Don't know exactly what supplies you need, but my youngest son made a comment while we were making our first stamps. We were trying to make them like the website said and weren't getting anywhere. He suggested we use my Craft & Rubber scissors. These are a wonderful pair of scissors that I got thru Stampin' Up and they cut right thru any part of the eraser we need cut. It was like a warm knife thru butter. I am a Stampin' Up! independent demonstrator and use these to put together the stamps I purchase and earn for free. They save my hands and the stamps. They are well worth the $20 plus tax.
Tracey Gouraud
Your Stampin' Up! demonstrator
(512) 258-7146
tgouraud@austin.rr.com
http://traceygouraud.stampinup.net

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Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Boxers in Boston:


Hey!

The Minstrel has once again traveled!!!! I was wondering if any of you
Boston Boxers know of a good place to get supplies for carving which is
close to the T-line?

Thanks!!!!

The Minstrel


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No clue. I get mine from stampeaz.com.

Choi

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>if any of you
> Boston Boxers know of a good place to get supplies for
>carving which is
> close to the T-line?
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> Thanks!!!!
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There is a Blick Art Store in the Landmark Center in Boston. It is
pretty close to Fenway Park, and you could take the Green line to
Fenway, and go from there.
It has big sheets of pink stuff, some mastercarve, some other stuff.
Speedball carving stuff.

The other place I have been, Charrette, is not on the T.

Diana


Quoting Alainacatherine@gmail.com:

> Hey!
>
> The Minstrel has once again traveled!!!! I was wondering if any of you
> Boston Boxers know of a good place to get supplies for carving which is
> close to the T-line?
>
> Thanks!!!!
>
> The Minstrel
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Wherever you live, a great place for stamp carving supplies is www.dickblick.com.
Bev

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Thanks for all the responses!!!! I'll be sure to look at these places and
see what I can find!!!!!!!
The reason I had to ask is because all of my stamping supplies is strewn
from Oregon to Texas to Boston so I've been having trouble finding some of
it :-)


Thanks again!
The Minstrel


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I have a pair of those scissor and they are the best. They cut rubber with ease. It is worth them money. So yourself a favor and make the investment

----- Original Message -----
From: gwendontoo
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:45 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Boxers in Boston:


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey Gouraud - Your
Stampin' Up! demonstrator" wrote:
>
> Don't know exactly what supplies you need, but my youngest son
made a comment while we were making our first stamps. We were
trying to make them like the website said and weren't getting
anywhere. He suggested we use my Craft & Rubber scissors. These
are a wonderful pair of scissors that I got thru Stampin' Up and
they cut right thru any part of the eraser we need cut. It was like
a warm knife thru butter. I am a Stampin' Up! independent
demonstrator and use these to put together the stamps I purchase and
earn for free. They save my hands and the stamps. They are well
worth the $20 plus tax.
> Tracey Gouraud
> Your Stampin' Up! demonstrator
> tgouraud@...
> May is National Scrapbook Month. Call me for the Stampin' Up!
Scrapbook special for this month only.
>
Hi Tracey

I went to your site and after going there I couldn't figure out what
relationship this has to carving a letterbox stamp. I then went to
Stampin up Global, loaded a few flower images so that was worth my
time, but still didn't see any products that could be used in
carving a stamp. Now if you can find a supplier for the old white
PZKut that Stampeaz used to have I'm sure that many letterboxers
will be all over your site. I couldn't even locate your 'wonderful
pair of scissors' as I wanted to figure out how in the heck scissors
could be used to carve inticate designs in rubber/plastic material
as speedball cutters and exacto knives can do. I have a wonderful
Kershaw knife that can cut right through any eraser as well but it
is certainly better at cleaning fish than carving stamps. There is a
yahoo chatlist that is set up for blatant plugging of products
associated with letterboxing so you might try this site.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoxHeads/
Thanks for the lead on the images I found.

Don






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In a message dated 5/25/2006 6:09:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
diana@kjsl.com writes:

There is a Blick Art Store in the Landmark Center in Boston. It is
pretty close to Fenway Park, and you could take the Green line to
Fenway, and go from there.
It has big sheets of pink stuff, some mastercarve, some other stuff.
Speedball carving stuff.


Totally off the subject but, we'll be in Boston in September and would love
to see the Red Sox play. We've looked online for tickets (Sunday, September
9th is the date we'd want) but thought there might be a better way to get
tickets. Any suggestions?

