Put a stamp on it

I love the look of linoleum cuts (or woodcuts).
But I don't always love the pricetag supplies for lino cuts can often have.

Especially when I just want it to stamp a party invitation for Miller's upcoming 2nd birthday.  And would much rather use the extra cash to buy him a fun present.

So I opted for a much MUCH cheaper option by carving an image into a thick sheet of craft foam.  So easy.  So only 99 cents.

Here's what I did:

• Cut foam to stamp size I wanted
• Pencil drew a simple image onto foam (remembering that whatever you draw needs to be a mirror image)
• Carved image with an exacto knife.  (At first I thought I would need to actually carve out the lines [see the tent], but I quickly realized that the foam surface itself becomes compromised just by simply slicing into it)
• Evenly painted watercolors onto stamp for each press
• Pressed stamp onto already printed party invites

{Finished products}

With all the extra foam I had, I then made a set of alphabet stamps for Miller (and myself) to enjoy.