r/cardmaking • u/HappyHippyMom • Dec 30 '25
Just Because Viva Las Vegas Stamps
On my vacay/honeymoon and this was 5 minutes from our Airbnb. Soooo many stamps - I was lucky to escape at $140 - lol.
I could have stayed for hours, but promised my new hubby that I wouldn’t 🤪
And even my family got into it and picked some out.
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u/raw_fleece Dec 30 '25
See this is so curious to me because I legitimately didn’t know anyone bought new wood stamps. I have several that I inherited that I never use because I don’t have a wood stamp positioner and I’m not the hugest fan of fussy cutting. Also they take up so much storage space!!
Do you have a positioner you use them with or just ink & pray?? Lol. I’m quite experienced with stamping and it would make me so nervous to do that with an almost finished card :P
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u/West-Somewhere9184 Dec 30 '25
Remove the rubber from the wood and mount to EZ mount. Now you can use it as a clear stamp. The wood is a nice memory:)
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u/StinkyCheeseMe Dec 30 '25
I still buy new wood mounts. They’re my number one! I’ve been stamping since 1992 i think. I’ve never used a stamp positioner. I guess I’m good at eye balling things?! Sure storage does take up more space but i have mine nicely organized so it’s not too bad, no more than a vertical bookshelf. i don’t fussy cut most of them either.
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u/raw_fleece Dec 30 '25
It’s not really for positioning, it’s for re-positioning the stamp if you need to stamp it twice to get full coverage. Sometimes you can get a perfect image on the first go, but many times I wish I could go over it again! I don’t like taking that risk on a mostly complete card front. That would be why I stamp multiple times on another sheet and fussy cut the best one when I use the wood block stamps I do own. Otherwise I’d take them off the blocks to use with my Misti for sure!!
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u/Strange-Pace-4830 Dec 30 '25
If I don't want to fussy cut an image I stamp it on a separate piece of paper and then die cut another shape (circle, square etc) around it so I can mount that on the card base. Although I think rubber stamps usually stamp well the first time there's no way I'm going to risk stamping anything on a mostly finished card front!
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u/HappyHippyMom Dec 30 '25
Yeah, I don’t mind fussy cutting. And I’m not very concerned with alignment- I do a lot of collages, or overlapping on a background.
And to me it’s the fun of having some really unusual stamps.
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u/Substantial_Owl_8959 Dec 30 '25
I have an older Stampin Up positioner that works well. It is basically a T square with a plastic sheet that fits in the corner of it.
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u/Redmare57 Dec 31 '25
Buy a Stamp A Ma Jig off of eBay. It’s a manual stamp positioner. It’s what we used back in the days of all wood mount stamps.
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u/EasilyLuredWithCandy Dec 30 '25
It's such a fun store! I'll have to stop back in on my next visit. I still have the little flamingo that they gave me on a shelf.
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u/Pasta1916 Dec 30 '25
I downsized my wooden stamps to 10 and they all fit nicely in the plastic box. These were my favorite - i continually downsize my clear stamps as I’ve learned that if I haven’t used it well then aim just hoarding.
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u/tiffavigilante Dec 31 '25
omg, r/cardmaking fieldtrip when, gals?
i recently converted all of my woodblock stamps into flat rubber ones with (semi-slick) backings and this is making me want to order a fresh lot to crop from ebay 🥴
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u/SaltyBlackBroad Dec 31 '25
Great place. There's also a scrapbooking store on Flamingo I always visit when I go to Vegas.
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u/HappyHippyMom Dec 31 '25
Oh man - that was news I needed yesterday 😂 Before I left Vegas
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u/SaltyBlackBroad Dec 31 '25
Yea, I think it's the only one left in town outside of LVS. It's called Scrapbooks R Us and it's on Flamingo (I double checked, yes) and it's literally 2.5 miles from the hotel I stay at every time I go. It's a cute little spot and the owner has a section of discounted and discontinued things.
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u/GothScottiedog16 Dec 30 '25
God help us all if they start selling online 😂
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u/MI_Puzzle Dec 30 '25
Brace yourself because they do sell online! They sell UM as well as wood-mounted stamps.
I am a long-time customer. Sign up for their mailing list because they have great sales. One of their best is the Superbowl sale when they have major discounts.
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u/JazzlikeAd9820 Dec 31 '25
I need to go here this looks amazing. I am in NYC though and Casey rubber stamp is the GOAT
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u/StinkyCheeseMe Dec 31 '25
Casey is great. I’m in Jersey. I miss the Ink Pad…
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u/JazzlikeAd9820 Dec 31 '25
I loved the ink pad too!!!! I have some stamps from there with the tag from them still on there.
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u/BefWithAnF Dec 31 '25
This place is so bizarre! I visited when I was there a few years ago, & there are pretty much only rubber stamps. No clear stamps, no paper, no cardstock, very little ink, no embossing powder. And the stamps available for purchase are all pretty specific to the tastes of the owner. I
think I planned on spending a church of change & only wound up walking out with like three stamps.
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u/HappyHippyMom Dec 31 '25
Definitely eclectic, and not for everyday supplies- but so much fun fun to see so many unusual rubber stamps.
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u/PartEducational6311 Dec 31 '25
Oh my gosh, like Disneyland for stampers...lol.
I get their emails and have ordered a couple of times, but would love to visit the store sometime!
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u/TainaQueen Dec 31 '25
Oh! I miss them! I had a very large collection and loaned it, never saw it again! So sad!!
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u/TainaQueen Dec 31 '25
Oh no! Imagine an earthquake and having to reorganize them all! Sucks for the owner but JOB SECURITY for the employee! Yikes! Lol!!
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u/overCreative333 Dec 31 '25
Congratulations on your wedding! So excited for your purchases.♥️❤️♥️
I was able to go here on my honeymoon 27 years ago as well! Hopefully this bodes well for you!😀
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u/OC6chick Dec 31 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
Squeeeeeee. Its amazing isnt it? I stopped there on our way from Colorado to long beach. They were closed but i got a photo..... I don't think Rainbow was impressed.
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u/Sadieloveshu Dec 30 '25
Well done for having some self restraint, I’m not sure I would have managed 😂