of rubber stamps. A car and a cup of spilled drink (pattern from the library book as shown above). I use this newly bought penknife and it really makes carving much easier. But I need to get some proper ink pads so that the effect of the stamp is better.
So here I went to Lovely Land, Daiso and Made With Love for these materials. The wood is meant for mounting the rubber stamp but silly me bought the wrong size. And I realise I need another type of inkpad for wood stamping. š¦ But it’s okay, I have other plans for the wood….hehe! ;o)
Now what I need is just more free time for perfecting my skills…. (^o^)
little beary li 
March 16, 2008 at 8:27 am
Those blocks would look so cute covered in fun scrapbook paper and then a small photo placed there with some embellishments!
March 16, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Thanks for the great idea!! I didn’t even think of that. š
March 17, 2008 at 3:13 pm
hey this idea is great, julie! I’m definitely gonna try that out!
li li, I use this size for my mounting leh… were you looking for the longer one?
March 17, 2008 at 3:14 pm
oh! and I have that book! You mean it’s available at the library?? š It’s a beautiful book right? I bought her first book too. It was her book that first started me off on rubber stamp carving.
March 17, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Jo, you use this size for mounting?? I thought I saw yours (flickr pictures) as only half the thickness?? And there’s only 12 square blocks not 18. I saw the longer ones too but definitely not what I wanted.
And yes yes, that book is from the library. There are a couple more too. Sometimes it’s available at White Sands branch but most of the time I found them in Tampines branch at the chinese non-fiction section. It’s a very useful and beautiful book!! š
March 21, 2008 at 5:58 pm
It is tricky about inkpads. There are so many types on the market. I am using the all-purpose
oil base inkpad and I am happy about it for now.
^^
Annie
March 22, 2008 at 2:09 am
Annie, can i know what brand are you using? Oil based inkpad can be used on wood too?
March 22, 2008 at 9:51 am
This is the inkpad I am using:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=pc0659&channelid=
This is good on wood:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=pc0677&channelid=
There are many more inkpads with clear information you need to know:
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayproductlist?categoryid=113268
š
Annie
March 22, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Thank you so much, Annie! I know what to buy now. š
March 22, 2008 at 4:11 pm
yep, I use those blocks… but i find them too thick personally…. ;P
March 22, 2008 at 4:24 pm
ok, i will keep a lookout for thinner blocks…we both need them! ^_*