~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
P 66 F 693 X 102



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Don,
Glad you enjoyed my site and sorry you didn't find the scissors I was talking about. Here is the link to the page of all the cutting stuff we have:
http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=listpage&fsid=13c1d277-9887-4148-8939-3aeebf042fde&storeid=1038724&deptid=14118&title=Cutting+&+Scoring&sortby=1&circularid=7278&pagenumber=1

These scissors are used for cutting the fine details on stamps that we have to put to gether and don't want the excess rubber to pick up the ink on. Hope this helps. I'm sorry if I'm posting this info in the wrong place, but I thought the question was looking for cutting supplies. That's what I was answering. If I'm wrong for doing that I'm sorry, please forgive me. I'm new to this hobby and am trying to learn all I can and share what I've learned.
Tracey Gouraud
Your Stampin' Up! demonstrator
(512) 258-7146
tgouraud@austin.rr.com
http://traceygouraud.stampinup.net

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----- Original Message -----
From: gwendontoo
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:45 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Boxers in Boston:


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey Gouraud - Your
Stampin' Up! demonstrator" wrote:
>
> Don't know exactly what supplies you need, but my youngest son
made a comment while we were making our first stamps. We were
trying to make them like the website said and weren't getting
anywhere. He suggested we use my Craft & Rubber scissors. These
are a wonderful pair of scissors that I got thru Stampin' Up and
they cut right thru any part of the eraser we need cut. It was like
a warm knife thru butter. I am a Stampin' Up! independent
demonstrator and use these to put together the stamps I purchase and
earn for free. They save my hands and the stamps. They are well
worth the $20 plus tax.
> Tracey Gouraud
> Your Stampin' Up! demonstrator
> tgouraud@...
> May is National Scrapbook Month. Call me for the Stampin' Up!
Scrapbook special for this month only.
>
Hi Tracey

I went to your site and after going there I couldn't figure out what
relationship this has to carving a letterbox stamp. I then went to
Stampin up Global, loaded a few flower images so that was worth my
time, but still didn't see any products that could be used in
carving a stamp. Now if you can find a supplier for the old white
PZKut that Stampeaz used to have I'm sure that many letterboxers
will be all over your site. I couldn't even locate your 'wonderful
pair of scissors' as I wanted to figure out how in the heck scissors
could be used to carve inticate designs in rubber/plastic material
as speedball cutters and exacto knives can do. I have a wonderful
Kershaw knife that can cut right through any eraser as well but it
is certainly better at cleaning fish than carving stamps. There is a
yahoo chatlist that is set up for blatant plugging of products
associated with letterboxing so you might try this site.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoxHeads/
Thanks for the lead on the images I found.

Don






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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey Gouraud - Your
Stampin' Up! demonstrator" wrote:
>
> Don,
> Glad you enjoyed my site and sorry you didn't find the scissors I
was talking about. Here is the link to the page of all the cutting
stuff we have:
> http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/stampinup/index.aspx?
pagename=listpage&fsid=13c1d277-9887-4148-8939-
3aeebf042fde&storeid=1038724&deptid=14118&title=Cutting+&+Scoring&sor
tby=1&circularid=7278&pagenumber=1
>
> These scissors are used for cutting the fine details on stamps
that we have to put to gether and don't want the excess rubber to
pick up the ink on.

Tracey
My apologies. I thought my sarcastic post had been deleted, but
apparantly it slipped through before I had a chance to hit delete.
Please note that it is no longer posted.
I did go to your site listing the scissors and still can not
understand how they could possibly work for a letterbox stamp other
than trimming edges. Is there something that I'm not seeing in their
configuration? How could they carve the grooves normally used in
stamp making for letterboxes? If you consider that most carvers use
Speedball lino cutters or Exacto knives and remove very small
amounts of material, do you cut a complete section of material out
with your scissors? If so that seems as though stamp sizes would be
fairly large, and it would seem that fine details would be easier
with the Speedball cutters.

Don

The scissors aren't used to 'gouge out' or 'carve' the stamp's image
but rather to remove excess material from around the edges of the
entire stamp's surface.

Here's why these scissors are related to stamps--when you purchase
factory made stamps such as the ones Stampin' Up sells they're sent
to you unassembled. You get the wood blocks, the sheet of rubber
stamps on squares or whatever outline shape the stamp will be and
the adhesive labels with the stamp design and the title of the stamp
on it.

