Geninne's Art Blog: Little blooms

Monday, June 29, 2009

Little blooms

The wild flowers don't come out here until the fall.
But I carved myself a little stamp garden today.

Labels: handcarvedstampstutorial

54 Lovely Comments:

Mary Ann said...: so cute!! and always in bloom, the perfect kind.; 6/29/2009 1:04 PM
kimberly said...: how sweet! i love it!

your blog inspires me and makes me happy!; 6/29/2009 1:21 PM
cblaskower said...: this is such a great idea. i love how you made each one look unique. how do you stay so prolific? do you ever go through droubts? you're always working on something. it's amazing, but seemingly impossible to me as a mom. any advice would be so helpful and appreciated :); 6/29/2009 1:36 PM
lolly-jolly said...: :) ilike the colors...and i`m so sorry that here, where i live, i can`t find vivid colors like these:{ althought i made my 1st stamp just before a few hours! and i`m thankful for your tutorial! :)); 6/29/2009 1:38 PM
katie said...: how lovely - really pretty. I am always smiling when I read your blog! (adorable puppy too - I have a 4 year old one of those and she is so sweet - and clever!); 6/29/2009 1:40 PM
Heather T. said...: I continuously marvel at what a steady hand you have... those are so small!; 6/29/2009 1:41 PM
Novi On The Go said...: So sweet and lovely! Thanks for a nice break to my day!; 6/29/2009 1:47 PM
Grace said...: What a great idea. Love it.; 6/29/2009 2:04 PM
Glueandglitter said...: I love those - what do you use to carve them out of?; 6/29/2009 2:09 PM
Santhy T. said...: These are really cute & simple! I love them!; 6/29/2009 2:29 PM
Lindsey said...: Wow, they are just so beautiful! I am amazed by your carving skills!

{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com; 6/29/2009 2:30 PM
chelsea said...: Genius! This is adorable.; 6/29/2009 2:50 PM
Veroka said...: Hermosas flores!! Genial! Me fascina esa paleta de Ink-pads!!! Aquí sólo hay colores aburridos :(; 6/29/2009 3:04 PM
tape_queen said...: Lovely as always! I was so excited to see this post - I have the same exact Colorbox palette! I love it! I love the idea of creating stamps for each part of the flower. Very very creative. :) Thanks for sharing!; 6/29/2009 3:54 PM
JiaJia said...: Cute, cute, cute!!! Looking at your stamps always makes me want to carve stamps too!; 6/29/2009 3:58 PM
Moose said...: My human mom has the same colorbox stamp pad too!! Sometimes she has me place my paw on the larger ones so I can "sign" my own correspondence! Just a thought for Turbo...heee, heee!
Tail Wags to All.
~Moose; 6/29/2009 7:43 PM
paper trail studio said...: Oh such pretty flowers! Beautiful color palette.; 6/29/2009 8:34 PM
Veda Murthy said...: no doubt i call ur blog genius art blog:-))))); 6/29/2009 9:03 PM
Candied Fabrics said...: cutest thing ever!; 6/29/2009 9:06 PM
Annie said...: Oh how lovely! I really love all the colour too.; 6/29/2009 9:08 PM
Angie in Mexico said...: Oh, I wish those color pads were sold here. Those floweres are so cute!; 6/29/2009 9:38 PM
Aly The Red-Bliss Monkey Studio said...: Oh itty bitty stamps! How cute, but not as cute as all the great puppy pictures.

I got into stamp carving through letterboxing. You might love letterboxing if there's some in your area, otherwise you have to start it to get the trend going. It is a treasure seeking game involving hiking in a lovely spot and collecting art via hand carved stamps that you follow clues to find in a box. I hope that's not confusing. Letterboxing is a ton of fun and my kids love it too. You can look at Letterboxing.org/mexico
to see what boxes are hidden in your area. Then you print out the clues, get your kit set up and go adventuring!

Everyone else can look at letterboxing.org and there's links to other countries.

I didn't plan to talk about this, it just came up. Thanks for sharing your lovely blog!; 6/29/2009 10:29 PM
Tinniegirl said...: So lovely. Love the gorgeous colours in your ink pad too.; 6/30/2009 12:19 AM
aiman said...: fabulous!; 6/30/2009 12:35 AM
janebean said...: your work brightens my day, thank you.x; 6/30/2009 1:12 AM
micha said...: sweet, sweet, sweet, i really love that one!; 6/30/2009 1:41 AM
megan v said...: These are so so cute!!

