Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Blue Diamond Stamps Interview & Giveaway

Today we meet Liz of the Blue Diamond Stamp Co. Blue Diamond Stamp Company sells an eclectic line of clear polymer stamps that feature her artwork and other unique found imagery. Each stamp is handmade in my kitchen and packaged in her living room in jewel cases that provide perfect storage and indexing. Using clear stamps in conjunction with a clear acrylic block mount allows for precise placement and easy clean up. Liz is giving away a festive tree stamp! Please comment on this post by Midnight Thursday to be entered to win!

BDS_tree

UCU: What’s one thing you wish you had known at your first craft show?
Blue Diamond:
Accepting credit cards! My first craft show was back in 2004 and at the time I was accepting only cash payments. In 2005, I was able to start accepting credit cards at craft shows and saw a dramatic increase in sales! Even though there are extra fees involved, I would recommend to vendors to look into accepting credit cards if they do shows at least a couple times a year.

UCU: What day of show traditions are you bringing to UCU 2010?
BD:
This will be my third UCU and it is usually a priority to start each day with a gigantic cup of coffee. And then continue the coffee intake every few hours....

BDS_turntable

UCU: What item are you most excited to be offering at UCU Winter 2010?
BD:
I will have a number of new designs this winter. I am most excited about debuting my two new Seattle-inspired stamps. Although I recently relocated to Portland.... I still feel like a Seattle girl!

BDS_owl

30 comments:

  1. Those are incredible! I had to go to the website and will be making an order soon!

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  2. I'm excited to see your Seattle inspired stamps!

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  3. I love the turntable, it'd be perfect for my brother, who's a DJ!

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  4. Cute! Can't wait to check these out on Sunday.

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  5. Have you heard of Square (https://squareup.com/)? It lets you accept credit cards on your mobile phone. I've never seen it in person but I heard someone saying they love it for exactly this sort of thing.

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  6. stamps are cute and i'm loving the case too!

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  7. Looking forward to see you at UCU!

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  8. Owl=DO WANT. Just went to your Etsy shop, and I feel the same way about most of your inventory. Victorians=AWESOME. Going on my wishlist right now, if I can make myself wait!

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  9. Your stamps are so whimsical. The possibilties are endless as to what you could do!!

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  10. What great stamps! I make all of my own Christmas cards and a lot of thank you cards too. Isn't nice to get real "snail" paper mail?

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  11. I love the idea of making stamps-- I'll have to put that on my to-learn list for the future. :) Good luck at the show this weekend!

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  12. I'm excited you're back this year!

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  13. Record player and musical notes - fun!

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  14. So excited to see the Seattle stamps! ! !

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  15. I never even knew you can make handmade stamps! What a great idea you have. Your designs are so wonderful. I wish you much success this weekend.

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  16. I bought your adorable gnome stamp at a past UCU event, and have yet to use it. he just sits on my crafting table, staring up at me. But this wont stop me from stopping by your table this weekend to see what other gems you have!

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  17. Impressive work coming out of your kitchen!

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  18. just the thing we need for creating our christmas cards!

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  19. I have loved stamps since I was a little tike. Perhaps it is time to re-ignite my passion!

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  20. I love the expression of the owl.

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  21. One of my favorite purchases at UCU was a set of stamps. They're so unusual and that's just perfect for my crafting desires.

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  22. what fun stamps!!! i like the owl!

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