tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-05:293183 Where crafty people unite Where crafty people unite 2010-10-14T11:19:00Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-05:293183:11692874 http://nyxchyld.livejournal.com/ 2010-10-14T11:19:00Z 2010-10-14T11:19:00Z cheerful public 0 Posted by: <span lj:user='nyxchyld.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=735608&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://nyxchyld.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>nyxchyld.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />Hi! Long time lurker here. I've been wanting to get into hand carving stamps or larger blocks for a good while based off of my original doodles. So far I've only completed 2. <br /><br />My second was a distelfink (german/european folk art bird):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60495147@N00/4930534775/" title="Distelfink Stamp - Carved Stamp by Suzannah Ashley, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4930534775_b4b066ece0.jpg" width="500" height="346" alt="Distelfink Stamp - Carved Stamp" /></a><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://craftgrrl.dreamwidth.org/11692874.html#cutid1">more pics under cut</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=craftgrrl&ditemid=11692874" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-05:293183:11476568 ext_176277 2010-02-02T14:27:00Z 2010-02-02T14:27:00Z "5 Years" -- Kimya Dawson excited public 0 Posted by: <span lj:user='thisprairielife.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=191422&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://thisprairielife.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>thisprairielife.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />Hey y'alls. The other night I had the idea of purchasing some stationery, so I started cruising etsy. As I was looking at the designs I liked the most, I realized that I could do it myself. I am waiting for a package of lino blocks and a couple of speedball lino knife sets, it should be here tomorrow *squee*. I have never done any kind of printing before, my usual crafts are poly clay, needlework and some sewing. <br />I have done some googling (that always sounds dirty to me) on the subject and have determined that it's possible to do laserjet transfers just with water. Has anyone had success with this technique? <br />What are the best types of media to use for printing? Is it necessary for me to buy the ink too, or can I just use paint? <br />Any other general advice or tips and tricks are greatly appreciated.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=craftgrrl&ditemid=11476568" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-05:293183:11247426 http://missabyss.livejournal.com/ 2009-08-21T08:49:00Z 2009-08-21T08:49:00Z public 0 Posted by: <span lj:user='missabyss.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=1534499&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://missabyss.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>missabyss.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />I was absolutely dying yesterday at work being on the phones constantly and answering questions about swim lessons, so while I was answering the same questions over and over, I busied my hands making a stamp!<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://craftgrrl.dreamwidth.org/11247426.html#cutid1">Pink erasers!</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=craftgrrl&ditemid=11247426" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-05:293183:11234901 http://spiffyhink.livejournal.com/ 2009-08-13T13:07:00Z 2009-08-13T13:07:00Z artistic public 0 Posted by: <span lj:user='spiffyhink.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=1743793&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://spiffyhink.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>spiffyhink.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />I've been on a huge rubber stamp kick lately (they're sooooooooo addictive), and in order to keep myself from spending any more money on them, I've devoted myself to carving my own out of cheap dollar store erasers.<br /><br /><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/spiffyhink/pic/0008f5ty"><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://craftgrrl.dreamwidth.org/11234901.html#cutid1">More under here</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=craftgrrl&ditemid=11234901" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-05:293183:10327105 ext_134779 2008-07-16T00:20:00Z 2008-07-16T00:20:00Z public 0 Posted by: <span lj:user='twocheeseplease.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=142275&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://twocheeseplease.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>twocheeseplease.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />since I've just written up a stamp carving tutorial for two lovely ladies over at swap-bot.com I thought I would share it with the rest of my lovelies over here! <br /> <br /> <br /> <div align="center">*&nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /></div> <br /> <div align="center"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2670419641_6eaa7c51c2_o.jpg" /><br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://craftgrrl.dreamwidth.org/10327105.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></div> <br /> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I hope you enjoyed learning about how I carve my stamps! I’d love to see pictures of any stamps you make, or answer any questions you have about my tute or stamp-carving in general, so please don't be shy!<br /></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=craftgrrl&ditemid=10327105" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments