Wednesday, August 29, 2007
3:12 PM
This is a week for rubber stamps. Unmounted stamps in all shapes and sizes. I feel like a kid in a candy shop.
I started doing more Mokume Gane in clay (that's a technique where you pile thin thin layers of clay on top of one another, and then press a stamp into it, and then slice off the layers to reveal a pattern in many colors), and so that's how I am justifying all my recent stamp purchases. I am now on the constant lookout for clear, deep designs in stamps that I can use with the clay. I have SO many ideas for color combinations and designs. Now I just need to find the time to work on them.
There was nothing fun in the mail today... I'm waiting for several vintage images from Above the Mark, and I just received a sheet of clear, unmounted stamps from Fancy Pants (the one above left) that I pre-ordered months ago. They are lovely, HUGE stamps with lots of detail. It's a 12x12 sheet full of stamps.
I need to stop buying stamps. But I'm becoming somewhat obsessive. So many stamps, so little time (and budget!)
Tom built me a machine that makes clear stamps. I need to start making them instead of buying them. It's a somewhat time consuming process, but once you get the hang of it, it goes by pretty quick.
Another thing to add to the "to do" pile.
i bought some fancy pants papers today and went to check out their site, and found myself thinking 'i'm sure i've looked at some of this stuff already!' then i remembered it was you had linked it :)
i love the big acrylic sheet, we're going to get ourselves a custom made sheet of acrylic stamps and i think i might put some things like those on it.Posted by jade @ September 17, 2007 05:48 AM
