Woodblock Wednesday - October Edition and NBUS #91

 I missed last months Woodblock Wednesday so I made sure to get with the program and submit for this month!

Since I'm using 2 stamps that have been in my collection for many years and never stamped. Also first time using a new die set this is also going in NBUS #91

Here is my card:

The stamp was called, Taking a Break and was from a store called, A Country Welcome out of Sweet Home, Oregon.  It is sadly no longer in business.  I purchase this stamp way back in 1997 inked it once but never did anything with the inked image.  In fact I don't even know where that one went. - So I reinked it just for this challenge.

I stamped the image with Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink on water color card stock and painted it with water color paints.  Then I cut it out using new to me dies (Eyelet Layer Frames) Simon Says Stamp that were gifted to me by my wonder friend, TK from Time4Kards.

I mounted the image with foam tape on a layer of Shaded Spruce cs (SU) and then onto a piece of white cs.  Glitter and Wink of Stella were added to the image along with a Snowflake die from Momenta purchased at Hobby Lobby and a blue brad was added to the middle of the snowflake. I cut the ends off and used a glue dot to adhere it to the card.  

The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts and again had never been stamped.  There were 4 stamps in the collection and since Winter is my least favorite season I just never used it.  It fit well with this stamp set though.  I stamped it in the same ink directly onto the image.

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out.  Happy Stamping.

Woodblock Wednesday - July Edition

 It's Woodblock Wednesday time again. - I missed last month because I got my card finished late and wasn't able to post it.  So I decided to just save it back and post it for July instead!  

Here is my card:

For this card I used 2 woodblock stamps.  The Sunflower is from DJ Inkers and is called, Big Bloom. They no longer manufacture rubber stamps.  The sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado. 

I stamped the Sunflower on Water Color paper with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.  The I used water color paints and a water brush to pain the image.  Once it was dry I splattered distressed Mics spray onto the image.  I ended up doing 2 images since I got a bit carried away with the spray on the first one and didn't like how it looked.

The sentiment was stamped with the same ink and fussy cut.

I used a New Sunflower Embossing Folder that I purchased from Unity stamps.  It is not the same one the SU carries. I used Summer Sun card stock (retired SU color) the card base is Bermuda Bay, also a retired SU color.  I added some enamel dots (Paper studio) to complete the card. Image was mounted with foam tape and cut with a Rectangle die from Unity stamps.

Close-up of the mica spray.  Adds a really nice sparkle to the card.

Stop by the link above and check out the other cards people have created from Wood Block stamps.

Woodblock Wednesday - Crooning Cow

Hello and Welcome. 

A couple of days ago I happened to stumble on a post about,  Woodblock Wednesday and thought that sounded like a lot of fun.  I have tons (and I do mean tons) of Woodblock stamps.  Most sit in drawers or boxes just gathering dust (how sad) so what better way to give them some love then join in on this fun event.

Here is the card that I created: Click to Enlarge images.

The object being of course to use a, Wood Block stamp as your focal point. - I chose Crooning Cow (Whipper Snapper Designs, Inc.) for my card.  It's an oldie as the date is, 2006 on the stamp.

I started by pairing the cow stamp with some fun designer paper from Unity Stamp company, (Barn Yard Blowout).  The card base is White. I distressed the edges of the designer paper with a retired SU distressing tool.  The image was stamped with Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink and colored with Prisma Colored Pencils which I blended with stumps and Gamsol.  I also used a piece of Crumb Cake card stock SU and distressed the edges both with Crumb Cake ink and the distressing tool.  I mounted the focal image with foam tape.

The sentiment is from Unity Stamps. - I didn't have any actual wood mount sentiments that I thought fit my image and since Unity stamps are Red Rubber and you use an acrylic block with them I figured that's about as close to Wood Block as you can get without the actual wood.

Embellishments include: Hearts punched from the designer paper using an old retired SU heart punch, staples, photo corner punch from EK Success and some small black pearls. Some Wink of Stella was added to the hearts for a bit of shimmer.  I also used a Fishtail Punch from MFT (which I believe is also retired). 

I hope to participate in this again next month.  It was so fun seeing an old stamp brought back to life again.