After doing 100 Days of Printmaking earlier this year, and participating in Print Ink*tober Challenge, I hopped on board for Carve December Challenge with Julie at Balzer Designs.
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Day 25 of Carve December |
I followed most of the daily prompts but also felt free to carve what I wanted if the muse took another direction. Here are a few of my more successful prints...
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Day 24 of Carve December. |
I enjoy doing repreats with hand carved stamps.
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Various days from Carve December 2022. |
Slow drawing was added to a few of the prints for details that I'm not able to achieve with carving. I like combining the two techniques.
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Carve December Day 17 prompt: intricate. |
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Carve December Day 3 prompt: dotty. |
I combined four stamps to create Christmas cards.
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Four stamps combined on the front of my Christmas card. |
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Inside the greeting card. |
Just a few more days remain in Carve December.
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Printmaking results and supplies. |
And my hand carved stamp collection continues to grow.