Current location:	Antofagasta, Chile
Current mood:	tired
Entry tags:	blogging, personal, stampin up

Unmounting SU!
Today I received my first  "stamps" order from Laura. It's the "Merry & Bright" set from the Holiday Mini Catalog by SU! and the Baroque Motifs set, which is already very popular and I have resisted since July :p I'll take pictures later because my sister asked the camera for a trip with her classmates and she left it at one of the girls home. She's so careless for that kind of things.

I asked Laura to send me only the rubber and the stickers for index, since the case and the woodblocks would only mean bulk and more shipping expenses. Laura is so nice that she did so and also included a bag full om awesomeness, like paper flowers in every color and size, punched papers and other little amazing things.

Since I wanted to "de-virginize" my stamps right away I needed and idea for a card. I had the best excuse: a friend is having her birthday on saturday :p So, I grabbed Baroque Motifs and separated the stamps following the default trims in the rubber. I don't feel comfident enough to trim them myself, so I have to wait until Claudio arrives :(

I had THE worst time using the foam backing fro the sets to adhere the stamps onto the CD case I use as acrylic block. Since that foam is intended for permanent stick on a woodblock it was really sticky, and it was a pain the take the stamps off the case. Even my arms hurt, because I thought that by rubbing them to my bare arm would take out some of the stickyness. Wrong D:

I didn't want to separate the gray foam from the rubber, though. My folks always try to keep things just like they received, some stuff even had the original stickers still after 10 years! (those stickers from TV, DVD players, etc that number all the features). Eventually I gave up, stuck the stamps on the microwave for 10 seconds and voila, that gray and damn sticky stuff was out of my sight in less than 3 minutes.

For now, I'll use the stamps with repositionable double sided tape. I guess I should start organizing my um's (currently in ziploc bags) and start thinking of a better way to use them. CD cases crack when I press hard and tape runs out way too fast. So, I was thinking in a Tack n' Peel + Acrylic Block set (ArtNeko has one for $17.95 but if you know a better deal, PLEASE let me know :D).

(Edited to add picture)