stamp carving

I am inspired by and excited about embellishments. I am still learning and practicing new techniques. A project I am currently working on is rubber stamping fabric and making a small quilt. The idea comes from the book Fabric Embellishing: The Basics & Beyond.  

Yesterday I had a 'Create Day' with my girls and I started the project by making one of the stamps for the layers. I drew a circle design on the Mastercarve block with an regular pencil and then began to carve away while Jillian was watching Care Bears. I kept hearing 'oopsy'. (Must be the name of one of the bears.) And when I made an oopsy, I just fixed it. I am very pleased with the outcomes of my stamp.

 I love making stamps! There is something about the carving that is just FUN for me. 
More to come...

Reduction Printing

Today I started another grand adventure...and I LOVED it! My first attempt at reduction printing. These are my best two out of six.

What I learned is that this is great fun! I think my colors are not differentiated enough AND I like it. Woohooo!!

I used tempera paint on watercolor paper. I made my own 'glass' sheet with a page protector with tape around the edges. I tried using the brayer to put the paint on the carving. The paint got into the ridges so then I laid the carving onto the paint on the plastic sheet.

I loved the feel of carving the material away. I had to think about what to get rid of and what to keep. 

My inspiration for this adventure came from the Sept/Oct issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors.