Happy Valentine's Day!

Adding a Layer of Stamping

Stamps by Hero Arts, Magenta, inque boutique and me

I've added some layers of stamping to one of my masterboards.  Because the brayered acrylic is a bit rough, I used paint rather than ink to do the stamping.

Stamping with paint gives a lovely, bright effect, but it is a bit more time consuming.  I brayered out the layers of paint on a paper palette using the same colors as the brayered layer, and then used it as a stamp pad.  A mixture of bold and more delicate stamps makes it more interesting.  Messy but fun!

You Need Cups for a Tea Party, Right?

Hand-Carved Stamp

If you have a tea kettle, you must have cups, right?

And Then There Were Two

I find myself drawn to square format journals and sketchbooks lately.  I've got one 6" x 6" spiral-bound journal made from scrapbook paper, but I want some larger sizes with varying kinds of paper.  It's a good way to try out my Fauxdori idea, so I made a square one that will hold up to 8" square signatures.

Painty Fun

The bad news is I'm stuck home with a cold.  The good news is I have time to update my blog! LOL

Here's a bit of painty fun for you.  I guess I wasn't paying attention when these videos were first released, but Paper Artsy linked to one of them recently as part of their new paint color promotion, so if you like this look as much as I do you can find one of them here.

These painted papers are called Masterboards, an idea I've always loved, and eventually my paint will have stamping added to it.  Then the sheets are ready to cut into whatever sizes you want for your card or other projects.  (You can also make Masterboards with a first layer of collage rather than paint.)

Tea Anyone?

Hand-carved stamp

A Sketch Becomes a Carved Stamp

My favorite book on stamp carving is still the first one I read:  Rubber Stamp Carving by Luann Udell.  I decided it was worth a re-read and it is still inspiring fifteen years later.