What Plate Stamp Designs Should I Do?

[texasleathertools]

Hey! I'm planning to launch some 1"x1" plate stamps. I've prototyped the following designs, but I'm curious to see what designs people would be interested in? If you wanted to buy a plate stamp, what design would you want on it?

[Ferg]

Made in USA

[FrankHester]

4 minutes ago, Ferg said:

Made in USA

[fredk]

I would like to see more imaginative designs to compliment the 3D stamps already available.

And some more modern designs, 21st century style eg. a surfer on waves, a swimming sea diver (with waving seaweeds),  a sunken ship, (for the diver), a pick-up truck.

On cowboy types; a (stampede) of cattle which can be repeatedly stamped along a belt, with mounted drovers placed/stamped at intervals ( I've been watching Rawhide on youtube!      )

Some of your samples are already available from Tandy and Ivan

For my own use I'm looking for decent Viking and Medieval style stamps

I have these in a large size and will get them cut to a smaller size, probably 1 inch This is a Viking style "Eagle". The one on the left heads a line-up of the one on the right

 

 

Edited March 30 by fredk

[texasleathertools]

23 hours ago, Ferg said:

Made in USA

23 hours ago, FrankHester said:

Awesome! I've already designed a "Veteran Made" one as well. I'll make some more along the Made in USA theme.

 

19 hours ago, fredk said:

I would like to see more imaginative designs to compliment the 3D stamps already available.

And some more modern designs, 21st century style eg. a surfer on waves, a swimming sea diver (with waving seaweeds),  a sunken ship, (for the diver), a pick-up truck.

On cowboy types; a (stampede) of cattle which can be repeatedly stamped along a belt, with mounted drovers placed/stamped at intervals ( I've been watching Rawhide on youtube!      )

Some of your samples are already available from Tandy and Ivan

For my own use I'm looking for decent Viking and Medieval style stamps

I have these in a large size and will get them cut to a smaller size, probably 1 inch This is a Viking style "Eagle". The one on the left heads a line-up of the one on the right

 

 

Thanks for the detailed feedback!

I think I already have a design for the stampede somewhere, but haven't actually made it. I'll keep a list of all your suggestions as I work through everything.

 

Thank you all!

[AEBL]

Waving flag made in USA?
I know on eBay that there are lots of people selling "vintage" running deer 3d stamps, etc., you might try looking for things like that and reproducing a similar stamp (I'm not suggesting outright copying the design, but rather a similar "running deer", "jumping deer") perhaps just look for high-price "vintage" and fill in the market niche with a new thing, probably crisper and more detailed than the original.

[PastorBob]

On 3/30/2025 at 4:21 PM, fredk said:

I would like to see more imaginative designs to compliment the 3D stamps already available.

And some more modern designs, 21st century style eg. a surfer on waves, a swimming sea diver (with waving seaweeds),  a sunken ship, (for the diver), a pick-up truck.

On cowboy types; a (stampede) of cattle which can be repeatedly stamped along a belt, with mounted drovers placed/stamped at intervals ( I've been watching Rawhide on youtube!      )

Some of your samples are already available from Tandy and Ivan

For my own use I'm looking for decent Viking and Medieval style stamps

I have these in a large size and will get them cut to a smaller size, probably 1 inch This is a Viking style "Eagle". The one on the left heads a line-up of the one on the right

 

 

I tried getting those images, but the lines are too thin.  I have created several Celtic knots.

 

 

[fredk]

21 minutes ago, PastorBob said:

I tried getting those images, but the lines are too thin.  . . .

I copy the images and print them out A4 size, then I draw over the lines to thicken them and leave out elements that I don't want, using 'Tippex' (white-out?).

When I'm happy with an art work I scan it in. I put it thru my photo editing programme to clean it up and re-size it for the stamp making.

I save every stage of the cleaning up and re-sizing so I can go back to any stage