Working Elves by Sue Lewis
Rubber Stamp by Abracadabra Stamp Makers
Thanks Sue for your creative and sparkly rendition.

A very well done card with a lot of love added!
Interested in making your own?

Get your Elf stamp below or look through our many other Christmas stamps:
http://www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage26.html

Elves Making Toys Rubber Stamp

Image Size: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Mounted $11.00

SALE PRICE $ 8.50/$2.00 shipping

Unmounted Stamp-Rubber Only $6.50

SALE PRICE!! $5.50/$1.00 shipping

See our complete line of Christmas Stamps on sale now!

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html

HALLOWEEN TREATERS RUBBER STAMP!

Halloween Card

by Lorlie Kim of My Paper Adventures

Tricker Treaters Rubber Stamp by Abracadabra Stamp Makers

Thanks Kim for your beautiful submission. A very well done card with embossing, matching ribbon and a lot of CREATIVE talent!

Interested in making your own? Get your stamp below or look through our many other halloween stamps:

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage28.html

Pumpkin, Witch, Dragon Trick or Treaters

Image Size: 3 x 2 1/2 inches

Mounted $ 10.00

SALE PRICE!! $ 8.00/2.00 shipping

Unmounted $6.00

SALE PRICE!! $4.00/$1.00 shipping

Treater Rubber Stamp

Mounted $10.00Unmounted $5.00

(PLEASE ALLOW 5 WORKING DAYS FOR SHIPPING)

Antique Car Rubber Stamps, taking you where you want to go!

I admit it. You may never be able to duplicate skies like God or Terry does, but you would have a great deal of fun going places with our new Antique Car Stamps!

These 1940 beauties are now available mounted or unmounted.

You'll find these and more here: http://www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage40.html

A DRAGON'S SLEEPING PLACE

WE PROUDLY DISPLAY THIS BEAUTIFUL CARD WHICH IS SUBMITTED BY OUR FAVORITE CUSTOMER, AND FRIEND, TERRY LUPER OF OREGON.

Sleeping Dragon and Mountain Stamps by Abracadabra Stamp Makers

Columns, Roof and Floor by Stampscapes

Sleeping Dragon Rubber Stamp

Image Size: 2 x 2 1/2 inches

Mounted $8.50 NOW ON SALE! $7.50
Unmounted Stamp $6.50 NOW ON SALE! $5.50

Mounted/Unmounted

Mounted Stamp $7.50Unmounted Stamp $5.50

Mountains Rubber Stamp

Image Size 3 x 1 1/2 inches

Mounted Stamp $9.00 Now on Sale! $8.50

Unmounted Stamp $6.50 Now on Sale! $5.00

Mounted/Unmounted

Mounted Stamp $8.50Unmounted Stamp $5.00

SEE OUR ENTIRE LINE OF RUBBER STAMPS HERE:

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html

MICHAEL JACKSON MOUNTED RUBBER STAMPS

Many Blogs will be talking about Michael Jackson today saying all kinds of things so we'll spare you lengthy words. We did our tribute in pictures. They are available on ebay auction for a short time and then you will find them exclusively in our webstore.

AVAILABLE ON EBAY AUCTION - ABRACADABRA STAMP MAKERS EBAY STORE

COMING SOON TO: http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html

JESUS RELEASES THE HOLY SPIRIT BY VERNA

This beautiful card made by Verna A. was made with our "Jesus Releases the Holy Spirit" Stamp. On Sale Now! Thank you Verna! We are very proud and honored to display your artwork!

Jesus Releases the Holy Spirit
Image Size: 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches
Mounted $ 9.00 ON SALE NOW! $7.50
Unmounted $5.50/1.50 s&h

Mounted/Unmounted

Mounted $7.50Unmounted $5.50

SEE OUR ENTIRE LINE OF RUBBER ART STAMPS!

From a Plain Brown Lunch Bag to a Quick Gift Bag

A Stamped Lunch Bag... becomes a Custom Gift Bag after a few embellishments.

STEP 1: Choose stamps for whatever occassion (or person) the gift bag is for. We used our Man in the Moon Mounted Stamp and a small Dragonfly #9.
STEP 2: Each stamp was inked in PRESTO! Brilliant Lavender (BL11) and PRESTO! Brilliant Red Dye Ink (BR19) and stamped randomly on the bag. We then applyed clear embossing powder while the ink was still damp.

STEP 3: Heat the embossed images with a heatgun until the images become raised and the inks become brilliant colored.

STEP 4: Fold the top of bag over & add 2 hole punches and a ribbon of your choice tied in a bow. The job is complete. A Quick Fix Gift Bag! And a perfect project for kids!
And the possibilities are endless...