Folks then must 'build' their stamps. Usually it involves peeling
off the adhesive backing from the sheet of rubber and slapping the
stamp on the block, then adhering the image of the stamp on the
outer side of the block with the stamp's name. If you build the
stamp this way (which is usually how first-timers do it--yep, been
there), then the outer corners of the 'grid' of rubber sheeting
usually show up in the stamp's impression--so many folks recommend
trimming off the excess 'outer edges of the rubber sheeting' so it
only leaves a thin border of the rubber material that provides a bit
of support for the stamp when attached to the wood block and then
you'll get a cleaner impression of the image. They also recommend
lining up the stamp on the block so it's either flush with the two
bottom-right/left edges so you always have some reference points
when you stamp with it and that you pre-spray your wood blocks with
clear acrylic paint before you build the stamp to make keeping them
clean much easier. So, I presume that's why the scissors are tied to
stamping. The thing, however, is the rubber sheeting that you're
dealing with especially in Stampin' Up stamps is probably 1/16"
compared to PZKut or the Pink Stuff which is double or triple the
thickness. I have no idea if these scissors will work with that
thickness. I have been known however on occasion to cut off large
segments of PZ-Kut using kitchen scissors (the kind you cut poultry
bones with)--it solves the problem of making the PZ-Kut chunk much
easier to handle but may create another 'slanted edge' problem if
you cut the excess away too close to your stamp's image as you'll
always create a 'bevelled edge' cutting this way. I wonder if these
stamps prevent that from occurring? I only go the scissors route to
make the chunk of PZ Kut more manageable to deal with on an
intricate stamp I might spend hours working on.

Hopefully, this clears it up a bit?

daelphinus

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gwendontoo"
wrote:
> I did go to your site listing the scissors and still can not
> understand how they could possibly work for a letterbox stamp
other
> than trimming edges. Is there something that I'm not seeing in
their
> configuration? How could they carve the grooves normally used in
> stamp making for letterboxes? If you consider that most carvers
use
> Speedball lino cutters or Exacto knives and remove very small
> amounts of material, do you cut a complete section of material out
> with your scissors? If so that seems as though stamp sizes would
be
> fairly large, and it would seem that fine details would be easier
> with the Speedball cutters.
>
> Don
>

Dear Don,
Daelphinus said it right. Remember, I'm just a beginner in this hobby and didn't realize that some people do intricate cutting and gouging with their homemade stamps. Yes, the Craft and Rubber scissors do nicely thru the pink stuff erasers and even the white ones. They are made for cutting thru rubber and don't seem to see any difference when it's thin or thick. Hope this clears up the murkiness. It made the erasers so easy to make when you're a first timer and can't do the knife or have kids who can't handle an exacto knife. They even make nice grooves if using the edge of the scissors for jet flames. My youngest son is Jetboy and designed his stamp with flames.
Tracey Gouraud
Your Stampin' Up! demonstrator
(512) 258-7146
tgouraud@austin.rr.com
http://traceygouraud.stampinup.net

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----- Original Message -----
From: dvn2rckr
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 1:04 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Boxers in Boston:


The scissors aren't used to 'gouge out' or 'carve' the stamp's image
but rather to remove excess material from around the edges of the
entire stamp's surface.

Here's why these scissors are related to stamps--when you purchase
factory made stamps such as the ones Stampin' Up sells they're sent
to you unassembled. You get the wood blocks, the sheet of rubber
stamps on squares or whatever outline shape the stamp will be and
the adhesive labels with the stamp design and the title of the stamp
on it.

Folks then must 'build' their stamps. Usually it involves peeling
off the adhesive backing from the sheet of rubber and slapping the
stamp on the block, then adhering the image of the stamp on the
outer side of the block with the stamp's name. If you build the
stamp this way (which is usually how first-timers do it--yep, been
there), then the outer corners of the 'grid' of rubber sheeting
usually show up in the stamp's impression--so many folks recommend
trimming off the excess 'outer edges of the rubber sheeting' so it
only leaves a thin border of the rubber material that provides a bit
of support for the stamp when attached to the wood block and then
you'll get a cleaner impression of the image. They also recommend
lining up the stamp on the block so it's either flush with the two
bottom-right/left edges so you always have some reference points
when you stamp with it and that you pre-spray your wood blocks with
clear acrylic paint before you build the stamp to make keeping them
clean much easier. So, I presume that's why the scissors are tied to
stamping. The thing, however, is the rubber sheeting that you're
dealing with especially in Stampin' Up stamps is probably 1/16"
compared to PZKut or the Pink Stuff which is double or triple the
thickness. I have no idea if these scissors will work with that
thickness. I have been known however on occasion to cut off large
segments of PZ-Kut using kitchen scissors (the kind you cut poultry
bones with)--it solves the problem of making the PZ-Kut chunk much
easier to handle but may create another 'slanted edge' problem if
you cut the excess away too close to your stamp's image as you'll
always create a 'bevelled edge' cutting this way. I wonder if these
stamps prevent that from occurring? I only go the scissors route to
make the chunk of PZ Kut more manageable to deal with on an
intricate stamp I might spend hours working on.

