Is it really necessary to put an ink pad in the box you hide? The boxes I
have found did not have ink pads which seemed okay to me, I carry a few with
me and I chose a color that was the least common in the log. My first box
contains a ink pad but I am considering retrieveing it to carry along. Pads
are going to have a limited life span thus need to be maintained, take up
space in a box AND might be the source of odor that attracts Ricky Rodent to
have a chew. :-)
What do you think?
Glenn
PS - Should be noted in the newbie notes to always carry a ink pad when
searching.
Ink Pads
I didn't know that was a norm. It must be only certain parts of the country. I have yet to find a box down here in Texas with an inkpad. Suppose it would be too hot.
TeamKing
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Sondra
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:31:18 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>
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>Since we're on the subject of ink, I'll throw out a general question. Is is always proper to place an ink pad in each box? So far I have been lucky and found them on clearance, but purchasing the ink pad's can get expensive. I have thought of just placing BYOInk on my box's clues. Is this OK?
>
>Cherokee Rose
>
>ndnboxing
>Hi,
>Yes, I use Crayola markers. You can color directly onto the stamp so
>that you get very precise lines. Also, by huffing onto the stamp, you
>re-moisturize the stamp ink and then it all transfers with the same
>freshness. AND after you stamp into your logbook, you huff on the
>stamp again and then stamp it a couple of times on a paper towel and
>it cleans the stamp off. Easy!
>
>The cat's eye ink pads are very popular with a lot of folks too, and
>I've heard good things about them. I just don't like to use ink
>anymore and find that the markers give me better control over coloring
>than a horizontal ink pad.
>
>I buy two packs of varying color markers and carrying them all in a
>zippered case. I look at the stamp and choose my colors based on the
>design. I also use the markers to swap around how my sig stamp looks
>in various logbooks so that if others see my stamp around a lot, at
>least they get to see it in different colors.
>
>Thanks for the compliments,
>Mark
>
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cpascott"
>wrote:
>> Hey ... wow ... nice logbook! It's fantastic that the stamp images
>> you've taken are so colorful. Are those Crayola markers you are
>> using?
>>
>> When you find a box, do you decide what colors to make the stamp and
>> then color different sections for your logbook?
>>
>> I've found that the stamp part of this hobby is the part I enjoy
>> least ... I have a hard time getting a clean image, inks can be messy
>> (especially when they are dye inks in a waterlogged box) and I'm poor
>> at carving. I've been thinking of switching to carrying a bunch of
>> cat's eye stamps and stamping using the colors I want rather than the
>> ink pad that's in the box ... a collection of markers might be better.
>>
>> So, Mark, tell me ... how do you "log" stamps?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> CPAScott
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yes, I think we've only found 2 boxes with inkpads in them....we always carry our own....
Doglvrs
----- Original Message -----
From: teamking@entouch.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:28 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Ink Pads
I didn't know that was a norm. It must be only certain parts of the country. I have yet to find a box down here in Texas with an inkpad. Suppose it would be too hot.
TeamKing
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Sondra>
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:31:18 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>
>
>Since we're on the subject of ink, I'll throw out a general question. Is is always proper to place an ink pad in each box? So far I have been lucky and found them on clearance, but purchasing the ink pad's can get expensive. I have thought of just placing BYOInk on my box's clues. Is this OK?
>
>Cherokee Rose
>
>ndnboxing wrote:
>Hi,
>Yes, I use Crayola markers. You can color directly onto the stamp so
>that you get very precise lines. Also, by huffing onto the stamp, you
>re-moisturize the stamp ink and then it all transfers with the same
>freshness. AND after you stamp into your logbook, you huff on the
>stamp again and then stamp it a couple of times on a paper towel and
>it cleans the stamp off. Easy!
>
>The cat's eye ink pads are very popular with a lot of folks too, and
>I've heard good things about them. I just don't like to use ink
>anymore and find that the markers give me better control over coloring
>than a horizontal ink pad.
>
>I buy two packs of varying color markers and carrying them all in a
>zippered case. I look at the stamp and choose my colors based on the
>design. I also use the markers to swap around how my sig stamp looks
>in various logbooks so that if others see my stamp around a lot, at
>least they get to see it in different colors.
>
>Thanks for the compliments,
>Mark
>
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cpascott"
>wrote:
>> Hey ... wow ... nice logbook! It's fantastic that the stamp images
>> you've taken are so colorful. Are those Crayola markers you are
>> using?
>>
>> When you find a box, do you decide what colors to make the stamp and
>> then color different sections for your logbook?
>>
>> I've found that the stamp part of this hobby is the part I enjoy
>> least ... I have a hard time getting a clean image, inks can be messy
>> (especially when they are dye inks in a waterlogged box) and I'm poor
>> at carving. I've been thinking of switching to carrying a bunch of
>> cat's eye stamps and stamping using the colors I want rather than the
>> ink pad that's in the box ... a collection of markers might be better.
>>
>> So, Mark, tell me ... how do you "log" stamps?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> CPAScott
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----- Original Message -----
From: teamking@entouch.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:28 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Ink Pads
I didn't know that was a norm. It must be only certain parts of the country. I have yet to find a box down here in Texas with an inkpad. Suppose it would be too hot.
TeamKing
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Sondra
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:31:18 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>
>
>Since we're on the subject of ink, I'll throw out a general question. Is is always proper to place an ink pad in each box? So far I have been lucky and found them on clearance, but purchasing the ink pad's can get expensive. I have thought of just placing BYOInk on my box's clues. Is this OK?
>
>Cherokee Rose
>
>ndnboxing
>Hi,
>Yes, I use Crayola markers. You can color directly onto the stamp so
>that you get very precise lines. Also, by huffing onto the stamp, you
>re-moisturize the stamp ink and then it all transfers with the same
>freshness. AND after you stamp into your logbook, you huff on the
>stamp again and then stamp it a couple of times on a paper towel and
>it cleans the stamp off. Easy!
>
>The cat's eye ink pads are very popular with a lot of folks too, and
>I've heard good things about them. I just don't like to use ink
>anymore and find that the markers give me better control over coloring
>than a horizontal ink pad.
>
>I buy two packs of varying color markers and carrying them all in a
>zippered case. I look at the stamp and choose my colors based on the
>design. I also use the markers to swap around how my sig stamp looks
>in various logbooks so that if others see my stamp around a lot, at
>least they get to see it in different colors.
>
>Thanks for the compliments,
>Mark
>
>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cpascott"
>wrote:
>> Hey ... wow ... nice logbook! It's fantastic that the stamp images
>> you've taken are so colorful. Are those Crayola markers you are
>> using?
>>
>> When you find a box, do you decide what colors to make the stamp and
>> then color different sections for your logbook?
>>
>> I've found that the stamp part of this hobby is the part I enjoy
>> least ... I have a hard time getting a clean image, inks can be messy
>> (especially when they are dye inks in a waterlogged box) and I'm poor
>> at carving. I've been thinking of switching to carrying a bunch of
>> cat's eye stamps and stamping using the colors I want rather than the
>> ink pad that's in the box ... a collection of markers might be better.
>>
>> So, Mark, tell me ... how do you "log" stamps?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> CPAScott
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