StampinTX: Undefined Stamp Carving for Custom Stamps

Back in January during Leadership, I had the opportunity to make my own custom stamp using the Undefined carving tools and rubber. I am so excited about this fun way to create any stamp image I can think of! If you've ever needed a specific image or wanted to make custom words, this might be just for you!

(Keep in mind - my image is not quite finished. I need to scrape away more of the rubber around the word and then I'm going to cut it out using an Exacto knife.)

Here's how I created my image:

I started by sketching the word "howdy" on a piece of 3" X 2 1/2" paper. I rubbed rather hard to make the pencil lines dark.
I then took this piece of paper and placed it on the "blank" piece of rubber. I rubbed the back of my paper so the image from the paper was somewhat "transferred" onto the rubber.
Next, I used the tools to remove the extra rubber from around the image. There are two different size tools - one for fine details and one for the larger areas.
As you can see from the picture below, I still have some more scraping to do. I'll probably also cut away the large rubber areas with either my craft scissors or an Exacto knife. I was just so excited to see it taking shape that I couldn't wait to stamp it!