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Emboslits Hearts both emboss and cut. I use them all the time.
The stamps set for those punches is on the page 105 of Canadian Catalogue - it is called Lovely Little Labels. I would assume that it would be on the same page in US catalogue. HTH.
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The Fashionable Hearts Embosslits - does it cut and emboss? Or does it just emboss and you have to cut them out?
What page is the stamp set that goes with the Little Labels Punch Pack on?
Emboslits Hearts both emboss and cut. I use them all the time.
The stamps set for those punches is on the page 105 of Canadian Catalogue - it is called Lovely Little Labels. I would assume that it would be on the same page in US catalogue. HTH.
I've been using baby wipes to clean my stamps for years and years. Sometimes if a very detailed stamp needs more cleaning, I use Windex and an old toothbrush. After 20 some years, my stamps are still healthy and happy. I recently saw the Stampin' Scrub at my Demo's house and thought it sure seems to clean well quickly.
Soooo I looked at the price: 18.95 and the spray cleaner is 5.00
Here is my question, what home-made cleaner could be used that would work just as well, and be cheaper? Windex w/water???
I've been using baby wipes to clean my stamps for years and years. Sometimes if a very detailed stamp needs more cleaning, I use Windex and an old toothbrush. After 20 some years, my stamps are still healthy and happy. I recently saw the Stampin' Scrub at my Demo's house and thought it sure seems to clean well quickly.
Soooo I looked at the price: 18.95 and the spray cleaner is 5.00
Here is my question, what home-made cleaner could be used that would work just as well, and be cheaper? Windex w/water???
Gracious NO!! I would never use Windex!!! I am trying to think of anything that would be worse on stamps. Maybe bleach! lol
The cleaner is worth it IMO. The scrubbie gets into all the little nooks and crannies, and the Mist has glycerin in it that keeps the rubber conditioned. I water mine down by half and it still works great.
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Excuse me but Windex is perfectly safe to use on Rubber Stamps. I've been stamping for over 20 years and use it often. My stamps are all fine. If you research, you'll find it suggested on many many websites, and in several books and magazines, many of which I've read. I've taught rubber stamping and worked at conventions for Suze Weinburg and other companies. This is an accepted practice. I was merely looking for an alternative that might be cheaper, quicker easier.
I've been using baby wipes to clean my stamps for years and years. Sometimes if a very detailed stamp needs more cleaning, I use Windex and an old toothbrush. After 20 some years, my stamps are still healthy and happy. I recently saw the Stampin' Scrub at my Demo's house and thought it sure seems to clean well quickly.
Soooo I looked at the price: 18.95 and the spray cleaner is 5.00
Here is my question, what home-made cleaner could be used that would work just as well, and be cheaper? Windex w/water???
Simple Green and water
Windex has AMMONIA and will brake down the rubber-would not use
Sorry-Edit just my opinion-if it works for you great;)
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Excuse me but Windex is perfectly safe to use on Rubber Stamps. I've been stamping for over 20 years and use it often. My stamps are all fine. If you research, you'll find it suggested on many many websites, and in several books and magazines, many of which I've read. I've taught rubber stamping and worked at conventions for Suze Weinburg and other companies. This is an accepted practice. I was merely looking for an alternative that might be cheaper, quicker easier.
I have been stamping since 2005 and have read lots of mags too, sorry to say but the only other stamp cleaner I have ever seen mentioned in mags, online or on SCS has been baby wipes or simple green mixed with with 1 part to 5 parts water. I have never heard or read about windex, but hey, if it works, it works, cause the way I stamp, my great, great, great grand kids will be using my stamps:p
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I don't want to argue either and I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I was just really taken aback. I'm really glad your stamps seem to be just fine. It's all good.
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Magnolia....there are some recipes on here for your own stamp cleaner...I'm sure you'll find them if you search the forums! I think they take pretty basic stuff! I think everyone is just worried about your stamps:-) Cleaners for stamps have stuff in them to keep the rubber soft and supple! I use the SU spray (and have used others from the craft stores too) because I know it's good for stamps and it's easy..plain and simple!
The stampin' scrub is very nice too and gets your stamps really clean! It has a wet side and a dry side and they just changed it and I THINK made it a smidge bigger!!! It was one of those things that I put off for a while and then went "doh, how did I live without this for so long"!
Thought I was lightening the situation with adding with "my option" and a smiley face did not want to hurt any feelings..... gee
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WOW, got my shipping confirmaton! $580.00 = 14lbs. I may have to pare down my stash to fit all this stuff.
