FUNgi notes

making your own stamps is one of the most satisfying crafting techniques i know of! first, you start with a blank slate, piece of speedy cut, and carve away to your heart's content with a linoleum cutter and exacto knife taking your time to get your design just right. create texture, linear cross hatching and so much more with these simple tools....& wahhh-la! you have your very own custom stamp ready to be inked up & pressed onto cards, gift bags, gift wrap, envelopes, fabric, anything you can think of....AND you can use it over and over again. on our last snowy day i carved these four mushroom stamps with my friend lauren in mind. these little fungi have a vintage 70s feel and you can get real spore-like details in the under cap with the linoleum cutter. i made cute note card sets that come with chocolate brown-paper-bag flapped envelopes. you can happily purchase them on my etsy shop.... hopinkstudios.etsy.com

happy stamping!
g.

Eat Well

The best recipes are the ones that are shared and they are even more special when handwritten on a unique recipe card. being a newlywed i am still learning my way around the kitchen. i love receiving and trying out great recipes from family and friends and when I find a great one myself… it must be shared. Below is a recipe for a beef stew dinner ~ perfect for a crowd or for two {with major leftovers} one pot, really easy and super yummy. This may not be a cooking blog but when you mix food with paper… it’s the best recipe of all… it’s delicious! ~ p.s.

recipes cards are available @ my etsy shop

www.cardandenvelope.etsy.com

screen printed- INSPIRED

i would have to say one of my favorite medias to work in is printmaking & doing screen printing. the allowance of it's repetition, yet again let enforce the fact that it is never exactly the same each time an edition is printed, BUT is still a beautiful thing for any artist. last february i got inspired to have my screen filled with a bunch of valentine's day themed words and having them all be in different fonts throughout. i didn't have the means as of yet, then, to do the photo exposure process on my screen where i could just basically set my type in word and print out onto acetate and then expose the image to my screen. instead i took upon the challenge of painting on each word in a different font onto my screen with a very fine brush and my jar of screen filler by my side. the end result, i have to say came out very well and i printed up a bunch of 8.5x11" card stocks to cut down and use them for my valentine's cards as you can see....and of course i had to add a bunny on there too!

happy printing,

g.

LOVE pressed muslin treat bags

this super easy craft was perfect for my valentine's day treats. using my newly acquired vintage letterpress assortment of type and a sepia stamp pad i just simplypicked out varying fonts to form the word "love" and stamped a clean muslin bag (sized 3x4.5"). i made sure each letter was plenty inked-up and placed the muslin bag ontop of a magazine so the metal letter had something to push into, leaving a more clear stamped letter. later i filled them with peanut butter hearts and heart shaped peppermint patties that any hunny bunny would love! xoxo

hope your v-day was a sweet one
g.

valentine's day

i am going to blog about my valentine's cards...but i don't want to spoil surprises for those who haven't seen them yet!! :x (that's that face that people make that means their mouth is shut!)

Year of the Tiger

for every holiday i usually try to pick a theme of some sorts... something creative and something fun to plan around. well, this year not only was valentine's day on february 14th but it was also chinese new year. so my valentine was a take out box full of chocolates including chocolate covered fortune cookies and chopsticks tied with an i love you ribbon. my card featured a chinese take out box and a fortune cookie printed inside. so cute... and the night was complete with a yummy chinese food dinner! i hope you and yours had a great valentine's day xo! ~ p.s.

i heart paper

the pictures above are some of the greeting cards,

note cards, notebooks and button pins i have made...

all are available @ card AND envelope

http://www.cardandenvelope.etsy.com/