PURCHASE LOT SHOWN ABOVE!

OFFER INCLUDES MAN IN THE MOON MOUNTED RUBBER STAMP,

DRAGONFLY #9 MOUNTED RUBBER STAMP,

BRILLIANT LAVENDAR INK PAD, BRILLIANT RED INK PAD,

1/2 oz. ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER

(BAGS, RIBBON NOT INCLUDED)

$20.00 & 3.00 SHIPPING

VISIT OUR WEBSTORE FOR MORE MAGICAL STAMPS

FREE BLOG CANDY-free give away-leave a comment to register

TIME FOR ANOTHER FREE BLOG CANDY LISTING!

5 MOUNTED STAMPS, 6 UNMOUNTED STAMPS MOSTLY BY VIVA LAS VEGAS STAMPS, EMBRODIARY PAINT W/TIP, GLITTER FABRIC PAINT, NEW SEALED TEAL/TURQUOISE DYE INK PAD, ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER AND

4 PACKS OF STICKERS-1-NUMBERS, 2-LETTERS AND 1 OF SHAPES!

PLEASE LINK US TO YOUR BLOG AND LEAVE A COMMENT AND WE WILL ENTER YOU IN OUR FREE DRAWING.

NO BLOG? LINK TO OUR WEBPAGE AND LEAVE A COMMENT SAYING WHERE WE CAN FIND IT. YOU WILL BE ENTERED.

CONTEST ENDS JUNE 30th Midnight (MST)-WINNER ANNOUNCED HERE JULY 1st

Thank you.

VISIT OUR WEBSTORE:

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UNMOUNTED RUBBER STAMP GRABBAG SALE!!!

GRAB BAG SALE!!!

If you are a rubber stamper and you love a nice suprise, then this is a great opportunity for you!

We're cleaning shelves and making room for new releases. We have a variety of GrabBags on sale! They are flying off the shelves like Hotcakes! Get yours before they are all gone...at the lowest prices ever!
http://www.acesoverjacks.com/grabbags.html

PLEASE NOTE: GRABBAGS LISTED INCLUDE SHIPPING FEES

QUANTITY PIECES

GRABBAG #1-8 pieces $12.49GRABBAG #1-20 pieces $23.49GRABBAG #3-30 pieces $35.40

MORE GRAB BAG OPTIONS IN OUR STORE!

WINNER OF OUR BLOG POST...

THIS MONTH'S BLOG CANDY WINNER IS .... JENNIFER!

CONGRATULATIONS JENNIFER,

WE WILL CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL TO OBTAIN YOUR ADDRESS OR YOU CAN CONTACT US IF YOU READ THIS POSTING.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED AND COMMENTED AND STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER POST COMING WITHIN A WEEK!

FREE BLOG CANDY-COME AND GET IT! - SEE HOW

OK, so here is ....our blog candy offer.

Up for grabs is an assortment of coooool things; there are quite a few unmounted rubber stamps-all Abracadabra Stamp Makers images, one brand new and still sealed blue -Abracadabra Stamp Makers Presto! dye ink pad, scrapbooking embellishments-punch art pieces; star, circles, etc and a little bagging of multicolored foiled diecut dinosaurs, adobe colored fabric glitter ink, ultra fine clear embossing powder, and last but not least a few rare mounted stamps-by Viva Las Vegas Stamps.

All you need to do for your chance to win is leave me a comment in this post before May 5th at 12pm (PST) and please link our blog to your blog mentioning my blog candy or rubber stamp store - Abracadabra Stamp Makers (Store w/link mentions get you a double entry in the draw! www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html)

Then stay tuned for our announcement on May 6th for the winner. Winner must contact us with your mailing address within 2 weeks.

We will have another blog candy drawing soon so don't lose out blog address!

We will announce the winner here on our blog SOMETIME on the MAY 6TH. Good Luck!
Happy Crafting!

DO YOU BONANZLE? www.bonanzle.com

http://www.bonanzle.com/

As you may or may not know eBay is about on its last leg with sellers. It's hard for a 3-legged stool to work with one leg! But alas, there is hope! The new, improved way to buy/sell online is called Bonanzle!

On Bonanzle, buyers are not limited by payment options to one or 2 possiblities. Sellers who have a store or booth as they are called on Bonanzle, determine payment methods not management.

The atmoshpere is friendly, and co-operative not competing and counterproductive. Sellers promote each other business and everyone works to promote Bonanzle. Sellers don't depend on Bonanzle management to sell the site. Word of mouth, the best advertising, sells Bonanzle.

The listing fees are FREE. Yes. It's true, FREE. Selling fees are reasonable. Yes. It's true, Reasonable.

