OUR NEW WEBSITE

Ok, it was about time !

we now have a website at : http://www.stampativity.com/

It directly links to our favorite ETSY site to make shopping easy as cake.

Here are some fun stamps we created this week :

Some new stamps we have made for our fellow ETSY artists

We have had an interesting week here .


Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all you you and we hope you have fun doing things outside such as BBQ's and picnics.

A great idea for rubber stamps is to make a stamp to print up the napkins at any special event.

Printed napkins are expensive so this is a great alternative.

Our stamps are cushioned so you can even stamp on a paper cup around the curve with ease.

We recommend a 2x2 size for both the cups and the napkins so you can use one stamp for both.

Here is a listing for a 2x2 stamp.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11476763


Here are some stamps we created this week.

Great new idea for putting your logo on homemade soaps and candles

This is a great idea if you make your own soaps or candles to add your logo to your pieces.

Simple and easy -

Glue rubber stamp unmounted on the bottom of your mold.

spray a release on it as you would normally do.

Pour your mold and pop out the candle or soap.

This way you don't have to mess with stickers and things that may ruin your piece and you still have your logo and customers are able to identify your art.

Here are some great new logos we made for our favorite customers this week:

Rubber stamp ideas for May 09

The Many Uses Of Rubber StampsBy Susan Jan

Rubber stamps have become widely popular over the last few years. Previously, rubber stamps were used for business purposes only, but people today now use rubber stamps extensively for craft projects. Nowadays, rubber-stamping has become a fantastic hobby where an individual can create all sorts of designs by using rubber stamps. For this hobby, obviously rubber stamps carved with different designs on the rubber is essential, as well as ink pad that is used to transfer the designs from these rubber stamps onto a medium like pieces of cloth, paper, or card.
Decorative rubber stamps, also called art stamps, are used extensively in homemade craft projects. Decorative art stamps leave a lasting image on the page and create wonderful paint designs on a wide range of surfaces. Art stamps can be used to decorate scrapbooks or to add color and variety to photo albums. Art stamps are also used on letters, greetings cards, birthday and Christmas cards, banners and flyers to give a personalized touch. Art stamps can also be used to decorate notebooks, stationery and holiday wrapping paper. Either one stamp design, or two or more complementary designs can be used at a time to embellish a single paper.
Art rubber stamps can be painted with fabric paint to create a decorative border design on a piece of fabric or an existing garment. The paint used should blend nicely with the fabric to give a personal touch to items such as tablecloths and napkins. Since rubber stamps can also be used on hard surfaces like wood or metal, hard items such as trunks, jewelry boxes and picture frames can also be decorated with rubber stamps. The paints used to decorate these hard surface items should be appropriate for the item's surface to get a good result. You can create elegant decorative borders, decorate a child's room, or design walls and ceilings with rubber stamps.

We designed some really cool rubber stamps this week.

Take a look !

It's been a wonderful week for rubber !

This has been a very fun week working on so many new exciting rubber stamp logos for our customers.

Here is a photo of a few of them.

HERE IS A GREAT IDEA OF THE WEEK FOR YOU TO USE RUBBER STAMPS -

Decorate old furniture with floral borders for a fresh new look. Dressers, end tables, and freshly painted trunks or bed posts are great for this type of rubber stamping ideas.

Some neat links to view

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_rubber_stamping/article/0,2025,DIY_13775_2271183,00.html

From Martha Stewart Magazine:

The departure of the newly married couple was traditionally celebrated with a toss of rice from the guests. Now couples are covered with a sprinkling of everything from birdseed to bubbles. Your guests will fill the sky on your wedding day with a shower of paper confetti. Playful polka-dot bags will hold confetti until guests are ready to release it. Premade fabric bags are decorated with ink from a circular pad. These make perfectly round impressions. Slip a piece of card stock into the bag to prevent the ink from bleeding through; fabric needs more drying time than paper does.

Busy Bees

Well this past few weeks we have been sooooo. busy with making you the coolest rubber stamps in the world!

A big shout out to you all.

Here are a few of the newest designs we mailed out just today.

If you have a minute check out their talents on etsy. just follow the links to the right.

How to Use Embossing Powder on Cards

How to Use Embossing Powder on Cards
By RayLynn taken from EHow.com

Using embossing powder on cards can dress up an image with a raised look. It’s simple to add to cards with just a few steps. You will be embossing all the time once you see how simple it really is.

Things You’ll Need:
Homemade card
Embossing Powder
Clear embossing ink pad
Stamps
Embossing or craft tray
Embossing heat gun

How to Use Embossing Powder on Cards
Step 1:

Place the design in a location where it will be easily seen and won't be covered by anything you may use to finish off your card. The embossed design can go anywhere you would like.
Step 2:

Stamp the image onto the paper. Make sure that the stamp has picked up enough of the ink. Since the ink is clear, you won’t be able to see if the entire image has stamped correctly. Remember where you stamped the image so that you know where to put the powder.

