Speedball Speedy-Carve Premium Printmaking Blocks - 4" x 6" Pink Carving Material, Soft & Precise (6-Pack) - Perfect for Custom Stamps, Block Printing & Art Projects

Very easy to carve! I’m experimenting with stamp making. This was very smooth and easy to cut through. I used another brand of block to make stamps, but the cut lines were not nearly as clean. I’m going to make Speeedball my go-to. I’ve worked with other blocks and it was harder to get smooth carving lines. Perfect medium for making your own stamps for scrapbooking or gelli printing.

Easy to crave, better than cheaper knock off lino

When I was a kid, I did wood-carved block prints. They were tons of fun, but took forever to do, so if you messed up, it was a minor disaster. These soft "linoleum" (not really, but that's what they call them) blocks are so easy to carve compared to wood, you will find yourself wanting to do more and more of them. They are flexible and you can transfer drawings onto them quite easily. The only down side I can see is that it's pretty easy to slip and make unwanted gouges (or cut off a figure's nose, as I did), but that can happen with more difficult blocks, too. I have found that the 4X6 size is the best suited for my journals, but there are other sizes as well. I'm on my third batch of these carving blocks and will no doubt order more.

Good speedball

These work great. No problems

I purchased these for my child that found a new love for making stamps, she loves them and says they are easy to use.

If you are interested in carving and block priinting, go with a brand name--like Speedball. The off-brands I tried are not reliable; the top layer came off every time I washed my blocks. Speedy-Carve blocks will hold up!

Work exactly as needed.