• I LOVE RUBBERSTAMPS
  
  I have been collecting rubber art stamps for about 37 years. I can't draw as well as I would like to and so I used my rubber stamps in collage work in place of my lack of drawing ability.
  When my children were small we always went to the beach in the summertime and I would take a shoe box of rubber stamps to "play" with in case we had a rainy day. The boys also enjoyed stamping and coloring the stamped images with water-color pencils. An instant Watercolor drawing! For a long period of time the collection was small and only used for the occasional birthday card or valentine and then I was introduced to a store in Pittsburgh called Stamp Fanci.
  I started taking card making classes there and from then on totally addictied to Rubber Stamps.
  I now use them in all my art work. I've learned so many techniques from just using different inks, embossing powders, chalks, etc....
  I miss Stamp Fanci and try and take classes when I am in Pittsburgh. I have however found a new favorite rubberstamp store here in Fort Lauderdale called The Stamp Shack.
  Lynn, the owner is a very creative and passionate person and always wants to see finished projects. When my friend Jan visited from Richmond,VA, we went to the store twice to and from the airport and two days of a rubberstamp convention too. We had the best time!
  I've attached a photo of me shopping in the store.