Step 3:

Place the paper containing the inked image over the craft tray. Pour a generous amount of embossing powder onto the image. Gently shake the paper around to make sure the image is covered by the embossing powder.

Step 4:

Pour the extra embossing powder back into the container or into the craft tray first and then into the container, if it’s easier. Tap the paper lightly offer the tray to get any excess powder off of the paper.
Step 5:

With the embossing heat gun, heat the embossing powder. The heat will melt the powder to create a raised image. It may take a bit to start melting the powder but once it starts, it will be finished quickly. Keep the embossing heat gun fairly close to the paper, and the melting process should go quickly.
Step 6:

Now that your embossed image is done, you can continue embossing other images or you can finish off the card if needed.

HAVE FUN @remember to enjoy your stamps !

Jody & Cole

A few new stamps we made for you this week.

Rubber Stamps Tips

Dye Based Ink
A quick drying water based ink. Colors are most vibrant on white, glossy coated papers and card stock. Not recommended for use with embossing powder. Ink fades with time and when exposed to light.
Pigment Ink
Thick, slow-drying ink. Colors are rich and vibrant even on colored papers and cards. The ink will not dry on glossy coated papers unless embossed.
Crafter’s Ink
Multi-purpose, permanent ink with a longer drying time than acrylic paint. It is highly pigmented and the colors are mixable. It works on a variety of surfaces and is great for numerous craft applications such as fabric, wood, paper and painted surfaces. It must be heat set on fabric.
Embossing (or Thermal Embossing)
A technique using stamps with embossing or pigment ink, embossing powder and a heat source to create raised images. Stamp image with ink and immediately sprinkle with embossing powder over stamped image. Tap excess powder and reserve for future use. Heat image with embossing tool until powder melts.
Embossing Ink
Slow drying ink used for Thermal Embossing. See Embossing above.
Inking a Stamp
There are several ways to ink a stamp:
Using Felt Ink Pads – Tap stamp firmly onto ink pad until stamp is evenly inked. Raised felt ink pads can also be picked up and patted on stamp to apply color.
Using Foam Ink Pads – tap stamp gently onto ink pad until stamp is evenly inked. Raised foam ink pads can also be picked up and patted onto stamp to apply color.
Using Brush markers – Use only water based brush tip markers as solvent or alcohol type inks will stain and dry rubber out. Brush markers are used by applying the brush tip marker directly onto the stamp. Multicolor impressions are achieved by using additional colors on various areas of the stamp. Remoisten inks prior to stamping by breathing on the inked stamp or huffing.
Using Wedge Sponges – Use the flat edge of this sponge to apply inks or paints to the stamp in a patting motion.
Stamp Cleaner
Used to clean ink from stamps. Use applicator top to apply cleaner to stamp, them pat stamp dry on paper towels.
Stamping Mat
A durable foam mat used as a work surface for stamping. The mat gives slightly allowing the best ink impressions. Particularly useful for oversized stamps.
Stamping Paint
A highly pigmented, acrylic paint specially formulated to be permanent on a variety of surfaces. This paint has a slower drying time than acrylic paint to allow the user to apply different colors to a stamp for multi-color impressions. Fabric must be heat set on reverse side to make permanent.
Wedge Sponge
Used to apply paint to stamps. Load paint or ink on flat edge of sponge. Pat paint or ink onto surface of stamp. Also used as a tool to sponge color onto a variety of surfaces such as paper, fabric and wood.
Masking
A technique of covering a stamped image to protect it from subsequent applications of color. A method used to create foregrounds and backgrounds.
Instructions:
Stamp foreground image onto surface first.
Re-stamp image on a second piece of paper or Post it Note™.
Cut the second image out.
Align cut out image (or mask it) over the first image or foreground image.
Stamp second image overlapping the mask
Remove the mask.
The second stamped image appears to be in the background.

New custom stamps we have made this week

I have to say it has been a fun fun week for us here.

We made so many new and fun stamps for small businesses we feel like we made a bunch of new friends from all over the world.

We shipped one stamp this week to Ireland. Now, that's far !

We had a lovely couple order some stamps for their wedding invitations and thank you notes. Congratulations to you both !

Leah had a stamp made for her business. If you are in the market for really nice hand-made glass beads please visit her site.

And a real estate agent had this lovely stamp made for her business.

Very nice indeed !

SOME OF THIS WEEKS COMMENTS ON OUR ETSY STORE ARE :

I am so stampin happy! Fantastic in every way! Officialinitial= great customer service and perfect custom stamp. I will definately order more.

