Hand-carving your own rubber stamps can offer a special way to personalize your packages, handiwork, and more. Here, Melissa Lee shares how to carve a stamp, with tips on blades, cuts, and safety. To keep learning, join Melissa on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3SKWcmz

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MELISSA LEE QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Meet Melissa Lee
00:34 Types of Cuts and Blade Tips
01:47 Safety Tips
02:17 Edges + Switching Blades
03:24 Mistakes Happen!
03:45 Cutting Out Middle Sections
04:13 Join Melissa on Skillshare

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ABOUT MELISSA LEE

Melissa Lee is an illustrator and surface pattern designer based in Northern California. Alongside freelance projects and art licensing endeavors—including proudly serving as a Riley Blake Designs fabric designer—she dedicates much of her time to sharing her knowledge and fostering creativity in others. She loves making patterns, character art, and watercolor paintings, and she's endlessly inspired by animals and nature, science fiction and fantasy, space and astrology, witchy things, and bees. Join her on Skillshare for classes on surface pattern design, watercolor techniques, and character design, embodying her passion for nurturing creative expression: https://skl.sh/438yTI9