be taken especially close to the design as one false move could destroy the whole piece. So if you do try this yourself, remember to take your time and remove just a little at a time. Using the gouger to remove the negative space around the flower design Taking care not to remove any petals from the design. After a while I used my trusty penknife to remove more rubber enabling the design to stand out. The penknife used with care flattened out the cutaway sections and really made the desi