Block Print Cards

Materials:

recycled paper card stock
linoleum blocks
block ink
colored paper
colored pencils
black ink pen
chalk pencils
polymer clay: purple, orange, skin tone, black, Kelly green
brown embossing thread
pencil
cutting mat
craft knife
linoleum cutting tools
white glue
cotton swabs
ink roller
roller for clay
ruler
baking dish or tile
toaster oven
round hole and square hole punch

1. Cut the card stock to selected size using a craft knife, ruler and cutting mat.

2. Score and fold the card.

3. Draw a tree and grass on the linoleum block using a pencil (figure A).

4. Carve out the negative space leaving only the tree and the grass, which will be printed, on the card (figure B).

5. Cover the block with ink using an ink roller. Print the image on the front of the folded card (figure C). Let dry.

6. Cut leaves for the tree out of lime green paper using a craft knife.

7. Add a little shading to each leaf with chalk pencils. Color a scrap of paper with a dark green chalk pencil, rub the color onto a cotton swab and shade one side of the leaf (figure D).

8. Glue the leaves to the tree branches on the card using white glue (figure E).

9. Cut a small rectangle from brown paper to form the seat of the swing.

10. For the polymer clay girl: Roll out orange polymer clay leaving a slightly thinner side.

11. Cut out an orange shape in the form of pants and remove excess clay.

12. Using the craft knife make markings that resemble stitches at the bottom of each leg and around the pocket area.