Pink Rubber Eraser Stamps {Art for Kids!}

How to Make Rubber Eraser Stamps

Y’all, rubber eraser stamps are the COOLEST art project for tweens and teens! Turn basic pink erasers into artistic stamps that you can use with a stamp pad.

This is a fun and simple twist on printmaking, and a great way for kids to get started using carving tools.

We were introduced to this idea by a local friend, and I thought it was amazing. She actually used eraser stamps to make a Christmas card printmaking station for kids. It was so much fun!

Once you’ve carved your eraser stamps, they can be used again and again. It’s so much fun to add to your collection over time.

You can make animals, leaves, objects, and even letters of the alphabet. Just be sure that any letters or words that you make are BACKWARDS on the stamp so that they print correctly!

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Supplies Needed:

Pink erasers – I ordered these Mr. Pen erasers from Amazon
A linoleum carving tool – I ordered this Speedball Linoleum Cutter from Amazon
Stamp pads – I bought ours at Hobby Lobby

Your erasers do not need to be a name brand! I went for a middle-of-the-road price, but you may be able to go cheaper than I did. My only concern would be cheap erasers that are hard/stiff since they may be difficult to carve on without the eraser breaking in chunks. If you’re doing this with a large group, I would definitely test your brand of eraser first before buying a bunch.

Here’s a set of 15 different colored stamp pads on Amazon. These are not top quality (I think the Hobby Lobby ones are nicer), but it’s a great way to get a large variety of colors at a good price. I paid $2.99 each for my stamp pads, but they have lasted for years without drying out.

How to Carve Eraser Stamps

So, there are a couple of approaches to this project. You can either create your design with ink (the part of the eraser that is NOT removed and thus prints ink on the paper) or with white space. We chose to go the white space route, and I’ll explain why.

Most adult artists who make eraser stamps cut away quite a bit of the rubber eraser to create their designs. If you want to print a line, you’ll need to cut away rubber on both sides of the line, leaving the raised line which will print the ink. You can see an example of this style here: pink eraser art.

This type of carving creates amazing designs, but it’s not necessarily easy for kids to master this technique. You have to think in terms of negative and positive space, and then have the ability to carve intricate designs.

The stamps I’m going to show you are simple line drawings that are created with the white space that the stamp leaves behind. This process is very attainable for middle schoolers and up. Simply draw your design on your eraser with a pencil. Then use a narrow blade for your linoleum cutter to carve the lines in your design.

In the photo below, you can see the cute dachshund that my son drew. I did the carving for this one. All I had to do was go over the lines with the cutting tool.

The finished puppy is sooooo cute!

This photo also makes another important point. The stamp will print a mirror image of the design you carve! So if you’re planning to make letters or words, you’ll need to draw them backwards!