The products offered are varied and vast, vintage and new, young and mature. It's for everyone.
Buyers are made to feel like friends. Booths include real time chat, so if a seller is online you can ask questions immediately.

Sellers are helpful and assist newbies to promote their busines, like Auction Wally, who has helped me tremendously getting started and was the first booth I set as a favorite. You'll find him here: http://bonanzle.com/auctionwally.

Setting up a booth is painlessly easy and takes about 5 minutes. There are several sellers OFFERING BANNERS to help sellers customize their booths such as:

http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/BannerAvatarCentral

Listing products is much easier than the other site and takes a lot less time. Photos are no extra charge! A great plus for buying decisions.

Take a look at our online RUBBER STAMP BOOTH here: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ThePriceIsRite

If you join, tell them ThePriceIsRite Invited You!

If you would like to see some Bonanzle Stores and the products they offer see the Stores Below:

Bonanzle Stores

BANNER AVATAR CENTRAL: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/BannerAvatarCentral

Biznart's Booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Biznartz8

BOOKS AROUND THE CLOCK: www.bonanzle.com/booths/booksaroundtheclock

BrownBagPantry's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/BrownBagPantry

Bubbadah's Booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/bubbadah

CAMP AROUND THE CLOCK: www.bonanzle.com/booths/camparoundtheclock

CLEO'S GREAT DEALS: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/cleosgreatdeals

Collectible Corner: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/collectiblecorner

DESIGNS BY MISS CHRIS: www.bonanzle.com/booths/designsbymisschris

DANCINSONG's BOOTH: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/dancinsong

ERAsistible's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ERAsistible

Eves Booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/evesbooth

FirebrandDesigns: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/FirebrandDesigns

fromlu2you's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/fromlu2you

Heirloom Productions, Inc: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/RoxannMi

junctiontreasures: http://www.bonanzle.com/booth/junctiontreasures

LittleTotsTailor's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/LittleTotsTailor

LIZZIE'S LOOT: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Chace1951

loristhisandthat: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/loristhisandthat

Mark Broy's Collectibles: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/markbroy

Memaws Collectibles: http://thebonz.com/memawscollectibles

mokantreasures-too: http://www.bonanzle.com/mokantreasures-too

Moms Pennies From Heaven: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/momspennies

Noodles Country Workshop: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/noodles886

one girl's junk: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/texasleslie

pepestreasures' booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/pepestreasures

PrettyCurious' booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/PrettyCurious

Remnants_Of_Yesterday's Booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/AntiquesRGreat

saleaway's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/saleaway

scents_you_are_here's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/scentsyouarehere

TatorsNana's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/TatorsNana

thebidkahuna's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/thebidkahuna

The Disney Treasure Shoppe: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/baileysmom74

Voll's Stained Glass booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Maymayd71

Wholesale_Jewelry's booth: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Wholesale_Jewelry

SPRING MEANS FLOWERS!

Twin Flowers

Image Size: 2 1/2 x 1 /3/4 inches

Mounted $ 7.50 ON SALE NOW! $5.50

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage24.html

Single Spring Daisy

Image Size: 2 1/4 x1 3/4 inches

Mounted $7.00 ON SALE NOW! $5.00

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage24.html

Many More to choose from! See our webstore for additional flower stamps.

Available unmounted as well.

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html

How to do Bleach Stamping

This project is moderatelt easy and shows you how to create a batiked effect using bleach and a leaf stamp.

Materials Needed

One piece of wine colored paper 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Colorbox velvet pigment pad
Leaf stamp (or flower stamp)
Household Bleach
Gold Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Paper Towel


Directions

1) Dampen the paper towel with bleach and moisten the stamp in the bleach as you would if you were using a stamp pad.

2) Press the stamp onto dark paper and lift immediately. The bleach will gradually lighten the paper and the image will bleed slightly. If it bleeds too much, you have put too much bleach on the stamp.

3) Using the velvet colored ink pad, stamp two partial leaves in the corners of the card.. Allow it to dry before doing the next step.

4) Once the ink is dry, stamp the center leaf with ink. Cover the image with embossing powder and heat with the heat gun until image is raised.

FIND LEAF AND FLOWERS STAMPS FOR THIS PROJECT:
http://www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage24.html

SEE OUR WEBSTORE:
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Cupid-Our Most Famous Valentine Symbol

Cupid is the Roman's god of love and the son of Venus. In ancient Greece, he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Cupid is derived from the Latin word cupido, which means "desire."

