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It came up on another thread that the set has become the norm and the cry went up “why can’t we buy just one stamp any more?”
What are your sources for single stamps when you just want images, not necessarily all the sentiments etc that typically come with a set? I’ll start with a few I can think of, some of these are direct sales from their own web sites only, others you’ll find being stocked by other craft stores:
Beeswax stamps - red rubber, a choice of unmounted, cling or wood with a price point for each. Web site is maybe not the easiest to navigate but there are lots of lovely images and shipping policy is to find the most reasonable way to send.
Deep Red stamps - red rubber, cling mount across a wide variety of themes and styles.Shipping costs on a sliding scale according to order value, free over $50.
Impression Obsession - has singles as well as sets, including designs by Splitcoast’s very own Artist in Residence (Dina Kowal). Red rubber, choice of cling or wood mount. Shipping costs on a sliding scale according to order value, free over $50.
Nellie Snellen - a European brand but I know Simon Says is a stockist in the US (this is their current selection, some sets as well as single), there may well be other stockists too. Clear photopolymer stamps. ETA Del Bello’s Designs also stock Nellie’s Choice, current selection here
Lost Coast Designs (and sister company Carmen’s Veranda) - red rubber, unmounted or cling. Many images on the quirky side!
Viva Las Vega Stamps - red rubber, unmounted, cling and wood mount options, price point for each. Vast collection of images across a range of style, some also available collected onto plates of rubber (excellent value!). Shipping costs on a sliding scale according to order value
Looks like they have a good selection too - thanks Christine, I’ve edited my post to add that as a source for Nellie Snellen (and you’re quite right, Nellie’s Choice is the name used for the stamp range).
WOW. Who knew?
It's such a shame New Zealand is one of the 22 countries the US Postal Service no longer ships to :-(
But thanks for these links, Angelnorth et al! At least I can drool over some of these fabulous stamps and get ideas. This is a very useful list! <3
That’s a shame, Renata! I found one NZ stockist for Nellie Snellen (here) - there’s not much choice at the moment but if they stock the brand and there’s something you see elsewhere, maybe you could ask if they could get it next time they place a wholesale order? Or if Oz might be an option (not sure how bad the shipping charges are from there to you) I also turned up several stockists with a Google search on “nellies choice stamps australia”. Similarly, Googling “impression obsession stamps” and either New Zealand or Australia turns up stockists for those and there are Australian stockists for Deep Red (NZ looks less promising on that).
Thanks, Angelnorth! I know about Krafter's Kart and one or two others in Auckland. There are two stamp companies manufacturing here, but I've either got what I like from them, or don't like their style. Aus is def an option I have used in the past, but the minimum postage is around $20. It's probably a good thing I can't get a lot of supplies here, because I don't really need any new stamps, stencils, masks, adhesives, tools, paper, pens, paint, brushes, etc etc etc!! It's saving me a fortune really, lol. Thank goodness I made a conscious decision many years ago not to buy into any die-cutting systems. I've saved thousands :-)
But I still like to LOOK!!! :lolo:
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Thanks, Angelnorth! I know about Krafter's Kart and one or two others in Auckland. There are two stamp companies manufacturing here, but I've either got what I like from them, or don't like their style. Aus is def an option I have used in the past, but the minimum postage is around $20. It's probably a good thing I can't get a lot of supplies here, because I don't really need any new stamps, stencils, masks, adhesives, tools, paper, pens, paint, brushes, etc etc etc!! It's saving me a fortune really, lol. Thank goodness I made a conscious decision many years ago not to buy into any die-cutting systems. I've saved thousands :-)
But I still like to LOOK!!! :lolo:
I thought I was the only card maker left on the planet who was still resisting the die-cutting systems! I'm so happy to hear you have, also, Sometimes it's hard to resist, but I know it will be a bottomless pit.
I am limited in the companies I can purchase from as well. (although not as much as you, by the sound of things.) I am in Canada, so the exchange rate, shipping & duty just adds up to not being worth the $$. Like you, I think it has saved me a lot of money.
