Stenciled Valentines

To make cards for Valentine's Day I started with a stencil that I cut out of wax paper.

Sheets of foam imprinted with patterns acted as stamps. I used a range of pinks, reds and orange ink pads.

I overlapped patterns to make the designs denser.

Very simple and fun printmaking project!

Printing with Styrofoam Peanuts

I had to ship a package the other day and went up to the attic to poke around for a box. I hate to pay for shipping boxes. When I found one and opened it I was dismayed to discover that it was full of those pesky packing peanuts. As I was determining what to do with them I realized that they would make nifty little printing stamps, and I had just the perfect colors of ink on hand to give it a try. I printed them in orderly rows on a sheet of drawing paper. I think it would make a pretty fabric design as well!