What is the difference between unmounted
and mounted stamps?
Unmounted stamps:
Our
high-quality deeply etched unmounted rubber stamps do not come with
cushion or with a wooden mount. There are many ways to mount unmounted
rubber dies for use. Some stampers use an acrylic block mounting
system like HALOS - others wood mount
their stamps themselves, or use another mounting system.
Mounted stamps:
Our
mounted stamps are mounted on good white maple hardwood and indexed
with a glossy finish black soy-based ink. The sides of the wood mount
have an hourglass shape to better fit your hand (see below).
The
rubber side of the stamp is deeply etched and closely trimmed, to
give you the best stamped impression possible.
Our online shopping cart employs Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
and is completely secure; however, if you would prefer to give your
credit card information over the phone, we are happy to oblige you.
However, it is important to use the online shopping cart to process
your order first, whenever possible.
Simply use the shopping cart as usual (add items to cart, then go to
checkout), but choose "Order by Credit Card through Postal Mail"
during the checkout process. You will not need to fill out your credit
card number online. You can leave it blank, or fill with zeros. You
can mention that you will be phoning us in the "special instructions/comments"
box during checkout.
Once you submit your order using our secure shopping cart, you will
have an order # (at the top of the confirmation page) that we
can use to match your phoned in information with the items you placed
in your shopping cart online. This will save time on the phone and ensure
that your order is filled accurately and shipped promptly. Our phone
# is (513) 523-5825.
Your order will not be completed until we get your phone call.
It is generally not considered safe to email secure information without
encryption - so we prefer not to process retail orders through email.
We are an angel company. This means that our customers can sell craft
items created with our rubber stamps, as long as each craft item is
hand stamped and our images are not mechanically reproduced. All of
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Do you make custom stamps?
We do make and sell custom stamps using your camera ready artwork.
Artwork must be black and white line art with no grayscale. We can also
make custom stamps using our artwork - by adding text to images already
in our catalog.
We cannot make custom stamps that includes artwork owned by another
company or individual without the copyright holders written permission.
We also cannot, at this time, make custom stamps from a photograph nor
do we offer custom art services.
However, we do hold a photo contest annually called the Pet Lover's
Star Search. Winning pets are drawn by our award winning artists and
that artwork is used to make rubber stamps for our catalog. Winners
receive a free rubber stamp. The 2006 contest begins in March.
A grab bag is a discounted mix of stamps (usually unmounted) chosen
by our staff for one low price. We try to get a variety of sizes in
each "grab bag" to offer you the best possible value for your
money. Grab bags are good buys for people who like to collect stamps
along a particular theme without spending a lot of money and they help
us to clear out overstocked inventory to make room for new stamp designs.
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Do you sell wholesale?
Yes, if you own and operate a rubber stamp or craft store, please email
us and ask for our wholesale terms. We will email you back the information
you will need to open a wholesale account. We do not sell wholesale
to individuals or to stamping clubs or organizations.
If you use our secure shopping cart and checkout, you will be offered
a choice of payment method, including:
(1) Order by Credit Card Online (ship to your card billing address)
(2) Order by Credit Card Online (separate billing and shipping addresses)
(3) Order by PayPal Online
(4) Order by Credit Card using FAX
(5) Order by Check/Money Order through Postal Mail
(6) Order by Credit Card through Postal Mail (use this one if you are
going to phone us with your credit card information).