MY OWL AND MORE!

Above is an owl stamp I carved for letter boxing. Not sure I really want to let him go into a letter box. I think he turned out okay! I'm keeping him! I still have an idea for some baby owl carvings.

To the left is the stamp I carved for Christmas. The little penguin is pointing to a Christmas tree which is hard to see. It has a star on it.

To the right is the stamp I carved for My Owl's In Orbit website. Owl's In Orbit is dedicated to letter boxing.

CRAZY CREATURE CHUNKY BOOK

The first chunky book I have hosted. Not the last. I have plans to start 3 more very soon! On the tag to the right is a hand carved stamp I created for this book. The eye is suppose to resemble my, "one eyed, one horned, flying purple people eater". I wanted to post every one's page on this site but it turns out I'm not that good at blogging so I'll just stick with a few of my own. Below is the front of my 4x4 page.


I used pencil to sketch the image on paper then I went over it with pen. Next I used watercolor pencils and then added water to blend the colors. After I got the image all done I took the 4x4 page to Kinko's and copied it 20 times. I glued the front and back covers together with purple fibers between them. Whew! Lots of work! I was so impressed with some of the participants work! The time and creativity were amazing and inspiring!

NEW HAND MADE STAMPS

Hand carved stamps I made for the Embellished Circus challenge. The fish themed stamps were inspired by the new childrens menu at SHARIS. Very strange inspiration! I never thought something like that would inspire me but it did. I really like working on the stamp blocks instead of the rubber erasers. Also using the stamp carving tools instead of the exacto knife makes a world of difference. The right tools for the right job! It's like magic.

FISH ART

I draw fish, especially when I can't think of anything else to draw. Fish or trees. This fish below is one of my hand carved stamps. I drew the fish on a pink rubber eraser and carved him with an exacto knife. The image stamps well. This deco was made for Destiny Art Decos Fall Challenge.

These fish are watercolored. This time I played with watercolor pencils. They work great for details. I cut out the fish and pasted them on card stock. I used bead clamps to get those beads to stay on! I've finally discovered bead clamps! They work excellent. I wish I'de had them all along.