Getting more from your stamps

I started a couple of years ago, varnishing my wood. I never really cared if the wood got stained, I just felt it was 'well loved'. But, when I sold the stamps, after they retired, it really didn't look as appealing. Would I want to buy a stamp set that had lots of icky black stain on the wood? I would sand off as much as I could, but still. So, now, I used Varnish (from the local craft store) and it is quick, dries fast, and just adds a little protection to the wood. I squeeze out a little, brush it on and let it dry.

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I wanted to use my Simple Birthday Thanks, but I don't need to use the words. Rather than use my marker every single time, I decided to cut out the words

I carefully cut out the words and lines from the inside of the cupcake.

Trimming all the way around. Now I am going to mount this to the wood, but leaving the backing on the word part, I can add the words to the stamp as I need it, or remove it to stamp without the words.

This way, I get double use out of this stamp!!!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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