I'm really loving this tree stamp- and thanks so much to those of you who have passed on your admiration of it as well. I have posted about the wonderful Staedtler carving blocks before. They are just like giant erasers and so easy to carve. LOVE them. The best tutorial for them is here.
I went and bought some more stamp pads. I use the color block ones- they're really the best and have gorgeous colours. I stamped up a whole forest of trees and I think they look great. I'd love to do a huge "canvas" just covered in trees like this.
I'm planning to get organised and put some of these in my etsy shop - probably next week.
My other obsession is Dr. Who. We are still catching up on the old series- the David (BLOODY GORGEOUS) Tennant series. As some one who grew up with Dr. Who, I am so pleased to have the doctor back in my life. The new series are so fantastic. And best of all is that it is truly a show that the whole family will sit down and watch- and we all LOVE it. The highlight of our day is being able to watch a Dr. Who episode together. I think about it all when I'm at the gym and we even discuss the different doctor dreams we've been having. And yes, I MAY have done a little David Tennant e stalking this week- watching various UK talk show clips on you tube with him on, but I just LOVE him as the doctor. He is the BEST doctor. He gets who and what the doctor is supposed to be because, like me, he grew up watching it. And I love that now MY kids are growing up watching it. You can't say that about many TV shows can you!
I may even have to make a stamp of the tardis- combine my two current obsessions....Ella went to bed the other night and in the morning came down with a drawing she'd done of the TARDIS flying through time and space. The girl is nearly obsessed as me!
he he... my friend Jane is obsessed with him!!! So funny!!! I have a black tardis tshirt with ET phoning home in it!!! Trees all multiplied look fab, I love repetition on canvas. Do a big canvas!!!!!
ReplyDeletethere could be some stamps made in Outback Australia if we can find the time,(uni calls and calls and calls) thank you for all the info to make it all seem so easy. Now there is homework to get back to. But have ordered carving blocks.
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there could be some stamps made in Outback Australia if we can find the time,(uni calls and calls and calls) thank you for all the info to make it all seem so easy. Now there is homework to get back to. But have ordered carving blocks.
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I like your trees too. I agree about the new Dr Who, he seems to have the right mix of zaniness & eccentricity for me. I just like some consistency and hate it when you have to adjust to someone new all the time. Not sure that's how you see him though? mum xx
ReplyDeleteOf course I've just Googled the stamp block things and you can't get them in England! If I ask very nicely do you think you could send me some pleeeeeease?
ReplyDeleteI'm getting fed up of using tincy wincy rubbers!
I love the trees too George - seeing a forest of them makes me think of the Ents (I think that's what they're called in The Lord of the Rings) and I picture some of them with whirling skirts - the Entwives. I've always been enchanted with the idea of the Entwives. The idea of the skirts probably also comes because Mildura puts skirts on the palm trees for the festival season. XXXX
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