A DRAGON'S SLEEPING PLACE

We proudly display this beautiful card which was created by
TERRY LUPER OF OREGON.

with Sleeping Dragon and Mountain stamps by Abracadabra Stamp Makers

Columns, Roof and Floor by Stampscapes

Sleeping Dragon Rubber Stamp

Image Size: 2 x 2 1/2 inches

Mounted $8.50 NOW ON SALE! $7.50
Unmounted Stamp $6.50 NOW ON SALE! $5.50

Mounted/Unmounted

Mounted Stamp $7.50Unmounted Stamp $5.50

Mountains Rubber Stamp

Image Size 3 x 1 1/2 inches

Mounted Stamp $9.00 Now on Sale! $8.50

Unmounted Stamp $6.50 Now on Sale! $5.00

Mounted/Unmounted

Mounted Stamp $8.50Unmounted Stamp $5.00

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SPRING MEANS FLOWERS!

Twin Flowers

Image Size: 2 1/2 x 1 /3/4 inches

Mounted $ 7.50 ON SALE NOW! $5.50

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Single Spring Daisy

Image Size: 2 1/4 x1 3/4 inches

Mounted $7.00 ON SALE NOW! $5.00

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Many More to choose from! See our webstore for additional flower stamps.

Available unmounted as well.

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How to do Bleach Stamping

This project is moderatelt easy and shows you how to create a batiked effect using bleach and a leaf stamp.

Materials Needed

One piece of wine colored paper 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Colorbox velvet pigment pad
Leaf stamp (or flower stamp)
Household Bleach
Gold Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Paper Towel


Directions

1) Dampen the paper towel with bleach and moisten the stamp in the bleach as you would if you were using a stamp pad.

2) Press the stamp onto dark paper and lift immediately. The bleach will gradually lighten the paper and the image will bleed slightly. If it bleeds too much, you have put too much bleach on the stamp.

3) Using the velvet colored ink pad, stamp two partial leaves in the corners of the card.. Allow it to dry before doing the next step.

4) Once the ink is dry, stamp the center leaf with ink. Cover the image with embossing powder and heat with the heat gun until image is raised.

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Cupid-Our Most Famous Valentine Symbol

Cupid is the Roman's god of love and the son of Venus. In ancient Greece, he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Cupid is derived from the Latin word cupido, which means "desire."

He is a small, winged boy, often shown with eyes blindfolded, who carrys a bow and arrows. The arrows, are for striking the heart and once struck the heart makes its victim fall in love. Cupid is also portrayed as a young man with his beloved Psyche,(His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology) with Venus, or with a small group of winged infants (the Amoretti or Amorini). Some traditions say that he was born from a silver egg. His Greek equivalent is Eros. The name is derived from the Latin cupido, "desire".

According to legend, Cupid's arrows come in two varieties: the Golden Arrow, which generally signifies true love, and the Leaden Arrow, which represents wanton and sensual passion. He is also known to sometimes carry a torch with which to inflame desire between men and women. Cupid is not always successful in his endeavors, however. Sometimes his arrows turn people away from those who fall in love with them. In some mythological tales, Venus was scratched by one of Cupid's arrows while playing with her son, the result being that the Godddess fell instantly in love with Adonis...the first man she saw after receiving the wound.

Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols. Cupid and his arrows have become the most popular of love signs, and love is most frequently depicted by two hearts pierced by Cupid's arrow.

If you would like a Cupid of your own, try these adorable little rubber art stamps:

CUPID WITH BOW

CUPID-ANGEL OF LOVE

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SEE OUR VALENTINE SPECIALS- OFFERS GOOD UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY!

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Rubber Stamping for Elvis's Birthday

Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. He was greatly influenced and surrounded by the gospel music of the Pentecostal church. In 1948, he moved to Memphis, where he was further influenced by blues and jazz on Beale Street. In 1953, an 18-year-old Presley graduated high school. His first visit to the Memphis Recording Service, Sun Records is now history, although his first recording was a song for his mother.

Statistically, Elvis holds the following records:
Most Top Forty hits-107,
Most Top Ten hits-38,
Most consecutive #1 hits-10,
Most weeks at #1-80

As far as his stature as a cultural icon, which continues to grow even in death, writer Lester Bangs said it best: “I can guarantee you one thing - we will never again agree on anything as we agreed on Elvis.”

Essential Songs
Love Me Tender
All Shook Up
In the Ghetto
That’s All Right
Suspicious Minds
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Mystery Train
Hound Dog
Heartbreak Hotel
Jailhouse Rock


Happy Birthday Elvis!

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CUSTOM RUBBER STAMPS

We get inquiries constantly regarding making custom rubber stamps. Here's what is required and some pertinant information for those of you who are serious about making your own custom stamps.

First thing you need to know is, it's not cheap. If you only need one custom stamp made go to Staples or Office max and have one custom stamp made pay the price they are asking and consider yourself lucky it was that cheap.

If you are interested in making several stamps or the same image over and over that's a different story. That's what we are going to talk about today...

We must start with an image. It should be black and white 300 dpi (minmum) the higher resolution the better the image will be when the stamp is done. We work with bitmap images. You can save your image in this format with various graphic programs. Check your computer to see the "same as" button and look for bitmap.

Not every image is stamp worthy. The most detail the harder time you will have getting a good stamp. The photos below show what I am referring to:

DULCIMER ANGEL

MUSICAL NOTE ANGELS

The first image is very detailed and may not be suitable for clay impressions due to the detail. The second image is much more open. This kind of image is suitable for almost all applications of rubber stamping.

Your image is now ready to be converted to a metal plate. This is expensive and should only be made if you are serious about making several images. You can use the polymer method which is a plastic that hardens. We make real rubber which is cured in a vulcanizing press.

The image must be made into a film negative first. Then that image is exposed to a metal plate. The image is transfered and then etched with an acid until the areas around the image if eaten away leaving your impression etched in the metal. The deeper the etch the better the image will be for inking and clay impressions.

Once we get the metal washed and ready the next step is to make amold of the metal plate called a matrix. This is baked in a vulcanizing press for 10 minutes at 300 degrees and melts the image into the harden board.

Once the matrix has cooled we can begin to make rubber sheets of the image by melting the rubber into the matrix boards again baking in the vulcanized press for 10minutes at 300 degrees.

The rubber is then cooled and hardens. The excess rubber is trimmed away and your rubber image is now ready to be use on fabric, paper, clay or whatever medium you desire.

If you have additonal questions or are intereted in custom rubber stamps please contact us via email: jjjn04@msn.com

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