Planetary Quisps

Name:     Planetary Quisps
Created:  5/2016
Swap:     -

In my latest road trip I wanted to place a series all the way across the country.  I carved planet stamps and placed them along I-90 at the scale of 1AU = 100miles.  Boston, MA is "The Sun" and Neptune is near Spokane, WA!

Dr Who Inchies, and state names

Along with Many regular sized Doctor Who LTC's, I also have a few smaller cards.

 Again, these are Inchies, but I keep the worst cut ones for myself.
"Tardis Ring" and "11 Doctors" are both 1"x2" and are sometimes folded.

New England Sports

Name:     Boston Sports Teams
Created:  4/2016
Swap:     -

I needed a series of small stamps to place before my event.   The trail starts at the Town Recreation Area so I carved sports team logos.     The main card is Boston teams, and two bonus stamps of the Rhode Island minor league affiliates.

Game of Thrones

Name:    A Song of Ice and Fire:
Created:  11/2013
Swap:     Winter Is Coming (Game of Thrones)

I carved several cards for my "Game of Thrones" swap.  I also carved House Frey and Joffrey Coat of Arms, but I lost my cards.  I need to stamp more next time I check on the planted series!

House Lannister, House Tully,  House Hightower, House Arryn,

Stormborn & Silver, Khal Drogo, "House of Black and White"

Tully and Lannister both use embossing powder.

The Khal Drogo card had a small bell attached to his beard.  (I removed it to get a good scan)

Philately

Name:     Philately: Purple Heart
Created:  12/2013
Swap:      Philately

I tried something different for a Postage Stamp swap. I only got 4 signups that time, but I have listed a second one and its full.

Rules:

Pick a US 'Forever' postage stamp and buy at least one sheet of them.
Carve that image and create a LTC of the postage stamp.
Send 10 LTC's AND 10 unused Forever stamps of the design you picked.
ALSO send 5 stamps for return postage.

Heeere's Johnny!

Name:     Depp!: Willie Wonka (Closeup)
Created:  2/2013
Swap:     Depp!

The Willie Wonka card was carved for the Depp! swap. It was my first carve on the '12 Pink crap and broke on the first stamping! I glued it together and on many of the cards it's not noticeable, it got worse as the rubber crumbled.

Someone jokingly requested a shirtless Johnny Depp card.  I carved this and mailed it to them as a surprise! This is my only male "Pin-up" card so far.

Easter Bunny

Name:     Easter Bunny
Created:  Dec. 2015
Swap:     -

Random Inchies

A sample of inches.  (I keep the worst cut or off center ones for myself so that's all I can show)

Geocaching Logo's, ET the Inchie, Handicap symbol

Seasonal Inchies - Fall leaf, Winter snow, and a raindrop that unfolds to a flower. (April Showers...)

Building Blocks of the Universe, Eevil Inchie, Monroe Republic

Goodbye Winter!

Name:     Wind-chill
Created:  2/2016
Swap:     I Hate Winter

The one thing I hate about winter is wind chill!  You can add layers for extreme cold, but the wind always finds a way through!

I started with the main stamp, then cut off the corner of the card and printed out several "Old Man Winter" images.  Once I found one that I liked and would fit, I adjusted the size and carved it.
Just before finishing this card, I bought a new box of colored pencils.  Upgraded from only 12 to a total of 30+ different colors!  My favorite is this nice light skin tone.

Animals Silhouettes

Name:     Animals Silhouettes
Created:  2/2016
Swap:     -

I wanted to use up my scraps of carving rubber and release some hitchhikers.
The stamps range from .5x.75 to 1x1.5, and the cards are between 1x1 and 1x1.5
I will continue to add to this set as I get more scraps- somehow I ran out!

Mini Zodiac

Name:     Mini Zodiac
Created:  2/2015
Swap:     -

Some of my larger Zodiac cards had an "Inchie-sized" stamp. I plan on completing this set over the next year or two.

Designing a card, Continued

Last month I posted about a card that I was working on.  I've decided on a background and have started shrinking some of the images.

I started with 8-10 of each.  I'm waiting for white plastic to arrive for the lighthouse and maybe the 66 sign.