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MAY -JUNE 2024 NEWSLETTER – CAMPING BUDDIES – BROWNIES

MAY -JUNE 2024 NEWSLETTER – CAMPING BUDDIES – BROWNIES

CAMPING BUDDIES WAS CREATED BY LISA LOGSDON AND SENT TO ME AUGUST 10, 2002. ALL STAMPS USED IN THIS CARD ARE BROWNIE STAMPS. STAMPS USED ARE 173-E, REALLY; 196-C, HANGING OUT; 197-C, OBSERVING; 526-E, LONG BRANCH; 530-F, ONE BROWNIE ON BRANCH; 533-F, TREE BRANCH WITH BROWNIE #1; 538-F, TOP OF TREE; 542-G, LILY POND; 543-C, BROWNIE CATTAILS STAMPED FOUR TIMES; 545-D, ROCKS & GROUND; 554-D, MEDIUM TREE; 832-F, GATHERING WOOD; AND 833-F, STARTING THE FIRE. IMAGES WERE COLORED WITH PENCILS.

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MARCH/APRIL 2024 NEWSLETTER – SHIPPING TO JAPAN

It has been a wonderful experience communicating and shipping orders to customers in Japan. Brownies are very popular in Japan, prompting me to press more rubber and to build my inventory in the Brownie category. So that customers ordering from Japan can know what their shipping costs will be before placing orders, I’m publishing the shipping costs here:

Shipping on my website is automatically added according to the following tiers:

$ 0.00 – $ 200:  $35

$ 201  – $ 400:  $50

$ 401 – $ 600:  $70

$ 601- $ 1000:  $80

$1000 – $ 2000: $100

If you are in another country and interested in purchasing stamps from Stamps Galore, please send an inquiry to info@stampsgalore.com.

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JAN/FEB 2024 NEWSLETTER – SCOOTIN’ BEAR

This card was made by Lynn Lane in the ’90s and has always been one of my favorite scenic cards. All stamps are by Stamps Galore: 0005-K, Scootin’ Bear; 0234-Q, Tree Trunk; 0531-F, Lg. Rock; 0540-F, Two Trees with Birds; 0544-K, Tall Grove; 0545-D, Rocks & Ground; 0707-G, Tall Grass, Lg.; 0526-E, Long Branch; and 0707-G, Tall Grass, Lg.. She used colored pencils to color the card.

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NOV/DEC 2023 NEWSLETTER – BROWNIES

We have the vulcanizer, which is the machine used to press the rubber stamps, set up and have resumed pressing rubber again after many years of a hiatus from it. I must say that it isn’t as easy as it used to be, and I’m not doing great in recalling the processing procedures; however, my grandson is a good problem solver and is helping me. If only, I had the Brownies working at night pressing the rubber! As my mother would have said, “if hopes and wishes were horses and carriages, we would ride in style every day.”

The Brownie card I’ve chosen to show today is a scan of a thank you card that I am sending to Roberta Spierling, editor/publisher of the magazine, Rubber Stamp Madness, who recommended I contact Jim Marcus for advice on pressing rubber. Jim graciously gave me advice that I am attempting to master as I try different approaches to this task of pressing rubber.

An oval die cut was used to cut a frame from colored card stock. The Brownie stamp, “Write On – Hanging the Sign”, 0806-N, and “Thanks”, were stamped on a larger piece of white card stock and cut with an oval die larger than the oval in the frame. That piece was then glued to the back side of the frame and the frame was glued to the card.

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SEPT/OCT 2023 NEWSLETTER – BROWNIES

I’m happy to announce that my grandson, Jesse, and two of his children, made a trip to California in September and brought my vulcanizer back. The next step will be to purchase raw rubber and restock Stamp Galore’s inventory. I’m concentrating on the line of Brownies with the goal of every one of the 170 designs being available as mounted, cling, or just rubber. When all stock is 100% available, I’ll make an announcement in NEWS on this site. The card that I’m displaying in this Sept./Oct. newsletter uses nine different Brownie stamps. They are 0540-F, Two Trees with Birds; 0544-D. Medium Tree; 0819-F, Hold That Rope!; 0814-A, Ready, Aim, Fire, Smoke; 05450-D, Rocks & Ground; 0524-E, Shrubs/Clouds; 0811-H, Fun with a Burro; 0174-C, Weed Patch; and 0544-K, Tall Brownie Grove. Stamps drawn by my mother, Marge Busby, and used in this card are 0705-F, Rocky Ground, and 0715, Rocks & Grass.

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JULY/AUGUST 2023 NEWSLETTER – BROWNIES

What a pleasant surprise I had early in July! An ad I had run in RubberStampMadness had been seen by a former customer of mine, Beverly Shupp, who had purchased my entire line of Brownie stamps in the late 90s and had recently contacted me with the question: “I just saw that you’re selling a vulcanizer.  Please tell me you’re continuing in business and this is not a harbinger of someone retiring!!!!!! In the exchange of several emails, I learned that my long-time friend was now living in Hawaii, “a far piece”. from Colorado where she was living when I frequently would see her artwork published in RSM. Below, I am sharing a card that Beverly made for me many years ago using several of my Brownie stamps. I don’t know the names of the other stamps used in this card or the company that made the stamps. The Brownie hanging from the friend’s hand is “Treed – Hold on!” 0559-G; the Brownie falling is “Airborne – Every which way but up” 0361-D; the Brownie looking up is “What?” 0365-C.

Another surprise was in store for me which is that my grandson, Jesse, has offered to make a trip to my California home to pick up my vulcanizer and bring it back to North Idaho where he will press rubber with it to restock inventory for Stamps Galore. My great-grandson, Andy, will be making the trip with us and, of course, while there, he and his Dad will spend some time surfing. Andy just turned eleven and has been helping me fill mail orders. We are thinking that he might like to take over the Brownie portion of the company in a few years. Time will tell. Nothing would make me happier than to have the company continue to operate under his management when I am ready to let it go.

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Brownies in Jar

“Rumors”, “Observing”, “Airborne – Wow!”“Black Cat” and “Hang in there!” are stamped in black on white card stock. “Quart Jar” is stamped in silver and the grooves and top are colored with a silver pencil. The Brownies are colored with pencils. A jar is cut from acetate and layered over the stamped image of the jar. The white card stock is edged with a silver Krylon Leafing pen and layered on red confetti and white card stock. Card by Ann Stamas.

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Brownies in Cupped Hands

“Cupped Hands” is stamped in black ink on pink card stock and cut out. The fingernails and the Brownies are colored with gel pens and the cuff is colored with a pencil. Two Brownies are cut from “On the Mend” and the other Brownie is “What?”. The Brownies are attached to the cupped hands. A background is cut the shape of the hand from copper glossy card stock and layered on dark brown card stock. Card by Ann Stamas.

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Brownies Playing in the Snow

Stamps used are “Bird with Grass”, “Airborne – Up! Up!”, “What?”, “Snow Capped Mountains”, “Tabogganing Downhill”, “Airborne – Where’s the Bottom?”, “Pine Forest” and have been colored with pencils, snow is puff embossing powder with glitter. Corner punch is tear drop and is layered on red glossy card stock. Card by Margaret Wiggin.

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Brownies Playing with Fireworks

Stamps used are “Airborne – Economy Air Fare”, “Treed by?”, “Treed – I See…”, “Shrubs/Clouds”, “Running Fast”, “Fireworks – Pop! Pop!”, “Ready Aim – Fire”, “Large Brownie Rock”, “Fireworks – Should I?”, “Rocks & Ground” and “Really?”. Card by Ann Mumper.