My box was surprisingly small for the amount I ordered....it always is, lol! I guess I always think it's going to take 20 boxes to hold it all, lol! And I stamped a bit but then had to clean and clear out stuff to make room for the new....it was like a tornado hit by studio!:-p
My box was surprisingly small for the amount I ordered....it always is, lol! I guess I always think it's going to take 20 boxes to hold it all, lol! And I stamped a bit but then had to clean and clear out stuff to make room for the new....it was like a tornado hit by studio!:-p
Mine was $450, included all the new ink pads and is still coming in one box : ) I hope my UPS guy/gal is kind to it!!
I spent all afternoon yesterday pulling out my totes full of stuff to rummage, culling out my samples, wiping down the shelves and rearranging. My box comes today... can't wait to label it all and put it in place!! Come to mama!!
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Mine was $450, included all the new ink pads and is still coming in one box : ) I hope my UPS guy/gal is kind to it!!
I spent all afternoon yesterday pulling out my totes full of stuff to rummage, culling out my samples, wiping down the shelves and rearranging. My box comes today... can't wait to label it all and put it in place!! Come to mama!!
Do you have pictures of your stamp room? I would love to see how you have everything organized.
Mine was $450, included all the new ink pads and is still coming in one box : ) I hope my UPS guy/gal is kind to it!!
I spent all afternoon yesterday pulling out my totes full of stuff to rummage, culling out my samples, wiping down the shelves and rearranging. My box comes today... can't wait to label it all and put it in place!! Come to mama!!
My stuff comes today too! My order was also $450, plus the half price thing I felt I was *forced* to choose (can we really stamp with one arm twisted up behind our backs?) :mrgreen:
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My stuff comes today too! My order was also $450, plus the half price thing I felt I was *forced* to choose (can we really stamp with one arm twisted up behind our backs?) :mrgreen:
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Mine was $450, included all the new ink pads and is still coming in one box : ) I hope my UPS guy/gal is kind to it!!
I spent all afternoon yesterday pulling out my totes full of stuff to rummage, culling out my samples, wiping down the shelves and rearranging. My box comes today... can't wait to label it all and put it in place!! Come to mama!!
I tried to stamp last night but my room is a mess so I had to clean like I said...what took the longest was my hoard of DSP! I cleaned it up quite a bit and got rid of SOME old stuff...can't seem to part with others but at least it's better and everything's off the floor..except for over by the closet...but we won't talk about that, lol!
Now, hopefully I'll feel creative in my semi-clean room tonight! I've had a lack of mojo lately:(
Does anyone have any info on the new trimmer? It looks cool. I'm just wondering who manufactures it--Fiskars or EK success? I like that it has a storage compartment for a bone folder and extra scoring/cutting blades.
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Does anyone have any info on the new trimmer? It looks cool. I'm just wondering who manufactures it--Fiskars or EK success? I like that it has a storage compartment for a bone folder and extra scoring/cutting blades.
Short answer, no...because it's not available yet. I don't think the manufacturer has it ready. We will let you know when it is though! I will probably get it! Looks much nicer than my old off brand which I haven't used since I got my tabletop trimmer...but I think would be nice to have since it's smaller and portable!
I've been using baby wipes to clean my stamps for years and years. Sometimes if a very detailed stamp needs more cleaning, I use Windex and an old toothbrush. After 20 some years, my stamps are still healthy and happy. I recently saw the Stampin' Scrub at my Demo's house and thought it sure seems to clean well quickly.
Soooo I looked at the price: 18.95 and the spray cleaner is 5.00
Here is my question, what home-made cleaner could be used that would work just as well, and be cheaper? Windex w/water???
I felt the same way and found a recipe here, the member that posted it said it was the same recipe that Stampin' Up! uses and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper!
2 Cups distilled water
2 Tbsp Rose water
1 Tbsp baby wash
You want to make sure you use distilled water as other water has hard minerals and deposits that could damage your stamps. I use this with SU!'s scrub. I bought the ingredients for this a few years ago and still have tons, and that's after I made some for about 15 friends!
I felt the same way and found a recipe here, the member that posted it said it was the same recipe that Stampin' Up! uses and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper!
2 Cups distilled water
2 Tbsp Rose water
1 Tbsp baby wash
You want to make sure you use distilled water as other water has hard minerals and deposits that could damage your stamps. I use this with SU!'s scrub. I bought the ingredients for this a few years ago and still have tons, and that's after I made some for about 15 friends!
