DIY 15: Eraser Stamp

One of the activities I remember doing in high school art was making stamps. I made one of bamboo leaves and another of a bear hugging a heart both carved in rubber and mounted on a wooden block. Last time I cleaned the garage I found it so I'm pretty sure it's still in my stuff stored somewhere. Here is a quick diy to making your own origional stamps with a few items.

DIY 15: Eraser Stamp

 You will need:
Flat eraser
Exacto Knife
Pen

Ink pad for later


You don't have to do this step, but I like my work surface to be as even as possible so i tried to cut it down to a rectangle shape.

And you know I never do anything exact.

So I had to do more trimming to get the shape I liked. Then I used the pen to freehand an image.

Since I wanted to keep the outline when I stamp I traced on both sides of the lines (except the inside of the heart) with the exacto knife. Then I trimmed the outside edges. In the inside I made small circular cuts then started trimming closer to the outline.

Then you're done! Enjoy your handmade original-often imitated, but never duplicated stamp :)