FYI... I went out and bought the tools/materials you suggested to make stamps. I tried my hand at it and am now EVEN more impressed with your abilities!! I did... okay for a first try... but I'm so impressed with how tiny you can get the details. That is what I had trouble with. And doing circles! Those were tough.

p.s. that stuff DOES cut like butter, I was shocked!

please keep on inspiring!!!!!!!!!!; 6/30/2009 4:48 AM
Tabuena art central said...: Oh Lovely...never ending creativity..thanks for the muse!!!; 6/30/2009 5:30 AM
abigail said...: beautiful!; 6/30/2009 5:37 AM
little t jane said...: oh my goodness- so sweet! i always love seeing the wonderful goodness you create with so many different mediums- you are so versatile in your artistry. just fantastic! thank you kindly for sharing and providing heaps of inspiration & cheer here- i enjoy your blog lots!; 6/30/2009 6:01 AM
sara said...: I wish I could just hug your blog!! These are beyond adorable.; 6/30/2009 6:37 AM
Heather said...: I love that you made them mix and match! Thanks so much for sharing this idea. I love carving my own stamps.; 6/30/2009 6:44 AM
Cilooette said...: hello,
I've discovered your blog a few weeks ago and I have to say I am really impressed by your works.
those stamps are soo cute.
in addition, I've inspired myself from how you carve your stamps and I did one myself. it is really fun. however, I live in france and I could not find the carving blocks you use so I used a rubber!
thank you for your sharing...; 6/30/2009 7:06 AM
Alice said...: they are so cute i love them! The colours are gorgeous; 6/30/2009 8:52 AM
Susan said...: Your blog and work is a constant burst of inspiration. Merci !!; 6/30/2009 10:09 AM
Jackie said...: fulminada de amor ♥; 6/30/2009 10:16 AM
Frizz said...: way, way cute. the puppy too!; 6/30/2009 10:17 AM
Deborah Ross said...: Every time I look at your blog you are working on something new and your ideas go on and on. I love these sweet little stamps, and the tutorial. Thanks; 6/30/2009 11:55 AM
Laura Zarrin said...: Oh so cute!!! I have a the supplies to make a stamp, but still haven't done it. Now I'm inspired again. Thanks.; 6/30/2009 12:19 PM
UNIFORM Studio said...: these make me giddy, they are so cool.
I found my way over here from Heather Smith Jones site, and I have to say I simply love your work.; 6/30/2009 2:00 PM
stephanie said...: This is the happiest thing I've seen all day! As usual your work makes us all smile :) Thanks for sharing.; 6/30/2009 2:22 PM
heather smith jones said...: oh, i just saw you'll be at habit in july! sweet!! :); 6/30/2009 8:23 PM
Shipra Panosian said...: how cheery! The perfect little garden for those of us with absolutely NO real gardening skills.; 7/01/2009 3:07 PM
Shayne said...: This post has been removed by the author.; 7/01/2009 6:56 PM
Shayne said...: your stamps are great. so often I want to make stamps but never know where to start. I think I am going to have to do some research on how to make them and were to get the rubber. I cant go back to Lumen's however, cause I will spend way too my moola there like I did last week.; 7/01/2009 6:58 PM
Lee said...: So pretty and beautiful.; 7/01/2009 9:05 PM
Anonymous said...: When I saw this *smack forehead*, I HAD to make my own set of similar (five stems--some leafy and some bare, five flower heads, and three separate leaf shapes) and it's just been the most fun I've had carving and stamping.

Thank you and God bless you, Geninne, for always being such a wonderful inspiration, in both what you do and how you do it, with such obvious joy and aplomb.

Cate; 7/01/2009 10:56 PM
macati said...: this is sooooooooooo adorable... love the idea! simple and cute; 7/02/2009 11:58 AM
farmgirlstudio said...: Love the stamps they are gorgeous sweet ans simple!; 7/02/2009 12:02 PM
denise said...: what fun!; 7/07/2009 10:09 AM
susan said...: looooove this!; 7/14/2009 1:11 AM
zees5 said...: Uh, 51 comments. Cute! cute! cute!. Maybe you should start selling stamps?; 9/20/2009 8:06 PM
{lovely little things} said...: Where can I buy these? These are amazing, so lovely! I would buy these if they are for sale!

lovelylittlethingsblog@gmail.com; 9/21/2009 5:10 PM
marge said...: I like the colors!!
really pretty.
kisses; 10/02/2009 4:48 AM

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