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When I received my Big Blossom stamp I wondered what I was going to do with the extra rubber. I didn't want to throw it away so I thought, maybe I could cut it out with an exacto knife and have a second stamp with a reverse image on it.
So I grab my knife and start cutting - very carefully - around the edge of the flower, leaving just a little rubber rim. After I cut it out I saw this this was working so I peeled off the sticker and slapped it onto the wood block - instant stamp! Now I have two coordinating stamps from one piece of rubber.
Only problem now is that I have my blossom sitting on the table without the wood block....have to make one for it i guess.
great idea, Kurtis! I don't have that stamp yet, but your idea makes it more enticing to me! A two-fer-one. Love it. Say, can I ask where south of the Twin Cities you live? I live in Lakeville....
Just put it on the back side of the block. I did all my monograms that way. I just lined up the letter and the openings. Then I can line the images up.
I didn't like the Big Blossom set.....that is, until now!! This one might be added to my list!
I didn't think I needed it either but I liked it better than Very Punny, and I already had the delight in life stuff. Now I'm glad I bought it and it coordinates with Mini Messages from 2004 SAB.
"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment" -Ben Franklin
As a sufferer of a bit of OCD/perfectionism, I'd like to say the following about how I felt cutting out the big blossom to get the negative image:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGG GGGGGGGGGGG!
It's done. I must now rest.
As a sufferer of a bit of OCD/perfectionism, I'd like to say the following about how I felt cutting out the big blossom to get the negative image:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGG GGGGGGGGGGG!
It's done. I must now rest.
LOL!!
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I saw the pic in the gallery and thought it was a GREAT idea! But was wondering about the wood block myself. But since it was mentioned to double mount it, that's a good idea. DH will get the job of cutting at my house too. I just don't have the patience to do that one!
Just put it on the back side of the block. I did all my monograms that way. I just lined up the letter and the openings. Then I can line the images up.
Now for those of us who didn't do that before...how about stamping a flower on a piece of CS, put removable tape on the back, place on the card front as a "mask" and stipple around the flower with stippling brush and inkpad? (See the Dec Stampin Success for stippling info.)
Now for those of us who didn't do that before...how about stamping a flower on a piece of CS, put removable tape on the back, place on the card front as a "mask" and stipple around the flower with stippling brush and inkpad? (See the Dec Stampin Success for stippling info.)
That would be a great way for people to get a similar look if they've already cut their stamp out.
what to do with Big Blossom's extra rubber!
