Carving is so relaxing. After a long day it is a perfect way to unwind. I recieved a wonderful gift. (Someone blessed me with a piece of carving block, boy do they know what I really enjoy) This carving block is called butterkut as a gift. You can purchase it at http://stampeaz.com. The piece I received was just over 6x4 and is an creamy white. I used acetone to transfer my image. The transfer was crisp and perfect. I let the transferred image sit for about 2 hours before I carved it. Butterkut is very pliable and easy to carve, this carving block cuts very easily. Do to the thinness of the carving block (.25 inch) I used this in place of linoleum (block print). Butterkut holds ink very well. I did not mount the carve - I left it unmounted and inked face up with a brayer. The only image that I did not get a good impression on was my first (test image). Since I was only using part of the carving to create my card I used painters tape to cover the area that I did not want to display, I left the area to be inked 3x3 so I could cut down the print.
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| Here is my completed card. This is for short on top tracker. |
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| This is the first printed image. The paper is black and white striped. simple. |
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| I used these colors to add depth to the frame layer. The back layer is a piece of red cardstock. The inner frame is a piece of scrap paper. |
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| The flamingo is painted using Inktense Blocks and a water brush. |
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| I used these Copic markers to color the beak. |
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| One the card was completed I coated it with Crackle Paint |
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