A little stamp carving...

I finally got my hands on some "Speedy Carve", the material Julie recommends in her class Stamp Carving 101. It's sooo much easier to use than the "Soft Cut" I tried first and I'm looking forward to carving lots of stamps now. :)

I've watched all the videos in Julie's class and she's a great teacher. If you're interested in learning how to carve your own stamps - don't hesitate! :) I made a few stamps using the Soft Cut, but since I wasn't able to transfer images onto the Soft Cut-surface, it is to "slippery" and nothing sticks, I couldn't do all the assignments but patiently waited for some pink Speedy Carve to arrive. And now it's here and this is so much fun! :)

Stamp Carving...

I'm having fun with the Stamp Carving class I'm taking. I'm not very good at it... =) and I like to blame the tools since I wasn't able to get the tools that Julie recommends... but it probably has some to do with practicing too. ;) But luckily I'm ok with a result that isn't 100% perfect...

I've made a couple of hearts...

And I stamped this border using two stamps that match each other. I had to get some Archival Ink Pads after watching Dina's Jumpstart... and I've been using them here - love them!

Stamp carving 101

Seriously, how cool is this? I love learning new techniques and I'm really looking forward to taking this online class with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer.