Summer 2003 Issue
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Check out the stamps and Tiny Tins featured in the Summer 2003 issue!

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Cover Art

Cover art created by Cheryl Husmann.

Rosemary Vinegar
Computer-generate text on parchment paper. Tear the edges around the text. Sponge lettuce and olive inks along the edges. Attach the panel to a deckle-edge parchment-paper panel. Stamp Large Rosemary (M4318) repeatedly with lettuce ink on the parchment-paper panel. Overstamp Large Sketched Bay Leaf (M4202) repeatedly with olive ink on the panel. Ink Recommendation (K5520) with gold ink. Melt a gold wax disk on a non-stick craft sheet and impress the inked image into the wax. Apply antique gold Rub ’n Buff to the piece and to a bottle lid. Fill the bottle with vinegar and rosemary. Attach lid. Wrap the neck of the bottle with raffia and glue the wax seal over the raffia as shown. Attach the parchment panel around the bottle.

Homegrown Seasoning Blends
Fold parchment paper into three envelopes as shown. Computer generate text on additional parchment paper. Tear the edges around the text. Sponge lettuce and olive inks along the edges. Attach the panels to the envelopes. Stamp Large Rosemary (M4318) repeatedly with lettuce ink on the envelopes. Over-stamp Large Sketched Bay Leaf (M4202) repeatedly with olive ink on the envelopes. Ink Recommendation (K5520) with gold ink. Melt three gold wax disks on a non-stick craft sheet and impress the inked image into the wax, re-inking the image each time. Apply antique gold Rub ’n Buff to the pieces. Fill the envelopes with seasoning mixes. Fold down each envelope’s top flaps and glue the seals with a few strands of raffia to each envelope.

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Impressed With Wax
Rubber stamps, hot glue and sealing wax generate an old world look to your art.

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Artistic Tins
with Magnetic Personality
Miniature works of art for fridge, friends and fun.

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Possibilities
Solstice (M4733)
Children’s Faces (C8234)
Tea Set (M4719)
Cup Collection (M4715)
Parfums (S7103)
Movie Stars (K5534)
Sketched Woman (R3145)
Three Men (K5509)

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Piece by Piece with Accu-Cut
Puzzled by pieces? Get stamping with these die cuts for a variety of inventive craft projects.

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Recipes For Stamping
Share favorite culinary delights in an artful way.

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Cornering the Stamp Market
Not just for corners anymore, Stampington's corner stamps are versatile enough for backgrounds, patterns and textures.

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Stars Meet Stripes
Celebrate your patriotic spirit with the Stampington & Company Americana line.

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Picket Up
A great tote bag template, just in time for summer, that will have you designing the prettiest picket fences.

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A Journey of Inspirations
The Artists-on-Call come together in a collaborative process to create seven unique cards

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Impressive Memories
Great ideas for scrapbooking with rubber stamps

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A Second Look
Take another peek at some of the extraordinary details in this issue

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Index of Images

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