Flower Lino Cut

I'm always rambling one about how much I love print making. But seriously, I do love it oh so much. This is one of my favorite lino cuts that I've done. Flowers are always my go-to thing to draw, i'm not sure why but it's always just been something I'm good at drawing. Anyways I just wanted to share some of these prints that I've made. These are handy for writing little notes on the back and sending to my snail mail buddies. Or these are good for using them as thank-you/congratulations/(insert occasion here) cards. 

The nifty thing about making a lino cut is you can print it as many times are you want. The block doesn't go bad. Well, unless you do some wacky stuff to it or don't care for it properly. BUT in general, should last a life time. I was running out of black ink so the black ones didn't turn out too well and I was rolling the ink a bit funky so my brayer kept sticking. So I'm definitely going to have to do this print again in the black ink. 

Lino cuts are fun and pretty simple to do. The supplies don't cost too much and it's a great art medium! the possibilities are endless when it comes to printmaking. You can use these in so many different projects in so many different ways.  So go hack at some blocks and make some prints! 

-Mint~Tea

Etch-Pop

We all know that I can talk about print making for ages! So I'm going to keep this post short. A while ago while roaming around on Kickstarter I backed this project call ETCHPOP. Small company in need and printmaking involved, this had my name written all over it. They are actually a really cool company. They basically make the wood block for you off of an image you upload. It takes all the blisters out of carving your own block. (Don't get me wrong, there's something beautiful about the blisters.) But the fine detail you can get on these things is so amazing. Here's mine that I just got. The prints turn out pretty good. Although it was tricky at first.

I chose to do some little flowers and the saying, "Without reason." It was really easy to do, I just drew it in adobe illustrator and it was formatted and ready to be uploaded. I was reading about people who use these to do invites for parties post card style! Wouldn't that just be so cute! Now, it can get a little pricey. BUT when you think about it, the block will last forever. So the price kinda makes sense. 

Oh I just love print making. 

-Mint~Tea

Border Stamps and Stationery

There is something about print making that I just love! I love lino cuts and stamps. So, I made theses lovely little border stamps to make my own stationery. I'm always trying to find new unique stationery and found that my favorites are always the ones I make myself. These stamps are so easy to make too and you can use them for tons of different projects. You can get stamp making kits or even mini lino blocks to make stamps on. But a trick I learned from my dad is to use pink peal erasers. If you get them around when school starts you can get 2 for a dollar! They are easy to carve and clean up really nicely. Also if you mess up its not a total waste of money cause you can still you the crap eraser to erase junk. These are especially nice to use to make border stamps cause you can use the side. It gives you a straight edge to line it up with and it also makes it so you can use both side. Two for one! 

I'm in a crafty, rambling mood lately. So expect lots of random post about craftiness I'm currently working on. Why does it seem like when I'm crunched for time is when I always get the best ideas? Just not enough time these days! 

Bonus! Check out THESE lovely wood block prints or maybe THOSE ones too. 

-Mint~Tea