#100daysofArtTweets: Days 1-7
Art Journal Every Day: My Traveler's Notebook

A Hand Carved Botanical Stamp!

I don't know how I missed sharing this here on the blog, but I carved a big beautiful new floral stamp in January! 

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In the photo above you can see:

  • my pencil sketch on the right
  • the stamp on the left
  • the first print in the upper right corner

It was 100% inspired by a stamp I made during a printmaking class in 2016:

image from balzerdesigns.typepad.com
I wanted something with a similar feel, but slightly more substantial feeling. 

The carving process was an act of patience.

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And once it was carved, I stamped it on everything! 

In my art journal:

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On deli paper:

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On deli paper I then glued into my art journal:

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(And notice the black tag to the right of the art journal page -- also stamped!)

I even stamped on a t-shirt:

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Super duper easy and I love being able to wear my art around!  

Two tips for printing on a t-shirt:

In every other way, it's exactly like printing onto paper!

Thanks for stopping by!

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