Hopefully, this clears it up a bit?

daelphinus

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gwendontoo"
wrote:
> I did go to your site listing the scissors and still can not
> understand how they could possibly work for a letterbox stamp
other
> than trimming edges. Is there something that I'm not seeing in
their
> configuration? How could they carve the grooves normally used in
> stamp making for letterboxes? If you consider that most carvers
use
> Speedball lino cutters or Exacto knives and remove very small
> amounts of material, do you cut a complete section of material out
> with your scissors? If so that seems as though stamp sizes would
be
> fairly large, and it would seem that fine details would be easier
> with the Speedball cutters.
>
> Don
>






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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dvn2rckr"
wrote:

Thanks, I thought I was missing something. I haven't seen these kits
before, and couldn't see how the scissors would do detailed work on
thick material.

Don


> The scissors aren't used to 'gouge out' or 'carve' the stamp's
image
> but rather to remove excess material from around the edges of the
> entire stamp's surface.
>
> Here's why these scissors are related to stamps--when you purchase
> factory made stamps such as the ones Stampin' Up sells they're
sent
> to you unassembled. You get the wood blocks, the sheet of rubber
> stamps on squares or whatever outline shape the stamp will be and
> the adhesive labels with the stamp design and the title of the
stamp
> on it.
>
> Folks then must 'build' their stamps. Usually it involves peeling
> off the adhesive backing from the sheet of rubber and slapping the
> stamp on the block, then adhering the image of the stamp on the
> outer side of the block with the stamp's name. If you build the
> stamp this way (which is usually how first-timers do it--yep, been
> there), then the outer corners of the 'grid' of rubber sheeting
> usually show up in the stamp's impression--so many folks recommend
> trimming off the excess 'outer edges of the rubber sheeting' so it
> only leaves a thin border of the rubber material that provides a
bit
> of support for the stamp when attached to the wood block and then
> you'll get a cleaner impression of the image. They also recommend
> lining up the stamp on the block so it's either flush with the two
> bottom-right/left edges so you always have some reference points
> when you stamp with it and that you pre-spray your wood blocks
with
> clear acrylic paint before you build the stamp to make keeping
them
> clean much easier. So, I presume that's why the scissors are tied
to
> stamping. The thing, however, is the rubber sheeting that you're
> dealing with especially in Stampin' Up stamps is probably 1/16"
> compared to PZKut or the Pink Stuff which is double or triple the
> thickness. I have no idea if these scissors will work with that
> thickness. I have been known however on occasion to cut off large
> segments of PZ-Kut using kitchen scissors (the kind you cut
poultry
> bones with)--it solves the problem of making the PZ-Kut chunk much
> easier to handle but may create another 'slanted edge' problem if
> you cut the excess away too close to your stamp's image as you'll
> always create a 'bevelled edge' cutting this way. I wonder if
these
> stamps prevent that from occurring? I only go the scissors route
to
> make the chunk of PZ Kut more manageable to deal with on an
> intricate stamp I might spend hours working on.
>
> Hopefully, this clears it up a bit?
>
> daelphinus
>

Scalpers :(
unfortunately but true


Quoting Doublesaj@aol.com:

>
> In a message dated 5/25/2006 6:09:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> diana@kjsl.com writes:
>
> There is a Blick Art Store in the Landmark Center in Boston. It is
> pretty close to Fenway Park, and you could take the Green line to
> Fenway, and go from there.
> It has big sheets of pink stuff, some mastercarve, some other stuff.
> Speedball carving stuff.
>
>
> Totally off the subject but, we'll be in Boston in September and would love
> to see the Red Sox play. We've looked online for tickets (Sunday, September
> 9th is the date we'd want) but thought there might be a better way to get
> tickets. Any suggestions?
>
> ~~Doublesaj & Old Blue~~
> P 66 F 693 X 102
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Directly across the street from Pearl in Central Square Cambridge, is a wondeful art store
that carries Master Carve and Safety Kut plus a very interesting green Italian product. The
store's name is Artist and Craftsman Supplies (it's down from street level). I highly
recommend this store!

Take care, Orion

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, TurtleMcQ wrote:
>
> At 04:25 PM 5/25/2006, you wrote:
> >I was wondering if any of you
> >Boston Boxers know of a good place to get supplies for carving which is
> >close to the T-line?
>
> If you don't mind crossing the Charles, Pearl Art in Cambridge is
> well-stocked with art supplies in general so you may have good luck there.
> It's at 579 Massachusetts Ave in Central Square (Central Sq. stop on the
> red line). If you strike out at Pearl, you might try a bookstore at one of
> the many area colleges. Harvard is at the Harvard Sq. stop and MIT is at
> Kendall Sq, both also on the red line.
>
> TurtleMcQ
>