We were relaxing in Yosemite last week, then came home to an abrupt end to our leisurely summer. We had three birthdays parties in three days, and a few other end of summer gatherings as well. It was really nice, but I am glad to have a bit of quiet print time this week.
My kids start back to school today! I don't know who was more excited, them or me! Not that I don't treasure the summer time we've had, we've had a blast. We have spent the past few months going steady with our group of friends out here—pool, beach, boardwalk. But I am anxious to get back to work and start printing again. I really want to get ready for our upcoming craft fair. I leave in two weeks to head out to see Amy, and do the Chicago Renagade Fair. It will be my first craft fair, but in stead of being nervous, I am excited. Yea!
This morning I worked on printing a few boiler plates for my cards—one for a flat note, and one for a folded card. I had made them up a while ago, but haven't had much luck with printing small text on my Kelsey. It usually fills in, or prints uneven. With the kids being in school, I had the time to get it right today. I went to work after drop off, and knocked out the remainder of my card stock. I am pleased with the results. I ended up removing all my packing in the press to get a cleaner print. Also, I was trying not to get a deep impression, so the text would not show through onto the inside of the card. I made up a gray for the ink on both, but the flat note is much lighter. I didn't want the ink to show through.
This past Sunday I worked on finishing up a plate for Boxcar Press to print out this week. It has shipped and should be delivered tomorrow. I am excited to have some new artwork to print from. If timing goes as I planned, I will be printing 3 days next week.
Thank you Amy for my care package and sweet new rubber stamp!
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