I have basically the same recupe, but it has a tbsp of glycerin in it, to condition the stamps and keep them from drying out.
My box was surprisingly small for the amount I ordered....it always is, lol! I guess I always think it's going to take 20 boxes to hold it all, lol! And I stamped a bit but then had to clean and clear out stuff to make room for the new....it was like a tornado hit by studio!:-p
Funny how SU! gets it all nicely into 1 box and then when you unpack it and try to store everything it seems to grow into more than 1 box....you are so right and that tornado you caught the tale end of originated in my stamping area!
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Funny how SU! gets it all nicely into 1 box and then when you unpack it and try to store everything it seems to grow into more than 1 box....you are so right and that tornado you caught the tale end of originated in my stamping area!
I'm really intrigued by the ideas here for making your own stamp cleaner. I think there might be a bit of confusion though between 'rosewater' and 'rosewater and glycerin'- I believe the rosewater referred to in the recipe is likely meant to be 'rosewater and glycerin', which is a generic pharmaceutical product commonly found in drugstores. At least here in Canada I find it near the first aid section, with the witch hazel and calomine lotion and other 'old school' types of medicines. Rosewater, as far as I understand, is a distilled essence of roses diluted in water, and is used in East Indian and other kinds of cooking. Lovely stuff (try scenting steamed rice with it!) but it does not contain glycerin. As I mentioned though I am in Canada so things might be labeled differently here than in the States...
Thanks for the info ladies, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the great things I find out here!
i made my own. distilled water. glycerin and baby shampoo. i found glycerin in the drugstore.
i'm sure you could found both glycerin and rosewater in a health food store also.
distilled water is needed as it has no minerals in it.
I'm really intrigued by the ideas here for making your own stamp cleaner. I think there might be a bit of confusion though between 'rosewater' and 'rosewater and glycerin'- I believe the rosewater referred to in the recipe is likely meant to be 'rosewater and glycerin', which is a generic pharmaceutical product commonly found in drugstores. At least here in Canada I find it near the first aid section, with the witch hazel and calomine lotion and other 'old school' types of medicines. Rosewater, as far as I understand, is a distilled essence of roses diluted in water, and is used in East Indian and other kinds of cooking. Lovely stuff (try scenting steamed rice with it!) but it does not contain glycerin. As I mentioned though I am in Canada so things might be labeled differently here than in the States...
Thanks for the info ladies, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the great things I find out here!
Thank you for pointing that out. I'm in AB and I bought mine so many years ago that I don't remember what kind my rose water was. But I remember reading on the label that it was softening or moisterizing so you're right, it's probably the rose water/glycerin mixture. Which is great because I love the smell!
Do you have pictures of your stamp room? I would love to see how you have everything organized.
Oh, I should... I stamp in what used to be the kitchen in our 100 year old house and the cabinets are to die for. I keep saying I should do a video. But now I can't--got three orders in the last two days and everything's a glorious disaster again : )
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I just received the lovely new catty! I always look forward EACH and EVERY year to all the inspiration. I have every catty tabbed to death with pages of cards and projects I love.
But, this year they did something different. They didn't show the entire project! It drives me crazy! All the pictures are clipped at an "artistic angle" for some reason and man it bugs. Cards with tops chopped off, projects without a bottom, projects shown with a close up so tight you can't even tell what it is from (like p. 125). WHY SU!?!?! WHY!?! I don't like it one bit. sigh...
I just received the lovely new catty! I always look forward EACH and EVERY year to all the inspiration. I have every catty tabbed to death with pages of cards and projects I love.
But, this year they did something different. They didn't show the entire project! It drives me crazy! All the pictures are clipped at an "artistic angle" for some reason and man it bugs. Cards with tops chopped off, projects without a bottom, projects shown with a close up so tight you can't even tell what it is from (like p. 125). WHY SU!?!?! WHY!?! I don't like it one bit. sigh...
I was more than a little disturbed about that too! I guess that is why it is not an IB&C....just catalog. They should lower the price....I won't be keeping this one for years like my others.
Oh, I should... I stamp in what used to be the kitchen in our 100 year old house and the cabinets are to die for. I keep saying I should do a video. But now I can't--got three orders in the last two days and everything's a glorious disaster again : )
Oh yeah - not a good time of year for pictures. I am ashamed to say I have two unopened SU boxes in the floor and one on the way. I just moved from a house to an apt. I almost had my craftroom exactly the way I wanted it in a nice big spacious room. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get it all in this little room.
