All I did was blink.....

And before I knew it, it was almost March!

Wasn't it just Christmas? GRIN

That's ok, as I know so many of you are

chest deep in snow, and it really does seem

like this Winter has either dragged on for 

those of you with horrid weather, or,

I hate to say it, flown past so fast here, as

we've been experiencing unseasonably warm

weather, tons of rain, but no snow, no frigid temps,

and truly just seems like we went from Fall into Spring...

even the hummingbirds have stayed all Winter as 

they too think it's warm enough to do so,

but I won't say that too loudly, as we could get an

Arctic Blast at any time between now and June....grin.

So here we are, tons of changes happening with 

this New Year 2015.

Shifts in priorities, new ventures, even some endings,

but for some of us, I being one, I've just been

sitting back. plodding along doing whatever

arts and crafts suits my fancy while waiting

for the big 'idea' to hit for 2015.

So here's what I've been up too, experimenting and

keeping myself dabbling in the arts....

Stamp Carving

After receiving such a wonderful big gift bag from

my husband at Christmas, full of Fabulous

Water Soluble Crayons,

and a Huge Stack of Carving Blocks

I thought I'd take my Winter Vacation,

( before knuckling down to do taxes in March),

and do some stamp carving.

The thing I enjoy about stamp carving, is that first off,

it's so relaxing!

You have to really clear your mind to be able to draw, and

concentrate on where to cut and not cut so as not to make

mistakes...

Like with this one...grin....

I was distracted while carving and forgot that you have

to do the lettering 'backwards' so when you print

it comes out correctly...hence the word and stamp above

the hearts I had to correct and cut away to still have the stamp

to use.

But that's ok!!

It's all part of the learning curve when teaching yourself

a new medium! Luckily, the stamping blocks are

not very expensive, so real bloopers can also be a good

tool for learning!

And for experimenting with!

And with all the fun colours to use with my new crayons,

I do believe I've been channeling Spring.

And don't forget, cutting away excess gives you

even more bits and bobs to cut into shapes and

give patterns too to use!

And Ideas are Endless!!!!

Not many tools are needed to get into carving

your own stamps, so for a little investment,

you too could dive right in!

So that's what I've been up to for the 

past few weeks, and have so enjoyed 

the process!

Hoping now to be refreshed enough

to face tax time....HA!!!

So if you're thinking about trying

stamp carving....just do it!

It's fun, not expensive and another

Fabulous way to have a creative outlet!

We'll chat soon :)

Enjoy!!