How I Carve A Stamp

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Want to see how a stamp is carved? Click below to view the sped up and condensed video of me carving.  The original 20 minutes is shortened to 2 minutes.  The video is not intended as a tutorial, but you might learn something new.  Enjoy!


Comments

Anonymous said…
That was beautiful!
January 10, 2016 at 10:42 AM
DonaleeK said…
So fun, you did a great job. Lot's of little cuts!
January 10, 2016 at 4:02 PM
sonja said…
and the music, well chosen, made it even more magical and had me looking for my carving tools!!!
January 10, 2016 at 10:51 PM
Bethany Garner said…
Good fun Lisa... a great way to speed up my brain this morning at 7:10 am...Thanks and loved the music!Watching to see how the stamp worked for you!
bethany
January 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM
Lisa said…
omigosh! I love your video! I need to just exercise some patience when carving!!! And some times everything seems to be going along smoothly and then the carving tool slips and argh.. I have a line where I didn't want one!!
January 15, 2016 at 7:03 AM
Vivien Zepf said…
Wow you have a steady hand! I really love the look of stamps and I might now be tempted enough to give it a try.
January 20, 2016 at 3:40 PM
Lynda said…
Great video Lisa!
April 8, 2016 at 4:09 PM
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