I started looking and found cute "handmade by" stamps, but I couldn't decide what I would do about my farm name because it's long! I didn't want to hand write it each time because my handwriting is atrocious. I looked at custom stamp options and didn't really want to spend that money yet on a custom stamp. I thought about alphabet stamps, but when I priced alphabet stamp sets, I couldn't justify buying more than one set and dedicating them only to assembling a custom stamp. And, I really didn't want to assemble my farm name every time I made a card.
I was in Michael's one day and saw these babies in the bargain bins.
At $1.25 a set, I didn't feel like I could go wrong, and at that price I could buy the four sets I needed to make a custom stamp. I lined them up and used some shipping tape to hold them together. I just folded over the edge of the tape on each end. I'm pleased that for around $5, I have a custom handmade stamp.
The blocks do wiggle a little bit and I have to make sure I apply even pressure, so I may eventually glue them together. But overall I love the way the letters don't exactly line up, giving it a truly hand-stamped look.
I eventually bought a 5th set so I would have at least one "e" as I used all of the "e" stamps in the first four sets for my custom stamp. Now, I have a pretty good collection of extras for stamping projects, and I've already used them a few times.
I love the typed look on this card.
And, they fit perfectly in the boxes of this crossword paper.
I would say these little sets of $1.25 alphabet stamps get my "stamp" of approval.
Happy stamping,
Candace
