I knew I wanted to make change of address cards to mail out to friends and family. In what I thought was a flash of brilliance, I decided to carve a linoleum block with a little illustration of the house. I have very little experience with carving linoleum (I carved a turtle once), but I was optimistic. One injured finger and a good bit of cursing later, I have some cards that are somewhat presentable. I was too cheap to go out and buy proper block printing ink, so I used my plain old painting acrylics. It looks a little...gunky. But it adds to the rustic charm of the stamp, right?
Unrelated, but momentous: I made collards tonight. I couldn't just buy one ham hock, they came four to a package. So now we're going to have to make a big pot of beans to go with our mess of greens. The house smells like my grandma's, it's very nice.
8 comments:
Pretty creative and it does have a nice feel to it.
The card is adorable - totally worth the finger injury. Four-to-a-package ham hocks, huh? Sounds like good eatin'.
Just linked up to a past post of your advent calendar on my blog
http://knitandpurlgrrl.blogs.com/five_things/
Gorgeous!
This is such a great idea, great for those on the go.
I love the card, what a wonderful idea!
That's the best idea ever! I love that print!
Lila Ferraro
Queen Bedroom Sets
I think the cards turned out wonderful! Such a fantastic idea. I love the... 'gunkiness'
Your cards are very cute! Daisy Dayz Home
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