I love making my own prints, especially with stamps! Lately, my home decor ideas have been taking over all my journals so I decided to make a special book just for home dreams. If you want to make house stamps just like mine, download this template- (HOUSE STAMP TEMPLATE)
1. Supplies Needed:Speedball Stamp Making Kit
, pen, acrylic paint, small paintbrush, wood block, wood glue and a surface to stamp (I chose a plain white journal from Michael's). 2. Trace your wood block (this is what you will be mounting your stamps on) so that you make sure your stamps are smaller than the wooden surface they'll adhere to. 3-4. Draw a design on your carving block and carve it. Your kit will come with different sized carving blades. I always start with the small blade, carving the fine details. Next, use the larger blade to remove any excess area (like I did around the house) use scissors to cut closely around your design. This will help you get a cleaner impression. 5. Use wood glue to adhere your stamp(s) to your wood block. 6. Brush acrylic paint on your stamp. 7. Press your stamp onto your surface. Be sure to press all four edges to get the best possible image. 8. Allow the paint to dry completely before stamping the back cover.
I painted a quick label on the spine of my new journal. ♥
I love my new journal! This will be a great way for me to organize our ideas and inspirations in the coming season. After that, I think it will make a sweet keepsake to remember this year with.
Do you want a peek inside?
Here's a look inside my journal. Just wait a couple week and it will be packed full! My mind is exploding with ideas. Have fun stamping! xo. elsie
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So Cute! I can see you two sharing all these cute little books and memories with your grandchildren years on. Such cute little keep sakes 🙂
Becky, K.
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This is a great idea! I love, love, love this post! Thanks!
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Very cool! Love the stamping idea, and your journal is already so awesome!
these are super cute. love this. a must try 🙂
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These houses are so cute. Thanks for the template. I haven’t carved a stamp since high school. Looks like I am going to have to raid the husband’s art supplies to make me some. 🙂
What a cute journal! I can’t wait until the hubby and I get our first house… wedding first though, gotta take the planning in order!
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You make the best journals!!
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Cute!!
I made once two house stamps out of rubbers / erasers and used them on some gift paper and on mouse pads that I made a while ago. 🙂
What a cute idea! Love how simple this was to do!
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Oh I love the stamps! And the sneak peek into your decorating ideas. 🙂
such an adorable little DIY 🙂
grace
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Such a cute idea! Very creative.
LUXESSED
The stamps are so cute! I used to make them with linoleum when i was younger. ah, good old times! Love the journal, your handwriting is so pretty!
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What a great idea, will save this one to my inspiration library.
Wish you a great day! 🙂
Love your new journal
If finally we change our home for another one i should do one journal like this for plannig the new deco!
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What a beautiful idea for a book cover! I would love to make this as a canvas to put up on the wall!
super cool idea… 🙂
This looks amazing, thanks for showing the inside, I was wondering what did you write
So darn cute! 🙂
I love keeping journals of ideas but I have never tried making my own stamps I always buy them. I am definately going to try out getting a kit and making my own. Thanks for the link.
Sam
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super cool!
xx
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I love the stamp, it’s so cute! And how fun getting to take a look inside your journal, can’t wait to see how all your ideas transform into real life!
The whole idea of the journal is just so cool! I really think the stamp is cute but the inside of the journal is even better 🙂
I use to make this sort of stamps in primary school, I remember I used to have so much fun doing it. Maybe time has come to do it again!
A great idea for the front of an address book.Rx
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That turquoise-blue swatch is beautiful! I vote for blue over yellow as it’s a little more forgiving of dirt once those Larson babies come along. I am so excited for you two for this season in your lives! So many happy memories to be made in that home.
this is such a lovely idea!thank you so much for sharing!
Aaaaw, so cute!
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Amazing, love the peek inside too! I’m going to start keeping journals too to keep my creative juices flowing!
This looks so great! I love the idea.
I like what you do! Thanks!
brown, yellow, aqua and mint. This is a great color pallet. I am wondering about the result in the house. 🙂
A really cute idea, Elsie! I can’t believe how organized you are – I always write down my ideas on a piece of paper…and loose pieces of paper get lost, we all know that, don’t we?
But I work on getting more organized. The stamps are so adorable…I have to try making stamps on my own, soon!
Thanks for sharing!
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I actually love this idea for a wedding plans type journal, too! What a great idea!
Love this!
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So cute! Thanks for a peek into your journal!
I love this!
WOW!!! An amazing work! Not just the stamps, but the notebook! It is so beautiful <3 <3 <3 I want one too!! 😀
I love all the small variations of houses. The color story for your house is beautiful.
Does this count as painting something? 🙂 I have a 4 simple goals post up today thanks to your sweet inspiration: http://www.catherinedenton.com/2012/09/four-simple-goals.html
Catherine Denton
So adorable!
Merrily Merrily,
Nini
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I love this, especially how it’s the cover of a journal!
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Love it. You are so creative!
-Josephina
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Love love love this post! Making my own stamps is something I’ve always wanted to do and now I know how. That tutorial combined in the same post with a little peek inside your home decor notebook?= Perfect Post. Thanks for this! Your notebooks always make mine look so boring, but I’m working on it! 🙂
Loulou
this is so cute.. i love this! 🙂
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cool stamps!
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What a cute idea! I have to make that too – preferably not on a book/journal, as I already ow too many of them!
Oh, and I also thought about my 4 goals, here’s a link: [http://lassemista.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/4-goals/%5D
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I find on your blog much magic ideas!
