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Archive for October 2006

October 9th, 2006

Scotch Quick-Dry Tacky Adhesive

If you are looking for glue that dries rapidly and holds hard to glue objects securely, you’ll want to check out the new Quick-Dry Tacky Adhesive from Scotch. I passed it around in my scrapbooking class and it did dry quickly when we were using it to glue paper to paper. We didn’t try adding […]

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October 8th, 2006

Zum Gali Gali Rubber Stamps

If you are looking for rubber stamps for the Jewish holidays or for multicultural stamps, you’ll want to take a look at Zum Gali Gali’s rubber stamp lines. They have a ton of nice Hanukah and Shabbat stamps, as well as stamps for most other Jewish holidays. This company also carries quite a few nature/pet […]

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October 7th, 2006

Carve Your Own Rubberstamps

If I don’t have the right image, I’ll carve my own rubberstamp. It’s time consuming and words are tricky - you have to carve a mirror image of the word. Still, its worth it. “Blue Baby” is a get well soon card created with a stamp I made using a sketch of my nephew. The […]

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October 6th, 2006

Crepe Paper Fun

Crepe paper makes a fun background for a small card or is great for layering on a larger card. I have tons of slightly used and battered crepe paper left over from parties. I look for sections that are in good shape and cut them out for card making.
Tags: card-backgrounds

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October 6th, 2006

Autumn Elegance

Stampin’ Up and Country Living Magazine have teamed up to create a gorgeous new stamping kit called Autumn Elegance. They have some really nice project ideas for setting your Thanksgiving table.
(There’s also a special price on a year’s subscription to Country Living.)
Tags: rubber-stamping, stampin-up, Thanksgiving

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October 5th, 2006

What You Need to Make Cards with Rubberstamps

When you walk into a store that caters to stampers for the first time, you will probably feel overwhelmed. There are so many stamps, supplies and little gadgets that you could spend a fortune on stamping. However, to make some very nice cards, you don’t need to spend much at all.
You will need a […]

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October 4th, 2006

Plaid Rubberstamp Sale

I almost missed this: Plaid is having a sale on clear rubberstamp sets that ends today. They’re 40% off with promo code CLEAR200609. They are mostly alphabet and sayings stamps for scrapbooking, but I’ve found that they are fantastic for cards, too. It’s great to be able to see exactly where you are placing your […]

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October 4th, 2006

Stamping Mad Carnival

If you have a stamping related blog post, add it to our monthly Stamping Mad Carnival. We are rounding up the best, the wildest, the wackiest blogs about the art of stamping each month.
Carnival submission details:
Submit your rubber stamping related blog post to the Stamping Mad Carnival using our blog post submission form.
Tags: rubber-stamping, […]

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October 3rd, 2006

How to Use a Rubberstamp

Place your stamp rubber-side up. Pat the inkpad over the stamp until all of the raised pink or gray rubber has been covered in ink. If you’re using markers, just make sure you cover the raised rubber areas with marker ink. (Before you use a stamp for the first time, you may want to wash […]

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