Woodblock Wednesday: Moose Day edition

Every year, a number of my friends from college days, along with family members we convince to join us, celebrate a holiday known as Moose Day on the day after Thanksgiving.  The origin of this important day is a story best shared over tea, but making Moose Day cards is an annual tradition of mine, and suffice it to say, my collection of moose stamps and dies is possibly larger than that of your average card maker....

This year, I had two card ideas to choose between for my Moose Day cards.  The first uses a new favorite stamp set of mine:  Cozy Cup by the Greetery.  I stamped the cup layers and wanted to find a moose stamp to use as latte art.  An old woodblock stamp from Silver Fox Stamps just about fit perfectly.  I didn't end up making this card, but last night I pulled out the embossing powder to see how it might look. 

The moose doesn't quite fit in the cup, so I had to not have one of his back legs visible.  I really like this idea, and will probably make an actual card from the moose cup (which is not really adhered to any of the layers below).  I think if I try this again I might find a bigger cup so the entire moose fits inside - I am sure I have one - and/or use white pigment ink instead of white heat embossing for the moose foam.  In the end, this card seemed too involved to quickly replicate, so I went with my second card idea.

Here's this year's official Moose Day card made with Altenew inks, the Concord & 9th Stitched Turnabout and Tim Holtz's moose from Into the Woods.

Happy Moose Day!!!

Woodblock Wednesday, take 1...

I saw a blog post the other week under the heading of "Woodblock Wednesday."  The idea was to create a card using stamps in your collection mounted on woodblocks.  I love this idea because it encourages you to use the older stamps in your collection, rather than always reach for the newest stamps closest to hand.  I have so many woodblock stamps that I adore, but don't reach for as frequently these days because the clear stamps and cling stamps are just so much easier to store and use, especially with the help of the MISTI.  I can't believe I've gotten to this point.  I remember back in the day when I would never even consider buying an unmounted stamp.  Look at me now...

I decided to take this challenge to a new place:  not only to use woodblock stamps in a card each week, but to use this as the opportunity to convert the woodblock stamps to repositionable cling stamps in hopes I might reach for them more often.  Here's my first card in this series, sent to a friend to thank her for hosting me over a dance weekend:

Image:  Picture Show; Quote:  Renaissance Art Stamps; Diecut frame:  Spellbinders