Perfect! They are so cute and they were made just as I asked. I will be back for more!!! Thanks -Stacey

You guys rock, this stamp is darling;)

A big shout out to all of you who posted these comments. We aren't perfect but we strive to be the best we can be !

THANK YOU BACK ATCHA'

Jody & Cole

Wedding Rubber Stamp Ideas

We have been making a lot of wedding rubber stamps.



Some of the great ideas we have heard we are going to pass along to you.




WEDDING STAMP IDEAS TO ORDER

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5482317&section_id=5331972

Using your wedding stamps:

Wedding stamps are also heirlooms you can make for your wedding day.

They are great for thank you notes, save the date, invitations and favors.

Here are some ideas for you to use your stamp at your special day !
From embellishing cocktail napkins to adorning favor boxes, rubber stamps offer a myriad of ways to personalize a wedding.
Wrapping PaperEnclose gifts for your wedding party or favors for your guests in handmade wrapping paper covered in impressions made with a square rubber stamp. For a uniform pattern, stamp a large sheet of paper repeatedly with the same stamp, leaving a small space between each impression. Or stamp just the center of a piece of wrapping paper. If your box and stamp are the same size, you can just stamp the top. If the box is larger than the stamp, the pattern can trail down the sides. A stamp rolling pin also makes an attractive pattern.
Confetti BagsPlayful polka-dot bags will hold confetti until guests are ready to shower the newlyweds with it. Decorate premade fabric bags with ink from a circular pad for perfectly round impressions. Slip a piece of card stock into the bag to prevent the ink from bleeding through (and remember, fabric needs more drying time than paper).
Cocktail NapkinsDress up simple cocktail napkins with romantic old song titles or favorite lines of poetry. Use a ruler as guide for straight impressions.
Favor BoxesTo create matching tokens for everyone at the wedding, dress up gift boxes and fill them with favors. Stamp 1/2-inch quill paper repeatedly with your wedding date, and use the paper for wrapping the box. To wrap the box, tape the left end of a paper strip to the inside of the box's right side. Place the lid on top, and wrap paper around the box, moving it under and then across the lid. To fasten on the right side, tuck paper under lid. Trim the paper, leaving a 1/2-inch tail.

From: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=6fb48670de42f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=wedding%20rubber%20stamps&rsc=header_2

How to mount rubber stamps

Permanent MountingTools Sharp scissorsCraft knife- Supplies Unmounted rubber stampsCushionNote: You can get adhesive cushion for mounting stamps from many sources. I recommend the gray cushion available from Sunday International.You can also use inexpensive FunFoam available from craft stores (you will need to use rubber cement with FunFoam). BlocksUse only hardwood such as maple because pine warps. You can buy maple by the foot at most lumberyards.Rubber cementNote: Make sure you use REAL rubber cement, and work in a ventilated area. This will insure that your stamp does not fall off, if you use stamps a lot you may have had this happen when you purchase cheap mounted stamps.For the image on top of the wood use permanent or heat-set ink like black Fabrico or Crafter's Ink.* Our stamps are laser etched into the wood permanently.- Instructions Use sharp scissors to trim your rubber dies. Make sure not to undercut the design area of the die. Adhere the die to the cushion. If using non-adhesive cushion, spread a thin layer of rubber cement on both the die and the cushion and allow to dry (15–30 minutes), then stick together. Use a craft knife to trim the cushion from around the die. Again, do not undercut the die. Ink the cushioned die and carefully apply the stamp to the block, pressing down to make sure the stamp leaves a good impression. Heat set the ink. Adhere the cushioned die to the block, using rubber cement if necessary. * We recommend that if you are going to use the stamp a lot to get it mounted, it is cheaper and faster. We guarantee our stamps will not fall off for life. ( under natural circumstances of course. )

Mother and Daughter Duo

Hello there !

We make personalized hand-made pottery giftware and OUR VERY OWN original art stamps based on the interests of an individual or a business.
These are our specialty!

In the 80's my parents opened a personalization shop in a historic district in NC. 20+ years’ later mother and daughter have come full circle and are making personalized art just for you.
We specialize in using real vintage artifacts to make our special vintage feel stamps.

These are so much fun to add to anything and very unique!
We will also make wedding gifts for you or as favors for your special day, baby gifts, birthday presents, and everyday special pieces.Each item is exclusive to ETSY.
Mother and daughter together again we're dishing out Monograms!

We have met a ton of people with their own business who used us for their stamps.
Making stamps that help others grow their business makes us very happy.

Here are a few of the most recent additions to our portfolio:










You can get your own special stamp made by clicking on this link: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9740437