Print your lettering on a shirt, decorate a card or repeat a pattern across a tea towel. Explore real linoleum, wood and cork stamps, then draw a simple raised-ring stamp in Easel.
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Start from a blank workpiece
Start with an added blank workpiece in the real Easel editor. Give a two-inch square a shallow pocket cut, place a larger zero-depth circle over it, then add a smaller circle with the same pocket depth. The preview shows the raised ring left between the circles. You will still need to choose material and a cutter, secure the block and plan its final outer cut before carving.
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Each example shows a physical stamp or its printed result. The shared files supply the printing designs; individual cards explain separate handles, backing cuts and material adjustments.
Holiday Stamps for Gifts, Cards, and Moreby Mo StychPrint greeting cards, wrapping paper or drink sleeves from a sheet of linoleum designs. Stych carves the block first, then separates the stamps with a saw. The shared file contains the relief designs, not individual through-cut outlines.
"Hello Beautiful" Stampby Mo StychTurn handwritten lettering into a reusable fabric stamp. Stych traced a photograph of her sketch in Easel and printed the finished design on a shirt. Her native file supplies the mirrored lettering and its backing pocket in linoleum.
Custom Stampsby Travis LuciaMake a printed card from a detailed linoleum block. Lucia shows several designs in his gallery, but the shared file supplies the helmet portrait and lettering pictured here. It uses a small bit for fine detail; cut the completed block to size separately.
DIY linoleum stampsby Scrap Wood CityAdd a separate wooden handle to a round linoleum stamp. Scrap Wood City shows both the carved faces and their printed impressions. The Easel file provides several face designs. Make the wooden handles separately.
Festive Stamps for DIY Tea Towelsby Mo StychPrint a repeating pattern across a tea towel. Stych supplies editable designs, a prepared stamp layout and a large palm leaf in three workpieces. Carve the linoleum faces, separate the blocks with a saw and use fabric printing ink for the cloth.
Icon Stampsby Kacper MarciszUse wood offcuts for small illustrated stamps. Marcisz carves raised faces into maple and separates the blocks with a hand saw. The shared design contains two faces and their background pocket; you can start with those shapes before trying your own.
Unicorn Champagne Cork Stampby Andrew HawMake a small stamp from a reused cork. Haw’s finished example has a unicorn carved into the cork end. The shared file supplies the small motif, while his notes and discussion explain the recycled material and how he holds it.
Dragon Stampby Michael FischerPrint a detailed illustration from a linoleum block. Fischer’s example uses a dragon-inspired design with a rectangular printing face. Two native workpieces supply the shared layout; the gallery also shows the physical carve and a finished green print.
Block Print Tea Towelby Cultivate StudiosCombine small geometric blocks into a colorful textile pattern. Cultivate Studios supplies separate native designs for the printing faces and the outer cutting pass. Carve the relief first, leave the block in place and change to a larger bit to cut the shapes from their mounted backing.
Rustic 3-color block printingby Steven PaxmanBuild one image from three separately inked blocks. Paxman prints the pumpkin, face and stem onto a canvas bag using a square positioning guide. Four distinct native files supply the three color blocks and guide. The resulting MDF print has a deliberately uneven texture.
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These makers’ notes and discussions help you turn the carved face into a cleaner impression.
Justin Robbins designs his gift-stamp lettering normally, then flips the text horizontally before carving. That makes the impression read from left to right. Mo Stych gives the same reminder for her handwritten shirt stamp. Keep an ordinary reading copy while you arrange the lettering, then mirror the final printing face.
Project notes by Justin Robbins: read the source.
From X-mas Gift Stamps by Justin Robbins.
Ask a questionStych uses fabric block-printing ink and a rubber roller for tea towels. Lucia found his pigment pad gave a faded card print, so he used acrylic craft paint instead; Matthew Nuss suggests block-printing ink in the same discussion. These are different makers’ results, not a promise that one ink suits every surface. Try the medium on a scrap of the paper or fabric first.
Project notes by Mo Stych: read the source.
From Festive Stamps for DIY Tea Towels by Mo Stych.
Ask a questionStych uses a small file to remove stray linoleum curls after carving. She finds it easier than sandpaper on this material. Lucia also clears chips from tight corners with an awl or nail. Clean those small recesses before inking so loose material does not interrupt the printed design.
Project notes by Mo Stych: read the source.
From Festive Stamps for DIY Tea Towels by Mo Stych.
Ask a questionPaxman seals his MDF printing blocks with shellac before inking. He explains that unsealed MDF soaks up the ink and gives a rougher impression. Seal the carved block before adding printing ink, rather than trying to fix the surface after the print is finished.
Project notes by Steven Paxman: read the source.
From Rustic 3-color block printing by Steven Paxman.
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