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Bits and Bobs

I have mentioned this on the general Stampeaz blog, but I thought it would be a good idea to post it here as well. Not only will reach more people, it will help me keep my (early New Year’s) resolution to start posting more regularly on the Stampeaz site to let people know what’s new and maybe I’ll even get around to posting some tutorials and such.

Carving Material Bits and Pieces

I have generated quite a pile of bits and pieces of carving material over the years. Some of them are material trials that didn’t go into production, others are small pieces cut off my more recent, larger carvings, yet others are pieces of material with images already transferred to them that I have decided I’m never going to carve. Those transfers can be removed with a quick acetone wipe or sanding, or you could simply flip the block over and use the other side. I’ve come to the realization that I am generating pieces like this far faster than I can use them and thought it would be fun to send them out to anyone who might want to try out some different carving media. There’s everything from old PZ Kut (yes, really), OZ Kut, Firm Kut, Tan-Z Kut and trials that didn’t make the manufacturing cut (no pun intended). These are mostly smallish pieces that would be great for anyone carving inchies, small bits of text, fleas, hitchhikers, etc.

So, if you’d like to try a few pieces of something different, just let me know when you place your order and I will make it so. Since I’ll be sending goodies your way, anyway, it won’t cost anything for either of us and seems like a win-win. This offer tended to get lost in the general posts on the other blog, so I thought I would post it here where people might see it when they’re shopping. It stands as long as I have any to share.

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Puffins, Printmaking and Pawprints!

I already posted this on the general blog (over at stampeaz.blogspot.com), but I thought it might be fun to share it here, too. I thought it would be good to try and train myself to use the Stampeaz site blog more regularly, so I’m going to learn the ropes. (Perhaps a New Year’s Resolution starting a little bit early? We’ll see how that goes.) What better way than to wish everyone the very best of the holiday season — and the coming year! Besides, there are puffins!

Puffins, Printmaking and Pawprints!

The linoleum blocks were carved for Christmas cards by my mother many years ago. So, you see, I come by my printmaking obsession honestly!

And, of course, the pawprint is Baloo’s big foot. He had to keep a paw in the festivities!