I love this. The whole thing is so darling, and such a good idea. Also, please feel free to share new pages of your house journal as you fill them out 🙂
Oh you are too cute! From the stamps to the title to the swatches and the sketches inside, I love absolutely everything about this idea! Seriously, I think you may have just changed my life a wee bit!
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This is lovely! I’ve really been getting into lino printing lately – current project is a chevron print tee using a lino block. I hope to post it on my blog soon!
Ok…update, I have now bought the same kit to make my own stamps, Yay! Thank you so much for this post. it’s my favourite to date!!!! <3
Sam
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I love the idea ! Where did you get that plain book ? It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for !!!
Lovely ideas for home decor. Home decorating is so therapeutic I love it.
Very creative, it looks amazing!
LOVE this journal project, Elsie! Your new home is going to be so beautiful.
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I love this! I really need to start making journals more often, they’re fantastic to capture and inspire!
Layla, the journal is from Michael’s Craft Store (in the art section with the sketch pads!)
XO. elsie
That’s a very pretty colour story. Great picks!
Those are adorable! I’m so not that crafty, but I LOVE the idea of making these…(idea being the key word here). haha 🙂
xo,
Morgan
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What a cute idea! xo Inna http://www.bakingincouture.typepad.com
love! i need something to put all my room ideas in, so cute! i have a similar living room color scheme goin on, can’t wait to see it all come together!
Cant’ get enough of selfmade stamps!
I did a post about DIY stamps at my blog recently too at http://vorstellungvonschoen.blogspot.de/2012/08/diy-me-stamps.html.
I’m using plain old rubbers mostly for my stamps, works great! And I’m gonna try the houses soon too, they’re just too cute.
I’m in the same process and I’ve been writing down ideas in several notepads and even napkins. This is a fantastic idea to put everything in one place! And I do love cracking up a new journal. Thank you.
My couch is apple green. 🙂
The stamp is amazing, but I’m loving the whole idea of making a home journal in the first place! Such a great idea and wonderful memories to look back on.
xoxo,
Laura
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Nice!
Val
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this looks beautiful =)
Ahhh this is so so cute, I love that you stamped the front of your book like that, it looks awesome! Thanks for the sneak peek! Can’t wait to see more 🙂
oh, this is so sweet!
That is a super awesome idea. Love the book!
xoxo,
Rachel Nicole @ Summer Breeze
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Very cute! I’m loving the current big, bold hand printing trend!
Love this Elsie…you always come up with the best ideas! 🙂
so cute! Takes me back to grade 9 art class making stamps 🙂
Stephanie
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I love this post!!! I can’t wait to try this out! I feel like I say that for everything on your blog…because I want to try everything 😉
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HOLY COW!! This is AMAZING!! 🙂
Love this! These are the same ideas I have for our home too. Congrats on the home buying! Love this stamp!
Very cute stamp, but what I really love is that you made this journal. I can just imagine your someday children and grandchildren leafing through it and remembering how freakin awesome you are. 🙂
Mint and browns are my favorite house interior colors!
Thank you for sharing your inspiration!
Xoxo Sarah
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My. God. So Pretty.
Love – Love – Lovely! It is so crucial having beauty around you which leads you to more beauty and inspiration. Your way of planning seems so fun and practical at the same time 🙂
Lisa
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Lovely! It remember me a fabric of my childhood 🙂
You have the most amazing handwriting!
I rarely ever comment on blogs, but this was something that I just had to say…
This is an absolutely beautiful book!!
Love your penmanship as well, may I ask,
What kind of pen is that? Because it really compliments your handwriting!
Thanks for the great DIY’s, and I can’t wait for the many more to come!
Best wishes!!
Those are so cute! I love stamps!
Xx
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i wish i could quit my day job and just make things from your blog every day!
so, so pretty!
happiness…
dannelle@nestenterprises
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Thanks so much, Alex! I usually just use regular uniball gel pens that you can get at any store. 😀
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Lovely idea!
Nice! It’s great and very creative. I would like to do it too in our home. Very clever and interesting idea. Keep it up!
That journal is adorable! lovely color story too, so cheerful
I love the journal idea ! Stamps are very cute 🙂
god, that’s cuuute!
Love this! Odd questions… what kind of pen do you use? I’m very picky about inks and i love the way yours looks in the journal
Wow! great journal! I love the stamps and the colours for your new home 🙂
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This looks awesome! You can also carve out stamps from a big rubber eraser. I’m using this for that now. 🙂
I’m now on my way to becoming a stamp junky, cheers Elsie!
This is so creative. I love the stamps! I love creating personalized journals. You both are amazing!
Emily
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Hey girls, love the effect you get with the stamps, brilliant! Especially the way each stamping turns out slightly different!
Been following your blog for a while, really enjoy it! Keep up the good work! 🙂
I love this tutorial, and I love the first few pages of your journal! So sweet. Thanks for the share, Elsie! 🙂
This is such a cute idea! 🙂
Love it!
I love this! It’s so creative. I think I might try and use it for a family cookbook!
Oh, I’ll absolutely have to do this when my boyfriend and I finally make the plunge!
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sweet idea, the stamp is so cute 🙂
Cuuuute idea! I am so making my own stamps now. Maybe, of little birds and fish? 😀
Ingenious! Good that you were able to share your artistic side. I really liked what you did with your journal. It’s something you can give to your loved one without spending too much since its on own effort. I’ll have a go at it during my free time. Thanks for the inspiration.
Gah! Those are my dream colors, too. 🙂 Can’t wait to see how you pretty up your new place!
This is such a good idea to start developing a style and theme to room decor. I find it can be overwhelming sometimes and this might just do the trick, thanks! -jb
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