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I have purchased from this Mom and Pop company several times - they make only single stamps. They do have a few other supplies - inks etc. The shipping is very reasonable, and I am well pleased with the quality of the stamps. They sell on wood blocks, foam mounted cling, or just the rubber. They are in Canada, so all you crafters from the USA will benefit from the exchange rate. They are called The Old Island Stamp Company. I have met this couple at craft shows (before Covid) so I'm vouching for them. Nearly every stamp on the website has a card attached to show how the stamp could be used.https://www.oldislandstamps.com/
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Here and There - I thought I was the only die-cut holdout, LOL! Kia kaha (stay strong) from NZ!! :-D
I like your stamp company recommendation. And they ship internationally. This could be dangerous, lol!
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I buy (or plan to) single stamps or small sets (maybe an image and a few sentiments) from:
Art Gone Wild
Rubber Stamp Tapestry
Stamps by Judith
Judikins
Casey Rubber Stamps
Divinity Designs
Rubber Hedgehog
Little Rowan Redhead
Little Rowan Redhead
Stampscapes
Red Rubber Designs
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Reason: Forgot something
My go to for every type of stamp, with $3.49 USA quick shipping, is 123Stamp.com. I have never been disappointed either in their merchandise or shipping.
My go to for every type of stamp, with $3.49 USA quick shipping, is 123Stamp.com. I have never been disappointed either in their merchandise or shipping.
It is true I am sad when I see a set and all I want is one image on it. I am happy to hear of any companies that also do them singly!
Art Impressions does that.
Joanne already said IO...
I think Riley and Co does
Penny Black does a bit
Lavinia will do sets of just small fairies and no sentiments as well as singles
For companies that sell single images...that is a ton of them. Literally dozens...
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It came up on another thread that the set has become the norm and the cry went up “why can’t we buy just one stamp any more?”
What are your sources for single stamps when you just want images, not necessarily all the sentiments etc that typically come with a set? I’ll start with a few I can think of, some of these are direct sales from their own web sites only, others you’ll find being stocked by other craft stores:
Beeswax stamps - red rubber, a choice of unmounted, cling or wood with a price point for each. Web site is maybe not the easiest to navigate but there are lots of lovely images and shipping policy is to find the most reasonable way to send.
Deep Red stamps - red rubber, cling mount across a wide variety of themes and styles.Shipping costs on a sliding scale according to order value, free over $50.
Impression Obsession - has singles as well as sets, including designs by Splitcoast’s very own Artist in Residence (Dina Kowal). Red rubber, choice of cling or wood mount. Shipping costs on a sliding scale according to order value, free over $50.
Nellie Snellen - a European brand but I know Simon Says is a stockist in the US (this is their current selection, some sets as well as single), there may well be other stockists too. Clear photopolymer stamps. ETA Del Bello’s Designs also stock Nellie’s Choice, current selection here
Lost Coast Designs (and sister company Carmen’s Veranda) - red rubber, unmounted or cling. Many images on the quirky side!
Viva Las Vega Stamps - red rubber, unmounted, cling and wood mount options, price point for each. Vast collection of images across a range of style, some also available collected onto plates of rubber (excellent value!). Shipping costs on a sliding scale according to order value
what do you mean by “unmounted”?
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Reason: Misspelled word
Single stamps are available from YorksLittleArtStudio.com in Chicago.
I’m happy to be in the group of no die-cutting machines!! No dies, no embossing folders, either.
I have also promised myself (five or six times!) not to buy any more stamps. I’ve been a breaker of promises only to myself…I do want you all to know that!!! Sometimes, I think my hobby is collecting stamps rather than actually stamping them. I here and now - 8:15 PM, Thursday, Nov 18, 2021 - promise all of you at SplitCoastStampers that I’m not buying any more Stamp Sets!
One step at a time, please.
