Linoleum Carving

I decided to try my hand at carving linoleum with wood carving tools. (Since that's all I have around the house.) Verdict is; the wood carving tools are sharper than my lino tools ever were, so it worked out quite well.

I carved a hummingbird yesterday, though I still have to ink the press up and pull a proof of it.

Etsy!

I listed my first things on Etsy ever. Big step!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bedfordcreekpress

New Stationary Cards

Since these are now safely in the hands of their new owner, I can show these now too.

It's a rainy day here, I'm putting off going out to the print shop. Maybe I'll paint the inside of the window? Don't know yet.

Cuts

Today, I went and picked up two metal cuts from the Porch + Paddle; I'm going to try printing them, and see what they look like.

I also sold some cards! So now you can buy BCP cards in Clayton!

New Cards!

Boxcar Plates came today, which means that I've been printing for quite some time non-stop. Wonderful! Here's a sample of what I've done today. Enjoy.

Mapbooks

Every once in a while, I have a fit of binding and book making that I have to go through. Today was one of those days, and today I made a Mapbook! My linoleum came in today, and hopefully tomorrow will bring Boxcar plates. So excited for all the printing to take place!

Oh, and Ladies of Letterpress are holding a postcard swap, I just got the details on that, so I'll be printing those soon too!

Photoshop

Boxcar Prep, take 1.

I.

hate.

photoshop.

At the moment, anyway. I went to save, and the program quit... which means that all of the boxcar prep that I did this morning no longer exists. Well. Not all, because I saved about half-way, but most.

Boxcar Prep, take 2.

Maybe I don't hate photoshop. I'm just frustrated with it for suddenly quitting.

But. The file is now loading on Boxcar's website, so it will be coming to me in printable form soon! Estimated date of delivery is the 8th. And then, watch out!

Clayton

BCP cards will soon be available in Clayton! Yay!

I'm excited, I've been dreaming up things to print. Have a Boxcar order going in soon. Very Very exciting.