Melanie's Niche

  Rubber Stamping  

Welcome to my Rubber Stamping Site! I hope you find useful links, project ideas, and information here.


Check out the great links at RubberStampingLinks.com

Other Card/Art Galleries Rubber Stamping Resources
Kim's Stamps Dream Impression and Stampin' UP!
Shawna Stout's Card Gallery Dream Impressions only
Creatively Stamping Stampin' UP! only
Amy's Addiction Stampin' UP! only
Dream Impressions Stamping Friends Yahoo Group
Dream Impressions Art Gallery Public Yahoo Group
Rubber Stamping Resources by Donovan
Rubber Stamping Links
Cre * 8 * it : Inspiring Supplies and Ideas for the Creative Soul
Impress Rubber Stamps
ClearSnap Inc.

Stamping Tips:
  • The bottom of a Velveeta cheese box is a great way to store your large stamp wheels.
  • Ink Pad Storage idea from Kim's Stamps
  • Left-over business cards can be used for layering on cards etc. The unprinted side is good for stamping. They can be used for masking too!
  • Your local wallpaper store will most likely give you any discontinued sample books at no cost. Use the samples to embellish cards and envelopes. But remember that the wallpaper is NOT acid free so use caution if you choose to use it in your scrapbook!
  • When using embossing powder, place a couple of flattened round coffee filters on your work table to catch your excess embossing powder when you tap it off your card or artwork. It is simple to lift the coffee filter and pour the embossing powder back into its original container and the embossing powder will slide right off the coffee filter, leaving no residue. The filters can be continually reused.
Envelope Sizing:
A-2 = 4 3/8 x 5.75"
A-6 = 4.75 x 6.5"
A-7 = 5.25 x 7.25"
A-8 = 5.5 x 8 1/8"
A-10 = 6 x 9.5"

Card Verses
General Verses
»§« Oh how we've walked and how we've shopped
       and how we've talked the whole way home!
       Our time together means a lot to me.
»§« Wishing you happiness on [insert holiday name],
       with all out hearts, with all our thanks, and with all our love.
»§« A garden of flowers and a sky full of blue with lots of love inbetween for you!
»§« If one day you feel like crying...
      Call me.
      I don't promise that I will make you laugh,
      But I can cry with you.
      If one day you want to run away-
      Don't be afraid to call me.
      I don't promise to ask you to stop...
      But I can run with you.
      If one day you don't want to listen to anyone...
      Call me.
      I promise to be there for you.
      And I promise to be very quiet.
      But if one day you call...
      And there is no answer...
      Come fast to see me.
      Maybe I need you.
      ~ Author Unknown
Love
»§« If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,
       so I never have to live without you. -- Winnie The Pooh
»§« Even though you are far away, thoughs of you warm my heart today.
»§« A garden of flowers and a sky full of blue with lots of love inbetween for you!
»§« If I had a star for every time I thought of you, I'd be holding the Galaxy!
Thank You
»§« Thanks for the seeds you've planted in my garden of happy memories.
»§« You didn't have to do it, but I must confess.
       I am simply delighted by your thoughtfulness!
»§« I'm the product of a hug/love filled home. Thanks Mom/Dad
Sympathy
»§« Though the ones we love may leave life as we know it,
       In our memory the love we knew will carry on.
       [inside verse] May these few words in some way express our heartfelt sympathy.
Mother's Day
»§« There's one special person on who I depend
       to know me and love me
       my mother - my friend.
»§« To My Other Mother
      You are the other Mother I received,
      The day I wed your son.
      And I want to thank you Mom,
      For the loving things you've done.
      You've given me a gracious Man,
      With whom I share my life.
      You are his lovely Mother,
      And I his lucky Wife.
      You used to pat his little head,
      And now I hold his hand.
      You raised in love a little boy,
      And then gave me the Man.