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Stamping Mad

Archive for October 2006

October 18th, 2006

Finding a Market - Making Money with Rubber Stamping Series

One of the biggest problems with selling handstamped cards is finding an outlet for card sales. If you’ve checked out eBay, you’ve probably seen a lot of unsold card sets in the auctions. Some people try online sales, as well. However, I’ve noticed that a few other markets work much better.
The best place I found […]

By Katelyn -- 2 comments

October 17th, 2006

Do You Store Craft Supplies Like a Squirrel?

In a previous life, I must have been a squirrel. Really, it’s the only thing that makes sense when you take a look at my craft room. No, I don’t hide rubberstamps in the ground, but I have storage everywhere and its all filled with crafting stuff I’m going to use someday.
Don’t you mean […]

By Katelyn -- 2 comments

October 17th, 2006

What is an Angel Stamp?

When I first began using rubber stamps, I heard a lot of strange new terms. I remember wondering why everyone was making such a huge deal about only buying angel stamps. What about cow stamps or heart stamps?
I sure felt a bit silly when I found out they weren’t talking about the image on […]

By Katelyn -- 1 comment

October 16th, 2006

Extra Cards? Making Money with Rubber Stamping Series

If you’re anything like me, you make so many handstamped cards that you run out of people to send them to. So, what can you do with the 20 extra Valentine’s Day cards you’ve made? Selling rubberstamped cards can be a fun way to make back a bit of the money you spent on stamping […]

By Katelyn -- 0 comments

October 16th, 2006

Almost Anything Can Be a Stamp

It’s time for our first Stamping Mad Challenge. Look everywhere but in your rubberstamp storage for this one! Find something in your household that you can use as a stamp. Some items are perfect for creating backgrounds, while others make an attractive enough stamped image that they can be used as the main image on […]

By Katelyn -- 2 comments

October 14th, 2006

Rubber Poet Stamp Company

If you are looking for whimsical flying pigs, Egyptian images, or petroglyphs, you’ll want to take a look at Rubber Poet’s stamp collection. I recently ordered their unmounted grab bag for $18. The stamps are really nicely etched and some of them have quite a bit of detail. There were 3 artsy nudes (a pan […]

By Katelyn -- 0 comments

October 13th, 2006

One Rubber Stamp Makes Several Different Images

Have you ever taken a close look at a rubber stamp with more than one image on it? Sometimes, a single image from a large stamp can be used to create just the effect you want. Other times, you may want to use all of the images on the stamp, but in different ways. This […]

By Katelyn -- 0 comments

October 12th, 2006

Daisy Hill Acrylic Alphabet Stamp Set

I’ve been a bit frustrated with the traditional alphabet stamps mounted on wooden blocks. Masking and positioning can be so time consuming. When I saw Daisy Hill’s acrylic alphabet stamp set, I decided to see if using acrylic stamps was easier.
I did have a bit of trouble peeling some of the letters off of […]

By Katelyn -- 0 comments

October 11th, 2006

Frantic Stamper Sale

Frantic Stamper has Autumn embellishments on sale throughout the month of October. There are quite a few that would add color and fun to handstamped Halloween or Thanksgiving cards.
Also, if you’re looking to stock up on papers for layering, Fran has an exotic papers box special. It is $50 plus $8 shipping in the […]

By Katelyn -- 0 comments

October 10th, 2006

Quick Handmade Christmas Card Idea

This Christmas card is ideal for people with limited time who still want to send handmade cards. To make it, you will need gold cardstock, green cardstock, white sticker paper, Inkadinkado’s Santa stocking image, a paper crimper, deckle scissors and paints or colored pencils.
Fold the green cardstock to create your card base. Deckle the […]

By Katelyn -- 0 comments

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