Hand-printed “Tabbies” Summer Notecards
These cards must be purr-fect for Mewsette supervises the printing! In this case it’s my block-printed “Tabbies” notecards! Bright-colored card stock and bright-colored inks, I’ve been having fun experimenting with the “Tabbies” series in different styles and colors.
Above is the “Brights” set, 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ note cards printed on five different Astrobrights fluorescent paper colors, green, blue, pink, yellow and orange, and five different ink colors, magenta, green, blue, orange and purple; each set includes one card in each color paper stock, with design and ink color randomly chosen so each set is a surprise. Find the Brights notecards here in my Etsy shop.
Below is the “Summery” set, 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ note cards printed on six different summery paper colors, yellow, pink orange, blue, green and violet, and five different ink colors, magenta, green, blue, orange and purple; each set includes one card in each color paper stock, with design and ink color randomly chosen so each set is a surprise. Find the Summery notecards here in my Etsy shop.
Cards are stamped inside with “Meow” using a commercial stamp, and on the back with my information. Matching envelopes with fuzzy pawprints stamped in the lower right corner are included. Please note that some of the cards pictured may be sold already, so please check the listfor availability.
Inside and outside the cards
Matching envelopes
ABOUT THE ART: TABBIES LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTS
The stripes made me do it! The clarity of tabby cat stripes as they outline a cat’s features and define its shape has always been an inspiration for more graphic designs.
These cards were block printed, a technique wherein the artist carves the surface of a piece of linoleum, leaving raised areas which will become the image. Ink is rolled onto these raised areas, then a piece of paper is pressed against the block and when it’s lifted away the ink remains, leaving the image on the paper.
You can read more about block printing in this article on The Creative Cat, and find more block-printed merchandise on The Creative Cat, on Portraits of Animals Marketplace and in my Etsy shop under both Linoleum Block Prints for framed art, Block Print Household for textiles and housewares, and Greeting Card Sets for these and other cards.
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