So I've carved my first stamp. Figured it would be great practice and didn't expect
much from it. Had two problems with it when I finished. First of all, since it was the
constellation Cassiopeia, I remembered to reverse the name but forgot to reverse the
constellation stars *DOH* Fine, I'll recarve.
I also didn't have room on an eraser to carve a decent constellation AND put the name
so I carved that into the back of the eraser. It works fine, but *guarantees* that the
letterboxer will get ink on their fingers when stamping.
Is this a very bad idea? Obviously since I screwed up the reversal I need to recarve
anyway. I kind of like having the name on the back, it's like two stamps for one, but I
don't know if it would drive people crazy.
Howls.
Werewulf
2 sided eraser carving?
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-01-29
2 sided eraser carving?
From: Grey (werewulfmom@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2004-01-29 20:49:46 UTC
Re: 2 sided eraser carving?
From: bcostley (bobbyeubanks@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-01-29 21:16:52 UTC
Our first series is two sided. I haven't heard complaints. I always
get ink on my hands anyway, regardless of number of sides.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Grey"
wrote:
> So I've carved my first stamp. Figured it would be great practice
and didn't expect
> much from it. Had two problems with it when I finished. First of
all, since it was the
> constellation Cassiopeia, I remembered to reverse the name but
forgot to reverse the
> constellation stars *DOH* Fine, I'll recarve.
>
> I also didn't have room on an eraser to carve a decent
constellation AND put the name
> so I carved that into the back of the eraser. It works fine, but
*guarantees* that the
> letterboxer will get ink on their fingers when stamping.
>
> Is this a very bad idea? Obviously since I screwed up the
reversal I need to recarve
> anyway. I kind of like having the name on the back, it's like two
stamps for one, but I
> don't know if it would drive people crazy.
>
> Howls.
> Werewulf
get ink on my hands anyway, regardless of number of sides.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Grey"
wrote:
> So I've carved my first stamp. Figured it would be great practice
and didn't expect
> much from it. Had two problems with it when I finished. First of
all, since it was the
> constellation Cassiopeia, I remembered to reverse the name but
forgot to reverse the
> constellation stars *DOH* Fine, I'll recarve.
>
> I also didn't have room on an eraser to carve a decent
constellation AND put the name
> so I carved that into the back of the eraser. It works fine, but
*guarantees* that the
> letterboxer will get ink on their fingers when stamping.
>
> Is this a very bad idea? Obviously since I screwed up the
reversal I need to recarve
> anyway. I kind of like having the name on the back, it's like two
stamps for one, but I
> don't know if it would drive people crazy.
>
> Howls.
> Werewulf
Re: 2 sided eraser carving?
From: Jay and Amy (jayandamy76@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-01-29 22:24:17 UTC
Hi!
Two of our boxes have two sided stamps (blueberry confusion and
wetland wonders) and no one has complained! I think no matter what
you do, besides wearing gloves, you end up getting ink somewhere you
don't really want it to be! Plus it adds a little personal touch to
each stamp image that a person takes since not everyone is going to
stamp the two or three or more stamps the same way in their log
book!!
Happy Boxing,
Amy & Jay
Two of our boxes have two sided stamps (blueberry confusion and
wetland wonders) and no one has complained! I think no matter what
you do, besides wearing gloves, you end up getting ink somewhere you
don't really want it to be! Plus it adds a little personal touch to
each stamp image that a person takes since not everyone is going to
stamp the two or three or more stamps the same way in their log
book!!
Happy Boxing,
Amy & Jay
Re: 2 sided eraser carving?
From: amymisha (amymisha@dialmaine.com) |
Date: 2004-01-30 00:38:35 UTC
I can vouch for Blueberry Confusion... it's a fun stamp and
Camera Obscura and I had fun making different combinations of
the two sides in our logbooks. Didn't make it far enough to get
Wetland Wonders but now I want to go.
Inky fingers are part of the fun! That's how you can tell who you
meet on the trail is a letterboxer. Besides... even with a one
sided stamp I get ink all over myself. I'm the messiest stamper!
Amymisha
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jay and Amy"
> Hi!
>
> Two of our boxes have two sided stamps (blueberry confusion
and
> wetland wonders) and no one has complained! I think no
matter what
> you do, besides wearing gloves, you end up getting ink
somewhere you
> don't really want it to be! Plus it adds a little personal touch to
> each stamp image that a person takes since not everyone is
going to
> stamp the two or three or more stamps the same way in their
log
> book!!
>
> Happy Boxing,
> Amy & Jay