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@mcw519 - LOL! I completely understand and sympathise with all you say! I had been in bondage to rubber stamps and arts & crafts supplies myself for decades. Pretty happy to be free of that addiction these days :-D
It's actually been made a lot easier for me the last few years with the move to collections in the big-name multimedia artists' own 'hand'. Using their supplies just produces art that looks like their very recognisable work. It really hit me once when I was watching Julie Fei Fan Balzer experimenting with some Jane Davenport stencils and other products. At the end she examined the art she'd created and said, "It looks just like.....Jane Davenport!"
So now I make many of my own masks, stencils, and stamps, which I really enjoy doing—and it's my hand. Nothing fancy—Easy Carve, erasers, Tyvek envelopes, etc (and I've got plenty of all of that, lol).
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Viva Las Vegas has some great sales, particularly at Super Bowl time, so sign up for emails. They also have really good tape assortments, I think they call theirs Miracle Tape.
I did not realize until yesterday that I Brake For Stamps is open again with new owners! They have always been a favorite, with a neat collection of images from small companies.
Other favorites:
Impression Obsession, of course!
Red Lead Paperworks
B-Line Designs
Rubber Moon
Stamp On It
Yay, we are now a group of three! We can form our own exclusive club. I, as well, have also managed to resist embossing folders.
I laughed at your stamp confessions. You wrote my life!:lolo: Resistance is a full-time job. If I can stand firm against the siren lure of stamps, there is always all the other absolutely necessary, must-have supplies that no, I don't need at all.
@mcw519 - LOL! I completely understand and sympathise with all you say! I had been in bondage to rubber stamps and arts & crafts supplies myself for decades. Pretty happy to be free of that addiction these days :-D
It's actually been made a lot easier for me the last few years with the move to collections in the big-name multimedia artists' own 'hand'. Using their supplies just produces art that looks like their very recognisable work. It really hit me once when I was watching Julie Fei Fan Balzer experimenting with some Jane Davenport stencils and other products. At the end she examined the art she'd created and said, "It looks just like.....Jane Davenport!"
So now I make many of my own masks, stencils, and stamps, which I really enjoy doing—and it's my hand. Nothing fancy—Easy Carve, erasers, Tyvek envelopes, etc (and I've got plenty of all of that, lol).
What an excellent point you make about
“Using their supplies just produces art that looks like their very recognisable work.”
That truth will definitely help me keep my pledge not to buy any more stamp sets.
Please would you explain how you use Tyvek envelopes? TIA.
From the context of the post, I'm assuming she uses the Tyvek for cutting masks and stencils. I can see that it would be good for that, being non-porous.
But when I get any that has a side with no print, I use it for colouring and heating to distress: Gallery at Splitcoaststampers
What an excellent point you make about
“Using their supplies just produces art that looks like their very recognisable work.”
That truth will definitely help me keep my pledge not to buy any more stamp sets.
Please would you explain how you use Tyvek envelopes? TIA.
Sure! I use Tyvek to cut my own masks and stencils. I draw a pattern or flower or word using a relatively thick black line (3 or 4mm) and then cut it out with a small craft knife and scissors. Tyvek is durable enough to get wet and painty many many times. I do rinse the designs off, too. The cutting out can be a bit fiddly, but for me it's very relaxing and enjoyable and right-brained :-) If I'm careful, I get both a mask and a stencil from the same piece. The end result suits my style of artful card, but it's obviously not for everyone! I've made squiggle circles, untold leaves, grasses, and flowers, shapes, words (in my own handwriting), etc. The sky's the limit really, and I really enjoy the process.
I've also used Tyvek to make really cool butterflies: I cut some triangles, coloured them all over with small bright circles using markers, and then (carefully!!) heated the Tyvek till it puffed up. I arranged 4 x triangles to make wings, added embellishments and a little fuse wire for antennae in the centre, et voilà—a bright and cheerful, grandly imperfect butterfly :-D
Who knew the fantastic re-uses of Tyvek envelopes or that it as available in sheets?? Guess I’ve been under a rock for some time!
Thank you to both Renata and cook22 for explaining how to use this material and showing what it looks like in art form!!
Totally awesome!!!! Many thanks!! I’m obviously not on SCS often enough!
Sources for single stamps (not sets!)
