It's the last Wednesday in January (how can that be?) so it's Woodblock Wednesday hosted by Amy Tsuruta.
Since Valentine's Day is not far off, I wanted to find a woodblock stamp I haven't used (in forever!) for this month's challenge. I came upon this funky looking duck, (Just Ducky by Mostly Animals stamps) holding a heart and decided he'd be fun to play with. Actually, the stamp is quite small so he proved to be a little challenging. This is what I came up with:
It's ironic in a way that the card is actually bigger than an A2 card. It measured 6 1/4 X 4 1/2. It's an odd size, but I have a set of ready made card bases from Bearly Arts that I used as a template. I needed a big heart for The Stamp Market's Skinny Upper Case Alphabet. I stamp the duck, colored him with Copic markers and fussy cut him.
I die cut the largest heart from Hero Arts, Infinity Hearts, and used Honey Bee's Fluttering Hearts Pierced Coverplate to add some interest and texture. Next I stacked two of each letter and adhered them to the heart before adding it to the card base. Finally, I put some dimensional tape on the little ducky to make him stand out a bit. Three of the tiniest hearts from the Hero Art set finished off the front of the card.
I wanted another woodblock stamp for the inside sentiment. The first one I pulled out was damaged and left a thin white line across part of the sentiment. That was a first, but there was another contender, Be Mine by Fun Stamps, 1989.
I die cut two more hearts, and ran the smaller through with the Honey Bee coverplate, stamped the sentiment and added some dimensional tape to it. Finally, one more tiny red heart!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope it's warm and toasty where you are--in or out. Definitely in here. We're experiencing one cold snap after another.
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