He is a small, winged boy, often shown with eyes blindfolded, who carrys a bow and arrows. The arrows, are for striking the heart and once struck the heart makes its victim fall in love. Cupid is also portrayed as a young man with his beloved Psyche,(His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology) with Venus, or with a small group of winged infants (the Amoretti or Amorini). Some traditions say that he was born from a silver egg. His Greek equivalent is Eros. The name is derived from the Latin cupido, "desire".

According to legend, Cupid's arrows come in two varieties: the Golden Arrow, which generally signifies true love, and the Leaden Arrow, which represents wanton and sensual passion. He is also known to sometimes carry a torch with which to inflame desire between men and women. Cupid is not always successful in his endeavors, however. Sometimes his arrows turn people away from those who fall in love with them. In some mythological tales, Venus was scratched by one of Cupid's arrows while playing with her son, the result being that the Godddess fell instantly in love with Adonis...the first man she saw after receiving the wound.

Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols. Cupid and his arrows have become the most popular of love signs, and love is most frequently depicted by two hearts pierced by Cupid's arrow.

If you would like a Cupid of your own, try these adorable little rubber art stamps:

CUPID WITH BOW

CUPID-ANGEL OF LOVE

VISIT OUR WEBSTORE FOR OUR COMPLETE LINE OF RUBBER ART STAMPS OR
SEE OUR VALENTINE SPECIALS- OFFERS GOOD UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY!

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html

Rubber Stamping for Elvis's Birthday

Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. He was greatly influenced and surrounded by the gospel music of the Pentecostal church. In 1948, he moved to Memphis, where he was further influenced by blues and jazz on Beale Street. In 1953, an 18-year-old Presley graduated high school. His first visit to the Memphis Recording Service, Sun Records is now history, although his first recording was a song for his mother.

Statistically, Elvis holds the following records:
Most Top Forty hits-107,
Most Top Ten hits-38,
Most consecutive #1 hits-10,
Most weeks at #1-80

As far as his stature as a cultural icon, which continues to grow even in death, writer Lester Bangs said it best: “I can guarantee you one thing - we will never again agree on anything as we agreed on Elvis.”

Essential Songs
Love Me Tender
All Shook Up
In the Ghetto
That’s All Right
Suspicious Minds
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Mystery Train
Hound Dog
Heartbreak Hotel
Jailhouse Rock


Happy Birthday Elvis!

See our line of Mounted Rubber Stamps dedicated to Elvis-Now on sale! Page 7!

www.acesoverjacks.com/ABRApage7.html











Visit our webstore for our complete line of Elvis Stamps as well as many other celebrity stamps:
http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html

CUSTOM RUBBER STAMPS

We get inquiries constantly regarding making custom rubber stamps. Here's what is required and some pertinant information for those of you who are serious about making your own custom stamps.

First thing you need to know is, it's not cheap. If you only need one custom stamp made go to Staples or Office max and have one custom stamp made pay the price they are asking and consider yourself lucky it was that cheap.

If you are interested in making several stamps or the same image over and over that's a different story. That's what we are going to talk about today...

We must start with an image. It should be black and white 300 dpi (minmum) the higher resolution the better the image will be when the stamp is done. We work with bitmap images. You can save your image in this format with various graphic programs. Check your computer to see the "same as" button and look for bitmap.

Not every image is stamp worthy. The most detail the harder time you will have getting a good stamp. The photos below show what I am referring to:

DULCIMER ANGEL

MUSICAL NOTE ANGELS

The first image is very detailed and may not be suitable for clay impressions due to the detail. The second image is much more open. This kind of image is suitable for almost all applications of rubber stamping.

Your image is now ready to be converted to a metal plate. This is expensive and should only be made if you are serious about making several images. You can use the polymer method which is a plastic that hardens. We make real rubber which is cured in a vulcanizing press.

The image must be made into a film negative first. Then that image is exposed to a metal plate. The image is transfered and then etched with an acid until the areas around the image if eaten away leaving your impression etched in the metal. The deeper the etch the better the image will be for inking and clay impressions.

Once we get the metal washed and ready the next step is to make amold of the metal plate called a matrix. This is baked in a vulcanizing press for 10 minutes at 300 degrees and melts the image into the harden board.

Once the matrix has cooled we can begin to make rubber sheets of the image by melting the rubber into the matrix boards again baking in the vulcanized press for 10minutes at 300 degrees.

The rubber is then cooled and hardens. The excess rubber is trimmed away and your rubber image is now ready to be use on fabric, paper, clay or whatever medium you desire.

If you have additonal questions or are intereted in custom rubber stamps please contact us via email: jjjn04@msn.com

...and please visit our WEBSTORE. We'd love to have you over.

http://www.acesoverjacks.com/Abracadabra.html