Celery as art

March 6th, 2010

Cut celery end with blue ink and stamped ATC and paper

I cut the end off of a bunch of celery and it was so pretty I thought I’d make a stamp out of it. I’m not into Scrap-booking, but I do love to look at all the rubber stamps they have in the craft stores. I guess it’s the artist in me that thinks that you spend 5 or 10 dollars (sometimes more!) on a decorative rubber stamp and using it a 2nd and 3rd time, the art is no longer “original.” But they have their place I guess, I have seen some very nice ATCs done with rubber stamps as a design element. So for a creative alternative, look in your produce bin.

I remember making stamps from sliced potatoes when I was a kid. Maybe in Girl Scouts? I can’t remember. But we cut simple designs in a potato and painted it then stamped with it. This is still a great idea for making some very artsy wrapping paper. Very “green” too – stamp on newspaper! The stock pages have a very even tone to them for use as a background.

Here are some ATCs I made out of some stamps and color pencil.