Filipiniana Art Stamp Set

When I go to malls, first thing I do is visit my favorite stores. One of them is Papemelroti and on my recent visit there, I just couldn't resist buying this set of Filipiniana rubber stamps...

 

This is a set designed by Robert Alejandrino. It's a great addition to my rubber stamps collection and it's perfect for my postcard and mail swaps hobby. Here's a closer look at one of the stamps...

 

I saw on Papemelroti's web store that there's one more Filipiniana rubber stamp set which is also designed by Robert Alejandrino but it's all about animals in the Philippines. Will buy definitely buyit next time!

Hand-Carved Rubber Stamps

Here’s one addition to my hobbies and collections… hand-carved stamps. I started making hand-carved stamps sometime late last year. I was surfing the net for Project Life ideas and saw it on one blog (I can't even remember which one) and next thing I know I was already buying the materials needed.

Here are the stamps that I’ve made so far... all simple ones and mostly made with my Project Life in mind (the camera, days of the week, chevron).














What do you think? I still have a long way to go when it comes to hand-carving stamps. Most of these I just copied from the net. I want to try making intricate designs! And yeah, I need to buy ink pads in different shades, too or learn how to make improvised ink pads. The only one I have is a black one. I used my Prang watercolor for the colored ones. Unfortunately, ants loved my Prang watercolor so much, I had to throw it away.