Thanks Don. I use clip art a lot and this is a really good collection.
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To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.comFrom: foxsecurity@earthlink.netDate: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:38:15 +0000Subject: [LbNA] Re: Carving Ideas "web site correction"




> > http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/stemap/sitemap.htm> Error--error> The site should behttp://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htmSorry for the goof.Don






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This page is great, thanks Don!

gwendontoo wrote: >
> http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/stemap/sitemap.htm
> Error--error>

The site should be

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm

Sorry for the goof.

Don






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http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/index.htm is the main page.

Ron
(Who just bought a cheap laser printer and blending pens to overcome
his lack of artistic talent. This was a great posting!)

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers and Hounds
wrote:
>
> This page is great, thanks Don!
>
> gwendontoo wrote: >
> > http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/stemap/sitemap.htm
> > Error--error>
>
> The site should be
>
> http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm
>
> Sorry for the goof.
>
> Don
>
>
>
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Ron,

What do you do with the blending pens?

~zess~

On Jan 22, 2008 5:33 AM, Ron wrote:

> http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/index.htm is the main page.
>
> Ron
> (Who just bought a cheap laser printer and blending pens to overcome
> his lack of artistic talent. This was a great posting!)
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com ,
> Hikers and Hounds
>
> wrote:
> >
> > This page is great, thanks Don!
> >
> > gwendontoo wrote: >
> > > http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/stemap/sitemap.htm
> > > Error--error>
> >
> > The site should be
> >
> > http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm
> >
> > Sorry for the goof.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo!
> Search.
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You use them to transfer a laser or copier printed image (with toner) to
the stamp material zess!

zess the treehuggers wrote:
>
>
> Ron,
>
> What do you do with the blending pens?
>
> ~zess~
>
> On Jan 22, 2008 5:33 AM, Ron > > wrote:
>

Oh, the blending pen has xylene? Is that it?

How is that better than just ironing it on?

~zess~

On Jan 22, 2008 3:42 PM, Diana Newton Wood, MD wrote:

> You use them to transfer a laser or copier printed image (with toner) to
>
> the stamp material zess!
>
>
> zess the treehuggers wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > What do you do with the blending pens?
> >
> > ~zess~
> >
> > On Jan 22, 2008 5:33 AM, Ron
> > > wrote:
> >
>
>



--
Happiness itself is a kind of gratitude - Joseph Wood Krutch

"..... The Bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began ....." Hop
aboard at:
http://groups.google.com/group/the-grateful-letterboxers?hl=en


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So the less gifted among us won't burn the rubber??? LOL, how much
heat for how long do you iron?

Ron

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "zess the treehuggers"
wrote:
>
> Oh, the blending pen has xylene? Is that it?
>
> How is that better than just ironing it on?
>
> ~zess~
>
> On Jan 22, 2008 3:42 PM, Diana Newton Wood, MD wrote:
>
> > You use them to transfer a laser or copier printed image (with
toner) to
> >
> > the stamp material zess!
> >
> >
> > zess the treehuggers wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > What do you do with the blending pens?
> > >
> > > ~zess~
> > >
> > > On Jan 22, 2008 5:33 AM, Ron

> > > > wrote:
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Happiness itself is a kind of gratitude - Joseph Wood Krutch
>
> "..... The Bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began ....."
Hop
> aboard at:
> http://groups.google.com/group/the-grateful-letterboxers?hl=en
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

The image is not as good as the ironing on, it can be blurry if you have
a pen that's too wet, or not complete if it's too dry.
However, I think that the ironing changes the texture of the surface of
the carving medium. Just personal choice I guess.

zess the treehuggers wrote:
>
>
> Oh, the blending pen has xylene? Is that it?
>
> How is that better than just ironing it on?
>
> ~zess~
>
> On Jan 22, 2008 3:42 PM, Diana Newton Wood, MD > > wrote:
>
> > You use them to transfer a laser or copier printed image (with toner) to
> >
> > the stamp material zess!
> >
> >
> > zess the treehuggers wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > What do you do with the blending pens?
> > >
> > > ~zess~

I use Xylene and also iron, on low heat. Be careful not to touch the iron to bare rubber.

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Ron" wrote:
>
> So the less gifted among us won't burn the rubber??? LOL, how much
> heat for how long do you iron?
>
> Ron
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "zess the treehuggers"
> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, the blending pen has xylene? Is that it?
> >
> > How is that better than just ironing it on?
> >
> > ~zess~
> >
> > On Jan 22, 2008 3:42 PM, Diana Newton Wood, MD wrote:
> >
> > > You use them to transfer a laser or copier printed image (with
> toner) to
> > >
> > > the stamp material zess!
> > >
> > >
> > > zess the treehuggers wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ron,
> > > >
> > > > What do you do with the blending pens?
> > > >
> > > > ~zess~
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 22, 2008 5:33 AM, Ron
>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Happiness itself is a kind of gratitude - Joseph Wood Krutch
> >
> > "..... The Bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began ....."
> Hop
> > aboard at:
> > http://groups.google.com/group/the-grateful-letterboxers?hl=en
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

I print them out onto tracing paper, go ove the paper with pencil and then rub that off onto the carving material. Then go over everything with ballpoint before carving. No heat or chemicals for me.

Ron wrote: So the less gifted among us won't burn the rubber??? LOL, how much
heat for how long do you iron?

Ron

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "zess the treehuggers"
wrote:
>
> Oh, the blending pen has xylene? Is that it?
>
> How is that better than just ironing it on?
>
> ~zess~
>
> On Jan 22, 2008 3:42 PM, Diana Newton Wood, MD wrote:
>
> > You use them to transfer a laser or copier printed image (with
toner) to
> >
> > the stamp material zess!
> >
> >
> > zess the treehuggers wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > What do you do with the blending pens?
> > >
> > > ~zess~
> > >
> > > On Jan 22, 2008 5:33 AM, Ron

> > > > wrote:
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Happiness itself is a kind of gratitude - Joseph Wood Krutch
>
> "..... The Bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began ....."
Hop
> aboard at:
> http://groups.google.com/group/the-grateful-letterboxers?hl=en
>
>
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>






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That is exactly what I have begun doing. I used to draw directly on
the material, but I have a couple of backwards stamps because of that
idea. I use plain old copy paper and just trace over the printed
image. If done caefully, you get a great image on the material with
the lead alone. I don't use a pen after that, I like that the lead can
be rubbed away and changed if necessary, and it gives me a nice clean
look when I am done and begin stamping. I found that all of the pens I
have tried, including sharpies, transfer when stamping. The ink seems
to reactivate even weeks later.
I also like the imperfect lines created with a little artistic freedom
and fewer lines to follow.


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Hikers & Hounds
wrote:

I print them out onto tracing paper, go ove the paper with pencil and
then rub that off onto the carving material. Then go over everything
with ballpoint before carving. No heat or chemicals for me.