Cottage Lane Stamper

Do you get frustrated when stamping multiple things like Christmas cards?  There have been years, when making my mini cd calendars for craft fairs, that I thought I would never finish.  I would keep messing up, sometimes over and over!  So much wasted paper, time and energy.  This year, I'm blessed to say, that I'm already up to August and haven't had to reprint anything!  All due to the Stamparatus!  I've done videos on this before but today I thought I would show you how easy it is to use, when making my calendars.  The stamp set I'm using, Painted Harvest, is not an easy one to line up, but today it was, dare I say, a breeze!  Hope you enjoy this video. You can purchase the Stamparatus here for a list of the products and to   shop for your Stamparatus here! The template for the calendar is available in my Etsy store:  Cottage Lane Stamper

Wow! Can't believe it's September already!  The summer has flown by.  You know what that means.  Sending in applications to reserve tables at craft fairs.  I will do my two usual ones this year.  With my chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia I have to pace myself. One of my staples at the craft fair are my mini-cd calendars. Last week I printed out all the calendars and yesterday I cut them up.  I usually do 4 - 6 months per sheet of paper, depending on how big I make them.  The calendars shown above are about 3.5" x 3.5".  This year I'm making them a big taller so I have more room for the design. This morning I stamped January.  What takes me the longest is coming up with a designs. Sometimes getting an idea that looks good to me can take hours/days and lots of trial and error.  Once I had my design down stamping was a breeze this year with my Stamparatus ! Usually I have to reprint and re-stamp several.  I love it too, ...