Unmounted Stamps Solution

After wrestling with cushioned unmounted stamp foam backing with "cling" for several years I found Mount-It Glue at Club Scrap for a little more than the cost of a single sheet of that other technique. You just brush it on and let it dry.

Club Scrap has a video demonstrating how to make a glue box. It's so easy to make one and all you need is a bottle of the Mount-It Glue and a never-had-pizza-in-it pizza box. Most pizza places will sell one to you for a low cost; some will even give you one.

You spread a little glue over the top and bottom of the inside of the pizza box and wait for it to turn transparent. Put the cut pieces of the unmounted stamps face down in the box. This holds them in place while you spread the glue on the back of the stamps.

When the glue is transparent, I like to check the edges and rub off any glue that is on the sides of the stamp. Then they are good to go. Best of all, no cutting through foam sheets that coat my scissors, even my teflon scissors, with goo and no dangerous encounters with scissors afterwards trying to clean off the foam sheet glue goo lol. If this was a black and white TV commercial, this is where I'd hold up the glue and say, "Mount-It, the Safety Stamp Mounting System" with one of those teeth sparkling smiles lol.

Time Flies Like the Wind, Fruit Flies Like Bananas

I made this card with nothing but a pre-made card and 4 stamps (from the Club Scrap's Fossils unmounted stamp sheet). I am easily amused, so the sentiment makes me giggle every time.

Adding that little extra to a stamped image.

At the risk of re-inventing the wheel, I'm tickled pink to realize I can add a little dimension to a stamped image without a lot of work. First I used the primary color of the stamp, then before I stamped it, I added a little black all around the edge with one of those tiny ink pads. I'm guessing I could also use a black marker and then get inside the stamp as well.

The nautilus is from Club Scrap's unmounted Fossils stamp sheet.

This is a 100% Club Scrap card. I used the Club Scrap Rosette overlay stencil, and a Happy Birthday stamp from  the Henna kit. the blue paper has a lovely linen texture.

A Bright Tiny Light Went Out Today

A tiny bright light went out today. Zeus the hamster died, apparently in his sleep. In his approximately 2 years on this earth, he escaped more than a few times. During a few of his adventures he climbed stairs, spent one night in a pack with one of the cats, and hid in a tube of wrapping paper fortified with lots and lots of wool and was missing for a few days more than once. He had a bright inquistive nature. His stillness leaves the house feeling a lot emptier than his size would suggest. I am immensely saddened.

Diggin' the Gnomies

I found this wonderful faux bois stamp from All Night Media at Michael's (40% off coupon) a few months ago and hadn't used it yet. The gnomes are from an acrylic set of garden stamps made by Hanna Stamps. My only complaint, I need more than one gnome type lol. A variety of sizes would be nice too. So I stamped three of them, started singing, "One of these Gnomes is not like the other" a la Sesame Street and colored the gnomes in with a box of pencils I bought at Michael's the same night as the stamp that were in the $1 bin.

Stampin' Up some Thanks

I started with a ready-made blank card, stamped a nearly invisible-on-the-scanner Eiffel Tower (Destinations cart) and then used 2 of the Stamps from "Bon Moments". The flowers are colored in with the watercolor crayons. Another lovely features of the Cricut Stamp Material is that it's thin enough to put on a piece of packaging cut to size and slip in the envelope with a card. Great extra gift for a crafter.

This one is for my Stampin' Up Demonstrator who has really gone above and beyond in terms of support. I was so new to all this I didn't know which side of the glue dispensing snail was up. This is actually the second card, the first one was lost somewhere after the last class was cancelled due to inclement weather. The upside is that I thought to include a stamp for her.