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Monday, October 24, 2011

Love Stump: My 1st Hand Carved Stamp

This weekend I was at Spark the event and our first class was with April Meeker and we learned how to carve stamps. I was really nervous about this class as I was imagining an unintended trip to the emergency room for stitches as I'm a huge klutz. Turns out I was worried for nothing and it was my very favorite class simply because this is a technique I can see using at least weekly in my crafting.

Here's the stamp I carved:



I couldn't wait to get it inky this morning and see how it looks on different materials. So I made

Note Cards:



Ornaments (Denim!)


Tags




Yeah... I'm kinda crushin' on that stamp.

In case you're scratching your head and wondering about all the unusual simplicity displayed here; I'm getting ready for a craft fair so I'm trying to pare my usual style down to manageable projects. It's fun mocking-up my ideas and deciding which ones to run with and which don't make the grade. 

6 comments:

  1. CathyROctober 24, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Such a cool stamp. Love the cards and tags. Good luck with the craft fair.

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  2. Dolly DaydreamsOctober 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    I think you could run a marathon with this one .......fabulous.

    Marie

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  3. Princess of Everything (and then some)October 24, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    I love it! I would love to see your booth at the craft fair.

    Is there anything that you cannot do?!?!?!

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  4. Carmen October 24, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Ditto to what the princess said - hope you take lots of pictures of your craft stand?

    The stamp is just gorgeous - so many uses!

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  5. Mary C.October 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Of course, your ideas are awesome. You will do great at the Craft Faire. Wish I could go too.

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  6. AyanaOctober 24, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    This stamp is soooo cute! I LOVE it. I have carved stamps (that is the only kind of stamp I have made). I love your blog, btw. I love how you do everything (that is what I try to do!)

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Thanks so much, your comments make my day!