Soar Hand Carved Rubber Stamp

Made a birthday card for my son's

15th birthday. Decided I needed  a 

very large word stamp. So, of course, I carved a 

rubber stamp to fit the bill!

The way this card design came about is

kind of funny. I was throwing something away

when I noticed a VERY old airplane 

magazine that my husband had

thrown out. I did a double take because

I couldn't believe that he had thrown it 

away and also because the colors were

so neat! 

I immediately thought of  making a 

card for my son (also an airplane lover).

I also wanted it to say 'soar' reflecting not only

the airplane theme, but also what I wanted

him to aspire to. 

So that is when I knew

that I would have to hand carve a rubber stamp!

I really like the way the stamp turned out. I distressed it, so it would look a bit older, by 

carving little tiny areas away. 

I am including a quote that I think is 

so inspiring:

“To an infinite artist, a Creator in love with His craft, there is no unimportant corner, there is no thrown-away image, no tattered thread in the novel left untied.” Nate Wilson