Day 23: Stamped Stag Beetle

I seem to be making a lot of stag beetles this year. In 2016, it was preying mantids. Here I've taken my brush pen sketch from Day 12 and turned it into a stamp. I mostly use these to make greeting cards in my etsy shop.

First I printed out a smaller version of my drawing and outlined it in pencil. Then I taped it face down to a piece of speedy carve, a rubber stamping material.

Rubbing the opposite side with the pencil transfers the lines to the speedy carve.

I carve the outlines with my lino-cutting tool:

...and here is the finished stamp...

UPDATE!: I made mini greeting cards with this stamp which can be viewed in my shop HERE

[January 23, 2020]

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