more stamp carving fun

today i indulged in a much-needed mental health vacation day and stayed home to carve stamps with a crafty friend visiting from out of town.  in addition to my first big monster stamp, i also carved the star flower you see above, and a speech bubble stamp and the words “happy birthday” that fit into the speech bubble.  we also had my friend’s daughter make a few drawings and carved two of them.  the first one was just a little face with pointy ears, but the second one was a “blank” cat.  this young girl is realllllly into cheetahs, but also likes other big wildcats, so the idea was that if she drew a cat with no markings, then she could color the stamped image to be whatever kind of cat she wanted it to be.

apparently she wanted it to be very colorful (even rainbow striped) cats today.  i love that she drew the back legs behind the other legs!  we also enjoyed toasted cheese sandwiches and cream of tomato soup.  perfect for a chilly day!  this was exactly what i needed.  thanks for visiting and crafting with me, friends!